diff --git a/.changeset/fix-collection-compare-options-type.md b/.changeset/fix-collection-compare-options-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e20277264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-collection-compare-options-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tanstack/db": patch
+---
+
+Fix Collection compareOptions type error. This resolves a TypeScript error where collections created with `queryCollectionOptions()` (and other collection option functions) were incorrectly reported as missing the `compareOptions` property. The fix converts `compareOptions` from a getter to a public readonly property in the `CollectionImpl` class, ensuring proper type resolution with TypeScript's `Pick` utility.
diff --git a/packages/db/src/collection/index.ts b/packages/db/src/collection/index.ts
index 5616a8ceb..3abd5cdfb 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/collection/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/collection/index.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export class CollectionImpl<
   // and for debugging
   public _state: CollectionStateManager<TOutput, TKey, TSchema, TInput>
 
-  private comparisonOpts: StringCollationConfig
+  public readonly compareOptions: StringCollationConfig
 
   /**
    * Creates a new Collection instance
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export class CollectionImpl<
     this._state = new CollectionStateManager(config)
     this._sync = new CollectionSyncManager(config, this.id)
 
-    this.comparisonOpts = buildCompareOptionsFromConfig(config)
+    this.compareOptions = buildCompareOptionsFromConfig(config)
 
     this._changes.setDeps({
       collection: this, // Required for passing to CollectionSubscription
@@ -513,11 +513,6 @@ export class CollectionImpl<
     return this._mutations.validateData(data, type, key)
   }
 
-  get compareOptions(): StringCollationConfig {
-    // return a copy such that no one can mutate the internal comparison object
-    return { ...this.comparisonOpts }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Inserts one or more items into the collection
    * @param items - Single item or array of items to insert
diff --git a/packages/query-db-collection/tests/query.test-d.ts b/packages/query-db-collection/tests/query.test-d.ts
index c8df9298e..09e0ad7fb 100644
--- a/packages/query-db-collection/tests/query.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/query-db-collection/tests/query.test-d.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { queryCollectionOptions } from "../src/query"
 import type {
   DeleteMutationFnParams,
   InsertMutationFnParams,
+  StringCollationConfig,
   UpdateMutationFnParams,
 } from "@tanstack/db"
 
@@ -403,4 +404,114 @@ describe(`Query collection type resolution tests`, () => {
       expectTypeOf(selectUserData).parameters.toEqualTypeOf<[ResponseType]>()
     })
   })
+
+  describe(`compareOptions property access`, () => {
+    it(`should have compareOptions property accessible on collection created with queryCollectionOptions`, () => {
+      type TodoType = {
+        id: string
+        title: string
+        completed: boolean
+      }
+
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions({
+        queryClient,
+        queryKey: [`todos`],
+        queryFn: async (): Promise<Array<TodoType>> => {
+          return [] as Array<TodoType>
+        },
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      const collection = createCollection(options)
+
+      // This should not produce a type error - compareOptions should be accessible
+      expectTypeOf(
+        collection.compareOptions
+      ).toEqualTypeOf<StringCollationConfig>()
+    })
+
+    it(`should have compareOptions property accessible when using schema`, () => {
+      const todoSchema = z.object({
+        id: z.string(),
+        title: z.string(),
+        completed: z.boolean(),
+      })
+
+      type TodoType = z.infer<typeof todoSchema>
+
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions({
+        queryClient,
+        queryKey: [`todos`],
+        queryFn: async (): Promise<Array<TodoType>> => {
+          return [] as Array<TodoType>
+        },
+        schema: todoSchema,
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      const collection = createCollection(options)
+
+      // This should not produce a type error - compareOptions should be accessible
+      expectTypeOf(
+        collection.compareOptions
+      ).toEqualTypeOf<StringCollationConfig>()
+    })
+
+    it(`should have compareOptions property accessible with schema transform`, () => {
+      // Reproduces the exact scenario from Discord bug report
+      const _schema = z
+        .object({
+          name: z.string().min(1),
+        })
+        .transform((item) => ({ ...item, id: -1, blubb: `blubb` }))
+
+      type SchemaOutput = z.infer<typeof _schema>
+
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions({
+        queryKey: [`local-test-array`],
+        // When using schema with transform, we need to provide the explicit type
+        queryFn: async (): Promise<Array<SchemaOutput>> => {
+          return [
+            {
+              name: `test`,
+              id: 0,
+              blubb: `blubb`,
+            },
+          ]
+        },
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+        queryClient,
+      })
+
+      const collection = createCollection(options)
+
+      // This should not produce a type error - compareOptions should be accessible
+      // This was the exact error reported: "missing properties: comparisonOpts, compareOptions"
+      expectTypeOf(
+        collection.compareOptions
+      ).toEqualTypeOf<StringCollationConfig>()
+    })
+
+    it(`should have compareOptions property accessible when using explicit type`, () => {
+      type TodoType = {
+        id: string
+        title: string
+        completed: boolean
+      }
+
+      const options = queryCollectionOptions<TodoType>({
+        queryClient,
+        queryKey: [`todos`],
+        queryFn: async () => [] as Array<TodoType>,
+        getKey: (item) => item.id,
+      })
+
+      const collection = createCollection(options)
+
+      // This should not produce a type error - compareOptions should be accessible
+      expectTypeOf(
+        collection.compareOptions
+      ).toEqualTypeOf<StringCollationConfig>()
+    })
+  })
 })