diff --git a/packages/core/src/response.ts b/packages/core/src/response.ts
index 7623ec45e..c787498e2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/response.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/response.ts
@@ -211,12 +211,18 @@ export class Response {
 
     const propsToMerge = pageResponse.mergeProps || []
     const propsToDeepMerge = pageResponse.deepMergeProps || []
+    const mergeStrategies = pageResponse.mergeStrategies || []
 
     propsToMerge.forEach((prop) => {
       const incomingProp = pageResponse.props[prop]
 
       if (Array.isArray(incomingProp)) {
-        pageResponse.props[prop] = [...((currentPage.get().props[prop] || []) as any[]), ...incomingProp]
+        pageResponse.props[prop] = mergeArrayWithStrategy(
+          (currentPage.get().props[prop] || []) as any[],
+          incomingProp,
+          prop,
+          mergeStrategies
+        )
       } else if (typeof incomingProp === 'object' && incomingProp !== null) {
         pageResponse.props[prop] = {
           ...((currentPage.get().props[prop] || []) as Record<string, any>),
@@ -230,17 +236,16 @@ export class Response {
       const currentProp = currentPage.get().props[prop]
 
       // Deep merge function to handle nested objects and arrays
-      const deepMerge = (target: any, source: any) => {
+      const deepMerge = (target: any, source: any, currentKey: string) => {
         if (Array.isArray(source)) {
-          // Merge arrays by concatenating the existing and incoming elements
-          return [...(Array.isArray(target) ? target : []), ...source]
+          return mergeArrayWithStrategy(target, source, currentKey, mergeStrategies)
         }
 
         if (typeof source === 'object' && source !== null) {
           // Merge objects by iterating over keys
           return Object.keys(source).reduce(
             (acc, key) => {
-              acc[key] = deepMerge(target ? target[key] : undefined, source[key])
+              acc[key] = deepMerge(target ? target[key] : undefined, source[key], `${currentKey}.${key}`)
               return acc
             },
             { ...target },
@@ -252,7 +257,7 @@ export class Response {
       }
 
       // Assign the deeply merged result back to props.
-      pageResponse.props[prop] = deepMerge(currentProp, incomingProp)
+      pageResponse.props[prop] = deepMerge(currentProp, incomingProp, prop)
     })
 
     pageResponse.props = { ...currentPage.get().props, ...pageResponse.props }
@@ -278,3 +283,38 @@ export class Response {
     return errors[this.requestParams.all().errorBag || ''] || {}
   }
 }
+
+function mergeArrayWithStrategy(target: any[], source: any[], currentKey: string, mergeStrategies: string[]) {
+  // Find the mergeStrategy that matches the currentKey
+  // For example: posts.data.id matches posts.data
+  const mergeStrategy = mergeStrategies.find((strategy) => {
+    const path = strategy.split('.').slice(0, -1).join('.')
+    return path === currentKey
+  })
+
+  if (mergeStrategy) {
+    const uniqueProperty = mergeStrategy.split('.').pop() || ''
+    const targetArray = Array.isArray(target) ? target : []
+    const map = new Map<any, any>()
+
+    targetArray.forEach(item => {
+      if (item && typeof item === 'object' && uniqueProperty in item) {
+        map.set(item[uniqueProperty], item)
+      } else {
+        map.set(Symbol(), item)
+      }
+    })
+    
+    source.forEach(item => {
+      if (item && typeof item === 'object' && uniqueProperty in item) {
+        map.set(item[uniqueProperty], item)
+      } else {
+        map.set(Symbol(), item)
+      }
+    })
+    
+    return Array.from(map.values())
+  }
+  // No mergeStrategy: default to concatenation
+  return [...(Array.isArray(target) ? target : []), ...source]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index a301f06a6..d1df8bb01 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export interface Page<SharedProps extends PageProps = PageProps> {
   deferredProps?: Record<string, VisitOptions['only']>
   mergeProps?: string[]
   deepMergeProps?: string[]
+  mergeStrategies?: string[]
 
   /** @internal */
   rememberedState: Record<string, unknown>
diff --git a/packages/react/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.jsx b/packages/react/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4697e9145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { router } from '@inertiajs/react'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+
+export default ({ bar, foo, baz }) => {
+  const [page, setPage] = useState(foo.page)
+
+  const reloadIt = () => {
+    router.reload({
+      data: {
+        page,
+      },
+      only: ['foo', 'baz'],
+      onSuccess(visit) {
+        setPage(visit.props.foo.page)
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
+  const getFresh = () => {
+    setPage(0)
+    router.reload({
+      reset: ['foo', 'baz'],
+    })
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div>bar count is {bar.length}</div>
+      <div>baz count is {baz.length}</div>
+      <div>foo.data count is {foo.data.length}</div>
+      <div>first foo.data name is {foo.data[0].name}</div>
+      <div>last foo.data name is {foo.data[foo.data.length - 1].name}</div>
+      <div>foo.companies count is {foo.companies.length}</div>
+      <div>first foo.companies name is {foo.companies[0].name}</div>
+      <div>last foo.companies name is {foo.companies[foo.companies.length - 1].name}</div>
+      <div>foo.teams count is {foo.teams.length}</div>
+      <div>first foo.teams name is {foo.teams[0].name}</div>
+      <div>last foo.teams name is {foo.teams[foo.teams.length - 1].name}</div>
+      <div>foo.page is {foo.page}</div>
+      <div>foo.per_page is {foo.per_page}</div>
+      <div>foo.meta.label is {foo.meta.label}</div>
+      <button onClick={reloadIt}>Reload</button>
+      <button onClick={getFresh}>Get Fresh</button>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.svelte b/packages/svelte/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa14e929e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<script>
+  import { router } from '@inertiajs/svelte'
+
+  export let foo
+  export let bar
+  export let baz
+
+  let page = foo.page
+
+  const reloadIt = () => {
+    router.reload({
+      data: {
+        page,
+      },
+      only: ['foo', 'baz'],
+      onSuccess(visit) {
+        page = visit.props.foo.page
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
+  const getFresh = () => {
+    page = 0;
+    router.reload({
+      reset: ['foo', 'baz'],
+    })
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div>bar count is {bar.length}</div>
+<div>baz count is {baz.length}</div>
+<div>foo.data count is {foo.data.length}</div>
+<div>first foo.data name is {foo.data[0].name}</div>
+<div>last foo.data name is {foo.data[foo.data.length - 1].name}</div>
+<div>foo.companies count is {foo.companies.length}</div>
+<div>first foo.companies name is {foo.companies[0].name}</div>
+<div>last foo.companies name is {foo.companies[foo.companies.length - 1].name}</div>
+<div>foo.teams count is {foo.teams.length}</div>
+<div>first foo.teams name is {foo.teams[0].name}</div>
+<div>last foo.teams name is {foo.teams[foo.teams.length - 1].name}</div>
+<div>foo.page is {foo.page}</div>
+<div>foo.per_page is {foo.per_page}</div>
+<div>foo.meta.label is {foo.meta.label}</div>
+<button on:click={reloadIt}>Reload</button>
+<button on:click={getFresh}>Get Fresh</button>
diff --git a/packages/vue3/src/app.ts b/packages/vue3/src/app.ts
index 4e7a39c34..97658ea64 100755
--- a/packages/vue3/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/vue3/src/app.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export function usePage<SharedProps extends PageProps>(): Page<SharedProps> {
     deferredProps: computed(() => page.value?.deferredProps),
     mergeProps: computed(() => page.value?.mergeProps),
     deepMergeProps: computed(() => page.value?.deepMergeProps),
+    mergeStrategies: computed(() => page.value?.mergeStrategies),
     rememberedState: computed(() => page.value?.rememberedState),
     encryptHistory: computed(() => page.value?.encryptHistory),
   })
diff --git a/packages/vue3/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.vue b/packages/vue3/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b04889e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vue3/test-app/Pages/MergeStrategies.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { router } from '@inertiajs/vue3'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  foo: {
+    data: { id: number; name: string }[]
+    page: number
+    per_page: number
+    meta: { label: string }
+  }
+  bar: number[]
+  baz: number[]
+}>()
+
+const page = ref(props.foo.page)
+
+const reloadIt = () => {
+  router.reload({
+    data: {
+      page: page.value,
+    },
+    only: ['foo', 'baz'],
+    onSuccess(visit) {
+      page.value = visit.props.foo.page
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+const getFresh = () => {
+  page.value = 0
+  router.reload({
+    reset: ['foo', 'baz'],
+  })
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>bar count is {{ bar.length }}</div>
+  <div>baz count is {{ baz.length }}</div>
+  <div>foo.data count is {{ foo.data.length }}</div>
+  <div>first foo.data name is {{ foo.data[0].name }}</div>
+  <div>last foo.data name is {{ foo.data[foo.data.length - 1].name }}</div>
+  <div>foo.companies count is {{ foo.companies.length }}</div>
+  <div>first foo.companies name is {{ foo.companies[0].name }}</div>
+  <div>last foo.companies name is {{ foo.companies[foo.companies.length - 1].name }}</div>
+  <div>foo.teams count is {{ foo.teams.length }}</div>
+  <div>first foo.teams name is {{ foo.teams[0].name }}</div>
+  <div>last foo.teams name is {{ foo.teams[foo.teams.length - 1].name }}</div>
+  <div>foo.page is {{ foo.page }}</div>
+  <div>foo.per_page is {{ foo.per_page }}</div>
+  <div>foo.meta.label is {{ foo.meta.label }}</div>
+  <button @click="reloadIt">Reload</button>
+  <button @click="getFresh">Get Fresh</button>
+</template>
diff --git a/tests/app/server.js b/tests/app/server.js
index dae359fca..0b76179d6 100644
--- a/tests/app/server.js
+++ b/tests/app/server.js
@@ -328,6 +328,52 @@ app.get('/deep-merge-props', (req, res) => {
   })
 })
 
+app.get('/merge-strategies', (req, res) => {
+  const labels = ['first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth']
+
+  const perPage = 5
+  const page = parseInt(req.query.page ?? -1, 10) + 1
+
+  const users = new Array(perPage).fill(1).map((_, index) => ({
+    id: index + 1,
+    name: `User ${index + 1}`,
+  }))
+
+  const companies = new Array(perPage).fill(1).map((_, index) => ({
+    otherId: index + 1,
+    name: `Company ${index + 1}`,
+  }))
+
+  const teams = new Array(perPage).fill(1).map((_, index) => ({
+    uuid: (Math.random() + 1).toString(36).substring(7),
+    name: `Team ${perPage * page + index + 1}`,
+  }))
+
+  inertia.render(req, res, {
+    component: 'MergeStrategies',
+    props: {
+      bar: new Array(perPage).fill(1),
+      baz: new Array(perPage).fill(1),
+      foo: {
+        data: users,
+        companies,
+        teams,
+        page,
+        per_page: 5,
+        meta: {
+          label: labels[page],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    ...(req.headers['x-inertia-reset']
+      ? {}
+      : {
+          deepMergeProps: ['foo', 'baz'],
+          mergeStrategies: ['foo.data.id', 'foo.companies.otherId', 'foo.teams.uuid'],
+        }),
+  })
+})
+
 app.get('/deferred-props/page-1', (req, res) => {
   if (!req.headers['x-inertia-partial-data']) {
     return inertia.render(req, res, {
diff --git a/tests/merge-strategies.spec.ts b/tests/merge-strategies.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e56579d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/merge-strategies.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+
+test('can merge props with custom strategies', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/merge-strategies')
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('bar count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('baz count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.data count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.data name is User 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.data name is User 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.companies count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.companies name is Company 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.companies name is Company 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.teams count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.teams name is Team 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.teams name is Team 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.page is 0')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.per_page is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.meta.label is first')).toBeVisible()
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reload' }).click()
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('bar count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('baz count is 10')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.data count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.data name is User 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.data name is User 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.companies count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.companies name is Company 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.companies name is Company 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.teams count is 10')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.teams name is Team 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.teams name is Team 10')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.page is 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.per_page is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.meta.label is second')).toBeVisible()
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reload' }).click()
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('bar count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('baz count is 15')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.data count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.data name is User 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.data name is User 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.companies count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.companies name is Company 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.companies name is Company 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.teams count is 15')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.teams name is Team 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.teams name is Team 15')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.page is 2')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.per_page is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.meta.label is third')).toBeVisible()
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Get Fresh' }).click()
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('bar count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('baz count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.data count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.data name is User 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.data name is User 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.companies count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.companies name is Company 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.companies name is Company 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.teams count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.teams name is Team 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.teams name is Team 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.page is 0')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.per_page is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.meta.label is first')).toBeVisible()
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reload' }).click()
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('bar count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('baz count is 10')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.data count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.data name is User 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.data name is User 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.companies count is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.companies name is Company 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.companies name is Company 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.teams count is 10')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('first foo.teams name is Team 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('last foo.teams name is Team 10')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.page is 1')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.per_page is 5')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('foo.meta.label is second')).toBeVisible()
+})