diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/__tests__/useAuth.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/hooks/__tests__/useAuth.test.tsx
index b395627fc15..40255c87ee0 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/__tests__/useAuth.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/__tests__/useAuth.test.tsx
@@ -312,6 +312,49 @@ describe('useDerivedAuth', () => {
     expect(errorThrower.throw).toHaveBeenCalledWith(invalidStateError);
   });
 
+  it('returns loading state when sessionId and userId are present but sessionClaims is missing', () => {
+    const authObject = {
+      sessionId: 'session123',
+      userId: 'user123',
+      signOut: vi.fn(),
+      getToken: vi.fn(),
+    };
+
+    const {
+      result: { current },
+    } = renderHook(() => useDerivedAuth(authObject));
+
+    expect(current.isLoaded).toBe(false);
+    expect(current.isSignedIn).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(current.sessionId).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(current.userId).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(current.sessionClaims).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('returns signed in without org when orgId is present but orgRole is missing', () => {
+    const authObject = {
+      sessionId: 'session123',
+      sessionClaims: stubSessionClaims({ sessionId: 'session123', userId: 'user123', orgId: 'org123' }),
+      userId: 'user123',
+      orgId: 'org123',
+      orgRole: undefined,
+      signOut: vi.fn(),
+      getToken: vi.fn(),
+    };
+
+    const {
+      result: { current },
+    } = renderHook(() => useDerivedAuth(authObject));
+
+    expect(current.isLoaded).toBe(true);
+    expect(current.isSignedIn).toBe(true);
+    expect(current.sessionId).toBe('session123');
+    expect(current.userId).toBe('user123');
+    expect(current.orgId).toBeNull();
+    expect(current.orgRole).toBeNull();
+    expect(current.orgSlug).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('uses provided has function if available', () => {
     const mockHas = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false);
     const authObject = {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/authorization.ts b/packages/shared/src/authorization.ts
index db2af474f93..f6d9cf76b40 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/authorization.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/authorization.ts
@@ -342,6 +342,25 @@ const resolveAuthState = ({
     } as const;
   }
 
+  // Session exists but claims aren't available yet (e.g. during client hydration
+  // before a token has been fetched). Treat as loading state.
+  if (!!sessionId && !!userId && !sessionClaims) {
+    return {
+      actor: undefined,
+      getToken,
+      has: () => false,
+      isLoaded: false,
+      isSignedIn: undefined,
+      orgId: undefined,
+      orgRole: undefined,
+      orgSlug: undefined,
+      sessionClaims: undefined,
+      sessionId: undefined,
+      signOut,
+      userId: undefined,
+    } as const;
+  }
+
   if (!!sessionId && !!sessionClaims && !!userId && !!orgId && !!orgRole) {
     return {
       actor: actor || null,
@@ -359,7 +378,7 @@ const resolveAuthState = ({
     } as const;
   }
 
-  if (!!sessionId && !!sessionClaims && !!userId && !orgId) {
+  if (!!sessionId && !!sessionClaims && !!userId) {
     return {
       actor: actor || null,
       getToken,