diff --git a/.changeset/sweet-kiwis-clean.md b/.changeset/sweet-kiwis-clean.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..88fd8b73662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sweet-kiwis-clean.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@ai-sdk/react': patch
+---
+
+fix (ai/react): include fetch parameter as part of useChat
diff --git a/packages/react/src/use-chat.ts b/packages/react/src/use-chat.ts
index fd03b97e66e..5bdac0d0788 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/use-chat.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/use-chat.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ export function useChat({
   headers,
   body,
   generateId = generateIdFunc,
+  fetch,
 }: UseChatOptions & {
   key?: string;
 
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ By default, it's set to 0, which will disable the feature.
       messagesRef,
       abortControllerRef,
       generateId,
+      fetch,
     ],
   );