diff --git a/src/core/query.ts b/src/core/query.ts
index 990bfc9a9a..ff37c78cb7 100644
--- a/src/core/query.ts
+++ b/src/core/query.ts
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export class Query<TData = unknown, TError = unknown, TQueryFnData = TData> {
       errorUpdateCount: 0,
       errorUpdatedAt: 0,
       fetchFailureCount: 0,
-      fetchMeta: undefined,
+      fetchMeta: null,
       isFetching: false,
       isInvalidated: false,
       isPaused: false,
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export class Query<TData = unknown, TError = unknown, TQueryFnData = TData> {
         return {
           ...state,
           fetchFailureCount: 0,
-          fetchMeta: action.meta,
+          fetchMeta: action.meta ?? null,
           isFetching: true,
           isPaused: false,
           status: state.status === 'idle' ? 'loading' : state.status,