diff --git a/docs/rtk-query/api/createApi.mdx b/docs/rtk-query/api/createApi.mdx
index 50a64201fa..6e99e1476e 100644
--- a/docs/rtk-query/api/createApi.mdx
+++ b/docs/rtk-query/api/createApi.mdx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export const { useGetPokemonByNameQuery } = pokemonApi
   - `endpoint` - The name of the endpoint.
   - `type` - Type of request (`query` or `mutation`).
   - `forced` - Indicates if a query has been forced.
+  - `queryCacheKey`- The computed query cache key.
 - `extraOptions` - The value of the optional `extraOptions` property provided for a given endpoint
 
 #### baseQuery function signature
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/baseQueryTypes.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/baseQueryTypes.ts
index 9af22a3f7e..0553426bf1 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/baseQueryTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/baseQueryTypes.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ export interface BaseQueryApi {
    * invalidated queries.
    */
   forced?: boolean
+  /**
+   * Only available for queries: the cache key that was used to store the query result
+   */
+  queryCacheKey?: string
 }
 
 export type QueryReturnValue<T = unknown, E = unknown, M = unknown> =
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildThunks.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildThunks.ts
index 740a11404a..8d9b69a2f9 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildThunks.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildThunks.ts
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ export function buildThunks<
         type: arg.type,
         forced:
           arg.type === 'query' ? isForcedQuery(arg, getState()) : undefined,
+        queryCacheKey: arg.type === 'query' ? arg.queryCacheKey : undefined,
       }
 
       const forceQueryFn =
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/buildInitiate.test.tsx b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/buildInitiate.test.tsx
index f7022acf30..08be5a3558 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/buildInitiate.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/buildInitiate.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { setupApiStore } from '../../tests/utils/helpers'
+import { setupApiStore } from '@internal/tests/utils/helpers'
 import { createApi } from '../core'
 import type { SubscriptionSelectors } from '../core/buildMiddleware/types'
 import { fakeBaseQuery } from '../fakeBaseQuery'
@@ -119,3 +119,57 @@ describe('calling initiate without a cache entry, with subscribe: false still re
     ).toBe(false)
   })
 })
+
+describe('calling initiate should have resulting queryCacheKey match baseQuery queryCacheKey', () => {
+  const baseQuery = vi.fn(() => ({ data: 'success' }))
+  function getNewApi() {
+    return createApi({
+      baseQuery,
+      endpoints: (build) => ({
+        query: build.query<void, { arg1: string; arg2: string }>({
+          query: (args) => `queryUrl/${args.arg1}/${args.arg2}`,
+        }),
+        mutation: build.mutation<void, { arg1: string; arg2: string }>({
+          query: () => 'mutationUrl',
+        }),
+      }),
+    })
+  }
+  let api = getNewApi()
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    baseQuery.mockClear()
+    api = getNewApi()
+  })
+
+  test('should be a string and matching on queries', () => {
+    const { store: storeApi } = setupApiStore(api, undefined, {
+      withoutTestLifecycles: true,
+    })
+    const promise = storeApi.dispatch(
+      api.endpoints.query.initiate({ arg2: 'secondArg', arg1: 'firstArg' }),
+    )
+    expect(baseQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        queryCacheKey: promise.queryCacheKey,
+      }),
+      undefined,
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('should be undefined and matching on mutations', () => {
+    const { store: storeApi } = setupApiStore(api, undefined, {
+      withoutTestLifecycles: true,
+    })
+    storeApi.dispatch(
+      api.endpoints.mutation.initiate({ arg2: 'secondArg', arg1: 'firstArg' }),
+    )
+    expect(baseQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        queryCacheKey: undefined,
+      }),
+      undefined,
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/createApi.test.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/createApi.test.ts
index ae745b18b2..7c277b4618 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/createApi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/createApi.test.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ describe('endpoint definition typings', () => {
       getState: expect.any(Function),
       signal: expect.any(Object),
       type: expect.any(String),
+      queryCacheKey: expect.any(String),
     }
     beforeEach(() => {
       baseQuery.mockClear()
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ describe('endpoint definition typings', () => {
             abort: expect.any(Function),
             forced: expect.any(Boolean),
             type: expect.any(String),
+            queryCacheKey: expect.any(String),
           },
           undefined,
         ],
@@ -368,6 +370,7 @@ describe('endpoint definition typings', () => {
             abort: expect.any(Function),
             forced: expect.any(Boolean),
             type: expect.any(String),
+            queryCacheKey: expect.any(String),
           },
           undefined,
         ],
@@ -499,8 +502,24 @@ describe('endpoint definition typings', () => {
       expect(baseQuery.mock.calls).toEqual([
         ['modified1', commonBaseQueryApi, undefined],
         ['modified2', commonBaseQueryApi, undefined],
-        ['modified1', { ...commonBaseQueryApi, forced: undefined }, undefined],
-        ['modified2', { ...commonBaseQueryApi, forced: undefined }, undefined],
+        [
+          'modified1',
+          {
+            ...commonBaseQueryApi,
+            forced: undefined,
+            queryCacheKey: undefined,
+          },
+          undefined,
+        ],
+        [
+          'modified2',
+          {
+            ...commonBaseQueryApi,
+            forced: undefined,
+            queryCacheKey: undefined,
+          },
+          undefined,
+        ],
       ])
     })