diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/queryClient.ts b/packages/query-core/src/queryClient.ts
index 6112abed94..b8c1833a55 100644
--- a/packages/query-core/src/queryClient.ts
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/queryClient.ts
@@ -247,25 +247,26 @@ export class QueryClient {
     filters: RefetchQueryFilters = {},
     options?: RefetchOptions,
   ): Promise<void> {
+    const fetchOptions = {
+      ...options,
+      cancelRefetch: options?.cancelRefetch ?? true,
+    }
     const promises = notifyManager.batch(() =>
       this.#queryCache
         .findAll(filters)
         .filter((query) => !query.isDisabled())
-        .map((query) =>
-          query.fetch(undefined, {
-            ...options,
-            cancelRefetch: options?.cancelRefetch ?? true,
-          }),
-        ),
+        .map((query) => {
+          let promise = query.fetch(undefined, fetchOptions)
+          if (!fetchOptions.throwOnError) {
+            promise = promise.catch(noop)
+          }
+          return query.state.fetchStatus === 'paused'
+            ? Promise.resolve()
+            : promise
+        }),
     )
 
-    let promise = Promise.all(promises).then(noop)
-
-    if (!options?.throwOnError) {
-      promise = promise.catch(noop)
-    }
-
-    return promise
+    return Promise.all(promises).then(noop)
   }
 
   fetchQuery<
diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/tests/queryClient.test.tsx b/packages/query-core/src/tests/queryClient.test.tsx
index 51a55a67b7..bde738afb8 100644
--- a/packages/query-core/src/tests/queryClient.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/tests/queryClient.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom'
 
-import { sleep, queryKey, createQueryClient } from './utils'
+import {
+  sleep,
+  queryKey,
+  createQueryClient,
+  mockNavigatorOnLine,
+} from './utils'
 import type {
   QueryCache,
   QueryClient,
@@ -1020,6 +1025,33 @@ describe('queryClient', () => {
       }
       expect(error).toEqual('error')
     })
+
+    test('should resolve Promise immediately if query is paused', async () => {
+      const key1 = queryKey()
+      const queryFn1 = vi.fn<unknown[], string>().mockReturnValue('data1')
+      await queryClient.fetchQuery({ queryKey: key1, queryFn: queryFn1 })
+      const onlineMock = mockNavigatorOnLine(false)
+
+      await queryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: key1 })
+
+      // if we reach this point, the test succeeds because the Promise was resolved immediately
+      expect(queryFn1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      onlineMock.mockRestore()
+    })
+
+    test('should refetch if query we are offline but query networkMode is always', async () => {
+      const key1 = queryKey()
+      queryClient.setQueryDefaults(key1, { networkMode: 'always' })
+      const queryFn1 = vi.fn<unknown[], string>().mockReturnValue('data1')
+      await queryClient.fetchQuery({ queryKey: key1, queryFn: queryFn1 })
+      const onlineMock = mockNavigatorOnLine(false)
+
+      await queryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: key1 })
+
+      // initial fetch + refetch (even though we are offline)
+      expect(queryFn1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      onlineMock.mockRestore()
+    })
   })
 
   describe('invalidateQueries', () => {