diff --git a/.changeset/fix-vue-flexrender-hydration.md b/.changeset/fix-vue-flexrender-hydration.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9aebda50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-vue-flexrender-hydration.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/vue-table': patch
+---
+
+Return null instead of empty string in FlexRender to prevent Vue SSR hydration mismatch
diff --git a/packages/vue-table/src/index.ts b/packages/vue-table/src/index.ts
index 1ea766c261..f698b80a3c 100755
--- a/packages/vue-table/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-table/src/index.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ export const FlexRender = defineComponent({
         return h(props.render, props.props)
       }
 
+      // Return null for empty/nullish values to avoid Vue SSR hydration
+      // mismatches (e.g. empty string renders a text node on the client
+      // but nothing on the server)
+      if (props.render == null || props.render === '') {
+        return null
+      }
+
       return props.render
     }
   },