diff --git a/.changeset/thirty-ties-arrive.md b/.changeset/thirty-ties-arrive.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9695eb0900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thirty-ties-arrive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+"@apollo/client": minor
+---
+
+Introduces a new `useLoadableQuery` hook. This hook works similarly to `useBackgroundQuery` in that it returns a `queryRef` that can be used to suspend a component via the `useReadQuery` hook. It provides a more ergonomic way to load the query during a user interaction (for example when wanting to preload some data) that would otherwise be clunky with `useBackgroundQuery`.
+
+```tsx
+function App() {
+  const [queryRef, loadQuery, { refetch, fetchMore }] = useLoadableQuery(query, options)
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button onClick={() => loadQuery(variables)>Load query</button>
+      {queryRef && <Child queryRef={queryRef} />}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function Child({ queryRef }) {
+  const { data } = useReadQuery(queryRef)
+
+  // ...
+}
+```