diff --git a/src/data-fetching/dataCache.ts b/src/data-fetching/dataCache.ts
index 32be17e82..a8571fca3 100644
--- a/src/data-fetching/dataCache.ts
+++ b/src/data-fetching/dataCache.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface _DataLoaderCacheEntryBase {
 
   params: Partial<RouteParams>
   query: Partial<LocationQuery>
+  hash: string | null
   loaders: Set<DataLoaderCacheEntry>
   // TODO: hash
 
@@ -103,11 +104,13 @@ export function updateDataCacheEntry<T>(
   entry: DataLoaderCacheEntry<T>,
   data: T,
   params: Partial<RouteParams>,
-  query: Partial<LocationQuery>
+  query: Partial<LocationQuery>,
+  hash: { v: string | null }
 ) {
   entry.when = Date.now()
   entry.params = params
   entry.query = query
+  entry.hash = hash.v
   entry.isReady = true
   if (isDataCacheEntryLazy(entry)) {
     entry.data.value = data
diff --git a/src/data-fetching/defineLoader.spec.ts b/src/data-fetching/defineLoader.spec.ts
index 88ad0a159..47174ce96 100644
--- a/src/data-fetching/defineLoader.spec.ts
+++ b/src/data-fetching/defineLoader.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   it,
   vi,
 } from 'vitest'
+import { setCurrentContext } from './dataCache'
 
 vi.mock('vue-router', async () => {
   const { createRouter, createMemoryHistory, START_LOCATION, ...rest } =
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ describe('defineLoader', () => {
     resetRouter()
     router = useRouter()
     route = useRoute()
+    // invalidate current context
+    setCurrentContext(undefined)
   })
 
   // we use fake timers to ensure debugging tests do not rely on timers
@@ -154,113 +157,115 @@ describe('defineLoader', () => {
       await expect(p).rejects.toBe(e)
     })
 
-    it('can call nested loaders', async () => {
-      const spy = vi
-        .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
-        .mockResolvedValue({ user: { name: 'edu' } })
-      const useOne = defineLoader(spy)
-      const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
-        const { user } = await useOne()
-        return { user, local: user.value.name }
+    describe('sequential loading', () => {
+      it('can call nested loaders', async () => {
+        const spy = vi
+          .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
+          .mockResolvedValue({ user: { name: 'edu' } })
+        const useOne = defineLoader(spy)
+        const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
+          const { user } = await useOne()
+          return { user, local: user.value.name }
+        })
+        expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        await useLoader._.load(route, router)
+        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        const { user } = useLoader()
+        // even though we returned a ref
+        expectType<{ name: string }>(user.value)
+        expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
       })
-      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-      await useLoader._.load(route, router)
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      const { user } = useLoader()
-      // even though we returned a ref
-      expectType<{ name: string }>(user.value)
-      expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
-    })
 
-    it('can call deeply nested loaders', async () => {
-      const one = vi
-        .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
-        .mockResolvedValue({ user: { name: 'edu' } })
-      const useOne = defineLoader(one)
-      const two = vi
-        .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string }; local: string }>>()
-        .mockImplementation(async () => {
+      it('can call deeply nested loaders', async () => {
+        const one = vi
+          .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
+          .mockResolvedValue({ user: { name: 'edu' } })
+        const useOne = defineLoader(one)
+        const two = vi
+          .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string }; local: string }>>()
+          .mockImplementation(async () => {
+            const { user } = await useOne()
+            // force the type for the mock
+            return {
+              user: user as unknown as { name: string },
+              local: user.value.name,
+            }
+          })
+        const useTwo = defineLoader(two)
+        const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
           const { user } = await useOne()
-          // force the type for the mock
-          return {
-            user: user as unknown as { name: string },
-            local: user.value.name,
-          }
+          const { local } = await useTwo()
+          return { user, local, when: Date.now() }
         })
-      const useTwo = defineLoader(two)
-      const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
-        const { user } = await useOne()
-        const { local } = await useTwo()
-        return { user, local, when: Date.now() }
-      })
 
-      expect(one).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-      expect(two).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-      await useLoader._.load(route, router)
-      expect(one).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      expect(two).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      const { user } = useLoader()
-      expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
-    })
+        expect(one).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        expect(two).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        await useLoader._.load(route, router)
+        expect(one).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        expect(two).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        const { user } = useLoader()
+        expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
+      })
 
-    it('invalidated nested loaders invalidate a loader (by cache)', async () => {
-      const spy = vi
-        .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
-        .mockResolvedValue({ user: { name: 'edu' } })
-      const useOne = defineLoader(spy)
-      const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
-        const { user } = await useOne()
-        return { user, local: user.value.name }
+      it('invalidated nested loaders invalidate a loader (by cache)', async () => {
+        const spy = vi
+          .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
+          .mockResolvedValue({ user: { name: 'edu' } })
+        const useOne = defineLoader(spy)
+        const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
+          const { user } = await useOne()
+          return { user, local: user.value.name }
+        })
+        await useLoader._.load(route, router)
+        const { user, refresh } = useLoader()
+        const { invalidate } = useOne()
+        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        invalidate() // the child
+        await refresh() // the parent
+        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
       })
-      await useLoader._.load(route, router)
-      const { user, refresh } = useLoader()
-      const { invalidate } = useOne()
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      invalidate() // the child
-      await refresh() // the parent
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
-    })
 
-    it('invalidated nested loaders invalidate a loader (by route params)', async () => {
-      const spy = vi
-        .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
-        .mockImplementation(async (route: RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded) => ({
-          user: { name: route.params.id as string },
-        }))
-      const useOne = defineLoader(spy)
-      const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
-        const { user } = await useOne()
-        return { user, local: user.value.name }
+      it('invalidated nested loaders invalidate a loader (by route params)', async () => {
+        const spy = vi
+          .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
+          .mockImplementation(async (route: RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded) => ({
+            user: { name: route.params.id as string },
+          }))
+        const useOne = defineLoader(spy)
+        const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
+          const { user } = await useOne()
+          return { user, local: user.value.name }
+        })
+        await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ params: { id: 'edu' } }), router)
+        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        // same id
+        await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ params: { id: 'edu' } }), router)
+        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        // same id
+        await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ params: { id: 'bob' } }), router)
+        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
       })
-      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ params: { id: 'edu' } }), router)
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      // same id
-      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ params: { id: 'edu' } }), router)
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      // same id
-      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ params: { id: 'bob' } }), router)
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
-    })
 
-    it('nested loaders changes propagate to parent', async () => {
-      const spy = vi
-        .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
-        .mockResolvedValue({ user: { name: 'edu' } })
-      const useOne = defineLoader(spy)
-      const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
-        const { user } = await useOne()
-        return { user, local: user.value.name }
+      it('nested loaders changes propagate to parent', async () => {
+        const spy = vi
+          .fn<any[], Promise<{ user: { name: string } }>>()
+          .mockResolvedValue({ user: { name: 'edu' } })
+        const useOne = defineLoader(spy)
+        const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
+          const { user } = await useOne()
+          return { user, local: user.value.name }
+        })
+        await useLoader._.load(route, router)
+        const { user } = useLoader()
+        const { invalidate, refresh, user: userFromOne } = useOne()
+        expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
+        expect(userFromOne.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
+        spy.mockResolvedValueOnce({ user: { name: 'bob' } })
+        invalidate()
+        await refresh()
+        expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'bob' })
+        expect(userFromOne.value).toEqual({ name: 'bob' })
       })
-      await useLoader._.load(route, router)
-      const { user } = useLoader()
-      const { invalidate, refresh, user: userFromOne } = useOne()
-      expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
-      expect(userFromOne.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
-      spy.mockResolvedValueOnce({ user: { name: 'bob' } })
-      invalidate()
-      await refresh()
-      expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'bob' })
-      expect(userFromOne.value).toEqual({ name: 'bob' })
     })
 
     it('can be refreshed and awaited', async () => {
@@ -401,7 +406,7 @@ describe('defineLoader', () => {
       expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'bob' })
     })
 
-    it('skips loader if used params did not change', async () => {
+    it('skips loader if used params/query/hash did not change', async () => {
       const spy = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ name: 'edu' })
       const useLoader = defineLoader(async ({ params, query }) => {
         return { user: await spy(params.id, query.other) }
@@ -462,9 +467,39 @@ describe('defineLoader', () => {
       expect(pending.value).toBe(false)
       expect(error.value).toBeFalsy()
       expect(user.value).toEqual({ name: 'edu' })
+    })
 
-      await refresh()
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6)
+    it('skips loader if used hash did not change', async () => {
+      const spy = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ name: 'edu' })
+      const useLoader = defineLoader(async ({ params, query, hash }) => {
+        return { user: await spy(hash) }
+      })
+
+      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ hash: '#one' }), router)
+      // same param as before
+      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({}), router)
+      // new hash
+      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ hash: '' }), router)
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    })
+
+    it('skips nested loader if route is unused', async () => {
+      const spy = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ name: 'edu' })
+      const useOne = defineLoader(async () => {
+        return { user: await spy() }
+      })
+
+      const useLoader = defineLoader(async () => {
+        const { user } = await useOne()
+        return { name: user.value.name }
+      })
+
+      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ hash: '#one' }), router)
+      // same param as before
+      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({}), router)
+      // new hash
+      await useLoader._.load(setRoute({ hash: '' }), router)
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
     it('reloads if lazy loader is called with different params', async () => {
diff --git a/src/data-fetching/defineLoader.ts b/src/data-fetching/defineLoader.ts
index f63b82e34..f6772226e 100644
--- a/src/data-fetching/defineLoader.ts
+++ b/src/data-fetching/defineLoader.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export function defineLoader<P extends Promise<any>, isLazy extends boolean>(
       currentNavigation = route
 
       // TODO: ensure others useUserData() (loaders) can be called with a similar approach as pinia
-      const [trackedRoute, params, query] = trackRoute(route)
+      const [trackedRoute, params, query, hash] = trackRoute(route)
       // if there isn't a pending promise, we set the current context so nested loaders can use it
       if (!pendingPromise) {
         setCurrentContext([entry, router, trackedRoute])
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export function defineLoader<P extends Promise<any>, isLazy extends boolean>(
       const thisPromise = (pendingPromise = loader(trackedRoute)
         .then((data) => {
           if (pendingPromise === thisPromise) {
-            updateDataCacheEntry(entry, data, params, query)
+            updateDataCacheEntry(entry, data, params, query, hash)
           }
         })
         .catch((err) => {
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ function shouldFetchAgain(
     // manually invalidated
     !entry.when ||
     !includesParams(route.params, entry.params) ||
-    !includesParams(route.query, entry.query)
+    !includesParams(route.query, entry.query) ||
+    (entry.hash != null && entry.hash !== route.hash)
   )
 }
 
@@ -391,15 +392,21 @@ export interface _DataLoaderResultLazy<T> extends _DataLoaderResult {
 function trackRoute(route: RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded) {
   const [params, paramReads] = trackObjectReads(route.params)
   const [query, queryReads] = trackObjectReads(route.query)
+  let hash: { v: string | null } = { v: null }
   // TODO: track `hash`
   return [
     {
       ...route,
+      // track the hash
+      get hash() {
+        return (hash.v = route.hash)
+      },
       params,
       query,
     },
     paramReads,
     queryReads,
+    hash,
   ] as const
 }