diff --git a/src/react/hooks/useQuery.ts b/src/react/hooks/useQuery.ts
index f67bcf05615..81bfce5bad8 100644
--- a/src/react/hooks/useQuery.ts
+++ b/src/react/hooks/useQuery.ts
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ class InternalState<TData, TVariables> {
       this.renderPromises.registerSSRObservable(obsQuery);
 
       const ssrAllowed = !(
+				this.watchQueryOptions.fetchPolicy === 'standby' ||
         this.queryHookOptions.ssr === false ||
         this.queryHookOptions.skip
       );