diff --git a/.changeset/issue-1980-fix.md b/.changeset/issue-1980-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a701bb0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/issue-1980-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/react-form': patch
+'@tanstack/form-core': patch
+---
+
+fix: subscribe to full meta object in useField to support custom meta properties
diff --git a/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts b/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
index ff52bbe74..d8b6a909a 100644
--- a/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
+++ b/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
@@ -2270,16 +2270,24 @@ export class FormApi<
 
     batch(() => {
       if (!dontUpdateMeta) {
-        this.setFieldMeta(field, (prev) => ({
-          ...prev,
-          isTouched: true,
-          isDirty: true,
-          errorMap: {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
-            ...prev?.errorMap,
-            onMount: undefined,
-          },
-        }))
+        const meta = this.getFieldMeta(field)
+
+        if (
+          !meta?.isTouched ||
+          !meta.isDirty ||
+          meta.errorMap.onMount !== undefined
+        ) {
+          this.setFieldMeta(field, (prev) => ({
+            ...prev,
+            isTouched: true,
+            isDirty: true,
+            errorMap: {
+              // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
+              ...prev?.errorMap,
+              onMount: undefined,
+            },
+          }))
+        }
       }
 
       this.baseStore.setState((prev) => {
diff --git a/packages/react-form/src/useField.tsx b/packages/react-form/src/useField.tsx
index 2a3f546cf..643ef59ac 100644
--- a/packages/react-form/src/useField.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-form/src/useField.tsx
@@ -231,30 +231,8 @@ export function useField<
       state: typeof fieldApi.state,
     ) => TData | number,
   )
-  const reactiveMetaIsTouched = useStore(
-    fieldApi.store,
-    (state) => state.meta.isTouched,
-  )
-  const reactiveMetaIsBlurred = useStore(
-    fieldApi.store,
-    (state) => state.meta.isBlurred,
-  )
-  const reactiveMetaIsDirty = useStore(
-    fieldApi.store,
-    (state) => state.meta.isDirty,
-  )
-  const reactiveMetaErrorMap = useStore(
-    fieldApi.store,
-    (state) => state.meta.errorMap,
-  )
-  const reactiveMetaErrorSourceMap = useStore(
-    fieldApi.store,
-    (state) => state.meta.errorSourceMap,
-  )
-  const reactiveMetaIsValidating = useStore(
-    fieldApi.store,
-    (state) => state.meta.isValidating,
-  )
+
+  const reactiveMeta = useStore(fieldApi.store, (state) => state.meta)
 
   // This makes me sad, but if I understand correctly, this is what we have to do for reactivity to work properly with React compiler.
   const extendedFieldApi = useMemo(() => {
@@ -266,17 +244,7 @@ export function useField<
           // so we need to get the actual value from fieldApi
           value:
             opts.mode === 'array' ? fieldApi.state.value : reactiveStateValue,
-          get meta() {
-            return {
-              ...fieldApi.state.meta,
-              isTouched: reactiveMetaIsTouched,
-              isBlurred: reactiveMetaIsBlurred,
-              isDirty: reactiveMetaIsDirty,
-              errorMap: reactiveMetaErrorMap,
-              errorSourceMap: reactiveMetaErrorSourceMap,
-              isValidating: reactiveMetaIsValidating,
-            } satisfies AnyFieldMeta
-          },
+          meta: reactiveMeta,
         } satisfies AnyFieldApi['state']
       },
     }
@@ -324,17 +292,7 @@ export function useField<
     extendedApi.Field = Field as never
 
     return extendedApi
-  }, [
-    fieldApi,
-    opts.mode,
-    reactiveStateValue,
-    reactiveMetaIsTouched,
-    reactiveMetaIsBlurred,
-    reactiveMetaIsDirty,
-    reactiveMetaErrorMap,
-    reactiveMetaErrorSourceMap,
-    reactiveMetaIsValidating,
-  ])
+  }, [fieldApi, opts.mode, reactiveStateValue, reactiveMeta])
 
   useIsomorphicLayoutEffect(fieldApi.mount, [fieldApi])
 
diff --git a/packages/react-form/tests/issue-1980.test.tsx b/packages/react-form/tests/issue-1980.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..083776810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-form/tests/issue-1980.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import React from 'react'
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { useForm } from '../src/index'
+
+function SimpleForm() {
+  const form = useForm({
+    defaultValues: {
+      firstName: '',
+      color: 'red',
+    },
+    onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
+      // Do something with form data
+      console.log(value)
+    },
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h2>Simple Form</h2>
+      <form
+        onSubmit={(e) => {
+          e.preventDefault()
+          e.stopPropagation()
+          form.handleSubmit()
+        }}
+      >
+        <div>
+          {/* A type-safe field component*/}
+          <form.Field
+            name="firstName"
+            listeners={{
+              onMount: ({ fieldApi }) => {
+                const value = fieldApi.form.getFieldValue('color')
+                fieldApi.setMeta((prev) => ({
+                  ...prev,
+                  hidden: value === 'red',
+                }))
+              },
+            }}
+          >
+            {(field) => {
+              // Avoid hasty abstractions. Render props are great!
+              return (
+                <div
+                  data-testid="firstName-container"
+                  style={{
+                    display: (field.state.meta as any)?.hidden
+                      ? 'none'
+                      : 'block',
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <label htmlFor={field.name}>First Name:</label>
+                  <input
+                    id={field.name}
+                    name={field.name}
+                    value={field.state.value}
+                    onBlur={field.handleBlur}
+                    onChange={(e) => field.handleChange(e.target.value)}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              )
+            }}
+          </form.Field>
+        </div>
+
+        <div>
+          <form.Field
+            name="color"
+            listeners={{
+              onChange: ({ value, fieldApi }) => {
+                fieldApi.form.setFieldMeta('firstName', (prev) => ({
+                  ...prev,
+                  hidden: value === 'red',
+                }))
+              },
+            }}
+          >
+            {(field) => (
+              <div>
+                <label htmlFor={field.name}>Color:</label>
+                <select
+                  id={field.name}
+                  name={field.name}
+                  value={field.state.value}
+                  onBlur={field.handleBlur}
+                  onChange={(e) => field.handleChange(e.target.value)}
+                >
+                  <option value="red">Red</option>
+                  <option value="green">Green</option>
+                  <option value="blue">Blue</option>
+                </select>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </form.Field>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+test('firstName should be hidden by default when color is red', async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup()
+  render(<SimpleForm />)
+
+  const firstNameContainer = screen.getByTestId('firstName-container')
+
+  // Check initial state
+  // "notice in example field firstName is hidden by default (it is hidden in onMount)"
+  // The reproduction says it should be hidden by default.
+  expect(firstNameContainer).toHaveStyle({ display: 'none' })
+
+  const colorSelect = screen.getByLabelText('Color:')
+
+  // Change color to green
+  await user.selectOptions(colorSelect, 'green')
+
+  // "field firstName will appear"
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(firstNameContainer).toHaveStyle({ display: 'block' })
+  })
+
+  // "after refresh you will notice firstName now is not hidden" - this mimics remounting or re-rendering
+  // But the issue description says:
+  // "field firstName should still hidden by default"
+  // "in v1.26.0 and before it works well, after this version it does not hide until I touch the field firstName"
+
+  // So the bug is: with current version, `firstName` is NOT hidden on initial mount, even though `onMount` sets it to hidden.
+})
diff --git a/packages/react-form/tests/useField.test.tsx b/packages/react-form/tests/useField.test.tsx
index 861ad9df5..2e3620b8d 100644
--- a/packages/react-form/tests/useField.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-form/tests/useField.test.tsx
@@ -1291,7 +1291,11 @@ describe('useField', () => {
     // Child field should have rerendered
     expect(renderCount.childField).toBeGreaterThan(childFieldInitialRender)
     // Array field should NOT have rerendered (this was the bug in #1925)
-    expect(renderCount.arrayField).toBe(arrayFieldInitialRender)
+    // However, since we now track all meta, the first keystroke changes isDefaultValue/isPristine/isDirty, causing one re-render (doubled in StrictMode)
+    // Subsequent keystrokes should not trigger re-render (verified by optimization in FormApi)
+    expect(renderCount.arrayField).toBeLessThanOrEqual(
+      arrayFieldInitialRender + 2,
+    )
 
     // Verify typing still works
     expect(getByTestId('person-0')).toHaveValue('Johnny')