diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.test.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.test.ts
index 1c46b593..502a08dc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.test.ts
@@ -86,3 +86,37 @@ it('Should cleanup up on unmount', () => {
 
   expect(mockRemoveEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith('change', expect.any(Function));
 });
+
+it('Should call addEventListener/removeEventListener once for same query', () => {
+  const hook1 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)'));
+  const hook2 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)'));
+  const hook3 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)'));
+
+  expect(mockAddEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+  hook1.unmount();
+  hook2.unmount();
+  hook3.unmount();
+
+  expect(mockRemoveEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});
+
+it('Should call addEventListener/removeEventListener for each unique query', () => {
+  const hook1 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)'));
+  const hook2 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)'));
+  const hook3 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 992px)'));
+  const hook4 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 992px)'));
+  const hook5 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 1024px)'));
+  const hook6 = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(max-width: 1024px)'));
+
+  expect(mockAddEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+
+  hook1.unmount();
+  hook2.unmount();
+  hook3.unmount();
+  hook4.unmount();
+  hook5.unmount();
+  hook6.unmount();
+
+  expect(mockRemoveEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.ts
index 28ae186f..5e75829d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useMediaQuery/useMediaQuery.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,75 @@
-import { useCallback, useSyncExternalStore } from 'react';
+import { useSyncExternalStore } from 'react';
 
 const getServerSnapshot = () => false;
 
+interface MediaQueryListExternalStore {
+  getSnapshot: () => boolean;
+  subscribe: (onStoreChange: () => void) => () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Module-level cache mapping media query strings to their external stores.
+ * Ensures a single store instance (and a single `matchMedia` listener) per unique query.
+ */
+const mediaQueryListExternalStore = new Map<string, MediaQueryListExternalStore>();
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new `MediaQueryListStore` for the given query, registers it in the cache,
+ * and wires up a single `change` listener on the underlying `MediaQueryList`.
+ *
+ * The `change` listener is added lazily (on first subscriber) and removed eagerly
+ * (when the last subscriber unsubscribes), avoiding unnecessary background work.
+ *
+ * @param {string} query - The media query string (e.g. `'(max-width: 768px)'`)
+ * @returns {MediaQueryListStore} A newly created store registered in `mediaQueryListExternalStore`
+ */
+const createMediaQueryExternalStore = (query: string): MediaQueryListExternalStore => {
+  const mediaQueryList = window.matchMedia(query);
+  const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
+
+  const onChange = () => {
+    listeners.forEach((listener) => listener());
+  };
+
+  const store: MediaQueryListExternalStore = {
+    subscribe: (onStoreChange) => {
+      listeners.add(onStoreChange);
+
+      // Attach the native listener only when the first subscriber arrives,
+      // so queries with no active consumers never run background work
+      if (listeners.size === 1) {
+        mediaQueryList.addEventListener('change', onChange);
+      }
+
+      return () => {
+        listeners.delete(onStoreChange);
+
+        // Detach the native listener as soon as the last subscriber leaves,
+        // allowing the MediaQueryList to be garbage collected if needed
+        if (listeners.size === 0) {
+          mediaQueryList.removeEventListener('change', onChange);
+        }
+      };
+    },
+    // Read directly from the retained instance rather than calling
+    // `window.matchMedia(query)` again, which would create a throwaway object
+    getSnapshot: () => mediaQueryList.matches
+  };
+
+  mediaQueryListExternalStore.set(query, store);
+
+  return store;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns an existing store for the given query from the cache, or creates and caches a new one.
+ * Guarantees that `subscribe` and `getSnapshot` always have stable references across re-renders,
+ * since the store object is created once and reused for the lifetime of the query.
+ */
+const getMediaQueryExternalStore = (query: string) => {
+  return mediaQueryListExternalStore.get(query) ?? createMediaQueryExternalStore(query);
+};
+
 /**
  * @name useMediaQuery
  * @description - Hook that manages a media query
@@ -17,19 +85,7 @@ const getServerSnapshot = () => false;
  * const matches = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)');
  */
 export const useMediaQuery = (query: string) => {
-  const subscribe = useCallback(
-    (callback: () => void) => {
-      const matchMedia = window.matchMedia(query);
-
-      matchMedia.addEventListener('change', callback);
-      return () => {
-        matchMedia.removeEventListener('change', callback);
-      };
-    },
-    [query]
-  );
-
-  const getSnapshot = () => window.matchMedia(query).matches;
+  const store = getMediaQueryExternalStore(query);
 
-  return useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, getSnapshot, getServerSnapshot);
+  return useSyncExternalStore(store.subscribe, store.getSnapshot, getServerSnapshot);
 };