diff --git a/.changeset/orange-suns-follow.md b/.changeset/orange-suns-follow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..763fd7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/orange-suns-follow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cronn/playwright-utils": patch
+---
+
+Suspended routes will now fallback to other previously registered routes when they are released.
diff --git a/src/api/route-interceptor/interceptor.ts b/src/api/route-interceptor/interceptor.ts
index a9dcda3..1a736a2 100644
--- a/src/api/route-interceptor/interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/api/route-interceptor/interceptor.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async function withSuspendedRoute<T = void>(
       return;
     }
 
-    const suspendedRoute = barrier.promise.then(() => route.continue());
+    const suspendedRoute = barrier.promise.then(() => route.fallback());
 
     suspendedRoutes.add(suspendedRoute);
     try {
diff --git a/tests/route-interceptor.spec.ts b/tests/route-interceptor.spec.ts
index 568dfe7..c99ce42 100644
--- a/tests/route-interceptor.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/route-interceptor.spec.ts
@@ -304,3 +304,38 @@ customTest("Wait for request and response", async ({ page, intercept }) => {
     await expect(response).rejects.toThrow(/Timeout 1000ms exceeded/);
   });
 });
+
+customTest(
+  "Released suspended route falls back to surrounding interceptor",
+  async ({ page, intercept }) => {
+    const loadingIndicator = page.getByRole("progressbar");
+    const fetchUserButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Fetch user" });
+    const count = page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Count" });
+    const responseStatus = page.locator("#api-response-status");
+
+    await test.step("Open page", async () => {
+      await page.goto(serverURL);
+      await openTestPage(page);
+      await expect(count).toHaveValue("0");
+    });
+
+    await intercept
+      .onGetUser()
+      .respondWith({
+        status: 500,
+        json: { error: "Internal Server Error" },
+      })
+      .during(async () => {
+        await intercept
+          .onGetUser()
+          .suspend()
+          .during(async () => {
+            await fetchUserButton.click();
+            await expect(loadingIndicator).toBeVisible();
+          });
+
+        await expect(count).toHaveValue("1");
+        await expect(responseStatus).toHaveText("500");
+      });
+  },
+);