diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 058eab2b4..fc93e8a59 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ You can find and compare releases at the [GitHub release page](https://github.co
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Cache the query AST as an array in `query_cache.mode: store`, so restricting `cache.serializable_classes` no longer makes the cached AST come back as `__PHP_Incomplete_Class` https://github.com/nuwave/lighthouse/pull/2785
+
 ## v6.69.2
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/Cache/QueryCache.php b/src/Cache/QueryCache.php
index 2ea7d6af9..9dc0e4778 100644
--- a/src/Cache/QueryCache.php
+++ b/src/Cache/QueryCache.php
@@ -80,8 +80,24 @@ public function fromCacheOrParse(string $hash, \Closure $parse): DocumentNode
     protected function fromStoreOrParse(string $hash, \Closure $parse): DocumentNode
     {
         $store = $this->makeCacheStore();
+        $key = "lighthouse:query:{$hash}";
+
+        // The AST is cached as an array rather than as a DocumentNode instance.
+        // Cache stores serialize objects, and applications may restrict which classes
+        // unserialize() accepts, which would turn the AST into __PHP_Incomplete_Class.
+        // Anything else found under this key predates that and is simply reparsed.
+        $astArray = $store->get(key: $key);
+        if (is_array($astArray)) {
+            $astInstance = AST::fromArray($astArray);
+            assert($astInstance instanceof DocumentNode, 'The cached AST array is expected to convert to a DocumentNode.');
+
+            return $astInstance;
+        }
+
+        $query = $parse();
+        $store->put(key: $key, value: $query->toArray(), ttl: $this->ttl);
 
-        return $store->remember(key: "lighthouse:query:{$hash}", ttl: $this->ttl, callback: $parse);
+        return $query;
     }
 
     /** @param  \Closure(): DocumentNode  $parse */
diff --git a/tests/Integration/QueryCacheTest.php b/tests/Integration/QueryCacheTest.php
index 8f17003c7..ba87db611 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/QueryCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/QueryCacheTest.php
@@ -54,6 +54,39 @@ public function testEnabledWithDefaults(): void
         $event->assertDispatchedTimes(KeyWritten::class, 1);
     }
 
+    public function testStoreModeWithRestrictedSerializableClasses(): void
+    {
+        $config = $this->app->make(ConfigRepository::class);
+        $config->set('lighthouse.query_cache.enable', true);
+        $config->set('lighthouse.validation_cache.enable', false);
+
+        // Laravel 13 lets applications restrict which classes may be unserialized from the cache.
+        // Any store that serializes values then calls unserialize() with `allowed_classes`,
+        // turning every disallowed object back into __PHP_Incomplete_Class.
+        $config->set('cache.stores.array.serialize', true);
+        $config->set('cache.serializable_classes', []);
+
+        $query = /** @lang GraphQL */ <<<'GRAPHQL'
+        {
+            foo
+        }
+        GRAPHQL;
+
+        // Populates the query cache.
+        $this->graphQL($query)->assertExactJson([
+            'data' => [
+                'foo' => Foo::THE_ANSWER,
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        // Reads the cached query back out of the store.
+        $this->graphQL($query)->assertExactJson([
+            'data' => [
+                'foo' => Foo::THE_ANSWER,
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function testDifferentQueriesHasDifferentKeys(): void
     {
         $config = $this->app->make(ConfigRepository::class);