diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/validate.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/validate.ts
index 14d5a8aedd..e66421d9a3 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/validate.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/runtime/validate.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import { createError, defineNuxtRouteMiddleware } from '#app'
+import { defineNuxtRouteMiddleware } from '#app'
 
 export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to) => {
   if (!to.meta?.validate) { return }
 
   const result = await Promise.resolve(to.meta.validate(to))
-  if (typeof result === 'boolean') {
-    return result
+  if (result === true) {
+    return
   }
-
-  return createError(result)
+  return result
 })
diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index 81ba31c996..8752d1fc43 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ describe('pages', () => {
     expect(html).toContain('[...slug].vue')
     expect(html).toContain('404 at not-found')
 
+    // Middleware still runs after validation: https://github.com/nuxt/framework/issues/9701
+    expect(html).toContain('Middleware ran: true')
+
     await expectNoClientErrors('/not-found')
   })
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/[...slug].vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/[...slug].vue
index a805ed7aea..8ed645e31a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/[...slug].vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/[...slug].vue
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
   <div>
     <div>[...slug].vue</div>
     <div>404 at {{ $route.params.slug[0] }}</div>
+    <div>Middleware ran: {{ !!($route.meta.override as any)?.includes('extended middleware') }}</div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 definePageMeta({
+  middleware: ['override'],
   validate: to => to.path !== '/forbidden'
 })
 </script>