diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-cooks-sparkle.md b/.changeset/quiet-cooks-sparkle.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1715d1eaff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-cooks-sparkle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/query-core': minor
+---
+
+Add framework-agnostic `queryOptions` and `mutationOptions` helpers.
diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/mutation-options.test-d.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/mutation-options.test-d.ts
index 9df834a6b56..c65ed08e9c6 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/mutation-options.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/mutation-options.test-d.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
 import { queryKey } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
-import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import {
+  QueryClient,
+  mutationOptions as coreMutationOptions,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import {
   injectIsMutating,
   injectMutation,
   injectMutationState,
   mutationOptions,
 } from '..'
+import type { Signal } from '@angular/core'
 import type {
   DefaultError,
   MutationFunctionContext,
@@ -174,6 +178,20 @@ describe('mutationOptions', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('should infer types when core mutationOptions are used with injectMutation', () => {
+    const mutation = injectMutation(() =>
+      coreMutationOptions({
+        mutationFn: (input: { id: string }) => Promise.resolve(input.id),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.data).toEqualTypeOf<Signal<string | undefined>>()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.variables).toEqualTypeOf<
+      Signal<{ id: string } | undefined>
+    >()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.mutate).toBeCallableWith({ id: '1' })
+  })
+
   it('should infer types when used with injectIsMutating', () => {
     const key = queryKey()
     const isMutating = injectIsMutating(
diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/query-options.test-d.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/query-options.test-d.ts
index c4462afaa34..64d8e1168fb 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/query-options.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/query-options.test-d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
 import { queryKey } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
 import {
   QueryClient,
+  queryOptions as coreQueryOptions,
   dataTagSymbol,
   injectQuery,
   queryOptions,
@@ -69,6 +70,19 @@ it('should work when passed to injectQuery', () => {
   expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<Signal<number | undefined>>()
 })
 
+it('should work when core queryOptions are passed to injectQuery', () => {
+  const key = queryKey()
+  const options = coreQueryOptions({
+    queryKey: key,
+    queryFn: () => Promise.resolve({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+  })
+
+  const { data } = injectQuery(() => options)
+  expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<
+    Signal<{ id: string; title: string } | undefined>
+  >()
+})
+
 it('should work when passed to fetchQuery', () => {
   const key = queryKey()
   const options = queryOptions({
diff --git a/packages/lit-query/src/tests/type-inference.test.ts b/packages/lit-query/src/tests/type-inference.test.ts
index 6ad3f2a66f3..0910844bc57 100644
--- a/packages/lit-query/src/tests/type-inference.test.ts
+++ b/packages/lit-query/src/tests/type-inference.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import {
   dataTagErrorSymbol,
   dataTagSymbol,
+  mutationOptions as coreMutationOptions,
   QueryClient,
+  queryOptions as coreQueryOptions,
   type DefinedQueryObserverResult,
   type InfiniteData,
   type QueryObserverResult,
@@ -163,6 +165,18 @@ describe('type inference', () => {
       { id: number; name: string } | undefined
     >()
 
+    const coreQuery = createQueryController(
+      host,
+      () => coreQueryOptions({
+        queryKey: ['type-inference', 'core-query'] as const,
+        queryFn: async () => ({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+      }),
+      client,
+    )
+    expectTypeOf(coreQuery().data).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string; title: string } | undefined
+    >()
+
     const mutation = createMutationController(
       host,
       mutationOptions({
@@ -175,6 +189,18 @@ describe('type inference', () => {
       { id: number } | undefined
     >()
 
+    const coreMutation = createMutationController(
+      host,
+      () => coreMutationOptions({
+        mutationFn: async (input: { id: string }) => input.id,
+      }),
+      client,
+    )
+    expectTypeOf(coreMutation().data).toEqualTypeOf<string | undefined>()
+    expectTypeOf(coreMutation().variables).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string } | undefined
+    >()
+
     const queryOpts = queryOptions({
       queryKey: ['type-inference', 'query-options'] as const,
       queryFn: async () => ({ id: 2, name: 'Grace' }),
diff --git a/packages/preact-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx b/packages/preact-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
index 2241bc67cb5..f237791245a 100644
--- a/packages/preact-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/preact-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import {
+  QueryClient,
+  mutationOptions as coreMutationOptions,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import type {
   DefaultError,
   MutationFunctionContext,
@@ -162,6 +165,20 @@ describe('mutationOptions', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('should infer types when core mutationOptions are used with useMutation', () => {
+    const mutation = useMutation(
+      coreMutationOptions({
+        mutationFn: (input: { id: string }) => Promise.resolve(input.id),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.data).toEqualTypeOf<string | undefined>()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.variables).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string } | undefined
+    >()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.mutate).toBeCallableWith({ id: '1' })
+  })
+
   it('should infer types when used with useIsMutating', () => {
     const isMutating = useIsMutating(
       mutationOptions({
diff --git a/packages/preact-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx b/packages/preact-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
index 9b0c5183161..a48df95a84a 100644
--- a/packages/preact-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/preact-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   QueriesObserver,
   QueryClient,
   dataTagSymbol,
+  queryOptions as coreQueryOptions,
   skipToken,
 } from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import type {
@@ -55,6 +56,17 @@ describe('queryOptions', () => {
     const { data } = useQuery(options)
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
   })
+  it('should work when core queryOptions are passed to useQuery', () => {
+    const options = coreQueryOptions({
+      queryKey: queryKey(),
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+    })
+
+    const { data } = useQuery(options)
+    expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string; title: string } | undefined
+    >()
+  })
   it('should work when passed to useSuspenseQuery', () => {
     const options = queryOptions({
       queryKey: queryKey(),
diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx b/packages/query-core/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e51728f0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
+import { mutationOptions } from '../mutationOptions'
+import type { CoreMutationOptions } from '../index'
+
+describe('mutationOptions', () => {
+  it('should infer mutation data and variables', () => {
+    const options = mutationOptions({
+      mutationFn: (variables: { id: string }) => Promise.resolve(variables.id),
+      onSuccess: (data, variables) => {
+        expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<string>()
+        expectTypeOf(variables).toEqualTypeOf<{ id: string }>()
+      },
+    })
+
+    expectTypeOf(options.mutationFn)
+      .parameter(0)
+      .toEqualTypeOf<{ id: string }>()
+    type MutationFn = NonNullable<typeof options.mutationFn>
+    expectTypeOf<Awaited<ReturnType<MutationFn>>>().toEqualTypeOf<string>()
+    expectTypeOf(options).not.toHaveProperty('mutationKey')
+  })
+
+  it('should preserve a required mutationKey', () => {
+    const options = mutationOptions({
+      mutationKey: ['key'],
+      mutationFn: (variables: { id: string }) => Promise.resolve(variables.id),
+    })
+
+    expectTypeOf(options.mutationKey).toEqualTypeOf<ReadonlyArray<unknown>>()
+  })
+
+  it('should export the reusable mutation options type', () => {
+    expectTypeOf<
+      CoreMutationOptions<string, Error, { id: string }>
+    >().toHaveProperty('mutationFn')
+  })
+
+  it('should not allow _defaulted', () => {
+    expectTypeOf(mutationOptions).parameter(0).not.toHaveProperty('_defaulted')
+
+    mutationOptions({
+      mutationFn: () => Promise.resolve(5),
+      // @ts-expect-error _defaulted is an internal option
+      _defaulted: true,
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx b/packages/query-core/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..084ee7891c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
+import { dataTagErrorSymbol, dataTagSymbol } from '../types'
+import { skipToken } from '../utils'
+import { QueryClient } from '../queryClient'
+import { queryOptions } from '../queryOptions'
+
+describe('queryOptions', () => {
+  it('should infer query data from queryFn', () => {
+    const options = queryOptions({
+      queryKey: ['key'],
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve(5),
+    })
+    type QueryFn = Exclude<typeof options.queryFn, typeof skipToken | undefined>
+
+    expectTypeOf<Awaited<ReturnType<QueryFn>>>().toEqualTypeOf<number>()
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey[dataTagSymbol]).toEqualTypeOf<number>()
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey[dataTagErrorSymbol]).toEqualTypeOf<Error>()
+  })
+
+  it('should tag queryKey with the query data type', () => {
+    const options = queryOptions({
+      queryKey: ['key'],
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve(5),
+    })
+    const queryClient = new QueryClient()
+    const data = queryClient.getQueryData(options.queryKey)
+
+    expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
+  })
+
+  it('should type check values passed to setQueryData from the tagged queryKey', () => {
+    const options = queryOptions({
+      queryKey: ['todo'],
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+    })
+    const queryClient = new QueryClient()
+
+    queryClient.setQueryData(options.queryKey, {
+      id: '1',
+      title: 'Wash dishes',
+    })
+
+    queryClient.setQueryData(options.queryKey, (prev) => {
+      expectTypeOf(prev).toEqualTypeOf<
+        { id: string; title: string } | undefined
+      >()
+      return prev
+    })
+
+    // @ts-expect-error title should be a string
+    queryClient.setQueryData(options.queryKey, { id: '1', title: 1 })
+
+    // @ts-expect-error title is required
+    queryClient.setQueryData(options.queryKey, { id: '1' })
+  })
+
+  it('should allow initialData without a queryFn', () => {
+    const options = queryOptions({
+      queryKey: ['key'],
+      initialData: 1,
+    })
+    const queryClient = new QueryClient()
+    const data = queryClient.getQueryData(options.queryKey)
+
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey[dataTagSymbol]).toEqualTypeOf<number>()
+    expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
+  })
+
+  it('should infer data when initialData is undefined', () => {
+    const options = queryOptions({
+      queryKey: ['key'],
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve(5),
+      initialData: undefined,
+    })
+
+    expectTypeOf(options.initialData).toEqualTypeOf<undefined>()
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey[dataTagSymbol]).toEqualTypeOf<number>()
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey[dataTagErrorSymbol]).toEqualTypeOf<Error>()
+  })
+
+  it('should infer a callable queryFn without skipToken', () => {
+    const options = queryOptions({
+      queryKey: ['key'],
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve(5),
+      enabled: false,
+    })
+    type QueryFn = Exclude<typeof options.queryFn, undefined>
+
+    expectTypeOf<QueryFn>().not.toEqualTypeOf<typeof skipToken>()
+    expectTypeOf<Awaited<ReturnType<QueryFn>>>().toEqualTypeOf<number>()
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey[dataTagSymbol]).toEqualTypeOf<number>()
+  })
+
+  it('should allow skipToken', () => {
+    const options = queryOptions({
+      queryKey: ['key'],
+      queryFn: skipToken,
+    })
+
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey[dataTagSymbol]).toEqualTypeOf<unknown>()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/index.ts b/packages/query-core/src/index.ts
index 950f0e4c582..010974a36bf 100644
--- a/packages/query-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export {
 export type { MutationFilters, QueryFilters, SkipToken, Updater } from './utils'
 
 export { streamedQuery as experimental_streamedQuery } from './streamedQuery'
+export { queryOptions } from './queryOptions'
+export type { CoreQueryOptions } from './queryOptions'
+export { mutationOptions } from './mutationOptions'
+export type { CoreMutationOptions } from './mutationOptions'
 
 // Types
 export type {
diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/mutationOptions.ts b/packages/query-core/src/mutationOptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a128b26d86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/mutationOptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import type {
+  DefaultError,
+  MutationObserverOptions,
+  OmitKeyof,
+  WithRequired,
+} from './types'
+
+export type CoreMutationOptions<
+  TData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TVariables = void,
+  TOnMutateResult = unknown,
+> = OmitKeyof<
+  MutationObserverOptions<TData, TError, TVariables, TOnMutateResult>,
+  '_defaulted'
+>
+
+export function mutationOptions<
+  TData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TVariables = void,
+  TOnMutateResult = unknown,
+>(
+  options: WithRequired<
+    CoreMutationOptions<TData, TError, TVariables, TOnMutateResult>,
+    'mutationKey'
+  >,
+): WithRequired<
+  CoreMutationOptions<TData, TError, TVariables, TOnMutateResult>,
+  'mutationKey'
+>
+
+export function mutationOptions<
+  TData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TVariables = void,
+  TOnMutateResult = unknown,
+>(
+  options: Omit<
+    CoreMutationOptions<TData, TError, TVariables, TOnMutateResult>,
+    'mutationKey'
+  >,
+): Omit<
+  CoreMutationOptions<TData, TError, TVariables, TOnMutateResult>,
+  'mutationKey'
+>
+
+export function mutationOptions<
+  TData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TVariables = void,
+  TOnMutateResult = unknown,
+>(
+  options: CoreMutationOptions<TData, TError, TVariables, TOnMutateResult>,
+): CoreMutationOptions<TData, TError, TVariables, TOnMutateResult> {
+  return options
+}
diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/queryOptions.ts b/packages/query-core/src/queryOptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c9d37c5cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/queryOptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import type {
+  DataTag,
+  DefaultError,
+  InitialDataFunction,
+  NonUndefinedGuard,
+  OmitKeyof,
+  QueryFunction,
+  QueryKey,
+  QueryObserverOptions,
+} from './types'
+import type { SkipToken } from './utils'
+
+export type UndefinedInitialDataOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+> = QueryObserverOptions<
+  TQueryFnData,
+  TError,
+  TData,
+  TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey
+> & {
+  initialData?:
+    | undefined
+    | InitialDataFunction<NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>>
+    | NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>
+}
+
+export type UnusedSkipTokenOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+> = OmitKeyof<
+  QueryObserverOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryFnData, TQueryKey>,
+  'queryFn' | 'initialData'
+> & {
+  queryFn?: Exclude<
+    QueryObserverOptions<
+      TQueryFnData,
+      TError,
+      TData,
+      TQueryFnData,
+      TQueryKey
+    >['queryFn'],
+    SkipToken | undefined
+  >
+  initialData?: undefined
+}
+
+export type DefinedInitialDataOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+> = Omit<
+  QueryObserverOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryFnData, TQueryKey>,
+  'queryFn'
+> & {
+  initialData:
+    | NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>
+    | (() => NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>)
+  queryFn?: QueryFunction<TQueryFnData, TQueryKey>
+}
+
+export type CoreQueryOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+> =
+  | DefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>
+  | UndefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>
+  | UnusedSkipTokenOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>
+
+export function queryOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+>(
+  options: DefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
+): DefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey> & {
+  queryKey: DataTag<TQueryKey, TQueryFnData, TError>
+}
+
+export function queryOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+>(
+  options: UnusedSkipTokenOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
+): UnusedSkipTokenOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey> & {
+  queryKey: DataTag<TQueryKey, TQueryFnData, TError>
+}
+
+export function queryOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+>(
+  options: UndefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
+): UndefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey> & {
+  queryKey: DataTag<TQueryKey, TQueryFnData, TError>
+}
+
+export function queryOptions(options: unknown) {
+  return options
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
index 43391f2bd85..f3efc02ff41 100644
--- a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
-import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import {
+  QueryClient,
+  mutationOptions as coreMutationOptions,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { queryKey } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
 import { useIsMutating, useMutation, useMutationState } from '..'
 import { mutationOptions } from '../mutationOptions'
@@ -161,6 +164,20 @@ describe('mutationOptions', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('should infer types when core mutationOptions are used with useMutation', () => {
+    const mutation = useMutation(
+      coreMutationOptions({
+        mutationFn: (input: { id: string }) => Promise.resolve(input.id),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.data).toEqualTypeOf<string | undefined>()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.variables).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string } | undefined
+    >()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.mutate).toBeCallableWith({ id: '1' })
+  })
+
   it('should infer types when used with useIsMutating', () => {
     const isMutating = useIsMutating(
       mutationOptions({
diff --git a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
index fb67f069061..d32567c1d8d 100644
--- a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   QueriesObserver,
   QueryClient,
+  queryOptions as coreQueryOptions,
   dataTagSymbol,
   skipToken,
 } from '@tanstack/query-core'
@@ -55,6 +56,17 @@ describe('queryOptions', () => {
     const { data } = useQuery(options)
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
   })
+  it('should work when core queryOptions are passed to useQuery', () => {
+    const options = coreQueryOptions({
+      queryKey: queryKey(),
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+    })
+
+    const { data } = useQuery(options)
+    expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string; title: string } | undefined
+    >()
+  })
   it('should work when passed to useSuspenseQuery', () => {
     const options = queryOptions({
       queryKey: queryKey(),
diff --git a/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx b/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
index 972296f5ae5..c7f2274a3b5 100644
--- a/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
-import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import {
+  QueryClient,
+  mutationOptions as coreMutationOptions,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { queryKey } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
 import { useIsMutating, useMutation, useMutationState } from '..'
 import { mutationOptions } from '../mutationOptions'
@@ -158,6 +161,20 @@ describe('mutationOptions', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('should infer types when core mutationOptions are used with useMutation', () => {
+    const mutation = useMutation(() =>
+      coreMutationOptions({
+        mutationFn: (input: { id: string }) => Promise.resolve(input.id),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.data).toEqualTypeOf<string | undefined>()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.variables).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string } | undefined
+    >()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.mutate).toBeCallableWith({ id: '1' })
+  })
+
   it('should infer types when used with useIsMutating', () => {
     const isMutating = useIsMutating(() =>
       mutationOptions({
diff --git a/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx b/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
index 05672ba10cb..331372ef3a3 100644
--- a/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   QueryClient,
+  queryOptions as coreQueryOptions,
   dataTagErrorSymbol,
   dataTagSymbol,
   skipToken,
@@ -84,6 +85,17 @@ describe('queryOptions', () => {
     const data = await new QueryClient().query(options)
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<unknown>()
   })
+  it('should work when core queryOptions are passed to useQuery', () => {
+    const options = coreQueryOptions({
+      queryKey: queryKey(),
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+    })
+
+    const { data } = useQuery(() => options)
+    expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string; title: string } | undefined
+    >()
+  })
   it('should work when passed to fetchQuery', async () => {
     const options = queryOptions({
       queryKey: queryKey(),
diff --git a/packages/svelte-query/tests/createQuery/createQuery.test-d.ts b/packages/svelte-query/tests/createQuery/createQuery.test-d.ts
index 8b6590b3347..a3836b4ff3b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte-query/tests/createQuery/createQuery.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte-query/tests/createQuery/createQuery.test-d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
+import { queryOptions as coreQueryOptions } from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { queryKey } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
 import { createQuery, queryOptions } from '../../src/index.js'
 
@@ -28,6 +29,19 @@ describe('createQuery', () => {
         expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<{ wow: boolean }>()
       })
 
+      it('TData should be inferred when passed through core queryOptions', () => {
+        const key = queryKey()
+        const options = coreQueryOptions({
+          queryKey: key,
+          queryFn: () => ({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+        })
+        const { data } = createQuery(() => options)
+
+        expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<
+          { id: string; title: string } | undefined
+        >()
+      })
+
       it('TData should have undefined in the union when initialData is NOT provided', () => {
         const key = queryKey()
         const { data } = createQuery(() => ({
diff --git a/packages/svelte-query/tests/mutationOptions/mutationOptions.test-d.ts b/packages/svelte-query/tests/mutationOptions/mutationOptions.test-d.ts
index 00e657db61c..a4a2b9cec1e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte-query/tests/mutationOptions/mutationOptions.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte-query/tests/mutationOptions/mutationOptions.test-d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
-import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import {
+  QueryClient,
+  mutationOptions as coreMutationOptions,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { queryKey } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
 import {
   createMutation,
@@ -184,6 +187,20 @@ describe('mutationOptions', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('should work when core mutationOptions are used with createMutation', () => {
+    const mutation = createMutation(() =>
+      coreMutationOptions({
+        mutationFn: (input: { id: string }) => Promise.resolve(input.id),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.data).toEqualTypeOf<string | undefined>()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.variables).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string } | undefined
+    >()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.mutate).toBeCallableWith({ id: '1' })
+  })
+
   it('should work when used with useIsMutating', () => {
     const key = queryKey()
 
diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.ts
index 14d19a9f43e..c94fe5b019f 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/mutationOptions.test-d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
-import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import {
+  QueryClient,
+  mutationOptions as coreMutationOptions,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { useMutation } from '../useMutation'
 import { useIsMutating, useMutationState } from '../useMutationState'
 import { mutationOptions } from '../mutationOptions'
@@ -163,6 +166,19 @@ describe('mutationOptions', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('should work when core mutationOptions are used with useMutation', () => {
+    const mutation = useMutation(
+      () => coreMutationOptions({
+        mutationFn: (input: { id: string }) => Promise.resolve(input.id),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.data.value).toEqualTypeOf<string | undefined>()
+    expectTypeOf(mutation.variables.value).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string } | undefined
+    >()
+  })
+
   it('should work when used with useIsMutating', () => {
     const isMutating = useIsMutating(
       mutationOptions({
diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.ts
index 8b1ee84c1e6..2927267407a 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { assertType, describe, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
 import { computed, reactive, ref } from 'vue-demi'
-import { dataTagSymbol } from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import {
+  queryOptions as coreQueryOptions,
+  dataTagSymbol,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { queryKey } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
 import { QueryClient } from '../queryClient'
 import { queryOptions } from '../queryOptions'
@@ -69,6 +72,37 @@ describe('queryOptions', () => {
     const data = await new QueryClient().query(options)
     expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<string>()
   })
+  it('should work when core queryOptions are returned from a useQuery getter', () => {
+    const key = queryKey()
+
+    const { data } = reactive(
+      useQuery(() =>
+        coreQueryOptions({
+          queryKey: key,
+          queryFn: () => Promise.resolve({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+          staleTime: (query) => (query.state.data ? 1000 : 0),
+        }),
+      ),
+    )
+    expectTypeOf(data).toEqualTypeOf<
+      { id: string; title: string } | undefined
+    >()
+  })
+  it('should not support passing core queryOptions directly to useQuery', () => {
+    const key = queryKey()
+    const options = coreQueryOptions({
+      queryKey: key,
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve({ id: '1', title: 'Do Laundry' }),
+      staleTime: (query) => (query.state.data ? 1000 : 0),
+    })
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey[dataTagSymbol]).toEqualTypeOf<{
+      id: string
+      title: string
+    }>()
+
+    // @ts-expect-error core queryOptions must be wrapped in a getter
+    useQuery(options)
+  })
   it('should tag the queryKey with the result type of the QueryFn', () => {
     const key = queryKey()
     const { queryKey: tagged } = queryOptions({
diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.test.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.test.ts
index 567baa03f82..5172fa58996 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import {
   reactive,
   ref,
 } from 'vue-demi'
-import { QueryObserver, experimental_streamedQuery } from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import {
+  QueryObserver,
+  queryOptions as coreQueryOptions,
+  experimental_streamedQuery,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { queryKey, sleep } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
 import { useQuery } from '../useQuery'
 import { useBaseQuery } from '../useBaseQuery'
@@ -99,6 +103,42 @@ describe('useQuery', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should work with core queryOptions getter and be reactive', async () => {
+    const key = queryKey()
+    const keyRef = ref('core-key-1')
+    const resultRef = ref('core-result-1')
+    const query = useQuery(() =>
+      coreQueryOptions({
+        queryKey: [...key, keyRef.value],
+        queryFn: () => sleep(0).then(() => resultRef.value),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+
+    expect(query).toMatchObject({
+      status: { value: 'success' },
+      data: { value: 'core-result-1' },
+      isPending: { value: false },
+      isFetching: { value: false },
+      isFetched: { value: true },
+      isSuccess: { value: true },
+    })
+
+    resultRef.value = 'core-result-2'
+    keyRef.value = 'core-key-2'
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+
+    expect(query).toMatchObject({
+      status: { value: 'success' },
+      data: { value: 'core-result-2' },
+      isPending: { value: false },
+      isFetching: { value: false },
+      isFetched: { value: true },
+      isSuccess: { value: true },
+    })
+  })
+
   it('should return pending status initially', () => {
     const key = queryKey()
     const query = useQuery({
diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts
index f5c444b3ae9..2fdac4cf31a 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { useQueryClient } from './useQueryClient'
 import { cloneDeepUnref, updateState } from './utils'
 import type { Ref } from 'vue-demi'
 import type {
+  CoreQueryOptions,
   DefaultedQueryObserverOptions,
   QueryKey,
   QueryObserver,
@@ -59,16 +60,18 @@ export function useBaseQuery<
   TPageParam,
 >(
   Observer: typeof QueryObserver,
-  options: MaybeRefOrGetter<
-    UseQueryOptionsGeneric<
-      TQueryFnData,
-      TError,
-      TData,
-      TQueryData,
-      TQueryKey,
-      TPageParam
-    >
-  >,
+  options:
+    | MaybeRefOrGetter<
+        UseQueryOptionsGeneric<
+          TQueryFnData,
+          TError,
+          TData,
+          TQueryData,
+          TQueryKey,
+          TPageParam
+        >
+      >
+    | (() => CoreQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>),
   queryClient?: QueryClient,
 ): UseBaseQueryReturnType<TData, TError> {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
@@ -82,10 +85,8 @@ export function useBaseQuery<
   const client = queryClient || useQueryClient()
 
   const defaultedOptions = computed(() => {
-    let resolvedOptions = options
-    if (typeof resolvedOptions === 'function') {
-      resolvedOptions = resolvedOptions()
-    }
+    const resolvedOptions =
+      typeof options === 'function' ? options() : options
     const clonedOptions = cloneDeepUnref(resolvedOptions as any)
 
     if (typeof clonedOptions.enabled === 'function') {
diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
index bab7f7119e7..b668b41920d 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { QueryObserver } from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { useBaseQuery } from './useBaseQuery'
 import type {
+  CoreQueryOptions,
   DefaultError,
   DefinedQueryObserverResult,
   InitialDataFunction,
@@ -98,6 +99,37 @@ export type UseQueryDefinedReturnType<TData, TError> = UseBaseQueryReturnType<
   DefinedQueryObserverResult<TData, TError>
 >
 
+type DefinedCoreQueryOptions<
+  TQueryFnData,
+  TError,
+  TData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey,
+> = CoreQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey> & {
+  initialData:
+    | NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>
+    | (() => NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>)
+}
+
+export function useQuery<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+>(
+  options: () => DefinedCoreQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
+  queryClient?: QueryClient,
+): UseQueryDefinedReturnType<TData, TError>
+
+export function useQuery<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+>(
+  options: () => CoreQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
+  queryClient?: QueryClient,
+): UseQueryReturnType<TData, TError>
+
 export function useQuery<
   TQueryFnData = unknown,
   TError = DefaultError,
@@ -136,9 +168,11 @@ export function useQuery<
   TData = TQueryFnData,
   TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
 >(
-  options: MaybeRefOrGetter<
-    UseQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryFnData, TQueryKey>
-  >,
+  options:
+    | MaybeRefOrGetter<
+        UseQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryFnData, TQueryKey>
+      >
+    | (() => CoreQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>),
   queryClient?: QueryClient,
 ):
   | UseQueryReturnType<TData, TError>