diff --git a/packages/test/src/test-integration-split-two.ts b/packages/test/src/test-integration-split-two.ts
index 689ed89df..6f6413fda 100644
--- a/packages/test/src/test-integration-split-two.ts
+++ b/packages/test/src/test-integration-split-two.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { msToNumber, tsToMs } from '@temporalio/common/lib/time';
 import { decode as payloadDecode, decodeFromPayloadsAtIndex } from '@temporalio/common/lib/internal-non-workflow';
 
-import { condition, defineQuery, setHandler, sleep } from '@temporalio/workflow';
+import { condition, defineQuery, defineSignal, setDefaultQueryHandler, setHandler, sleep } from '@temporalio/workflow';
 import { configurableHelpers, createTestWorkflowBundle } from './helpers-integration';
 import * as activities from './activities';
 import * as workflows from './workflows';
@@ -697,3 +697,57 @@ test('Query does not cause condition to be triggered', configMacro, async (t, co
   // Worker did not crash
   t.pass();
 });
+
+const completeSignal = defineSignal('complete');
+const definedQuery = defineQuery<QueryNameAndArgs>('query-handler-type');
+
+interface QueryNameAndArgs {
+  name: string;
+  queryName?: string;
+  args: any[];
+}
+
+export async function workflowWithMaybeDefinedQuery(useDefinedQuery: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  let complete = false;
+  setHandler(completeSignal, () => {
+    complete = true;
+  });
+  setDefaultQueryHandler((queryName: string, ...args: any[]) => {
+    return { name: 'default', queryName, args };
+  });
+  if (useDefinedQuery) {
+    setHandler(definedQuery, (...args: any[]) => {
+      return { name: definedQuery.name, args };
+    });
+  }
+
+  await condition(() => complete);
+}
+
+test('default query handler is used if requested query does not exist', configMacro, async (t, config) => {
+  const { env, createWorkerWithDefaults } = config;
+  const { startWorkflow } = configurableHelpers(t, t.context.workflowBundle, env);
+  const worker = await createWorkerWithDefaults(t, { activities });
+  const handle = await startWorkflow(workflowWithMaybeDefinedQuery, {
+    args: [false],
+  });
+  await worker.runUntil(async () => {
+    const args = ['test', 'args'];
+    const result = await handle.query(definedQuery, ...args);
+    t.deepEqual(result, { name: 'default', queryName: definedQuery.name, args });
+  });
+});
+
+test('default query handler is not used if requested query exists', configMacro, async (t, config) => {
+  const { env, createWorkerWithDefaults } = config;
+  const { startWorkflow } = configurableHelpers(t, t.context.workflowBundle, env);
+  const worker = await createWorkerWithDefaults(t, { activities });
+  const handle = await startWorkflow(workflowWithMaybeDefinedQuery, {
+    args: [true],
+  });
+  await worker.runUntil(async () => {
+    const args = ['test', 'args'];
+    const result = await handle.query('query-handler-type', ...args);
+    t.deepEqual(result, { name: definedQuery.name, args });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts b/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
index 632bb54c9..a1ea183f8 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ export type DefaultSignalHandler = (signalName: string, ...args: unknown[]) => v
  */
 export type DefaultUpdateHandler = (updateName: string, ...args: unknown[]) => Promise<unknown> | unknown;
 
+/**
+ * A handler function accepting query calls for non-registered query names.
+ */
+export type DefaultQueryHandler = (queryName: string, ...args: unknown[]) => unknown;
+
 /**
  * A validation function capable of accepting the arguments for a given UpdateDefinition.
  */
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/internals.ts b/packages/workflow/src/internals.ts
index 261a1f9ec..18e1b8af5 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/internals.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/internals.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   WorkflowCreateOptionsInternal,
   ActivationCompletion,
   DefaultUpdateHandler,
+  DefaultQueryHandler,
 } from './interfaces';
 import { type SinkCall } from './sinks';
 import { untrackPromise } from './stack-helpers';
@@ -195,6 +196,11 @@ export class Activator implements ActivationHandler {
    */
   defaultUpdateHandler?: DefaultUpdateHandler;
 
+  /**
+   * A query handler that catches calls for non-registered query names.
+   */
+  defaultQueryHandler?: DefaultQueryHandler;
+
   /**
    * Source map file for looking up the source files in response to __enhanced_stack_trace
    */
@@ -617,7 +623,11 @@ export class Activator implements ActivationHandler {
 
   // Intentionally non-async function so this handler doesn't show up in the stack trace
   protected queryWorkflowNextHandler({ queryName, args }: QueryInput): Promise<unknown> {
-    const fn = this.queryHandlers.get(queryName)?.handler;
+    let fn = this.queryHandlers.get(queryName)?.handler;
+    if (fn === undefined && this.defaultQueryHandler !== undefined) {
+      fn = this.defaultQueryHandler.bind(this, queryName);
+    }
+    // No handler or default registered, fail.
     if (fn === undefined) {
       const knownQueryTypes = [...this.queryHandlers.keys()].join(' ');
       // Fail the query
@@ -627,6 +637,7 @@ export class Activator implements ActivationHandler {
         )
       );
     }
+    // Execute handler.
     try {
       const ret = fn(...args);
       if (ret instanceof Promise) {
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/workflow.ts b/packages/workflow/src/workflow.ts
index cf904b5f6..9225b3cfd 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/workflow.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/workflow.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {
   encodeChildWorkflowCancellationType,
   encodeParentClosePolicy,
   DefaultUpdateHandler,
+  DefaultQueryHandler,
 } from './interfaces';
 import { LocalActivityDoBackoff } from './errors';
 import { assertInWorkflowContext, getActivator, maybeGetActivator } from './global-attributes';
@@ -1301,7 +1302,7 @@ export function setHandler<
  *
  * Signals are dispatched to the default signal handler in the order that they were accepted by the server.
  *
- * If this function is called multiple times for a given signal or query name the last handler will overwrite any previous calls.
+ * If this function is called multiple times for a given signal name the last handler will overwrite any previous calls.
  *
  * @param handler a function that will handle signals for non-registered signal names, or `undefined` to unset the handler.
  */
@@ -1342,6 +1343,26 @@ export function setDefaultUpdateHandler(handler: DefaultUpdateHandler | undefine
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set a query handler function that will handle query calls for non-registered query names.
+ *
+ * Queries are dispatched to the default query handler in the order that they were accepted by the server.
+ *
+ * If this function is called multiple times for a given query name the last handler will overwrite any previous calls.
+ *
+ * @param handler a function that will handle queries for non-registered query names, or `undefined` to unset the handler.
+ */
+export function setDefaultQueryHandler(handler: DefaultQueryHandler | undefined): void {
+  const activator = assertInWorkflowContext(
+    'Workflow.setDefaultQueryHandler(...) may only be used from a Workflow Execution.'
+  );
+  if (typeof handler === 'function' || handler === undefined) {
+    activator.defaultQueryHandler = handler;
+  } else {
+    throw new TypeError(`Expected handler to be either a function or 'undefined'. Got: '${typeof handler}'`);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates this Workflow's Search Attributes by merging the provided `searchAttributes` with the existing Search
  * Attributes, `workflowInfo().searchAttributes`.