diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 722ebb844..1a1dbe943 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "dev": "nuxt dev playground",
     "dev:ssl": "nuxt dev playground --https",
     "dev:prepare": "pnpm -r dev:prepare && nuxt prepare && nuxt prepare playground && pnpm prepare:fixtures",
-    "prepare:fixtures": "nuxt prepare test/fixtures/basic && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/cdn && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/extend-registry && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/partytown && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/first-party && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/linkedin-insight && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/linkedin-insight-cdn && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/tiktok-pixel && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/calendly && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/calendly-cdn && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/ahrefs-analytics && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/ahrefs-analytics-cdn && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/usercentrics && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/speedcurve && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/maplibre && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/map-hydration",
+    "prepare:fixtures": "nuxt prepare test/fixtures/basic && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/cdn && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/extend-registry && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/partytown && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/first-party && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/linkedin-insight && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/linkedin-insight-cdn && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/tiktok-pixel && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/calendly && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/calendly-cdn && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/ahrefs-analytics && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/ahrefs-analytics-cdn && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/usercentrics && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/speedcurve && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/maplibre && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/map-hydration && nuxt prepare test/fixtures/script-status-hydration",
     "typecheck": "pnpm --filter @nuxt/scripts-cli typecheck && nuxt typecheck",
     "release": "pnpm build && bumpp -r --output=CHANGELOG.md",
     "lint": "eslint .",
diff --git a/packages/script/src/runtime/composables/useScript.ts b/packages/script/src/runtime/composables/useScript.ts
index d7f548a86..c4ae1aca3 100644
--- a/packages/script/src/runtime/composables/useScript.ts
+++ b/packages/script/src/runtime/composables/useScript.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { UseScriptInput, UseScriptOptions, VueScriptInstance, VueScriptScope } from '@unhead/vue/scripts'
 import type { ScriptInstance } from 'unhead/scripts'
 import type { NuxtDevToolsNetworkRequest, NuxtDevToolsScriptInstance, NuxtUseScriptOptions, UseFunctionType, UseScriptContext } from '../types'
+import type { ServerScriptStatuses } from '../utils/hydration-status'
 import { useScript as _useScript } from '@unhead/vue/scripts'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
 import { injectHead, onNuxtReady, useHead, useNuxtApp, useRuntimeConfig } from 'nuxt/app'
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import { resolveTrigger } from '#build/nuxt-scripts-trigger-resolver'
 import { debugEnabled } from '../debug'
 import { logger } from '../logger'
 import { createAbortError } from '../utils/abortable-promise'
+import { createHydrationStatus, SCRIPT_STATUS_PAYLOAD_KEY } from '../utils/hydration-status'
 
 type NuxtScriptsApp = ReturnType<typeof useNuxtApp> & {
   $scripts: Record<string, UseScriptContext<any> | undefined>
@@ -346,6 +348,17 @@ export function useScript<T extends Record<symbol | string, any> = Record<symbol
   if (sharedInstance[NUXT_SCRIPT_CONTROLLER])
     return instance as UseScriptContext<UseFunctionType<NuxtUseScriptOptions<T>, T>>
 
+  if (import.meta.client && nuxtApp.isHydrating && nuxtApp.payload.serverRendered) {
+    // A client trigger changes the live status during setup, before hydration
+    // compares the DOM. Render the server status until hydration ends. The
+    // trigger and the loader still run now, so load timing is unchanged.
+    const serverStatuses = nuxtApp.payload[SCRIPT_STATUS_PAYLOAD_KEY] as ServerScriptStatuses | undefined
+    const hydrationStatus = createHydrationStatus(sharedInstance.status, serverStatuses?.[id] || 'awaitingLoad')
+    // Unhead's Vue wrapper reads `_statusRef` on every `status` access and writes each update to it.
+    ;(sharedInstance as { _statusRef?: unknown })._statusRef = hydrationStatus.status
+    nuxtApp.hooks.hookOnce('app:suspense:resolve', hydrationStatus.release)
+  }
+
   const publicStatus = instance.status
   let currentScript = sharedInstance as ScriptInstance<any>
   const appInstance = Object.create(sharedInstance) as UseScriptContext<UseFunctionType<NuxtUseScriptOptions<T>, T>>
@@ -444,6 +457,22 @@ export function useScript<T extends Record<symbol | string, any> = Record<symbol
     return reloadPromise
   }
   nuxtApp.$scripts[id] = appInstance
+
+  if (import.meta.server) {
+    // The client hydrates against the status the server rendered.
+    const recordServerStatus = () => {
+      if (sharedInstance.status === 'awaitingLoad')
+        return
+      const statuses = (nuxtApp.payload[SCRIPT_STATUS_PAYLOAD_KEY] ||= {}) as ServerScriptStatuses
+      statuses[id] = sharedInstance.status
+    }
+    recordServerStatus()
+    addCleanup(headHooks.hook('script:updated', ({ script }) => {
+      if (script === sharedInstance)
+        recordServerStatus()
+    }))
+  }
+
   addCleanup(nuxtApp.hooks.hook('app:unmount' as any, () => {
     sharedInstance.remove()
   }))
diff --git a/packages/script/src/runtime/utils/hydration-status.ts b/packages/script/src/runtime/utils/hydration-status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88acf5a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/script/src/runtime/utils/hydration-status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import type { UseScriptStatus } from 'unhead/scripts'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+import { customRef } from 'vue'
+
+/**
+ * Payload key for the script statuses the server rendered.
+ * The server writes only statuses other than `awaitingLoad`, so a page whose
+ * scripts all wait for a client trigger adds nothing to the payload.
+ */
+export const SCRIPT_STATUS_PAYLOAD_KEY = '_scriptStatus'
+
+export type ServerScriptStatuses = Record<string, UseScriptStatus>
+
+export interface HydrationStatus {
+  /** Reports the server status until `release()`, then the live status. */
+  status: Ref<UseScriptStatus>
+  release: () => void
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a status ref that agrees with the server-rendered HTML while the app hydrates.
+ *
+ * A client trigger can change the live status during setup, before hydration
+ * compares the DOM. The live status still updates underneath, so the loader
+ * starts at the same moment. Only the value that rendering and watchers read
+ * waits for `release()`.
+ */
+export function createHydrationStatus(live: UseScriptStatus, server: UseScriptStatus): HydrationStatus {
+  let value = live
+  let held: UseScriptStatus | undefined = server
+  let notify = () => {}
+  const status = customRef<UseScriptStatus>((track, trigger) => {
+    notify = trigger
+    return {
+      get() {
+        track()
+        return held ?? value
+      },
+      set(next) {
+        const previous = value
+        value = next
+        if (held === undefined && next !== previous)
+          trigger()
+      },
+    }
+  })
+  return {
+    status,
+    release() {
+      if (held === undefined)
+        return
+      const shown = held
+      held = undefined
+      if (value !== shown)
+        notify()
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/script-status-hydration.test.ts b/test/e2e/script-status-hydration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..562c3f5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/script-status-hydration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { createResolver } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { $fetch, createPage, setup, url } from '@nuxt/test-utils/e2e'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+const { resolve } = createResolver(import.meta.url)
+
+/**
+ * A page that renders `{{ status }}` must hydrate without a mismatch for every
+ * trigger. Each fixture page loads `/probe.js` with one trigger, renders its
+ * status, and records every value a `status` watcher sees.
+ */
+const pages: { path: string, server: string, sequence: string[] }[] = [
+  { path: '/default', server: 'awaitingLoad', sequence: ['awaitingLoad', 'loading', 'loaded'] },
+  { path: '/onNuxtReady', server: 'awaitingLoad', sequence: ['awaitingLoad', 'loading', 'loaded'] },
+  { path: '/client', server: 'awaitingLoad', sequence: ['awaitingLoad', 'loading', 'loaded'] },
+  { path: '/registry-client', server: 'awaitingLoad', sequence: ['awaitingLoad', 'loading', 'loaded'] },
+  { path: '/visible', server: 'awaitingLoad', sequence: ['awaitingLoad', 'loading', 'loaded'] },
+  { path: '/server', server: 'loading', sequence: ['loading', 'loaded'] },
+  { path: '/manual', server: 'awaitingLoad', sequence: ['awaitingLoad'] },
+]
+
+describe('script status hydration', { timeout: 120000 }, async () => {
+  await setup({
+    rootDir: resolve('../fixtures/script-status-hydration'),
+    browser: true,
+  })
+
+  it.each(pages)('hydrates $path without a mismatch', async ({ path, server, sequence }) => {
+    const html = await $fetch<string>(path)
+    expect(html).toContain(`<div id="status">${server}</div>`)
+
+    const page = await createPage()
+    const messages: string[] = []
+    page.on('console', message => messages.push(`${message.type()}: ${message.text()}`))
+    page.on('pageerror', error => messages.push(`pageerror: ${error.message}`))
+    await page.goto(url(path), { waitUntil: 'hydration' })
+
+    const name = path.slice(1)
+    const final = sequence.at(-1)!
+    await page.waitForFunction(
+      ([name, final]) => (window as any).__statusLog?.[name]?.at(-1) === final,
+      [name, final] as const,
+      { timeout: 10000 },
+    )
+
+    expect(messages.filter(message => /hydrat|mismatch/i.test(message))).toEqual([])
+    // A watcher on `status` still sees every transition, in order.
+    expect(await page.evaluate(name => (window as any).__statusLog[name], name)).toEqual(sequence)
+    expect(await page.textContent('#status')).toBe(final)
+    await page.close()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/app.vue b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/app.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f62b8bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/app.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<template>
+  <NuxtPage />
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/composables/useStatusLog.ts b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/composables/useStatusLog.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5a76fd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/composables/useStatusLog.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+import { watch } from 'vue'
+
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    __statusLog?: Record<string, string[]>
+  }
+}
+
+/** Record every value a `status` watcher sees, so a test can read the sequence. */
+export function useStatusLog(name: string, status: Ref<string>) {
+  if (import.meta.server)
+    return
+  const log = ((window.__statusLog ||= {})[name] ||= [])
+  watch(status, value => log.push(value), { immediate: true })
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/nuxt.config.ts b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/nuxt.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49f9d1edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { defineNuxtConfig } from 'nuxt/config'
+
+export default defineNuxtConfig({
+  modules: [
+    '@nuxt/scripts',
+  ],
+  // Log the mismatched node and both values, not only the summary line.
+  debug: { hydration: true },
+  compatibilityDate: '2024-07-05',
+})
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/package.json b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0967ef424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/client.vue b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/client.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..799861207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/client.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const { status } = useScript('/probe.js?trigger=client', { trigger: 'client' })
+useStatusLog('client', status)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div id="status">{{ status }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/default.vue b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/default.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bebcf823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/default.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const { status } = useScript('/probe.js?trigger=default')
+useStatusLog('default', status)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div id="status">{{ status }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/manual.vue b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/manual.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b4754848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/manual.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const { status } = useScript('/probe.js?trigger=manual', { trigger: 'manual' })
+useStatusLog('manual', status)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div id="status">{{ status }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/onNuxtReady.vue b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/onNuxtReady.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51ea4a31e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/onNuxtReady.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const { status } = useScript('/probe.js?trigger=onNuxtReady', { trigger: 'onNuxtReady' })
+useStatusLog('onNuxtReady', status)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div id="status">{{ status }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/registry-client.vue b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/registry-client.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14f345ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/registry-client.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+// The Vercel Analytics registry fixes its trigger to `client`. The local src
+// keeps the test off the network.
+const { status } = useScriptVercelAnalytics({
+  scriptInput: { src: '/probe.js?trigger=registry-client' },
+  scriptOptions: { bundle: false },
+})
+useStatusLog('registry-client', status)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div id="status">{{ status }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/server.vue b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/server.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68ef41ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/server.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const { status } = useScript('/probe.js?trigger=server', { trigger: 'server' })
+useStatusLog('server', status)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div id="status">{{ status }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/visible.vue b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/visible.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..728142c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/pages/visible.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const el = ref<HTMLElement>()
+const { status } = useScript('/probe.js?trigger=visible', {
+  trigger: useScriptTriggerElement({ trigger: 'visible', el }),
+})
+useStatusLog('visible', status)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div id="status" ref="el">{{ status }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/public/probe.js b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/public/probe.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a064e3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/public/probe.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+window.__probeLoaded = (window.__probeLoaded || 0) + 1
diff --git a/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/tsconfig.json b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b34df157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/script-status-hydration/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./.nuxt/tsconfig.json"
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/hydration-status.test.ts b/test/unit/hydration-status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad1413af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/hydration-status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { watch } from 'vue'
+import { createHydrationStatus } from '../../packages/script/src/runtime/utils/hydration-status'
+
+describe('createHydrationStatus', () => {
+  it('reports the server status while the live status changes', () => {
+    const { status } = createHydrationStatus('loading', 'awaitingLoad')
+    expect(status.value).toBe('awaitingLoad')
+
+    status.value = 'loaded'
+    expect(status.value).toBe('awaitingLoad')
+  })
+
+  it('reports the live status after release and notifies watchers once', () => {
+    const { status, release } = createHydrationStatus('loading', 'awaitingLoad')
+    const seen: string[] = []
+    watch(status, value => seen.push(value), { flush: 'sync', immediate: true })
+
+    status.value = 'loaded'
+    release()
+    status.value = 'removed'
+
+    expect(seen).toEqual(['awaitingLoad', 'loaded', 'removed'])
+  })
+
+  it('does not notify on release when the live status equals the server status', () => {
+    const { status, release } = createHydrationStatus('loading', 'loading')
+    const seen: string[] = []
+    watch(status, value => seen.push(value), { flush: 'sync' })
+
+    release()
+    release()
+
+    expect(seen).toEqual([])
+    expect(status.value).toBe('loading')
+  })
+
+  it('notifies watchers of every live transition after release', () => {
+    const { status, release } = createHydrationStatus('awaitingLoad', 'awaitingLoad')
+    release()
+    const seen: string[] = []
+    watch(status, value => seen.push(value), { flush: 'sync' })
+
+    status.value = 'loading'
+    status.value = 'loading'
+    status.value = 'loaded'
+
+    expect(seen).toEqual(['loading', 'loaded'])
+  })
+})