diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.ts
index 65d49d945f..3514a97eec 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/__tests__/queryOptions.test-d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ import { queryOptions } from '../queryOptions'
 import { useQuery } from '../useQuery'
 
 describe('queryOptions', () => {
+  it('should expose queryFn and other properties on the returned options object', () => {
+    const options = queryOptions({
+      queryKey: ['key'],
+      queryFn: () => Promise.resolve(5),
+      staleTime: 1000,
+    })
+
+    // These should be accessible without TS errors (issue #7892)
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryFn).toEqualTypeOf<
+      (() => Promise<number>) | undefined
+    >()
+    expectTypeOf(options.staleTime).toEqualTypeOf<number | undefined>()
+    expectTypeOf(options.queryKey).toMatchTypeOf<readonly unknown[]>()
+  })
+
   it('should not allow excess properties', () => {
     assertType(
       queryOptions({
diff --git a/packages/vue-query/src/queryOptions.ts b/packages/vue-query/src/queryOptions.ts
index 4681080f8c..c5d91a0839 100644
--- a/packages/vue-query/src/queryOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-query/src/queryOptions.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,57 @@
-import type { DataTag, DefaultError, QueryKey } from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import type {
-  DefinedInitialQueryOptions,
-  UndefinedInitialQueryOptions,
-} from './useQuery'
+  DataTag,
+  DefaultError,
+  InitialDataFunction,
+  NonUndefinedGuard,
+  QueryKey,
+  QueryObserverOptions,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
+import type { DeepUnwrapRef, ShallowOption } from './types'
+
+/**
+ * Options for queryOptions with defined initial data.
+ * These are unwrapped types (not MaybeRef) so that properties like queryFn are directly accessible.
+ */
+export type DefinedInitialDataOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+> = QueryObserverOptions<
+  TQueryFnData,
+  TError,
+  TData,
+  TQueryFnData,
+  DeepUnwrapRef<TQueryKey>
+> &
+  ShallowOption & {
+    initialData:
+      | NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>
+      | (() => NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>)
+  }
+
+/**
+ * Options for queryOptions with undefined initial data.
+ * These are unwrapped types (not MaybeRef) so that properties like queryFn are directly accessible.
+ */
+export type UndefinedInitialDataOptions<
+  TQueryFnData = unknown,
+  TError = DefaultError,
+  TData = TQueryFnData,
+  TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
+> = QueryObserverOptions<
+  TQueryFnData,
+  TError,
+  TData,
+  TQueryFnData,
+  DeepUnwrapRef<TQueryKey>
+> &
+  ShallowOption & {
+    initialData?:
+      | undefined
+      | InitialDataFunction<NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>>
+      | NonUndefinedGuard<TQueryFnData>
+  }
 
 export function queryOptions<
   TQueryFnData = unknown,
@@ -10,8 +59,8 @@ export function queryOptions<
   TData = TQueryFnData,
   TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
 >(
-  options: DefinedInitialQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
-): DefinedInitialQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey> & {
+  options: DefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
+): DefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey> & {
   queryKey: DataTag<TQueryKey, TQueryFnData, TError>
 }
 
@@ -21,8 +70,8 @@ export function queryOptions<
   TData = TQueryFnData,
   TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
 >(
-  options: UndefinedInitialQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
-): UndefinedInitialQueryOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey> & {
+  options: UndefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey>,
+): UndefinedInitialDataOptions<TQueryFnData, TError, TData, TQueryKey> & {
   queryKey: DataTag<TQueryKey, TQueryFnData, TError>
 }