diff --git a/examples/react/wip-with-framer-motion/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/wip-with-framer-motion/src/main.tsx
index 4f17f30700..0aec3b764a 100644
--- a/examples/react/wip-with-framer-motion/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/wip-with-framer-motion/src/main.tsx
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ const indexRoute = new Route({
 const postsRoute = new Route({
   getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
   path: 'posts',
+  beforeLoad: () => ({
+    test: true,
+  }),
   loader: async ({ context: { loaderClient } }) => {
     await loaderClient.load({ key: 'posts' })
   },
diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/react.tsx b/packages/react-router/src/react.tsx
index fa0e8a409f..d8167fd169 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/react.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/react.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ import {
   AnyPathParams,
   Expand,
   ResolveAllParams,
+  DeepMergeAll,
+  IsAny,
 } from '@tanstack/router-core'
 
 declare module '@tanstack/router-core' {
@@ -124,12 +126,15 @@ declare module '@tanstack/router-core' {
       TParentRoute,
       TParams
     >,
-    TParentContext extends RouteConstraints['TParentContext'] = TParentRoute['types']['routeContext'],
-    TAllParentContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllParentContext'] = TParentRoute['types']['context'],
     TRouteContext extends RouteConstraints['TRouteContext'] = RouteContext,
-    TAllContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllContext'] = MergeFromFromParent<
-      TParentRoute['types']['context'],
-      TRouteContext
+    TAllContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllContext'] = Expand<
+      DeepMergeAll<
+        [
+          IsAny<TParentRoute['types']['context'], {}>,
+          TLoaderContext,
+          TRouteContext,
+        ]
+      >
     >,
     TRouterContext extends RouteConstraints['TRouterContext'] = AnyContext,
     TChildren extends RouteConstraints['TChildren'] = unknown,
@@ -141,12 +146,9 @@ declare module '@tanstack/router-core' {
     useLoader: <TSelected = TLoader>(opts?: {
       select?: (search: TLoader) => TSelected
     }) => UseLoaderResult<TSelected>
-    useContext: <TSelected = TAllContext>(opts?: {
+    useRouteContext: <TSelected = TAllContext>(opts?: {
       select?: (search: TAllContext) => TSelected
     }) => TSelected
-    useRouteContext: <TSelected = TRouteContext>(opts?: {
-      select?: (search: TRouteContext) => TSelected
-    }) => TSelected
     useSearch: <TSelected = TFullSearchSchema>(opts?: {
       select?: (search: TFullSearchSchema) => TSelected
     }) => TSelected
@@ -208,12 +210,9 @@ export type RouteProps<
   useMatch: <TSelected = TAllContext>(opts?: {
     select?: (search: TAllContext) => TSelected
   }) => TSelected
-  useContext: <TSelected = TAllContext>(opts?: {
+  useRouteContext: <TSelected = TAllContext>(opts?: {
     select?: (search: TAllContext) => TSelected
   }) => TSelected
-  useRouteContext: <TSelected = TRouteContext>(opts?: {
-    select?: (search: TRouteContext) => TSelected
-  }) => TSelected
   useSearch: <TSelected = TFullSearchSchema>(opts?: {
     select?: (search: TFullSearchSchema) => TSelected
   }) => TSelected
@@ -265,19 +264,11 @@ Route.__onInit = (route) => {
     useLoader: (opts = {}) => {
       return useLoader({ ...opts, from: route.id }) as any
     },
-    useContext: (opts: any = {}) => {
-      return useMatch({
-        ...opts,
-        from: route.id,
-        select: (d: any) => (opts?.select ? opts.select(d.context) : d.context),
-      } as any)
-    },
     useRouteContext: (opts: any = {}) => {
       return useMatch({
         ...opts,
         from: route.id,
-        select: (d: any) =>
-          opts?.select ? opts.select(d.routeContext) : d.routeContext,
+        select: (d: any) => (opts?.select ? opts.select(d.context) : d.context),
       } as any)
     },
     useSearch: (opts = {}) => {
@@ -659,7 +650,6 @@ function Matches() {
       return React.createElement(ErrorComponent, {
         ...props,
         useMatch: route.useMatch,
-        useContext: route.useContext,
         useRouteContext: route.useRouteContext,
         useSearch: route.useSearch,
         useParams: route.useParams,
@@ -999,7 +989,6 @@ function Match({ matchIds }: { matchIds: string[] }) {
       return React.createElement(routeErrorComponent, {
         ...props,
         useMatch: route.useMatch,
-        useContext: route.useContext,
         useRouteContext: route.useRouteContext,
         useSearch: route.useSearch,
         useParams: route.useParams,
@@ -1013,7 +1002,6 @@ function Match({ matchIds }: { matchIds: string[] }) {
       <ResolvedSuspenseBoundary
         fallback={React.createElement(PendingComponent, {
           useMatch: route.useMatch,
-          useContext: route.useContext,
           useRouteContext: route.useRouteContext,
           useSearch: route.useSearch,
           useParams: route.useParams,
@@ -1059,7 +1047,6 @@ function MatchInner({
     return React.createElement(PendingComponent, {
       useLoader: route.useLoader,
       useMatch: route.useMatch,
-      useContext: route.useContext,
       useRouteContext: route.useRouteContext,
       useSearch: route.useSearch,
       useParams: route.useParams,
@@ -1073,7 +1060,6 @@ function MatchInner({
       return React.createElement(comp, {
         useLoader: route.useLoader,
         useMatch: route.useMatch,
-        useContext: route.useContext as any,
         useRouteContext: route.useRouteContext as any,
         useSearch: route.useSearch,
         useParams: route.useParams as any,
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/fileRoute.ts b/packages/router-core/src/fileRoute.ts
index 5a1e3ff3c0..c4ce6f2472 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/fileRoute.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/fileRoute.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   TrimPathLeft,
   RouteConstraints,
 } from './route'
+import { DeepMergeAll, Expand, IsAny } from './utils'
 
 export interface FileRoutesByPath {
   // '/': {
@@ -99,12 +100,15 @@ export class FileRoute<
       TParentRoute['types']['allParams'],
       TParams
     >,
-    TParentContext extends RouteConstraints['TParentContext'] = TParentRoute['types']['routeContext'],
-    TAllParentContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllParentContext'] = TParentRoute['types']['context'],
     TRouteContext extends RouteConstraints['TRouteContext'] = RouteContext,
-    TContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllContext'] = MergeFromFromParent<
-      TParentRoute['types']['context'],
-      TRouteContext
+    TContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllContext'] = Expand<
+      DeepMergeAll<
+        [
+          IsAny<TParentRoute['types']['context'], {}>,
+          TLoaderContext,
+          TRouteContext,
+        ]
+      >
     >,
     TRouterContext extends RouteConstraints['TRouterContext'] = AnyContext,
     TChildren extends RouteConstraints['TChildren'] = unknown,
@@ -121,8 +125,6 @@ export class FileRoute<
         TFullSearchSchema,
         TParams,
         TAllParams,
-        TParentContext,
-        TAllParentContext,
         TRouteContext,
         TContext
       >,
@@ -148,8 +150,6 @@ export class FileRoute<
     TFullSearchSchema,
     TParams,
     TAllParams,
-    TParentContext,
-    TAllParentContext,
     TRouteContext,
     TContext,
     TRouterContext,
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/route.ts b/packages/router-core/src/route.ts
index 2784cfab6d..90811e35cb 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/route.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/route.ts
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ export type RouteOptions<
   TFullSearchSchema extends Record<string, any> = TSearchSchema,
   TParams extends AnyPathParams = AnyPathParams,
   TAllParams extends AnyPathParams = TParams,
-  TParentContext extends Record<string, any> = AnyContext,
-  TAllParentContext extends Record<string, any> = AnyContext,
   TRouteContext extends RouteContext = RouteContext,
   TAllContext extends Record<string, any> = AnyContext,
 > = BaseRouteOptions<
@@ -220,8 +218,6 @@ export type RouteOptions<
   TFullSearchSchema,
   TParams,
   TAllParams,
-  TParentContext,
-  TAllParentContext,
   TRouteContext,
   TAllContext
 > &
@@ -253,8 +249,6 @@ export type BaseRouteOptions<
   TFullSearchSchema extends Record<string, any> = TSearchSchema,
   TParams extends AnyPathParams = {},
   TAllParams = ParamsFallback<TPath, TParams>,
-  TParentContext extends Record<string, any> = AnyContext,
-  TAllParentContext extends Record<string, any> = AnyContext,
   TRouteContext extends RouteContext = RouteContext,
   TAllContext extends Record<string, any> = AnyContext,
 > = RoutePathOptions<TCustomId, TPath> & {
@@ -270,7 +264,6 @@ export type BaseRouteOptions<
         beforeLoad?: BeforeLoadFn<
           TParentRoute,
           TAllParams,
-          TAllParentContext,
           NoInfer<TLoaderContext>,
           TRouteContext
         >
@@ -279,7 +272,6 @@ export type BaseRouteOptions<
         beforeLoad: BeforeLoadFn<
           TParentRoute,
           TAllParams,
-          TAllParentContext,
           NoInfer<TLoaderContext>,
           TRouteContext
         >
@@ -315,16 +307,15 @@ export type BaseRouteOptions<
   )
 
 type BeforeLoadFn<
-  TParentRoute,
+  TParentRoute extends AnyRoute,
   TAllParams,
-  TParentContext,
   TLoaderContext,
   TRouteContext,
 > = (opts: {
   abortController: AbortController
   preload: boolean
   params: TAllParams
-  context: Expand<TParentContext & TLoaderContext>
+  context: Expand<TParentRoute['types']['context'] & TLoaderContext>
 }) => Promise<TRouteContext> | TRouteContext | void
 
 export type UpdatableRouteOptions<
@@ -489,8 +480,6 @@ export interface AnyRoute
     any,
     any,
     any,
-    any,
-    any,
     any
   > {}
 
@@ -535,7 +524,6 @@ export type RouteConstraints = {
   TParams: Record<string, any>
   TAllParams: Record<string, any>
   TParentContext: AnyContext
-  TAllParentContext: AnyContext
   TRouteContext: RouteContext
   TAllContext: AnyContext
   TRouterContext: AnyContext
@@ -556,7 +544,7 @@ export class Route<
     TCustomId,
     TPath
   >,
-  TLoaderContext extends RouteConstraints['TLoaderContext'] = AnyContext,
+  TLoaderContext extends RouteConstraints['TLoaderContext'] = {},
   TLoader = unknown,
   TSearchSchema extends RouteConstraints['TSearchSchema'] = {},
   TFullSearchSchema extends RouteConstraints['TFullSearchSchema'] = ResolveFullSearchSchema<
@@ -570,12 +558,15 @@ export class Route<
     TParentRoute,
     TParams
   >,
-  TParentContext extends RouteConstraints['TParentContext'] = TParentRoute['types']['routeContext'],
-  TAllParentContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllParentContext'] = TParentRoute['types']['context'],
   TRouteContext extends RouteConstraints['TRouteContext'] = RouteContext,
-  TAllContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllContext'] = MergeFromFromParent<
-    TParentRoute['types']['context'],
-    TRouteContext
+  TAllContext extends RouteConstraints['TAllContext'] = Expand<
+    DeepMergeAll<
+      [
+        IsAny<TParentRoute['types']['context'], {}>,
+        TLoaderContext,
+        TRouteContext,
+      ]
+    >
   >,
   TRouterContext extends RouteConstraints['TRouterContext'] = AnyContext,
   TChildren extends RouteConstraints['TChildren'] = unknown,
@@ -593,8 +584,6 @@ export class Route<
     fullSearchSchema: TFullSearchSchema
     params: TParams
     allParams: TAllParams
-    parentContext: TParentContext
-    allParentContext: TAllParentContext
     routeContext: TRouteContext
     context: TAllContext
     children: TChildren
@@ -612,8 +601,6 @@ export class Route<
     TFullSearchSchema,
     TParams,
     TAllParams,
-    TParentContext,
-    TAllParentContext,
     TRouteContext,
     TAllContext
   >
@@ -643,8 +630,6 @@ export class Route<
       TFullSearchSchema,
       TParams,
       TAllParams,
-      TParentContext,
-      TAllParentContext,
       TRouteContext,
       TAllContext
     > &
@@ -676,8 +661,6 @@ export class Route<
       TFullSearchSchema,
       TParams,
       TAllParams,
-      TParentContext,
-      TAllParentContext,
       TRouteContext,
       TAllContext
     > &
@@ -747,8 +730,6 @@ export class Route<
     TFullSearchSchema,
     TParams,
     TAllParams,
-    TParentContext,
-    TAllParentContext,
     TRouteContext,
     TAllContext,
     TRouterContext,
@@ -792,19 +773,17 @@ export class RouterContext<TRouterContext extends {}> {
   >(
     options?: Omit<
       RouteOptions<
-        AnyRoute,
-        RootRouteId,
-        '',
-        TLoaderContext,
-        TLoader,
-        TSearchSchema,
-        TSearchSchema,
-        {},
-        {},
-        TRouterContext,
-        TRouterContext,
-        TRouteContext,
-        MergeFromFromParent<TRouterContext, TRouteContext>
+        AnyRoute, // TParentRoute
+        RootRouteId, // TCustomId
+        '', // TPath
+        TLoaderContext, // TLoaderContext
+        TLoader, // TLoader
+        TSearchSchema, // TSearchSchema
+        TSearchSchema, // TFullSearchSchema
+        {}, // TParams
+        {}, // TAllParams
+        TRouteContext, // TRouteContext
+        DeepMergeAll<[TRouterContext, TLoaderContext, TRouteContext]> // TAllContext
       >,
       | 'path'
       | 'id'
@@ -831,41 +810,37 @@ export class RootRoute<
   TRouteContext extends RouteContext = RouteContext,
   TRouterContext extends {} = {},
 > extends Route<
-  any,
-  '/',
-  '/',
-  string,
-  RootRouteId,
-  TLoaderContext,
-  TLoader,
-  TSearchSchema,
-  TSearchSchema,
-  {},
-  {},
-  TRouterContext,
-  TRouterContext,
-  TRouteContext,
-  MergeFromFromParent<TRouterContext, TRouteContext>,
-  TRouterContext,
-  any,
-  any
+  any, // TParentRoute
+  '/', // TPath
+  '/', // TFullPath
+  string, // TCustomId
+  RootRouteId, // TId
+  TLoaderContext, // TLoaderContext
+  TLoader, // TLoader
+  TSearchSchema, // TSearchSchema
+  TSearchSchema, // TFullSearchSchema
+  {}, // TParams
+  {}, // TAllParams
+  TRouteContext, // TRouteContext
+  DeepMergeAll<[TRouterContext, TLoaderContext, TRouteContext]>, // TAllContext
+  TRouterContext, // TRouterContext
+  any, // TChildren
+  any // TRouteTree
 > {
   constructor(
     options?: Omit<
       RouteOptions<
-        AnyRoute,
-        RootRouteId,
-        '',
-        TLoaderContext,
-        TLoader,
-        TSearchSchema,
-        TSearchSchema,
-        {},
-        {},
-        TRouterContext,
-        TRouterContext,
-        TRouteContext,
-        MergeFromFromParent<TRouterContext, TRouteContext>
+        AnyRoute, // TParentRoute
+        RootRouteId, // TCustomId
+        '', // TPath
+        TLoaderContext, // TLoaderContext
+        TLoader, // TLoader
+        TSearchSchema, // TSearchSchema
+        TSearchSchema, // TFullSearchSchema
+        {}, // TParams
+        {}, // TAllParams
+        TRouteContext, // TRouteContext
+        DeepMergeAll<[TRouterContext, TLoaderContext, TRouteContext]> // TAllContext
       >,
       | 'path'
       | 'id'
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/routeInfo.ts b/packages/router-core/src/routeInfo.ts
index 9701483837..841c4ca539 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/routeInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/routeInfo.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ export type ParseRouteChildren<TRouteTree extends AnyRoute> =
     any,
     any,
     any,
-    any,
-    any,
     infer TChildren,
     any
   >
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
index 92782deb83..875511452a 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ export class Router<
 
           this.setRouteMatch(match.id, (s) => ({
             ...s,
-            context,
+            context: replaceEqualDeep(s.context, context),
           }))
         } catch (err) {
           handleError(err, 'BEFORE_LOAD')
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/utils.ts b/packages/router-core/src/utils.ts
index 1584e6dacc..1e18c8a1a1 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export type NoInfer<T> = [T][T extends any ? 0 : never]
-export type IsAny<T, Y, N> = 1 extends 0 & T ? Y : N
+export type IsAny<T, Y, N = T> = 1 extends 0 & T ? Y : N
 export type IsAnyBoolean<T> = 1 extends 0 & T ? true : false
 export type IsKnown<T, Y, N> = unknown extends T ? N : Y
 export type PickAsRequired<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> &