diff --git a/changelogs/current.yaml b/changelogs/current.yaml
index 783cccd4139a..c691a10a3a8c 100644
--- a/changelogs/current.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/current.yaml
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ minor_behavior_changes:
 
 bug_fixes:
 # *Changes expected to improve the state of the world and are unlikely to have negative effects*
+- area: router
+  change: |
+    Fixed a bug where the router's buffer overflow check double-counted the request body size when an
+    upstream filter (e.g. the buffer filter) had already buffered all data. This caused requests with
+    body size between half and full buffer limit to incorrectly cancel internal redirects.
 - area: router
   change: |
     Fixed a crash in scoped RDS when on-demand update is triggered for a scope that uses inline
diff --git a/source/common/router/router.cc b/source/common/router/router.cc
index 1cb812071485..f7c4022b019e 100644
--- a/source/common/router/router.cc
+++ b/source/common/router/router.cc
@@ -1005,15 +1005,19 @@ Http::FilterDataStatus Filter::decodeData(Buffer::Instance& data, bool end_strea
 
   // Check if we would exceed buffer limits, regardless of current buffering state
   // This ensures error details are set even if retry state was cleared due to upstream reset.
-  const bool would_exceed_buffer =
-      (getLength(callbacks_->decodingBuffer()) + data.length() > effective_buffer_limit);
+  // When an upstream filter (e.g. the buffer filter) has already buffered all data,
+  // the decoding buffer and `data` may be the same object. Avoid double-counting in that case.
+  const Buffer::Instance* decoding_buffer = callbacks_->decodingBuffer();
+  const uint64_t payload_length =
+      (decoding_buffer != &data) ? getLength(decoding_buffer) + data.length() : data.length();
+  const bool would_exceed_buffer = (payload_length > effective_buffer_limit);
 
   // Handle buffer overflow.
   if (buffering && would_exceed_buffer) {
     ENVOY_LOG(debug,
               "The request payload has at least {} bytes data which exceeds buffer limit {}. "
               "Giving up on buffering.",
-              getLength(callbacks_->decodingBuffer()) + data.length(), effective_buffer_limit);
+              payload_length, effective_buffer_limit);
     cluster_->trafficStats()->retry_or_shadow_abandoned_.inc();
     retry_state_.reset();
     ENVOY_LOG(debug, "retry or redirect buffer overflow: skipping buffering");
diff --git a/test/common/router/router_test.cc b/test/common/router/router_test.cc
index 138902f8a916..3617d522a60a 100644
--- a/test/common/router/router_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/router/router_test.cc
@@ -5457,6 +5457,37 @@ TEST_F(RouterTest, InternalRedirectWithRequestBodyBufferOverflow) {
                     .value());
 }
 
+// Regression test: when an upstream filter (e.g. the buffer filter) has already buffered all
+// request data, the decoding buffer and the data argument to decodeData() are the same object.
+// The buffer overflow check must not double-count the size in this case.
+TEST_F(RouterTest, InternalRedirectNoDoubleCountWhenDecodingBufferIsData) {
+  // Body is 15 bytes, limit is 20. Without the fix, the check would compute 15+15=30 > 20
+  // and incorrectly mark the request as buffer-overflowed.
+  Buffer::OwnedImpl body_data("fifteen_bytes!!");
+  ASSERT_EQ(15, body_data.length());
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(callbacks_.route_->route_entry_, requestBodyBufferLimit()).WillRepeatedly(Return(20));
+  // Return a pointer to the SAME buffer to simulate the buffer filter having
+  // already buffered the data into the shared decoding buffer.
+  EXPECT_CALL(callbacks_, decodingBuffer()).WillRepeatedly(Return(&body_data));
+  EXPECT_CALL(callbacks_, addDecodedData(_, true));
+
+  enableRedirects();
+  sendRequest(false);
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(callbacks_.dispatcher_, createTimer_);
+
+  // Data should be buffered (not rejected) since 15 < 20.
+  EXPECT_EQ(Http::FilterDataStatus::StopIterationNoBuffer, router_->decodeData(body_data, true));
+
+  // The redirect should proceed because the buffer did not overflow.
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, cm_.thread_local_cluster_.cluster_.info_->stats_store_
+                    .counter("retry_or_shadow_abandoned")
+                    .value());
+
+  router_->onDestroy();
+}
+
 TEST_F(RouterTest, CrossSchemeRedirectRejectedByPolicy) {
   enableRedirects();
   sendRequest();