diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-plums-shave.md b/.changeset/afraid-plums-shave.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54317645e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-plums-shave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/angular-query-experimental': patch
+---
+
+Register the Angular pending task as soon as a query subscription starts a fetch, so `whenStable()` no longer resolves while the query is still loading
diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-query.test.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-query.test.ts
index 1e7b81ba971..23befc39c2d 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-query.test.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-query.test.ts
@@ -773,6 +773,9 @@ describe('injectQuery', () => {
       TestBed.tick()
 
       const stablePromise = app.whenStable()
+      // Let the batched observer notification run so the finished fetch is
+      // reported and the pending task is released
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10)
       await stablePromise
 
       expect(query.status()).toBe('success')
@@ -841,7 +844,11 @@ describe('injectQuery', () => {
       // Synchronize pending effects
       TestBed.tick()
 
-      await app.whenStable()
+      const stablePromise = app.whenStable()
+      // Let the batched observer notification run so the finished fetch is
+      // reported and the pending task is released
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10)
+      await stablePromise
       expect(query.status()).toBe('success')
       expect(query.data()).toBe('sync-data-1')
       expect(callCount).toBe(1)
diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/pending-tasks.test.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/pending-tasks.test.ts
index c5a1f58d81f..d722a7982af 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/pending-tasks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/pending-tasks.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   ApplicationRef,
   Component,
+  effect,
   provideZonelessChangeDetection,
 } from '@angular/core'
 import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing'
@@ -155,6 +156,44 @@ describe('PendingTasks Integration', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  // The observer reports a running fetch through a batched notification that
+  // only lands in a later task. This test uses real timers because it asserts
+  // on what `whenStable()` does before that notification arrives.
+  describe('Task registration timing', () => {
+    it('should let whenStable wait for the fetch a component just started', async () => {
+      vi.useRealTimers()
+
+      const key = queryKey()
+      const seenInEffect: Array<boolean> = []
+
+      @Component({
+        selector: 'app-timing-query',
+        template: `{{ query.isSuccess() }}`,
+        standalone: true,
+      })
+      class TimingQueryComponent {
+        query = injectQuery(() => ({
+          queryKey: key,
+          queryFn: () => Promise.resolve('component-data'),
+        }))
+
+        constructor() {
+          effect(() => {
+            seenInEffect.push(this.query.isSuccess())
+          })
+        }
+      }
+
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TimingQueryComponent)
+      fixture.detectChanges()
+      await fixture.whenStable()
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.query.status()).toBe('success')
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.query.data()).toBe('component-data')
+      expect(seenInEffect).toContain(true)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('Race Conditions', () => {
     it('should handle query that completes during initial subscription', async () => {
       const key = queryKey()
diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/create-base-query.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/create-base-query.ts
index 4daede76844..d69c9ccad3a 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/create-base-query.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/create-base-query.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,19 @@ export function createBaseQuery<
           }),
         )
 
+    // Subscribing can start a fetch straight away, but the first observer
+    // notification is batched and only arrives in a later task. Without this
+    // check the app is considered stable in between, so `whenStable()` resolves
+    // while the query is still fetching.
+    untracked(() => {
+      if (
+        !pendingTaskRef &&
+        observer.getCurrentResult().fetchStatus !== 'idle'
+      ) {
+        pendingTaskRef = pendingTasks.add()
+      }
+    })
+
     onCleanup(() => {
       if (pendingTaskRef) {
         pendingTaskRef()