diff --git a/.changeset/good-windows-tell.md b/.changeset/good-windows-tell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48e90e240b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-windows-tell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/query-core': patch
+---
+
+fix: observing "promise" needs to implicitly observe "data"
diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/queryObserver.ts b/packages/query-core/src/queryObserver.ts
index 1fe6aae676..92978673f6 100644
--- a/packages/query-core/src/queryObserver.ts
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/queryObserver.ts
@@ -269,16 +269,18 @@ export class QueryObserver<
       get: (target, key) => {
         this.trackProp(key as keyof QueryObserverResult)
         onPropTracked?.(key as keyof QueryObserverResult)
-        if (
-          key === 'promise' &&
-          !this.options.experimental_prefetchInRender &&
-          this.#currentThenable.status === 'pending'
-        ) {
-          this.#currentThenable.reject(
-            new Error(
-              'experimental_prefetchInRender feature flag is not enabled',
-            ),
-          )
+        if (key === 'promise') {
+          this.trackProp('data')
+          if (
+            !this.options.experimental_prefetchInRender &&
+            this.#currentThenable.status === 'pending'
+          ) {
+            this.#currentThenable.reject(
+              new Error(
+                'experimental_prefetchInRender feature flag is not enabled',
+              ),
+            )
+          }
         }
         return Reflect.get(target, key)
       },
diff --git a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.promise.test.tsx b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.promise.test.tsx
index 8f06f1e165..b6c4bba173 100644
--- a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.promise.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/useQuery.promise.test.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import {
   useTrackRenders,
 } from '@testing-library/react-render-stream'
 import { queryKey } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
+import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
 import {
   QueryClient,
   QueryClientProvider,
   QueryErrorResetBoundary,
   keepPreviousData,
+  useInfiniteQuery,
   useQuery,
 } from '..'
 import { QueryCache } from '../index'
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ describe('useQuery().promise', () => {
     {
       const { renderedComponents, withinDOM } = await renderStream.takeRender()
       withinDOM().getByText('test-0')
-      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([MyComponent])
+      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([Page, MyComponent])
     }
 
     rendered.getByRole('button', { name: 'increment' }).click()
@@ -485,7 +487,7 @@ describe('useQuery().promise', () => {
     {
       const { renderedComponents, withinDOM } = await renderStream.takeRender()
       withinDOM().getByText('test')
-      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([MyComponent])
+      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([Page, MyComponent])
     }
   })
 
@@ -679,7 +681,7 @@ describe('useQuery().promise', () => {
     {
       const { renderedComponents, withinDOM } = await renderStream.takeRender()
       withinDOM().getByText('test1')
-      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([MyComponent])
+      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([Page, MyComponent])
     }
 
     queryClient.setQueryData(key, 'test2')
@@ -1094,7 +1096,7 @@ describe('useQuery().promise', () => {
     {
       const { renderedComponents, withinDOM } = await renderStream.takeRender()
       withinDOM().getByText('test0')
-      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([MyComponent])
+      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([Page, MyComponent])
     }
 
     rendered.getByText('inc').click()
@@ -1108,7 +1110,7 @@ describe('useQuery().promise', () => {
     {
       const { renderedComponents, withinDOM } = await renderStream.takeRender()
       withinDOM().getByText('test1')
-      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([MyComponent])
+      expect(renderedComponents).toEqual([Page, MyComponent])
     }
 
     rendered.getByText('dec').click()
@@ -1282,13 +1284,13 @@ describe('useQuery().promise', () => {
     rendered.getByText('dec').click()
     {
       const { snapshot } = await renderStream.takeRender()
-      expect(snapshot).toMatchObject({ data: 'test2' })
+      expect(snapshot).toMatchObject({ data: 'test3' })
     }
 
     rendered.getByText('dec').click()
     {
       const { snapshot } = await renderStream.takeRender()
-      expect(snapshot).toMatchObject({ data: 'test1' })
+      expect(snapshot).toMatchObject({ data: 'test3' })
     }
 
     rendered.getByText('dec').click()
@@ -1297,11 +1299,7 @@ describe('useQuery().promise', () => {
       expect(snapshot).toMatchObject({ data: 'test0' })
     }
 
-    {
-      const { snapshot, withinDOM } = await renderStream.takeRender()
-      withinDOM().getByText('test0new')
-      expect(snapshot).toMatchObject({ data: 'test0new' })
-    }
+    await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('test0new'))
   })
 
   it('should not suspend indefinitely with multiple, nested observers)', async () => {
@@ -1383,4 +1381,51 @@ describe('useQuery().promise', () => {
         .observers.length,
     ).toBe(2)
   })
+
+  it('should implicitly observe data when promise is used', async () => {
+    const key = queryKey()
+
+    const renderStream = createRenderStream({ snapshotDOM: true })
+
+    function Page() {
+      useTrackRenders()
+      const query = useInfiniteQuery({
+        queryKey: key,
+        queryFn: async () => {
+          await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1)
+          return { nextCursor: 1, data: 'test' }
+        },
+        initialPageParam: 0,
+        getNextPageParam: (lastPage) => lastPage.nextCursor,
+      })
+
+      React.use(query.promise)
+
+      const hasNextPage = query.hasNextPage
+
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <div>hasNextPage: {String(hasNextPage)}</div>
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
+    await renderStream.render(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <React.Suspense fallback="loading..">
+          <Page />
+        </React.Suspense>
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    )
+
+    {
+      const { withinDOM } = await renderStream.takeRender()
+      expect(withinDOM().getByText('loading..')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    }
+
+    {
+      const { withinDOM } = await renderStream.takeRender()
+      expect(withinDOM().getByText('hasNextPage: true')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    }
+  })
 })