diff --git a/docs/framework/preact/reference/functions/useQuery.md b/docs/framework/preact/reference/functions/useQuery.md
index a73f2b19147..5afc02f1006 100644
--- a/docs/framework/preact/reference/functions/useQuery.md
+++ b/docs/framework/preact/reference/functions/useQuery.md
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function Posts() {
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>(options: UseQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>, queryClient?: QueryClient): UseQueryResult<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/preact-query/src/useQuery.ts:282](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/preact-query/src/useQuery.ts#L282)
+Defined in: [packages/preact-query/src/useQuery.ts:286](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/preact-query/src/useQuery.ts#L286)
 
 ### Type Parameters
 
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ function Post({ postId }: { postId: number | undefined }) {
 }
 ```
 
-Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+fetched rather than from now:
 ```tsx
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/preact-query'
 
@@ -339,6 +341,8 @@ function Post({ postId }: { postId: number }) {
       queryClient
         .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
         ?.find((post) => post.id === postId),
+    initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+      queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
   })
 
   if (isError) return <span>Error: {error.message}</span>
diff --git a/docs/framework/react/reference/functions/useQuery.md b/docs/framework/react/reference/functions/useQuery.md
index c8fe48a009c..94a4b35d05d 100644
--- a/docs/framework/react/reference/functions/useQuery.md
+++ b/docs/framework/react/reference/functions/useQuery.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function Posts() {
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>(options: UseQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>, queryClient?: QueryClient): UseQueryResult<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/react-query/src/useQuery.ts:282](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/react-query/src/useQuery.ts#L282)
+Defined in: [packages/react-query/src/useQuery.ts:286](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/react-query/src/useQuery.ts#L286)
 
 ### Type Parameters
 
@@ -327,7 +327,9 @@ function Post({ postId }: { postId: number | undefined }) {
 }
 ```
 
-Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+fetched rather than from now:
 ```tsx
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
@@ -341,6 +343,8 @@ function Post({ postId }: { postId: number }) {
       queryClient
         .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
         ?.find((post) => post.id === postId),
+    initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+      queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
   })
 
   if (isError) return <span>Error: {error.message}</span>
diff --git a/docs/framework/solid/reference/functions/useQuery.md b/docs/framework/solid/reference/functions/useQuery.md
index 574b137a547..54b8c202c5e 100644
--- a/docs/framework/solid/reference/functions/useQuery.md
+++ b/docs/framework/solid/reference/functions/useQuery.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ redirect_from:
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>(options: UndefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>, queryClient?: () => QueryClient): UseQueryResult<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts:181](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts#L181)
+Defined in: [packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts:185](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts#L185)
 
 Subscribes to a query: a declarative dependency on an asynchronous source of data that is tied to a unique key.
 The query runs when the options call for it — `enabled: false` skips the initial fetch.
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ function Post(props: { postId: number | undefined }) {
 }
 ```
 
-Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+fetched rather than from now:
 ```tsx
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/solid-query'
 
@@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ function Post(props: { postId: number }) {
       queryClient
         .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
         ?.find((post) => post.id === props.postId),
+    initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+      queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
   }))
 
   return postQuery.isError ? <span>Error: {postQuery.error.message}</span> : <h1>{postQuery.data?.title}</h1>
@@ -215,7 +219,7 @@ function Posts() {
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>(options: DefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>, queryClient?: () => QueryClient): DefinedUseQueryResult<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts:233](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts#L233)
+Defined in: [packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts:237](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts#L237)
 
 Subscribes to a query: a declarative dependency on an asynchronous source of data that is tied to a unique key.
 The query runs when the options call for it — `enabled: false` skips the initial fetch.
diff --git a/docs/framework/solid/reference/variables/createQuery.md b/docs/framework/solid/reference/variables/createQuery.md
index 1f53bb2be7f..1d6e2be2b1b 100644
--- a/docs/framework/solid/reference/variables/createQuery.md
+++ b/docs/framework/solid/reference/variables/createQuery.md
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ function Post(props: { postId: number | undefined }) {
 }
 ```
 
-Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+fetched rather than from now:
 ```tsx
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/solid-query'
 
@@ -178,6 +180,8 @@ function Post(props: { postId: number }) {
       queryClient
         .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
         ?.find((post) => post.id === props.postId),
+    initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+      queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
   }))
 
   return postQuery.isError ? <span>Error: {postQuery.error.message}</span> : <h1>{postQuery.data?.title}</h1>
diff --git a/docs/framework/vue/reference/functions/useQuery.md b/docs/framework/vue/reference/functions/useQuery.md
index fd930e8de0a..5441786b1dc 100644
--- a/docs/framework/vue/reference/functions/useQuery.md
+++ b/docs/framework/vue/reference/functions/useQuery.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const { data, isError, error } = useQuery({
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>(options: UndefinedInitialQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>, queryClient?: QueryClient): UseQueryReturnType<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:208](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L208)
+Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:212](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L212)
 
 `enabled` tracks reactive dependencies automatically as a `ref`, a plain value, or a reactive getter
 (`() => ...`). `queryKey` reacts through a `ref` or a reactive getter for the array itself, or `ref`s and
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ const { data, isLoading, isError, error } = useQuery({
 </template>
 ```
 
-Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+fetched rather than from now:
 ```vue
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/vue-query'
@@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ const { data, isError, error } = useQuery({
     queryClient
       .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
       ?.find((post) => post.id === props.postId),
+  initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+    queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
 })
 </script>
 
@@ -259,7 +263,7 @@ const { data, isPlaceholderData, isError, error } = useQuery({
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>(options: MaybeRefOrGetter<UseQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryFnData, TQueryKey>>, queryClient?: QueryClient): UseQueryReturnType<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:284](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L284)
+Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:288](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L288)
 
 Fallback overload for options whose `initialData` presence isn't statically known — for example, a
 `ref`/reactive object built up conditionally, rather than a plain object literal. Prefer one of the other
diff --git a/packages/preact-query/src/useQuery.ts b/packages/preact-query/src/useQuery.ts
index bfbadf2221f..5b96b6d9d24 100644
--- a/packages/preact-query/src/useQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/preact-query/src/useQuery.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ export function useQuery<
  * ```
  *
  * @example
- * Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+ * Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+ * over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+ * fetched rather than from now:
  * ```tsx
  * import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/preact-query'
  *
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@ export function useQuery<
  *       queryClient
  *         .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
  *         ?.find((post) => post.id === postId),
+ *     initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+ *       queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
  *   })
  *
  *   if (isError) return <span>Error: {error.message}</span>
diff --git a/packages/react-query/src/useQuery.ts b/packages/react-query/src/useQuery.ts
index d14c6497bbf..b2fee39a67b 100644
--- a/packages/react-query/src/useQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/react-query/src/useQuery.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ export function useQuery<
  * ```
  *
  * @example
- * Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+ * Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+ * over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+ * fetched rather than from now:
  * ```tsx
  * import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
  *
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@ export function useQuery<
  *       queryClient
  *         .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
  *         ?.find((post) => post.id === postId),
+ *     initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+ *       queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
  *   })
  *
  *   if (isError) return <span>Error: {error.message}</span>
diff --git a/packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts b/packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts
index 2b098827bdc..536b9160a33 100644
--- a/packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/solid-query/src/useQuery.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ import type {
  * ```
  *
  * @example
- * Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+ * Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+ * over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+ * fetched rather than from now:
  * ```tsx
  * import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/solid-query'
  *
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ import type {
  *       queryClient
  *         .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
  *         ?.find((post) => post.id === props.postId),
+ *     initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+ *       queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
  *   }))
  *
  *   return postQuery.isError ? <span>Error: {postQuery.error.message}</span> : <h1>{postQuery.data?.title}</h1>
diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
index 57286fb4a16..d3a1b002667 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ export function useQuery<
  * ```
  *
  * @example
- * Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state:
+ * Seeding a detail query from an already-cached list, to skip the loading state. `initialDataUpdatedAt` carries
+ * over the list's own fetch time, so that if you set a `staleTime`, it's measured from when the list was
+ * fetched rather than from now:
  * ```vue
  * <script setup lang="ts">
  * import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/vue-query'
@@ -169,6 +171,8 @@ export function useQuery<
  *     queryClient
  *       .getQueryData<Array<Post>>(['posts'])
  *       ?.find((post) => post.id === props.postId),
+ *   initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+ *     queryClient.getQueryState(['posts'])?.dataUpdatedAt,
  * })
  * </script>
  *