diff --git a/docs/framework/vue/reference/functions/useQuery.md b/docs/framework/vue/reference/functions/useQuery.md
index 315e7097f5f..4cab6877e9e 100644
--- a/docs/framework/vue/reference/functions/useQuery.md
+++ b/docs/framework/vue/reference/functions/useQuery.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ See also: [Parameters](#parameters-summary) · [Returns](#returns-summary)
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData = unknown, TError = Error, TData = TQueryFnData, TQueryKey extends readonly unknown[] = readonly unknown[]>(options: DefinedInitialQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>, queryClient?: QueryClient): UseQueryDefinedReturnType<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:74](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L74)
+Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:76](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L76)
 
 This overload is selected when `initialData` is known to be defined, so the resulting `data` is never
 `undefined` (unless a `select` changes `TData` to include `undefined`).
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ will be used.
 
 [`UseQueryDefinedReturnType`](../type-aliases/UseQueryDefinedReturnType.md)\<`TData`, `TError`\>
 
-The current query result, typed so that `data` is never `undefined` (unless a `select` changes
-`TData` to include `undefined`). `status` never resolves to `pending` in this overload's type, since
-`initialData` guarantees data upfront.
+The current query result, typed so that `status` is `success` — or `error` if a fetch attempt
+fails while keeping the existing data (`status` never resolves to `pending` in this overload's type,
+since `initialData` guarantees data upfront). `isSuccess`/`isError` are derived boolean `ref`s for
+convenience. `state` is that result as one readonly reactive object — `state.data`, `state.isPending`, and
+the rest are plain values.
 
 ### Example
 
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ const { data, isError, error } = useQuery({
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData = unknown, TError = Error, TData = TQueryFnData, TQueryKey extends readonly unknown[] = readonly unknown[]>(options: UndefinedInitialQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>, queryClient?: QueryClient): UseQueryReturnType<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:234](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L234)
+Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:237](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L237)
 
 `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
@@ -157,9 +159,10 @@ will be used.
 [`UseQueryReturnType`](../type-aliases/UseQueryReturnType.md)\<`TData`, `TError`\>
 
 The current query result. `status` is `pending` if there is no cached data to display, `error` if
-the last fetch attempt failed, or `success` if the query has data to display. `state` is that result as one
-reactive object — `state.data`, `state.isPending`, and the rest are plain values, and `state.status === 'success'`
-narrows `state.data` to `TData`.
+the last fetch attempt failed, or `success` if the query has data to display. `isPending`/`isSuccess`/`isError`
+are derived boolean `ref`s for convenience. `state` is that result as one readonly reactive object —
+`state.data`, `state.isPending`, and the rest are plain values, and `state.status === 'success'` narrows
+`state.data` to `TData`.
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -308,7 +311,7 @@ const { state } = useQuery({
 function useQuery<TQueryFnData = unknown, TError = Error, TData = TQueryFnData, TQueryKey extends readonly unknown[] = readonly unknown[]>(options: MaybeRefOrGetter<UseQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryFnData, TQueryKey>>, queryClient?: QueryClient): UseQueryReturnType<TData, TError>;
 ```
 
-Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:307](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L307)
+Defined in: [packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts:314](https://github.com/TanStack/query/blob/main/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts#L314)
 
 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
@@ -358,7 +361,11 @@ will be used.
 
 [`UseQueryReturnType`](../type-aliases/UseQueryReturnType.md)\<`TData`, `TError`\>
 
-The current query result, with `data` typed as possibly `undefined`.
+The current query result. `status` is `pending` if there is no cached data to display, `error` if
+the last fetch attempt failed, or `success` if the query has data to display. `isPending`/`isSuccess`/`isError`
+are derived boolean `ref`s for convenience. `state` is that result as one readonly reactive object —
+`state.data`, `state.isPending`, and the rest are plain values, and `state.status === 'success'` narrows
+`state.data` to `TData`.
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -432,4 +439,8 @@ will be used.
 
 [`UseQueryReturnType`](../type-aliases/UseQueryReturnType.md)\<`TData`, `TError`\>
 
-The current query result, with `data` typed as possibly `undefined`.
+The current query result. `status` is `pending` if there is no cached data to display, `error` if
+the last fetch attempt failed, or `success` if the query has data to display. `isPending`/`isSuccess`/`isError`
+are derived boolean `ref`s for convenience. `state` is that result as one readonly reactive object —
+`state.data`, `state.isPending`, and the rest are plain values, and `state.status === 'success'` narrows
+`state.data` to `TData`.
diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
index 3c84faca414..24040581e23 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/useQuery.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ export type UseQueryDefinedReturnType<TData, TError> = UseBaseQueryReturnType<
  * with `initialData` known to be defined.
  * @param queryClient - Use this to use a custom `QueryClient`. Otherwise, the one provided by `VueQueryPlugin`
  * will be used.
- * @returns The current query result, typed so that `data` is never `undefined` (unless a `select` changes
- * `TData` to include `undefined`). `status` never resolves to `pending` in this overload's type, since
- * `initialData` guarantees data upfront.
+ * @returns The current query result, typed so that `status` is `success` — or `error` if a fetch attempt
+ * fails while keeping the existing data (`status` never resolves to `pending` in this overload's type,
+ * since `initialData` guarantees data upfront). `isSuccess`/`isError` are derived boolean `ref`s for
+ * convenience. `state` is that result as one readonly reactive object — `state.data`, `state.isPending`, and
+ * the rest are plain values.
  * @example
  * ```vue
  * <script setup lang="ts">
@@ -90,9 +92,10 @@ export function useQuery<
  * @param queryClient - Use this to use a custom `QueryClient`. Otherwise, the one provided by `VueQueryPlugin`
  * will be used.
  * @returns The current query result. `status` is `pending` if there is no cached data to display, `error` if
- * the last fetch attempt failed, or `success` if the query has data to display. `state` is that result as one
- * reactive object — `state.data`, `state.isPending`, and the rest are plain values, and `state.status === 'success'`
- * narrows `state.data` to `TData`.
+ * the last fetch attempt failed, or `success` if the query has data to display. `isPending`/`isSuccess`/`isError`
+ * are derived boolean `ref`s for convenience. `state` is that result as one readonly reactive object —
+ * `state.data`, `state.isPending`, and the rest are plain values, and `state.status === 'success'` narrows
+ * `state.data` to `TData`.
  * @example
  * A query key built from a reactive `ref` — the query refetches whenever `postId` changes:
  * ```vue
@@ -255,7 +258,11 @@ export function useQuery<
  * @param options - A `ref`, plain value, or reactive getter resolving to the {@link UseQueryOptions} to use.
  * @param queryClient - Use this to use a custom `QueryClient`. Otherwise, the one provided by `VueQueryPlugin`
  * will be used.
- * @returns The current query result, with `data` typed as possibly `undefined`.
+ * @returns The current query result. `status` is `pending` if there is no cached data to display, `error` if
+ * the last fetch attempt failed, or `success` if the query has data to display. `isPending`/`isSuccess`/`isError`
+ * are derived boolean `ref`s for convenience. `state` is that result as one readonly reactive object —
+ * `state.data`, `state.isPending`, and the rest are plain values, and `state.status === 'success'` narrows
+ * `state.data` to `TData`.
  * @example
  * Passing a whole-options getter so `staleTime` reacts to a setting stored elsewhere, not just `queryKey`:
  * ```vue