diff --git a/.changeset/query-options-interop-types.md b/.changeset/query-options-interop-types.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60efbcf2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/query-options-interop-types.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/query-db-collection': patch
+---
+
+Improve `queryCollectionOptions` type compatibility with TanStack Query option objects.
+
+- Accept `queryFn` return types of `T | Promise<T>` instead of requiring `Promise<T>`.
+- Align `enabled`, `staleTime`, `refetchInterval`, `retry`, and `retryDelay` with `QueryObserverOptions` typing.
+- Support tagged `queryKey` values (`DataTag`) from `queryOptions(...)` spread usage.
+- Preserve runtime safety: query collections still require an executable `queryFn`, and wrapped responses still require `select`.
diff --git a/docs/collections/query-collection.md b/docs/collections/query-collection.md
index cf13291a8..38fecd4b4 100644
--- a/docs/collections/query-collection.md
+++ b/docs/collections/query-collection.md
@@ -64,6 +64,38 @@ The `queryCollectionOptions` function accepts the following options:
 - `staleTime`: How long data is considered fresh
 - `meta`: Optional metadata that will be passed to the query function context
 
+### Using with `queryOptions(...)`
+
+If your app already uses TanStack Query's `queryOptions` helper (e.g. from `@tanstack/react-query`), you can spread those options into `queryCollectionOptions`. Note that `queryFn` must be explicitly provided since query collections require it both in types and at runtime:
+
+```typescript
+import { QueryClient } from "@tanstack/query-core"
+import { createCollection } from "@tanstack/db"
+import { queryCollectionOptions } from "@tanstack/query-db-collection"
+import { queryOptions } from "@tanstack/react-query"
+
+const queryClient = new QueryClient()
+
+const listOptions = queryOptions({
+  queryKey: ["todos"],
+  queryFn: async () => {
+    const response = await fetch("/api/todos")
+    return response.json() as Promise<Array<{ id: string; title: string }>>
+  },
+})
+
+const todosCollection = createCollection(
+  queryCollectionOptions({
+    ...listOptions,
+    queryFn: (context) => listOptions.queryFn!(context),
+    queryClient,
+    getKey: (item) => item.id,
+  }),
+)
+```
+
+If `queryFn` is missing at runtime, `queryCollectionOptions` throws `QueryFnRequiredError`.
+
 ### Collection Options
 
 - `id`: Unique identifier for the collection
diff --git a/packages/query-db-collection/src/query.ts b/packages/query-db-collection/src/query.ts
index 920cdb69a..c5feecbdf 100644
--- a/packages/query-db-collection/src/query.ts
+++ b/packages/query-db-collection/src/query.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ type TQueryKeyBuilder<TQueryKey> = (opts: LoadSubsetOptions) => TQueryKey
  */
 export interface QueryCollectionConfig<
   T extends object = object,
-  TQueryFn extends (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => Promise<any> = (
+  TQueryFn extends (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => any = (
     context: QueryFunctionContext<any>,
-  ) => Promise<any>,
+  ) => any,
   TError = unknown,
   TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
   TKey extends string | number = string | number,
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export interface QueryCollectionConfig<
   /** Function that fetches data from the server. Must return the complete collection state */
   queryFn: TQueryFn extends (
     context: QueryFunctionContext<TQueryKey>,
-  ) => Promise<Array<any>>
-    ? (context: QueryFunctionContext<TQueryKey>) => Promise<Array<T>>
+  ) => Promise<Array<any>> | Array<any>
+    ? (context: QueryFunctionContext<TQueryKey>) => Promise<Array<T>> | Array<T>
     : TQueryFn
   /* Function that extracts array items from wrapped API responses (e.g metadata, pagination)  */
   select?: (data: TQueryData) => Array<T>
@@ -83,33 +83,39 @@ export interface QueryCollectionConfig<
 
   // Query-specific options
   /** Whether the query should automatically run (default: true) */
-  enabled?: boolean
-  refetchInterval?: QueryObserverOptions<
-    Array<T>,
+  enabled?: QueryObserverOptions<
+    TQueryData,
     TError,
     Array<T>,
+    TQueryData,
+    TQueryKey
+  >[`enabled`]
+  refetchInterval?: QueryObserverOptions<
+    TQueryData,
+    TError,
     Array<T>,
+    TQueryData,
     TQueryKey
   >[`refetchInterval`]
   retry?: QueryObserverOptions<
-    Array<T>,
+    TQueryData,
     TError,
     Array<T>,
-    Array<T>,
+    TQueryData,
     TQueryKey
   >[`retry`]
   retryDelay?: QueryObserverOptions<
-    Array<T>,
+    TQueryData,
     TError,
     Array<T>,
-    Array<T>,
+    TQueryData,
     TQueryKey
   >[`retryDelay`]
   staleTime?: QueryObserverOptions<
-    Array<T>,
+    TQueryData,
     TError,
     Array<T>,
-    Array<T>,
+    TQueryData,
     TQueryKey
   >[`staleTime`]
 
@@ -393,7 +399,7 @@ class QueryCollectionUtilsImpl {
 // Overload for when schema is provided and select present
 export function queryCollectionOptions<
   T extends StandardSchemaV1,
-  TQueryFn extends (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => Promise<any>,
+  TQueryFn extends (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => any,
   TError = unknown,
   TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
   TKey extends string | number = string | number,
@@ -428,9 +434,9 @@ export function queryCollectionOptions<
 // Overload for when no schema is provided and select present
 export function queryCollectionOptions<
   T extends object,
-  TQueryFn extends (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => Promise<any> = (
+  TQueryFn extends (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => any = (
     context: QueryFunctionContext<any>,
-  ) => Promise<any>,
+  ) => any,
   TError = unknown,
   TQueryKey extends QueryKey = QueryKey,
   TKey extends string | number = string | number,
@@ -469,7 +475,7 @@ export function queryCollectionOptions<
     InferSchemaOutput<T>,
     (
       context: QueryFunctionContext<any>,
-    ) => Promise<Array<InferSchemaOutput<T>>>,
+    ) => Array<InferSchemaOutput<T>> | Promise<Array<InferSchemaOutput<T>>>,
     TError,
     TQueryKey,
     TKey,
@@ -501,7 +507,7 @@ export function queryCollectionOptions<
 >(
   config: QueryCollectionConfig<
     T,
-    (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => Promise<Array<T>>,
+    (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => Array<T> | Promise<Array<T>>,
     TError,
     TQueryKey,
     TKey
@@ -519,7 +525,10 @@ export function queryCollectionOptions<
 }
 
 export function queryCollectionOptions(
-  config: QueryCollectionConfig<Record<string, unknown>>,
+  config: QueryCollectionConfig<
+    Record<string, unknown>,
+    (context: QueryFunctionContext<any>) => any
+  >,
 ): CollectionConfig<
   Record<string, unknown>,
   string | number,
@@ -555,6 +564,7 @@ export function queryCollectionOptions(
   if (!queryKey) {
     throw new QueryKeyRequiredError()
   }
+
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
   if (!queryFn) {
     throw new QueryFnRequiredError()
diff --git a/packages/query-db-collection/tests/query.test-d.ts b/packages/query-db-collection/tests/query.test-d.ts
index 4f53e2c85..5722445b0 100644
--- a/packages/query-db-collection/tests/query.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/query-db-collection/tests/query.test-d.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import {
 import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { queryCollectionOptions } from '../src/query'
+import type {
+  DataTag,
+  QueryFunctionContext,
+  QueryObserverOptions,
+} from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import type { QueryCollectionConfig, QueryCollectionUtils } from '../src/query'
 import type {
   DeleteMutationFnParams,
@@ -561,6 +566,160 @@ describe(`Query collection type resolution tests`, () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe(`queryOptions interoperability`, () => {
+    type NumberItem = {
+      id: number
+      value: string
+    }
+    type TaggedNumbersKey = DataTag<Array<string>, Array<NumberItem>, Error>
+    type NumberQueryObserverOptions = QueryObserverOptions<
+      Array<NumberItem>,
+      Error,
+      Array<NumberItem>,
+      Array<NumberItem>,
+      TaggedNumbersKey
+    >
+    const taggedNumbersQueryKey = [
+      `query-options-numbers`,
+    ] as unknown as TaggedNumbersKey
+
+    it(`should accept queryOptions-like spread config with tagged queryKey`, () => {
+      const queryOptionsLike = {
+        queryKey: taggedNumbersQueryKey,
+        queryFn: () =>
+          Promise.resolve([
+            { id: 1, value: `one` },
+            { id: 2, value: `two` },
+          ]),
+      } satisfies {
+        queryKey: TaggedNumbersKey
+        queryFn?: NumberQueryObserverOptions[`queryFn`]
+      }
+
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions({
+        ...queryOptionsLike,
+        queryClient,
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      expectTypeOf(options.getKey).parameters.toEqualTypeOf<[NumberItem]>()
+    })
+
+    it(`should accept enabled from queryOptions-like config`, () => {
+      const queryOptionsLike = {
+        queryKey: taggedNumbersQueryKey,
+        queryFn: () => Promise.resolve([{ id: 1, value: `one` }]),
+        enabled: (_query) => true,
+      } satisfies {
+        queryKey: TaggedNumbersKey
+        queryFn?: NumberQueryObserverOptions[`queryFn`]
+        enabled?: NumberQueryObserverOptions[`enabled`]
+      }
+
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions({
+        ...queryOptionsLike,
+        queryClient,
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      expectTypeOf(options.getKey).parameters.toEqualTypeOf<[NumberItem]>()
+    })
+
+    it(`should require explicit queryFn when source type marks queryFn optional`, () => {
+      const queryOptionsLike: {
+        queryKey: TaggedNumbersKey
+        queryFn?: (
+          context: QueryFunctionContext<TaggedNumbersKey>,
+        ) => Array<NumberItem> | Promise<Array<NumberItem>>
+      } = {
+        queryKey: taggedNumbersQueryKey,
+        queryFn: () => Promise.resolve([{ id: 1, value: `one` }]),
+      }
+
+      // @ts-expect-error - interop configs require queryFn even when source type marks it optional
+      queryCollectionOptions({
+        ...queryOptionsLike,
+        queryClient,
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions({
+        ...queryOptionsLike,
+        queryFn: (context) => queryOptionsLike.queryFn!(context),
+        queryClient,
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      expectTypeOf(options.getKey).parameters.toEqualTypeOf<[NumberItem]>()
+    })
+
+    it(`should require select for wrapped queryOptions-like responses`, () => {
+      type WrappedResponse = {
+        total: number
+        items: Array<NumberItem>
+      }
+      type TaggedWrappedKey = DataTag<Array<string>, WrappedResponse, Error>
+      type WrappedObserverOptions = QueryObserverOptions<
+        WrappedResponse,
+        Error,
+        WrappedResponse,
+        WrappedResponse,
+        TaggedWrappedKey
+      >
+      const taggedWrappedQueryKey = [
+        `query-options-wrapped`,
+      ] as unknown as TaggedWrappedKey
+
+      const wrappedQueryOptionsLike = {
+        queryKey: taggedWrappedQueryKey,
+        queryFn: () =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            total: 1,
+            items: [{ id: 1, value: `one` }],
+          }),
+      } satisfies {
+        queryKey: TaggedWrappedKey
+        queryFn?: WrappedObserverOptions[`queryFn`]
+      }
+
+      // @ts-expect-error - wrapped response requires select to extract the item array
+      queryCollectionOptions({
+        ...wrappedQueryOptionsLike,
+        queryClient,
+        getKey: () => 1,
+      })
+
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions({
+        ...wrappedQueryOptionsLike,
+        select: (response) => response.items,
+        queryClient,
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      expectTypeOf(options.getKey).parameters.toEqualTypeOf<[NumberItem]>()
+    })
+
+    it(`should still require queryFn for plain configs`, () => {
+      // @ts-expect-error - queryFn is required for plain configs
+      queryCollectionOptions<NumberItem>({
+        queryClient,
+        queryKey: [`query-options-missing-query-fn`],
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it(`should accept synchronous queryFn return values`, () => {
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions<NumberItem>({
+        queryClient,
+        queryKey: [`query-options-sync-query-fn`],
+        queryFn: () => [{ id: 1, value: `one` }],
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      expectTypeOf(options.getKey).parameters.toEqualTypeOf<[NumberItem]>()
+    })
+  })
+
   it(`should type collection.utils as QueryCollectionUtils after createCollection`, () => {
     const collection = createCollection(
       queryCollectionOptions<ExplicitType>({