diff --git a/.changeset/fair-llamas-hydrate.md b/.changeset/fair-llamas-hydrate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5e62c0ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fair-llamas-hydrate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/react-start': patch
+'@tanstack/react-start-client': patch
+'@tanstack/solid-start': patch
+'@tanstack/solid-start-client': patch
+---
+
+Avoid pulling the client hydration entry into root `@tanstack/react-start` and `@tanstack/solid-start` imports by re-exporting `Hydrate` from framework client Hydrate-only subpaths.
diff --git a/packages/react-start-client/package.json b/packages/react-start-client/package.json
index af06d2b008..41e72258e0 100644
--- a/packages/react-start-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-start-client/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
         "default": "./dist/esm/hydration.js"
       }
     },
+    "./Hydrate": {
+      "import": {
+        "types": "./dist/esm/Hydrate.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/esm/Hydrate.js"
+      }
+    },
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "sideEffects": false,
diff --git a/packages/react-start-client/src/index.tsx b/packages/react-start-client/src/index.tsx
index 669b1e0e3f..26e7195c39 100644
--- a/packages/react-start-client/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-start-client/src/index.tsx
@@ -2,17 +2,3 @@
 
 export { StartClient } from './StartClient'
 export { hydrateStart } from './hydrateStart'
-export { Hydrate } from './Hydrate'
-export type {
-  HydrateOptions,
-  HydrateProps,
-  HydrateWhen,
-  HydrationInteractionEvent,
-  HydrationInteractionEvents,
-  HydrationPrefetchContext,
-  HydrationPrefetchFunction,
-  HydrationPrefetchStrategy,
-  HydrationPrefetchWaitReason,
-  HydrationStrategy,
-  HydrationWhen,
-} from './Hydrate'
diff --git a/packages/react-start-client/vite.config.ts b/packages/react-start-client/vite.config.ts
index 40e07174ac..19e0d79d19 100644
--- a/packages/react-start-client/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/react-start-client/vite.config.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default mergeConfig(
   tanstackViteConfig({
     tsconfigPath: './tsconfig.build.json',
     srcDir: './src',
-    entry: ['./src/index.tsx', './src/hydration.ts'],
+    entry: ['./src/index.tsx', './src/Hydrate.tsx', './src/hydration.ts'],
     cjs: false,
   }),
 )
diff --git a/packages/react-start/src/index.ts b/packages/react-start/src/index.ts
index 0947745215..6ea839a967 100644
--- a/packages/react-start/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-start/src/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ export {
   createServerOnlyFn,
   createStart,
 } from '@tanstack/start-client-core'
-export { Hydrate } from '@tanstack/react-start-client'
+
+// Keep root `@tanstack/react-start` imports from evaluating the client barrel.
+// The barrel also exports `hydrateStart`, which imports the virtual client
+// entry. That virtual entry imports the user's router module, so route modules
+// that import the root package can be pulled back into the same graph and
+// create circular HMR updates. Re-exporting from the Hydrate-only subpath
+// preserves the public API without introducing that import edge.
+export { Hydrate } from '@tanstack/react-start-client/Hydrate'
 export type {
   HydrateOptions,
   HydrateProps,
@@ -24,4 +31,4 @@ export type {
   HydrationPrefetchStrategy,
   HydrationStrategy,
   HydrationWhen,
-} from '@tanstack/react-start-client'
+} from '@tanstack/react-start-client/Hydrate'
diff --git a/packages/solid-start-client/package.json b/packages/solid-start-client/package.json
index 61b66cce1d..ca542c9014 100644
--- a/packages/solid-start-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/solid-start-client/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
         "default": "./dist/esm/hydration.js"
       }
     },
+    "./Hydrate": {
+      "import": {
+        "types": "./dist/esm/Hydrate.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/esm/Hydrate.js"
+      }
+    },
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "sideEffects": false,
diff --git a/packages/solid-start-client/src/index.tsx b/packages/solid-start-client/src/index.tsx
index 2128ebcb01..aa73990a57 100644
--- a/packages/solid-start-client/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-start-client/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,2 @@
 export { StartClient } from './StartClient'
 export { hydrateStart } from './hydrateStart'
-export { Hydrate } from './Hydrate'
-export type {
-  HydrateOptions,
-  HydrateProps,
-  HydrateWhen,
-  HydrationInteractionEvent,
-  HydrationInteractionEvents,
-  HydrationPrefetchContext,
-  HydrationPrefetchFunction,
-  HydrationPrefetchStrategy,
-  HydrationPrefetchWaitReason,
-  HydrationStrategy,
-  HydrationWhen,
-} from './Hydrate'
diff --git a/packages/solid-start/src/index.ts b/packages/solid-start/src/index.ts
index 44d8c36c88..bc5560978d 100644
--- a/packages/solid-start/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/solid-start/src/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ export {
   createServerOnlyFn,
   createStart,
 } from '@tanstack/start-client-core'
-export { Hydrate } from '@tanstack/solid-start-client'
+
+// Keep root `@tanstack/solid-start` imports from evaluating the client barrel.
+// The barrel also exports `hydrateStart`, which imports the virtual client
+// entry. That virtual entry imports the user's router module, so route modules
+// that import the root package can be pulled back into the same graph and
+// create circular HMR updates. Re-exporting from the Hydrate-only subpath
+// preserves the public API without introducing that import edge.
+export { Hydrate } from '@tanstack/solid-start-client/Hydrate'
 export type {
   HydrateOptions,
   HydrateProps,
@@ -24,4 +31,4 @@ export type {
   HydrationPrefetchStrategy,
   HydrationStrategy,
   HydrationWhen,
-} from '@tanstack/solid-start-client'
+} from '@tanstack/solid-start-client/Hydrate'