diff --git a/docs/router/api/router.md b/docs/router/api/router.md
index 2c5ede186c..951eb6f610 100644
--- a/docs/router/api/router.md
+++ b/docs/router/api/router.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ title: Router API
   - [`useNavigate`](./router/useNavigateHook.md)
   - [`useParentMatches`](./router/useParentMatchesHook.md)
   - [`useParams`](./router/useParamsHook.md)
+  - [`usePendingMatches`](./router/usePendingMatchesHook.md)
   - [`useRouteContext`](./router/useRouteContextHook.md)
   - [`useRouter`](./router/useRouterHook.md)
   - [`useRouterState`](./router/useRouterStateHook.md)
diff --git a/docs/router/api/router/usePendingMatchesHook.md b/docs/router/api/router/usePendingMatchesHook.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e97fe69b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/router/api/router/usePendingMatchesHook.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+---
+id: usePendingMatchesHook
+title: usePendingMatches hook
+---
+
+The `usePendingMatches` hook returns the [`RouteMatch`](./RouteMatchType.md) objects for the location the router is currently navigating to. While a navigation is in flight — running `beforeLoad`, loading code-split chunks, or awaiting loaders — these are the matches for the destination location. Once the navigation resolves (or when no navigation is in flight), the array is empty and the resolved matches are available via [`useMatches`](./useMatchesHook.md).
+
+This is useful for optimistic UI during navigation, e.g. highlighting the navigation item of the destination route from its `staticData` before its chunks and loaders have finished.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> If you want the currently rendered matches, use [`useMatches`](./useMatchesHook.md) instead.
+
+## usePendingMatches options
+
+The `usePendingMatches` hook accepts a single _optional_ argument, an `options` object.
+
+### `opts.select` option
+
+- Optional
+- `(matches: RouteMatch[]) => TSelected`
+- If supplied, this function will be called with the pending route matches and the return value will be returned from `usePendingMatches`. This value will also be used to determine if the hook should re-render its parent component using shallow equality checks.
+
+### `opts.structuralSharing` option
+
+- Type: `boolean`
+- Optional
+- Only supported by `@tanstack/react-router`.
+- Configures whether structural sharing is enabled for the value returned by `select`.
+- See the [Render Optimizations guide](../../guide/render-optimizations.md) for more information.
+
+## usePendingMatches returns
+
+- If a `select` function is provided, the return value of the `select` function.
+- If no `select` function is provided, an array of [`RouteMatch`](./RouteMatchType.md) objects. The array is empty when no navigation is in flight.
+
+## Examples
+
+```tsx
+import { useMatches, usePendingMatches } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+
+function ActiveTab() {
+  const pendingTab = usePendingMatches({
+    select: (matches) => matches.findLast((m) => m.staticData.tab)?.staticData.tab,
+  })
+  const resolvedTab = useMatches({
+    select: (matches) => matches.findLast((m) => m.staticData.tab)?.staticData.tab,
+  })
+
+  const activeTab = pendingTab ?? resolvedTab
+  // ...
+}
+```
diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/Matches.tsx b/packages/react-router/src/Matches.tsx
index 62d0fc42ae..9ff4cc8150 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/Matches.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/Matches.tsx
@@ -254,6 +254,48 @@ export function useMatches<
   ) as UseMatchesResult<TRouter, TSelected>
 }
 
+/**
+ * Read the array of pending route matches or select a derived subset.
+ *
+ * Pending matches are populated while the router is loading the next
+ * location and are cleared once the navigation resolves, so the array is
+ * empty outside of an active navigation.
+ *
+ * Useful for optimistic UI during navigation, e.g. highlighting the target
+ * navigation item from the pending matches' `staticData` before the
+ * transition commits.
+ *
+ * @returns The array of pending matches (or the selected value).
+ * @link https://tanstack.com/router/latest/docs/framework/react/api/router/usePendingMatchesHook
+ */
+export function usePendingMatches<
+  TRouter extends AnyRouter = RegisteredRouter,
+  TSelected = unknown,
+  TStructuralSharing extends boolean = boolean,
+>(
+  opts?: UseMatchesBaseOptions<TRouter, TSelected, TStructuralSharing> &
+    StructuralSharingOption<TRouter, TSelected, TStructuralSharing>,
+): UseMatchesResult<TRouter, TSelected> {
+  const router = useRouter<TRouter>()
+
+  if (isServer ?? router.isServer) {
+    const matches = router.stores.pendingMatches.get() as Array<
+      MakeRouteMatchUnion<TRouter>
+    >
+    return (opts?.select ? opts.select(matches) : matches) as UseMatchesResult<
+      TRouter,
+      TSelected
+    >
+  }
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks -- condition is static
+  return useStore(
+    router.stores.pendingMatches,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks -- condition is static
+    useStructuralSharing(opts, router),
+  ) as UseMatchesResult<TRouter, TSelected>
+}
+
 /**
  * Read the full array of active route matches or select a derived subset.
  *
diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/index.tsx b/packages/react-router/src/index.tsx
index 6637c7542b..b3371bd56a 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/index.tsx
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ export {
   useMatchRoute,
   MatchRoute,
   useMatches,
+  usePendingMatches,
   useParentMatches,
   useChildMatches,
 } from './Matches'
diff --git a/packages/react-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx b/packages/react-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
index dd3ca3dfa6..b83e171b09 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
-import { act, cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import {
+  act,
+  cleanup,
+  fireEvent,
+  render,
+  screen,
+  waitFor,
+} from '@testing-library/react'
 import { createMemoryHistory } from '@tanstack/history'
 import {
   Link,
@@ -11,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   isMatch,
   useMatchRoute,
   useMatches,
+  usePendingMatches,
 } from '../src'
 
 const rootRoute = createRootRoute()
@@ -354,3 +362,64 @@ describe('matching on different param types', () => {
     },
   )
 })
+
+describe('usePendingMatches', () => {
+  afterEach(() => cleanup())
+
+  test('exposes the destination matches while a navigation is loading', async () => {
+    let resolveLoader!: () => void
+    const loaderPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      resolveLoader = resolve
+    })
+
+    const RootComponent = () => {
+      const pendingPath = usePendingMatches({
+        select: (matches) => matches[matches.length - 1]?.pathname ?? '',
+      })
+      return (
+        <>
+          <div data-testid="pending-path">{pendingPath}</div>
+          <Outlet />
+        </>
+      )
+    }
+
+    const root = createRootRoute({
+      component: RootComponent,
+    })
+
+    const home = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => root,
+      path: '/',
+      component: () => <Link to="/posts">To Posts</Link>,
+    })
+
+    const posts = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => root,
+      path: 'posts',
+      loader: () => loaderPromise,
+      component: () => <div>Posts</div>,
+    })
+
+    const router = createRouter({
+      routeTree: root.addChildren([home, posts]),
+      history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/'] }),
+    })
+
+    render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByText('To Posts'))
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pending-path').textContent).toBe('/posts'),
+    )
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      resolveLoader()
+      await loaderPromise
+    })
+
+    await screen.findByText('Posts')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('pending-path').textContent).toBe('')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/src/Matches.tsx b/packages/solid-router/src/Matches.tsx
index 75586f862d..aecb9a1c76 100644
--- a/packages/solid-router/src/Matches.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-router/src/Matches.tsx
@@ -213,7 +213,28 @@ export function useMatches<
       MakeRouteMatchUnion<TRouter>
     >
     const res = opts?.select ? opts.select(matches) : matches
-    if (prev === undefined) return res
+    if (prev === undefined) {
+      return res
+    }
+    return replaceEqualDeep(prev, res) as any
+  }) as Solid.Accessor<UseMatchesResult<TRouter, TSelected>>
+}
+
+export function usePendingMatches<
+  TRouter extends AnyRouter = RegisteredRouter,
+  TSelected = unknown,
+>(
+  opts?: UseMatchesBaseOptions<TRouter, TSelected>,
+): Solid.Accessor<UseMatchesResult<TRouter, TSelected>> {
+  const router = useRouter<TRouter>()
+  return Solid.createMemo((prev: TSelected | undefined) => {
+    const matches = router.stores.pendingMatches.get() as Array<
+      MakeRouteMatchUnion<TRouter>
+    >
+    const res = opts?.select ? opts.select(matches) : matches
+    if (prev === undefined) {
+      return res
+    }
     return replaceEqualDeep(prev, res) as any
   }) as Solid.Accessor<UseMatchesResult<TRouter, TSelected>>
 }
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/src/index.tsx b/packages/solid-router/src/index.tsx
index 31be74086f..a47186800f 100644
--- a/packages/solid-router/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-router/src/index.tsx
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ export {
   useMatchRoute,
   MatchRoute,
   useMatches,
+  usePendingMatches,
   useParentMatches,
   useChildMatches,
 } from './Matches'
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx b/packages/solid-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
index 2685500fd0..30f196159f 100644
--- a/packages/solid-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   isMatch,
   useMatchRoute,
   useMatches,
+  usePendingMatches,
 } from '../src'
 
 const rootRoute = createRootRoute()
@@ -443,3 +444,61 @@ describe('matching on different param types', () => {
     },
   )
 })
+
+describe('usePendingMatches', () => {
+  afterEach(() => cleanup())
+
+  test('exposes the destination matches while a navigation is loading', async () => {
+    let resolveLoader!: () => void
+    const loaderPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      resolveLoader = resolve
+    })
+
+    const root = createRootRoute({
+      component: () => {
+        const pendingPath = usePendingMatches({
+          select: (matches) => matches[matches.length - 1]?.pathname ?? '',
+        })
+        return (
+          <>
+            <div data-testid="pending-path">{pendingPath()}</div>
+            <Outlet />
+          </>
+        )
+      },
+    })
+
+    const home = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => root,
+      path: '/',
+      component: () => <Link to="/posts">To Posts</Link>,
+    })
+
+    const posts = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => root,
+      path: 'posts',
+      loader: () => loaderPromise,
+      component: () => <div>Posts</div>,
+    })
+
+    const router = createRouter({
+      routeTree: root.addChildren([home, posts]),
+      history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/'] }),
+    })
+
+    render(() => <RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByText('To Posts'))
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pending-path').textContent).toBe('/posts'),
+    )
+
+    resolveLoader()
+
+    await screen.findByText('Posts')
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pending-path').textContent).toBe(''),
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/vue-router/src/Matches.tsx b/packages/vue-router/src/Matches.tsx
index da8220db29..a06feee0fb 100644
--- a/packages/vue-router/src/Matches.tsx
+++ b/packages/vue-router/src/Matches.tsx
@@ -300,6 +300,20 @@ export function useMatches<
   })
 }
 
+export function usePendingMatches<
+  TRouter extends AnyRouter = RegisteredRouter,
+  TSelected = unknown,
+>(
+  opts?: UseMatchesBaseOptions<TRouter, TSelected>,
+): Vue.Ref<UseMatchesResult<TRouter, TSelected>> {
+  const router = useRouter<TRouter>()
+  return useStore(router.stores.pendingMatches, (matches) => {
+    return opts?.select
+      ? opts.select(matches as Array<MakeRouteMatchUnion<TRouter>>)
+      : (matches as any)
+  })
+}
+
 export function useParentMatches<
   TRouter extends AnyRouter = RegisteredRouter,
   TSelected = unknown,
diff --git a/packages/vue-router/src/index.tsx b/packages/vue-router/src/index.tsx
index 2e14e349f0..67eac6866f 100644
--- a/packages/vue-router/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/vue-router/src/index.tsx
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ export {
   useMatchRoute,
   MatchRoute,
   useMatches,
+  usePendingMatches,
   useParentMatches,
   useChildMatches,
 } from './Matches'
diff --git a/packages/vue-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx b/packages/vue-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
index 4e9e9afa51..d389f0f2ff 100644
--- a/packages/vue-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/vue-router/tests/Matches.test.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   isMatch,
   useMatchRoute,
   useMatches,
+  usePendingMatches,
 } from '../src'
 
 const rootRoute = createRootRoute()
@@ -371,3 +372,63 @@ describe('matching on different param types', () => {
     },
   )
 })
+
+describe('usePendingMatches', () => {
+  afterEach(() => cleanup())
+
+  test('exposes the destination matches while a navigation is loading', async () => {
+    let resolveLoader!: () => void
+    const loaderPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      resolveLoader = resolve
+    })
+
+    const PendingPath = () => {
+      const pendingPath = usePendingMatches({
+        select: (matches) => matches[matches.length - 1]?.pathname ?? '',
+      })
+      return (
+        <>
+          <div data-testid="pending-path">{pendingPath.value}</div>
+          <Outlet />
+        </>
+      )
+    }
+
+    const root = createRootRoute({
+      component: PendingPath,
+    })
+
+    const home = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => root,
+      path: '/',
+      component: () => <Link to="/posts">To Posts</Link>,
+    })
+
+    const posts = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => root,
+      path: 'posts',
+      loader: () => loaderPromise,
+      component: () => <div>Posts</div>,
+    })
+
+    const router = createRouter({
+      routeTree: root.addChildren([home, posts]),
+      history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/'] }),
+    })
+
+    render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByText('To Posts'))
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pending-path').textContent).toBe('/posts'),
+    )
+
+    resolveLoader()
+
+    await screen.findByText('Posts')
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('pending-path').textContent).toBe(''),
+    )
+  })
+})