diff --git a/.changeset/brown-cars-smell.md b/.changeset/brown-cars-smell.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6532c7351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brown-cars-smell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/form-core': patch
+---
+
+fix(form-core): call `onSubmitInvalid` even when `canSubmit` is false
diff --git a/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts b/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
index 6afa0fdc9..611941b19 100644
--- a/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
+++ b/packages/form-core/src/FormApi.ts
@@ -2014,11 +2014,18 @@ export class FormApi<
       )
     })
 
-    if (!this.state.canSubmit && !this._devtoolsSubmissionOverride) return
-
     const submitMetaArg =
       submitMeta ?? (this.options.onSubmitMeta as TSubmitMeta)
 
+    if (!this.state.canSubmit && !this._devtoolsSubmissionOverride) {
+      this.options.onSubmitInvalid?.({
+        value: this.state.values,
+        formApi: this,
+        meta: submitMetaArg,
+      })
+      return
+    }
+
     this.baseStore.setState((d) => ({ ...d, isSubmitting: true }))
 
     const done = () => {
diff --git a/packages/form-core/tests/FormApi.spec.ts b/packages/form-core/tests/FormApi.spec.ts
index 3639ea7d6..901aa6dee 100644
--- a/packages/form-core/tests/FormApi.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/form-core/tests/FormApi.spec.ts
@@ -3156,6 +3156,32 @@ describe('form api', () => {
     await form.handleSubmit()
   })
 
+  it('should call onSubmitInvalid when submitting while canSubmit is false (e.g., onMount error present)', async () => {
+    const onInvalid = vi.fn()
+
+    const form = new FormApi({
+      defaultValues: { name: '' },
+      validators: {
+        onMount: ({ value }) => (!value.name ? 'Name required' : undefined),
+      },
+      onSubmitInvalid: ({ value, formApi }) => {
+        onInvalid(value, formApi)
+      },
+    })
+
+    form.mount()
+
+    // Mount a field to participate in touched/dirty state
+    new FieldApi({ form, name: 'name' }).mount()
+
+    // With an onMount error present, the form is invalid and cannot submit
+    expect(form.state.canSubmit).toBe(false)
+
+    await form.handleSubmit()
+
+    expect(onInvalid).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
   it('should pass the handleSubmit default meta data to onSubmitInvalid', async () => {
     const form = new FormApi({
       onSubmitMeta: { dinosaur: 'Frank' } as { dinosaur: string },
@@ -3955,6 +3981,83 @@ it('should accept formId and return it', () => {
   expect(form.formId).toEqual('age')
 })
 
+it('should call onSubmitInvalid when submitted with onMount error', async () => {
+  const onInvalidSpy = vi.fn()
+
+  const form = new FormApi({
+    defaultValues: { name: '' },
+    validators: {
+      onMount: () => ({ name: 'Name is required' }),
+    },
+    onSubmitInvalid: () => onInvalidSpy(),
+  })
+  form.mount()
+
+  const field = new FieldApi({ form, name: 'name' })
+  field.mount()
+
+  expect(form.state.canSubmit).toBe(false)
+
+  await form.handleSubmit()
+
+  expect(onInvalidSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+})
+
+it('should not run submit validation when canSubmit is false', async () => {
+  const onSubmitValidatorSpy = vi
+    .fn()
+    .mockImplementation(() => 'Submit validation failed')
+  const onInvalidSpy = vi.fn()
+
+  const form = new FormApi({
+    defaultValues: { name: '' },
+    validators: {
+      onMount: () => 'Name required',
+      onSubmit: () => onSubmitValidatorSpy,
+    },
+    onSubmitInvalid: () => onInvalidSpy(),
+  })
+  form.mount()
+
+  const field = new FieldApi({ form, name: 'name' })
+  field.mount()
+
+  expect(form.state.canSubmit).toBe(false)
+
+  await form.handleSubmit()
+
+  expect(onSubmitValidatorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(onInvalidSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+})
+
+it('should respect canSubmitWhenInvalid option and run validation even when canSubmit is false', async () => {
+  const onSubmitValidatorSpy = vi
+    .fn()
+    .mockImplementation(() => 'Submit validation failed')
+  const onInvalidSpy = vi.fn()
+
+  const form = new FormApi({
+    defaultValues: { name: '' },
+    canSubmitWhenInvalid: true,
+    validators: {
+      onMount: () => 'Name required',
+      onSubmit: () => onSubmitValidatorSpy(),
+    },
+    onSubmitInvalid: () => onInvalidSpy(),
+  })
+  form.mount()
+
+  const field = new FieldApi({ form, name: 'name' })
+  field.mount()
+
+  expect(form.state.canSubmit).toBe(true)
+
+  await form.handleSubmit()
+
+  expect(onSubmitValidatorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(onInvalidSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+})
+
 it('should generate a formId if not provided', () => {
   const form = new FormApi({
     defaultValues: { age: 0 },