diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/ResourceCacheProvider.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/ResourceCacheProvider.tsx
index c6b28cb9c7d..234feb7096f 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/ResourceCacheProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/ResourceCacheProvider.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {type ReactNode, useContext, useMemo} from 'react'
+import {type ReactNode, useContext, useState} from 'react'
 import {ResourceCacheContext} from 'sanity/_singletons'
 
 import {createMultiKeyWeakMap, type MultiKeyWeakMap} from './createMultiKeyWeakMap'
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface ResourceCacheProviderProps {
 
 /** @internal */
 export function ResourceCacheProvider({children}: ResourceCacheProviderProps) {
-  const resourceCache = useMemo((): ResourceCache => {
+  const [resourceCache] = useState((): ResourceCache => {
     const namespaces = new Map<string, MultiKeyWeakMap>()
 
     // this is used to replace the `null` values in any `dependencies` so that
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function ResourceCacheProvider({children}: ResourceCacheProviderProps) {
         namespaceMap.set(dependenciesWithoutNull, value)
       },
     }
-  }, [])
+  })
 
   return (
     <ResourceCacheContext.Provider value={resourceCache}>{children}</ResourceCacheContext.Provider>
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/datastores.ts b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/datastores.ts
index f69be4ae70d..ad930c2412b 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/datastores.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/datastores.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {fetchFeatureToggle} from './document/document-pair/utils/fetchFeatureTog
 import {type OutOfSyncError} from './document/utils/sequentializeListenerEvents'
 import {createGrantsStore, type GrantsStore} from './grants'
 import {createHistoryStore, type HistoryStore} from './history'
-import {__tmp_wrap_presenceStore, type PresenceStore} from './presence/presence-store'
+import {createPresenceStore, type PresenceStore} from './presence/presence-store'
 import {createProjectStore, type ProjectStore} from './project'
 import {useResourceCache} from './ResourceCacheProvider'
 import {createUserStore, type UserStore} from './user'
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export function usePresenceStore(): PresenceStore {
       resourceCache.get<PresenceStore>({
         namespace: 'presenceStore',
         dependencies: [bifur, connectionStatusStore, userStore],
-      }) || __tmp_wrap_presenceStore({bifur, connectionStatusStore, userStore})
+      }) || createPresenceStore({bifur, connectionStatusStore, userStore})
 
     resourceCache.set({
       namespace: 'presenceStore',
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/presence-store.ts b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/presence-store.ts
index ab1e2de08f2..24eb2abca43 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/presence-store.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/presence-store.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function setSessionId(id: string) {
 export const SESSION_ID = getSessionId() || setSessionId(generate())
 
 /** @internal */
-export function __tmp_wrap_presenceStore(context: {
+export function createPresenceStore(context: {
   bifur: BifurClient
   connectionStatusStore: ConnectionStatusStore
   userStore: UserStore
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/useDocumentPresence.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/useDocumentPresence.tsx
index 26a74f56b75..d7b04588d06 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/useDocumentPresence.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/useDocumentPresence.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-import {useEffect, useState} from 'react'
+import {startTransition, useEffect, useReducer} from 'react'
+import {useObservable} from 'react-rx'
+import {of} from 'rxjs'
 
 import {usePresenceStore} from '../datastores'
 import {type DocumentPresence} from './types'
 
+const initial: DocumentPresence[] = []
+const fallback = of(initial)
+
 /** @internal */
 export function useDocumentPresence(documentId: string): DocumentPresence[] {
-  const presenceStore = usePresenceStore()
-  const [presence, setPresence] = useState<DocumentPresence[]>([])
+  const [mounted, mount] = useReducer(() => true, false)
+  // Using `startTransition` here ensures that rapid re-renders that affect the deps used by `usePresenceStore` delay the transition to `mounted=true`, thus avoiding creating websocket connections that will be closed immediately.
+  useEffect(() => startTransition(mount), [])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const subscription = presenceStore.documentPresence(documentId).subscribe(setPresence)
-    return () => {
-      subscription.unsubscribe()
-    }
-  }, [documentId, presenceStore])
-
-  return presence
+  const presenceStore = usePresenceStore()
+  return useObservable(mounted ? presenceStore.documentPresence(documentId) : fallback, initial)
 }
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/useGlobalPresence.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/useGlobalPresence.tsx
index 928976cfaab..694f7a565d0 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/useGlobalPresence.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/presence/useGlobalPresence.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-import {useEffect, useState} from 'react'
+import {startTransition, useEffect, useReducer} from 'react'
+import {useObservable} from 'react-rx'
+import {of} from 'rxjs'
 
 import {usePresenceStore} from '../datastores'
 import {type GlobalPresence} from './types'
 
+const initial: GlobalPresence[] = []
+const fallback = of(initial)
+
 /** @internal */
 export function useGlobalPresence(): GlobalPresence[] {
-  const [presence, setPresence] = useState<GlobalPresence[]>([])
-  const presenceStore = usePresenceStore()
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const subscription = presenceStore.globalPresence$.subscribe(setPresence)
+  const [mounted, mount] = useReducer(() => true, false)
+  // Using `startTransition` here ensures that rapid re-renders that affect the deps used by `usePresenceStore` delay the transition to `mounted=true`, thus avoiding creating websocket connections that will be closed immediately.
+  useEffect(() => startTransition(mount), [])
 
-    return () => {
-      subscription.unsubscribe()
-    }
-  }, [presenceStore])
-
-  return presence
+  const presenceStore = usePresenceStore()
+  return useObservable(mounted ? presenceStore.globalPresence$ : fallback, initial)
 }