diff --git a/.changeset/poor-vans-design.md b/.changeset/poor-vans-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1d960970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-vans-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tanstack/react-db": patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug where a race condition could cause initial results not to be rendered when using `useLiveQuery`.
diff --git a/packages/react-db/src/useLiveQuery.ts b/packages/react-db/src/useLiveQuery.ts
index a345d2de2..f2dcd4a5c 100644
--- a/packages/react-db/src/useLiveQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/react-db/src/useLiveQuery.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ export function useLiveQuery(
         versionRef.current += 1
         onStoreChange()
       })
+      // Collection may be ready and will not receive initial `subscribeChanges()`
+      if (collectionRef.current!.status === `ready`) {
+        versionRef.current += 1
+        onStoreChange()
+      }
       return () => {
         unsubscribe()
       }