diff --git a/platforms/swift/Samples/CheckoutKitSwiftDemo/CheckoutKitSwiftDemo/Sources/Scenes/Cart/CartView.swift b/platforms/swift/Samples/CheckoutKitSwiftDemo/CheckoutKitSwiftDemo/Sources/Scenes/Cart/CartView.swift
index 151e6fae5..c3c2e9cf2 100644
--- a/platforms/swift/Samples/CheckoutKitSwiftDemo/CheckoutKitSwiftDemo/Sources/Scenes/Cart/CartView.swift
+++ b/platforms/swift/Samples/CheckoutKitSwiftDemo/CheckoutKitSwiftDemo/Sources/Scenes/Cart/CartView.swift
@@ -204,10 +204,13 @@ struct CartView: View {
     }
 
     private func handleCheckoutLink(_ link: CheckoutLink) -> CheckoutLinkAction {
+        print("[CheckoutKitSwiftDemo] Checkout link clicked: \(link.url)")
         switch windowOpenHandler {
         case .default:
+            print("[CheckoutKitSwiftDemo] Checkout link delegated to Checkout Kit: \(link.url)")
             return .open
         case .externalApp:
+            print("[CheckoutKitSwiftDemo] Checkout link handled by sample: \(link.url)")
             UIApplication.shared.open(link.url)
             return .handled
         }
diff --git a/platforms/swift/Sources/ShopifyCheckoutKit/CheckoutWebView.swift b/platforms/swift/Sources/ShopifyCheckoutKit/CheckoutWebView.swift
index a6afd0f64..0dd093bb2 100644
--- a/platforms/swift/Sources/ShopifyCheckoutKit/CheckoutWebView.swift
+++ b/platforms/swift/Sources/ShopifyCheckoutKit/CheckoutWebView.swift
@@ -860,11 +860,18 @@ extension CheckoutWebView: WKNavigationDelegate {
         // 	- Deep links on offsite payment sites
         //
         if CheckoutURL(from: url).isDeepLink() {
-            Task { @MainActor [externalURLHandler] in
-                if await externalURLHandler.open(url) {
-                    OSLogger.shared.debug("Deep link intercepted: \(LogSafeURL.string(url)) - opened externally")
-                } else {
-                    OSLogger.shared.error("Deep link rejected: \(LogSafeURL.string(url)). No installed app can open this scheme.")
+            Task { @MainActor [externalURLHandler, linkActionProvider] in
+                switch linkActionProvider?(CheckoutLink(url: url)) ?? .open {
+                case .handled:
+                    OSLogger.shared.debug("Raw navigation link handled by host")
+                case .cancel:
+                    OSLogger.shared.debug("Raw navigation link canceled by host")
+                case .open:
+                    if await externalURLHandler.open(url) {
+                        OSLogger.shared.debug("Raw navigation link opened with SDK default handler")
+                    } else {
+                        OSLogger.shared.error("Raw navigation link rejected by SDK default handler")
+                    }
                 }
                 decisionHandler(.cancel)
             }
diff --git a/platforms/swift/Tests/ShopifyCheckoutKitTests/CheckoutWebViewTests.swift b/platforms/swift/Tests/ShopifyCheckoutKitTests/CheckoutWebViewTests.swift
index baaa07a9a..9731c1d73 100644
--- a/platforms/swift/Tests/ShopifyCheckoutKitTests/CheckoutWebViewTests.swift
+++ b/platforms/swift/Tests/ShopifyCheckoutKitTests/CheckoutWebViewTests.swift
@@ -126,6 +126,43 @@ class CheckoutWebViewTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(handler.openedURL, link, "The deep link should be opened via the external URL handler exactly once")
     }
 
+    func testDeepLinkHandledByLinkActionProviderIsNotOpenedExternally() throws {
+        let link = try XCTUnwrap(URL(string: "myapp://checkout"))
+        let handler = MockExternalURLHandler(didOpen: true)
+        view.externalURLHandler = handler
+        var handledLink: CheckoutLink?
+        view.linkActionProvider = { checkoutLink in
+            handledLink = checkoutLink
+            return .handled
+        }
+        let received = expectation(description: "policy decided")
+
+        view.webView(view, decidePolicyFor: MockExternalNavigationAction(url: link)) { policy in
+            XCTAssertEqual(policy, .cancel)
+            received.fulfill()
+        }
+
+        wait(for: [received], timeout: 2.0)
+        XCTAssertEqual(handledLink?.url, link)
+        XCTAssertNil(handler.openedURL)
+    }
+
+    func testDeepLinkCanceledByLinkActionProviderIsNotOpenedExternally() throws {
+        let link = try XCTUnwrap(URL(string: "myapp://checkout"))
+        let handler = MockExternalURLHandler(didOpen: true)
+        view.externalURLHandler = handler
+        view.linkActionProvider = { _ in .cancel }
+        let received = expectation(description: "policy decided")
+
+        view.webView(view, decidePolicyFor: MockExternalNavigationAction(url: link)) { policy in
+            XCTAssertEqual(policy, .cancel)
+            received.fulfill()
+        }
+
+        wait(for: [received], timeout: 2.0)
+        XCTAssertNil(handler.openedURL)
+    }
+
     func testHTTPSubframeRequestIsAllowed() throws {
         let link = try XCTUnwrap(URL(string: "https://shopify1.shopify.com/checkouts/cn/123"))
         let received = expectation(description: "policy decided")