diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/hydration.ts b/packages/query-core/src/hydration.ts
index dbbd0270f6..6d42943a7b 100644
--- a/packages/query-core/src/hydration.ts
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/hydration.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import type { QueryClient } from './queryClient'
 import type { Query, QueryState } from './query'
 import type {
   MutationKey,
+  MutationMeta,
   MutationOptions,
   QueryKey,
+  QueryMeta,
   QueryOptions,
 } from './types'
 import type { Mutation, MutationState } from './mutation'
@@ -25,12 +27,14 @@ export interface HydrateOptions {
 interface DehydratedMutation {
   mutationKey?: MutationKey
   state: MutationState
+  meta?: MutationMeta
 }
 
 interface DehydratedQuery {
   queryHash: string
   queryKey: QueryKey
   state: QueryState
+  meta?: QueryMeta
 }
 
 export interface DehydratedState {
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ function dehydrateMutation(mutation: Mutation): DehydratedMutation {
   return {
     mutationKey: mutation.options.mutationKey,
     state: mutation.state,
+    ...(mutation.meta && { meta: mutation.meta }),
   }
 }
 
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ function dehydrateQuery(query: Query): DehydratedQuery {
     state: query.state,
     queryKey: query.queryKey,
     queryHash: query.queryHash,
+    ...(query.meta && { meta: query.meta }),
   }
 }
 
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ export function hydrate(
       {
         ...options?.defaultOptions?.mutations,
         mutationKey: dehydratedMutation.mutationKey,
+        meta: dehydratedMutation.meta,
       },
       dehydratedMutation.state,
     )
@@ -145,6 +152,7 @@ export function hydrate(
         ...options?.defaultOptions?.queries,
         queryKey: dehydratedQuery.queryKey,
         queryHash: dehydratedQuery.queryHash,
+        meta: dehydratedQuery.meta,
       },
       dehydratedQueryState,
     )
diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/tests/hydration.test.tsx b/packages/query-core/src/tests/hydration.test.tsx
index ec29ee8a03..92f8e43817 100644
--- a/packages/query-core/src/tests/hydration.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/tests/hydration.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { vi } from 'vitest'
+import { expect, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { QueryCache } from '../queryCache'
 import { dehydrate, hydrate } from '../hydration'
+import { MutationCache } from '../mutationCache'
 import {
   createQueryClient,
   executeMutation,
@@ -557,4 +558,114 @@ describe('dehydration and rehydration', () => {
       hydrationCache.find({ queryKey: ['string'] })?.state.fetchStatus,
     ).toBe('idle')
   })
+
+  test('should dehydrate and hydrate meta for queries', async () => {
+    const queryCache = new QueryCache()
+    const queryClient = createQueryClient({ queryCache })
+    await queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+      queryKey: ['meta'],
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve('meta'),
+      meta: {
+        some: 'meta',
+      },
+    })
+    await queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+      queryKey: ['no-meta'],
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve('no-meta'),
+    })
+
+    const dehydrated = dehydrate(queryClient)
+
+    expect(
+      dehydrated.queries.find((q) => q.queryHash === '["meta"]')?.meta,
+    ).toEqual({
+      some: 'meta',
+    })
+
+    expect(
+      dehydrated.queries.find((q) => q.queryHash === '["no-meta"]')?.meta,
+    ).toEqual(undefined)
+
+    expect(
+      Object.keys(
+        dehydrated.queries.find((q) => q.queryHash === '["no-meta"]')!,
+      ),
+    ).not.toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['meta']))
+
+    const stringified = JSON.stringify(dehydrated)
+
+    // ---
+
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(stringified)
+    const hydrationCache = new QueryCache()
+    const hydrationClient = createQueryClient({
+      queryCache: hydrationCache,
+    })
+    hydrate(hydrationClient, parsed)
+    expect(hydrationCache.find({ queryKey: ['meta'] })?.meta).toEqual({
+      some: 'meta',
+    })
+    expect(hydrationCache.find({ queryKey: ['no-meta'] })?.meta).toEqual(
+      undefined,
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('should dehydrate and hydrate meta for mutations', async () => {
+    const mutationCache = new MutationCache()
+    const queryClient = createQueryClient({ mutationCache })
+
+    await executeMutation(
+      queryClient,
+      {
+        mutationKey: ['meta'],
+        mutationFn: () => Promise.resolve('meta'),
+        meta: {
+          some: 'meta',
+        },
+      },
+      undefined,
+    )
+
+    await executeMutation(
+      queryClient,
+      {
+        mutationKey: ['no-meta'],
+        mutationFn: () => Promise.resolve('no-meta'),
+      },
+      undefined,
+    )
+
+    const dehydrated = dehydrate(queryClient, {
+      shouldDehydrateMutation: () => true,
+    })
+
+    expect(Object.keys(dehydrated.mutations[0]!)).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining(['meta']),
+    )
+    expect(dehydrated.mutations[0]?.meta).toEqual({
+      some: 'meta',
+    })
+
+    expect(Object.keys(dehydrated.mutations[1]!)).not.toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining(['meta']),
+    )
+    expect(dehydrated.mutations[1]?.meta).toEqual(undefined)
+
+    const stringified = JSON.stringify(dehydrated)
+
+    // ---
+
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(stringified)
+    const hydrationCache = new MutationCache()
+    const hydrationClient = createQueryClient({
+      mutationCache: hydrationCache,
+    })
+    hydrate(hydrationClient, parsed)
+    expect(hydrationCache.find({ mutationKey: ['meta'] })?.meta).toEqual({
+      some: 'meta',
+    })
+    expect(hydrationCache.find({ mutationKey: ['no-meta'] })?.meta).toEqual(
+      undefined,
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.test.tsx b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.test.tsx
index 58b1562008..628e849b37 100644
--- a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.test.tsx
@@ -2603,24 +2603,24 @@ describe('useQuery', () => {
         refetchOnWindowFocus: 'always',
       })
       states.push(state)
-      return null
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <div>
+            data: {state.data}, isFetching: {String(state.isFetching)}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )
     }
 
-    renderWithClient(queryClient, <Page />)
+    const rendered = renderWithClient(queryClient, <Page />)
 
-    await sleep(20)
+    await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('data: 0, isFetching: false'))
 
     act(() => {
       window.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'))
     })
 
-    await sleep(20)
-
-    await waitFor(() => expect(states.length).toBe(4))
-    expect(states[0]).toMatchObject({ data: undefined, isFetching: true })
-    expect(states[1]).toMatchObject({ data: 0, isFetching: false })
-    expect(states[2]).toMatchObject({ data: 0, isFetching: true })
-    expect(states[3]).toMatchObject({ data: 1, isFetching: false })
+    await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('data: 1, isFetching: false'))
   })
 
   it('should calculate focus behaviour for `refetchOnWindowFocus` depending on function', async () => {
@@ -5458,6 +5458,7 @@ describe('useQuery', () => {
       await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('failureReason: failed1'))
 
       const onlineMock = mockNavigatorOnLine(false)
+      window.dispatchEvent(new Event('offline'))
 
       await sleep(20)