diff --git a/.changeset/warm-caches-notify.md b/.changeset/warm-caches-notify.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e6cc9afd95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-caches-notify.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/solid-query': patch
+---
+
+fix: prevent cached query updates from being lost during mount.
diff --git a/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/useQuery-semantics.test.tsx b/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/useQuery-semantics.test.tsx
index f85e85a3cd0..ad47ba45c5f 100644
--- a/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/useQuery-semantics.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/useQuery-semantics.test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@
 // re-pointed separately.
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { fireEvent } from '@solidjs/testing-library'
-import { Errored, Loading, createSignal } from 'solid-js'
+import {
+  Errored,
+  Loading,
+  Show,
+  createEffect,
+  createMemo,
+  createSignal,
+} from 'solid-js'
 import { queryKey, sleep } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
 import { QueryCache, QueryClient, useQuery } from '..'
 import { renderWithClient } from './utils'
@@ -509,5 +516,107 @@ describe('useQuery 2.0 read semantics', () => {
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10)
       expect(rendered.getByText('n: 42')).toBeInTheDocument()
     })
+
+    it('notifies a consumer mounted over stale cached data', async () => {
+      const key = queryKey()
+      const queryFn = () => sleep(10).then(() => [{ text: 'value' }] as const)
+
+      function WarmCache(props: { mount: () => void }) {
+        const state = useQuery(() => ({ queryKey: key, queryFn }))
+        return (
+          <>
+            <span>cache: {state.data.length}</span>
+            <button onClick={props.mount}>mount</button>
+          </>
+        )
+      }
+
+      function Consumer() {
+        const state = useQuery(() => ({ queryKey: key, queryFn }))
+        const [projection, setProjection] = createSignal<
+          ReadonlyArray<{ text: string }>
+        >([])
+
+        createEffect(
+          () => state.data.slice(),
+          (value) => {
+            setProjection(value)
+          },
+        )
+
+        return (
+          <>
+            <span>query: {state.data.length}</span>
+            <span>projection: {projection().length}</span>
+          </>
+        )
+      }
+
+      function App() {
+        const [mounted, setMounted] = createSignal(false)
+        return (
+          <Show
+            when={mounted()}
+            fallback={<WarmCache mount={() => setMounted(true)} />}
+          >
+            <Consumer />
+          </Show>
+        )
+      }
+
+      const rendered = renderWithClient(queryClient, () => (
+        <Loading fallback={<span>loading</span>}>
+          <App />
+        </Loading>
+      ))
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10)
+      expect(rendered.getByText('cache: 1')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+      fireEvent.click(rendered.getByRole('button', { name: 'mount' }))
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10)
+
+      expect(rendered.getByText('query: 1')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(rendered.getByText('projection: 1')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    // Solid #3181 fixed this projection/memo notification path in 2.0.0-rc.5.
+    // Keep it active here so the Query read layer cannot reintroduce #11351.
+    it('notifies a leaf reader that goes through a memo over data', async () => {
+      const key = queryKey()
+      const server = { flag: false }
+      const observed: Array<boolean> = []
+
+      function Page() {
+        const state = useQuery(() => ({
+          queryKey: key,
+          queryFn: () => sleep(10).then(() => ({ ...server })),
+        }))
+        const data = createMemo(() => state.data)
+        createEffect(
+          () => data().flag,
+          (flag) => {
+            observed.push(flag)
+          },
+        )
+        return <span>flag: {String(state.data.flag)}</span>
+      }
+
+      const rendered = renderWithClient(queryClient, () => (
+        <Loading fallback={<span>loading</span>}>
+          <Page />
+        </Loading>
+      ))
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10)
+      expect(observed).toEqual([false])
+
+      server.flag = true
+      void queryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: key })
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10)
+
+      expect(rendered.getByText('flag: true')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(observed.at(-1)).toBe(true)
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/solid-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts b/packages/solid-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts
index d152a685349..4fd011843aa 100644
--- a/packages/solid-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/solid-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ export function useBaseQueryLayer<
   let observerSub: (() => void) | null = null
   let cacheSub: (() => void) | null = null
   let disposed = false
+  let pulledQueryBeforeAttach: Query<
+    TQueryFnData,
+    TError,
+    TQueryData,
+    TQueryKey
+  > | null = null
+  /**
+   * A cached mount can start a refetch while a conditional subtree is still
+   * creating its effects. Defer only that attach until the subtree is ready,
+   * while exposing the observer's optimistic fetch status synchronously.
+   */
+  let deferredMountFetchStatus: MetaState['fetchStatus'] | null = null
   /** Set once the mount flow decides the observer should be live — a client
    * swap re-attaches the rebuilt observer iff its predecessor was attached. */
   let shouldAttach = false
@@ -348,7 +360,29 @@ export function useBaseQueryLayer<
       createRenderEffect(
         () => isRestoring(),
         (restoring) => {
-          if (!restoring) attach()
+          if (!restoring) {
+            const currentQuery = observer.getCurrentQuery()
+            if (pulledQueryBeforeAttach === currentQuery) {
+              attach()
+              return
+            }
+            const state = currentQuery.state
+            const optimisticFetchStatus = observer.getOptimisticResult(
+              untrack(defaultedOptions),
+            ).fetchStatus
+            if (
+              state.data !== undefined &&
+              optimisticFetchStatus !== state.fetchStatus
+            ) {
+              deferredMountFetchStatus = optimisticFetchStatus
+              queueMicrotask(() => {
+                deferredMountFetchStatus = null
+                attach()
+              })
+            } else {
+              attach()
+            }
+          }
         },
       )
     }
@@ -529,6 +563,7 @@ export function useBaseQueryLayer<
        * sees the identical options object — a no-op diff.
        */
       if (!isServer) observer.setOptions(opts as any)
+      if (!observerSub) pulledQueryBeforeAttach = q
       return chainOnce(q.fetch(opts as any), select, wrap)
     }
     return NEVER
@@ -599,12 +634,19 @@ export function useBaseQueryLayer<
    * the client must have a server counterpart (and vice versa) or every id
    * downstream shifts and hydration key-misses the whole subtree.
    */
-  const metaProjection = createProjection<MetaState>(
-    (draft) => {
-      Object.assign(draft, metaFrom(query().state))
-    },
-    untrack(() => metaFrom(query().state)),
-  )
+  const projectedMeta = () => {
+    const state = query().state
+    if (deferredMountFetchStatus !== null && state.data !== undefined) {
+      return {
+        ...metaFrom(state),
+        fetchStatus: deferredMountFetchStatus,
+      }
+    }
+    return metaFrom(state)
+  }
+  const metaProjection = createProjection<MetaState>((draft) => {
+    Object.assign(draft, projectedMeta())
+  }, untrack(projectedMeta))
   const meta = isServer
     ? new Proxy({} as MetaState, {
         get: (_, key) => serverMeta()[key as keyof MetaState],