diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-infinite-query.test.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-infinite-query.test.ts
index e3c3744d56..f1f38acc7a 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-infinite-query.test.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-infinite-query.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,44 @@ describe('injectInfiniteQuery', () => {
     ).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('should reject and update signal', async () => {
+    const key = queryKey()
+
+    @Component({
+      template: `
+        <div>status: {{ query.status() }}</div>
+        <div>pages: {{ query.data()?.pages?.join(', ') ?? 'none' }}</div>
+        <div>error: {{ query.error()?.message ?? 'none' }}</div>
+        <div>isError: {{ query.isError() }}</div>
+        <div>failureCount: {{ query.failureCount() }}</div>
+      `,
+    })
+    class Page {
+      readonly query = injectInfiniteQuery(() => ({
+        retry: false,
+        queryKey: key,
+        queryFn: () =>
+          sleep(10).then(() => Promise.reject(new Error('Some error'))),
+        initialPageParam: 0,
+        getNextPageParam: () => 12,
+      }))
+    }
+
+    const rendered = await render(Page)
+
+    expect(rendered.getByText('status: pending')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('pages: none')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(11)
+    rendered.fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(rendered.getByText('status: error')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('pages: none')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('error: Some error')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isError: true')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('failureCount: 1')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   describe('injection context', () => {
     it('should throw NG0203 with descriptive error outside injection context', () => {
       const key = queryKey()
diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-mutation.test.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-mutation.test.ts
index b9d3eea6e1..fd32ee09b8 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-mutation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-mutation.test.ts
@@ -50,47 +50,67 @@ describe('injectMutation', () => {
   it('should change state after invoking mutate', async () => {
     const result = 'Mock data'
 
-    const mutation = TestBed.runInInjectionContext(() => {
-      return injectMutation(() => ({
+    @Component({
+      template: `
+        <div>isIdle: {{ mutation.isIdle() }}</div>
+        <div>isPending: {{ mutation.isPending() }}</div>
+        <div>isError: {{ mutation.isError() }}</div>
+        <div>isSuccess: {{ mutation.isSuccess() }}</div>
+        <div>data: {{ mutation.data() ?? 'none' }}</div>
+        <div>error: {{ mutation.error()?.message ?? 'none' }}</div>
+      `,
+    })
+    class Page {
+      readonly mutation = injectMutation(() => ({
         mutationFn: (params: string) => sleep(10).then(() => params),
       }))
-    })
+    }
 
-    TestBed.tick()
+    const rendered = await render(Page)
 
-    mutation.mutate(result)
+    rendered.fixture.componentInstance.mutation.mutate(result)
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+    rendered.fixture.detectChanges()
 
-    expectSignals(mutation, {
-      isIdle: false,
-      isPending: true,
-      isError: false,
-      isSuccess: false,
-      data: undefined,
-      error: null,
-    })
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isIdle: false')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isPending: true')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isError: false')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isSuccess: false')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('data: none')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('error: none')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
   it('should return error when request fails', async () => {
-    const mutation = TestBed.runInInjectionContext(() => {
-      return injectMutation(() => ({
+    @Component({
+      template: `
+        <div>isIdle: {{ mutation.isIdle() }}</div>
+        <div>isPending: {{ mutation.isPending() }}</div>
+        <div>isError: {{ mutation.isError() }}</div>
+        <div>isSuccess: {{ mutation.isSuccess() }}</div>
+        <div>data: {{ mutation.data() ?? 'none' }}</div>
+        <div>error: {{ mutation.error()?.message ?? 'none' }}</div>
+      `,
+    })
+    class Page {
+      readonly mutation = injectMutation(() => ({
         mutationFn: () =>
           sleep(10).then(() => Promise.reject(new Error('Some error'))),
       }))
-    })
+    }
 
-    mutation.mutate()
+    const rendered = await render(Page)
+
+    rendered.fixture.componentInstance.mutation.mutate()
 
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(11)
+    rendered.fixture.detectChanges()
 
-    expectSignals(mutation, {
-      isIdle: false,
-      isPending: false,
-      isError: true,
-      isSuccess: false,
-      data: undefined,
-      error: Error('Some error'),
-    })
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isIdle: false')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isPending: false')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isError: true')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isSuccess: false')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('data: none')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('error: Some error')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
   it('should return data when request succeeds', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-query.test.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-query.test.ts
index 82eb8f0f34..a8bff8527b 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-query.test.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-query.test.ts
@@ -356,6 +356,62 @@ describe('injectQuery', () => {
     expect(rendered.getByText('failureReason: Some error')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it('should be able to select a part of the data with select', async () => {
+    const key = queryKey()
+
+    @Component({
+      template: `<div>data: {{ query.data() ?? 'none' }}</div>`,
+    })
+    class Page {
+      readonly query = injectQuery<{ name: string }, Error, string>(() => ({
+        queryKey: key,
+        queryFn: () => sleep(10).then(() => ({ name: 'test' })),
+        select: (data) => data.name,
+      }))
+    }
+
+    const rendered = await render(Page)
+
+    expect(rendered.getByText('data: none')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(11)
+    rendered.fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(rendered.getByText('data: test')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('should show placeholderData until queryFn resolves and then expose real data', async () => {
+    const key = queryKey()
+
+    @Component({
+      template: `
+        <div>data: {{ query.data() }}</div>
+        <div>isPlaceholderData: {{ query.isPlaceholderData() }}</div>
+        <div>isSuccess: {{ query.isSuccess() }}</div>
+      `,
+    })
+    class Page {
+      readonly query = injectQuery(() => ({
+        queryKey: key,
+        queryFn: () => sleep(10).then(() => 'real-data'),
+        placeholderData: 'placeholder',
+      }))
+    }
+
+    const rendered = await render(Page)
+
+    expect(rendered.getByText('data: placeholder')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isPlaceholderData: true')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isSuccess: true')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(11)
+    rendered.fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(rendered.getByText('data: real-data')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isPlaceholderData: false')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(rendered.getByText('isSuccess: true')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('should update query on options contained signal change', async () => {
     const key1 = queryKey()
     const key2 = queryKey()
@@ -548,24 +604,6 @@ describe('injectQuery', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it('should set state to error when queryFn returns reject promise', async () => {
-    const key = queryKey()
-    const query = TestBed.runInInjectionContext(() => {
-      return injectQuery(() => ({
-        retry: false,
-        queryKey: key,
-        queryFn: () =>
-          sleep(10).then(() => Promise.reject(new Error('Some error'))),
-      }))
-    })
-
-    expect(query.status()).toBe('pending')
-
-    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(11)
-
-    expect(query.status()).toBe('error')
-  })
-
   it('should render with required signal inputs', async () => {
     @Component({
       selector: 'app-fake',