diff --git a/hscontrol/policy/v2/policy_test.go b/hscontrol/policy/v2/policy_test.go
index 916fb9996..0f9fccc41 100644
--- a/hscontrol/policy/v2/policy_test.go
+++ b/hscontrol/policy/v2/policy_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ func TestApprovedSubnetRoutesIgnoreNodeOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	want := []string{"10.1.0.0/16", "10.2.0.0/16"}
 	assert.Equal(t, want, approvedSubnetRoutes(types.Nodes{a, b}.ViewSlice()))
 	assert.Equal(t, want, approvedSubnetRoutes(types.Nodes{b, a}.ViewSlice()))
+
+	// A route stays after its node withdraws it, as on SaaS. An exit route stays out.
+	b.Hostinfo = &tailcfg.Hostinfo{}
+	b.ApprovedRoutes = append(b.ApprovedRoutes, netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0"))
+	assert.Equal(t, want, approvedSubnetRoutes(types.Nodes{a, b}.ViewSlice()))
 }
 
 func node(name, ipv4, ipv6 string, user types.User) *types.Node {
diff --git a/hscontrol/policy/v2/types.go b/hscontrol/policy/v2/types.go
index 28deffcb1..4aa492d62 100644
--- a/hscontrol/policy/v2/types.go
+++ b/hscontrol/policy/v2/types.go
@@ -364,9 +364,10 @@ func (a Asterix) resolve(_ *Policy, _ types.Users, _ views.Slice[types.NodeView]
 	return asterixResolved(), nil
 }
 
-// approvedSubnetRoutes collects all approved non-exit subnet routes
-// advertised across all nodes. Per Tailscale documentation, wildcard
-// (*) SrcIPs include "any approved subnets".
+// approvedSubnetRoutes collects all approved non-exit subnet routes across all
+// nodes, advertised or not: SaaS keeps a route an admin approved after its node
+// withdraws it. Per Tailscale documentation, wildcard (*) SrcIPs include "any
+// approved subnets".
 //
 // These are collected separately from the Asterix IPSet because
 // IPSet merges overlapping ranges (e.g. 10.0.0.0/8 absorbs
@@ -377,7 +378,11 @@ func approvedSubnetRoutes(nodes views.Slice[types.NodeView]) []string {
 	var routes []string
 
 	for _, node := range nodes.All() {
-		for _, route := range node.SubnetRoutes() {
+		for _, route := range node.ApprovedRoutes().All() {
+			if tsaddr.IsExitRoute(route) {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			s := route.String()
 			if !seen.Contains(s) {
 				seen.Add(s)
diff --git a/hscontrol/servertest/lifecycle_compat_test.go b/hscontrol/servertest/lifecycle_compat_test.go
index b22ef322f..b40e9eca4 100644
--- a/hscontrol/servertest/lifecycle_compat_test.go
+++ b/hscontrol/servertest/lifecycle_compat_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/juanfont/headscale/hscontrol/types/testcapture"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"tailscale.com/net/tsaddr"
 	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
 	"tailscale.com/types/key"
 	"tailscale.com/types/netmap"
@@ -183,6 +184,9 @@ func runRouteLifecycleCompat(t *testing.T, id, observer string, skips map[string
 
 					return "user " + nodes[0].User().Name()
 				}},
+				{"filter-routes", filterRouteSources(step.Captures[observer].Netmap), func() string {
+					return filterRouteSources(r.clients[observer].Netmap())
+				}},
 				{"device", deviceState(
 					countDevicesOnMachine(t, step, dev.MachineKey),
 					dev.ID == join.saasID, sortedStrings(dev.Addresses) == join.saasAddrs,
@@ -364,6 +368,27 @@ func (r *stepReplay) hsDeviceRoutes(t *testing.T, alias string) (deviceRoutes, b
 	return out, true
 }
 
+// filterRouteSources lists the sources in nm's packet filter that are no tailnet
+// addresses: the routes a wildcard source stands for.
+func filterRouteSources(nm *netmap.NetworkMap) string {
+	if nm == nil {
+		return "no netmap"
+	}
+
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+
+	for _, m := range nm.PacketFilter {
+		for _, src := range m.Srcs {
+			tailnet := tsaddr.CGNATRange().Contains(src.Addr()) || tsaddr.TailscaleULARange().Contains(src.Addr())
+			if !tailnet {
+				seen[src.String()] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprint(slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(seen)))
+}
+
 // saasDevice is the part of a SaaS device-list entry the checks read.
 // Keys and IDs are the capture's labels.
 type saasDevice struct {