diff --git a/docs/router/api/router/RouteOptionsType.md b/docs/router/api/router/RouteOptionsType.md
index ac35cdc845..66e2c80d90 100644
--- a/docs/router/api/router/RouteOptionsType.md
+++ b/docs/router/api/router/RouteOptionsType.md
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ The `RouteOptions` type accepts an object with the following properties:
 
 ### `pendingComponent` property
 
-- Type: `RouteComponent` or `LazyRouteComponent`
+- Type: `false`, `RouteComponent`, or `LazyRouteComponent`
 - Optional - Defaults to `routerOptions.defaultPendingComponent`
 - The content to be rendered if and when the route is pending and has reached its pendingMs threshold.
+- Set to `false` to opt out of `routerOptions.defaultPendingComponent` for this route and render nothing instead.
 
 ### `notFoundComponent` property
 
diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/route.tsx b/packages/react-router/src/route.tsx
index 6f6961807b..48a11e30e5 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/route.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/route.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ declare module '@tanstack/router-core' {
     component?: RouteComponent
     errorComponent?: false | null | undefined | ErrorRouteComponent
     notFoundComponent?: NotFoundRouteComponent
-    pendingComponent?: RouteComponent
+    pendingComponent?: false | null | undefined | RouteComponent
   }
 
   export interface RootRouteOptionsExtensions {
diff --git a/packages/react-router/tests/issue-7773-pending-component-opt-out.test.tsx b/packages/react-router/tests/issue-7773-pending-component-opt-out.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d99d55849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-router/tests/issue-7773-pending-component-opt-out.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { act, cleanup, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  Outlet,
+  RouterProvider,
+  createControlledPromise,
+  createMemoryHistory,
+  createRootRoute,
+  createRoute,
+  createRouter,
+} from '../src'
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup()
+  vi.useRealTimers()
+})
+
+// https://github.com/TanStack/router/issues/7773
+test('pendingComponent: false suppresses the router-wide default pending fallback', async () => {
+  const loaderGate = createControlledPromise<string>()
+  const rootRoute = createRootRoute({ component: Outlet })
+  const optedOutRoute = createRoute({
+    getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+    path: '/opted-out',
+    pendingComponent: false,
+    loader: () => loaderGate,
+    component: () => (
+      <div data-testid="content">{optedOutRoute.useLoaderData()}</div>
+    ),
+  })
+  const router = createRouter({
+    routeTree: rootRoute.addChildren([optedOutRoute]),
+    history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/opted-out'] }),
+    defaultPendingComponent: () => <div data-testid="pending">Pending</div>,
+    defaultPendingMs: 0,
+    defaultPendingMinMs: 100,
+  })
+
+  render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId('pending')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId('content')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    loaderGate.resolve('loaded')
+    await loaderGate
+  })
+
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId('pending')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('content')).toHaveTextContent('loaded')
+})
+
+// Contrast case: confirms the type widening didn't disturb default inheritance
+// for routes that don't opt out.
+test('a sibling route without pendingComponent: false still uses the router-wide default', async () => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers()
+
+  const loaderGate = createControlledPromise<string>()
+  const rootRoute = createRootRoute({ component: Outlet })
+  const defaultRoute = createRoute({
+    getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+    path: '/default',
+    loader: () => loaderGate,
+    component: () => (
+      <div data-testid="content">{defaultRoute.useLoaderData()}</div>
+    ),
+  })
+  const router = createRouter({
+    routeTree: rootRoute.addChildren([defaultRoute]),
+    history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/default'] }),
+    defaultPendingComponent: () => <div data-testid="pending">Pending</div>,
+    defaultPendingMs: 0,
+    defaultPendingMinMs: 100,
+  })
+
+  render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('pending')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId('content')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+  loaderGate.resolve('loaded')
+
+  // pendingMinMs (100) hasn't elapsed yet -- the default fallback must stay up.
+  await act(async () => {
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(99)
+  })
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('pending')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1)
+  })
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId('pending')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('content')).toHaveTextContent('loaded')
+})