diff --git a/.changeset/bright-rivers-listen.md b/.changeset/bright-rivers-listen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85d112f610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-rivers-listen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'urql': patch
+---
+
+Fix `useSubscription`'s `fetching` state to remain `true` while its source is active and become `false` when the source completes. Local React effect cleanup and stale sources no longer report a completed active subscription.
diff --git a/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useSubscription.test.tsx b/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useSubscription.test.tsx
index e7f75124f0..ae298866da 100644
--- a/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useSubscription.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useSubscription.test.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ vi.mock('../context', async () => {
 
 import React from 'react';
 import renderer, { act } from 'react-test-renderer';
-import { OperationContext } from '@urql/core';
+import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { CombinedError, OperationContext } from '@urql/core';
+import { fromValue, makeSubject, merge, never } from 'wonka';
 
 import { useSubscription, UseSubscriptionState } from './useSubscription';
 import { useClient } from '../context';
@@ -45,7 +47,10 @@ const SubscriptionUser = ({
 };
 
 beforeEach(() => {
-  client.executeSubscription.mockClear();
+  client.executeSubscription.mockReset();
+  client.executeSubscription.mockImplementation(() =>
+    merge([fromValue({ data: 1234, error: 5678 }), never])
+  );
   state = undefined;
 });
 
@@ -95,6 +100,53 @@ describe('execute subscription', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('fetching', () => {
+  it('remains active when subscription results arrive', () => {
+    const subject = makeSubject<{ data: number }>();
+    client.executeSubscription.mockReturnValue(subject.source);
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSubscription({ query }));
+
+    act(() => subject.next({ data: 1234 }));
+
+    expect(result.current[0].fetching).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('becomes inactive when the subscription completes', () => {
+    const subject = makeSubject<{ data: number }>();
+    client.executeSubscription.mockReturnValue(subject.source);
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSubscription({ query }));
+
+    expect(result.current[0].fetching).toBe(true);
+    act(() => subject.complete());
+    expect(result.current[0].fetching).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('preserves subscription errors on completion', () => {
+    const subject = makeSubject<{
+      data: undefined;
+      error: CombinedError;
+    }>();
+    const error = new CombinedError({ networkError: new Error('test') });
+    client.executeSubscription.mockReturnValue(subject.source);
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSubscription({ query }));
+
+    act(() => subject.next({ data: undefined, error }));
+    act(() => subject.complete());
+
+    expect(result.current[0]).toMatchObject({ fetching: false, error });
+  });
+
+  it('remains active after local Strict Mode cleanup', () => {
+    const subject = makeSubject<{ data: number }>();
+    client.executeSubscription.mockReturnValue(subject.source);
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSubscription({ query }), {
+      wrapper: React.StrictMode,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current[0].fetching).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('pause', () => {
   const props = { q: query };
 
diff --git a/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts b/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts
index 6e254e887f..8894e0f195 100644
--- a/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts
+++ b/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts
@@ -260,11 +260,19 @@ export function useSubscription<
   }
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
+    const source = state[0];
     const updateResult = (
-      result: Partial<UseSubscriptionState<Data, Variables>>
+      result: Partial<UseSubscriptionState<Data, Variables>>,
+      fetching?: boolean
     ) => {
       deferDispatch(setState, state => {
-        const nextResult = computeNextState(state[1], result);
+        if (state[0] !== source) return state;
+
+        let nextResult = computeNextState(state[1], result);
+        if (fetching !== undefined && nextResult.fetching !== fetching) {
+          nextResult = { ...nextResult, fetching };
+        }
+
         if (state[1] === nextResult) return state;
         if (
           handlerRef.current &&
@@ -281,14 +289,27 @@ export function useSubscription<
       });
     };
 
-    if (state[0]) {
-      return pipe(
-        state[0],
+    const updateFetching = (fetching: boolean) => {
+      deferDispatch(setState, state => {
+        if (state[0] !== source || state[1].fetching === fetching) return state;
+        return [state[0], { ...state[1], fetching }, state[2]] as const;
+      });
+    };
+
+    if (source) {
+      let isSubscribed = true;
+      const subscription = pipe(
+        source,
         onEnd(() => {
-          updateResult({ fetching: !!source });
+          if (isSubscribed) updateFetching(false);
         }),
-        subscribe(updateResult)
-      ).unsubscribe;
+        subscribe(result => updateResult(result, true))
+      );
+
+      return () => {
+        isSubscribed = false;
+        subscription.unsubscribe();
+      };
     } else {
       updateResult({ fetching: false });
     }