fix(core): don't consider queries as enabled if they have no observers and have never fetched (successfully or erroneously)

packages/query-core/src/__tests__/queryClient.test.tsx

@@ -1409,6 +1409,46 @@ describe('queryClient', () => {
       expect(queryFn2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
     })
 
+    test('should not refetch disabled inactive queries even if "refetchType" is "all', async () => {
+      const queryFn = vi
+        .fn<(...args: Array<unknown>) => string>()
+        .mockReturnValue('data1')
+      const observer = new QueryObserver(queryClient, {
+        queryKey: queryKey(),
+        queryFn: queryFn,
+        staleTime: Infinity,
+        enabled: false,
+      })
+      const unsubscribe = observer.subscribe(() => undefined)
+      unsubscribe()
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        refetchType: 'all',
+      })
+      expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+    })
+
+    test('should not refetch inactive queries that have a skipToken queryFn even if "refetchType" is "all', async () => {
+      const key = queryKey()
+      const observer = new QueryObserver(queryClient, {
+        queryKey: key,
+        queryFn: skipToken,
+        staleTime: Infinity,
+      })
+
+      queryClient.setQueryData(key, 'data1')
+
+      const unsubscribe = observer.subscribe(() => undefined)
+      unsubscribe()
+
+      expect(queryClient.getQueryState(key)?.dataUpdateCount).toBe(1)
+
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        refetchType: 'all',
+      })
+
+      expect(queryClient.getQueryState(key)?.dataUpdateCount).toBe(1)
+    })
+
     test('should cancel ongoing fetches if cancelRefetch option is set (default value)', async () => {
       const key = queryKey()
       const abortFn = vi.fn()

packages/query-core/src/query.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   noop,
   replaceData,
   resolveEnabled,
+  skipToken,
   timeUntilStale,
 } from './utils'
 import { notifyManager } from './notifyManager'
@@ -256,7 +257,14 @@ export class Query<
   }
 
   isDisabled(): boolean {
-    return this.getObserversCount() > 0 && !this.isActive()
+    if (this.getObserversCount() > 0) {
+      return !this.isActive()
+    }
+    // if a query has no observers, it should still be considered disabled if it never attempted a fetch
+    return (
+      this.options.queryFn === skipToken ||
+      this.state.dataUpdateCount + this.state.errorUpdateCount === 0
+    )
   }
 
   isStale(): boolean {