diff --git a/.changeset/public-emus-stay.md b/.changeset/public-emus-stay.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22698bf9f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/public-emus-stay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Fix infinite handshake redirect loop when deploying Next.js apps with Clerk development instances to Netlify
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
index 971a8705130..44fa0159889 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   TokenType,
 } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import { parsePublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
+import { handleNetlifyCacheInDevInstance } from '@clerk/shared/netlifyCacheHandler';
 import { notFound as nextjsNotFound } from 'next/navigation';
 import type { NextMiddleware, NextRequest } from 'next/server';
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
@@ -196,7 +197,13 @@ export const clerkMiddleware = ((...args: unknown[]): NextMiddleware | NextMiddl
 
       const locationHeader = requestState.headers.get(constants.Headers.Location);
       if (locationHeader) {
-        const res = NextResponse.redirect(locationHeader);
+        handleNetlifyCacheInDevInstance({
+          locationHeader,
+          requestStateHeaders: requestState.headers,
+          publishableKey: requestState.publishableKey,
+        });
+
+        const res = NextResponse.redirect(requestState.headers.get(constants.Headers.Location) || locationHeader);
         requestState.headers.forEach((value, key) => {
           if (key === constants.Headers.Location) {
             return;