diff --git a/.changeset/fix-slot-clone-composed-refs.md b/.changeset/fix-slot-clone-composed-refs.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c01847115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-slot-clone-composed-refs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@radix-ui/react-slot': patch
+---
+
+Fixed infinite re-render loop in React 19 caused by `SlotClone` creating a new `composeRefs` callback on every render. Now uses memoized `useComposedRefs` to keep ref identity stable.
diff --git a/packages/react/slot/src/slot.tsx b/packages/react/slot/src/slot.tsx
index a862f2d2a..301f66d1a 100644
--- a/packages/react/slot/src/slot.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/slot/src/slot.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { composeRefs } from '@radix-ui/react-compose-refs';
+import { composeRefs, useComposedRefs } from '@radix-ui/react-compose-refs';
 
 declare module 'react' {
   interface ReactElement {
@@ -104,12 +104,23 @@ interface SlotCloneProps {
       children = use(children._payload);
     }
 
+    const childrenRef = React.isValidElement(children)
+      ? getElementRef(children)
+      : undefined;
+
+    // useComposedRefs memoizes the composed callback so that ref identity is
+    // stable across renders.  The previous raw `composeRefs()` call created a
+    // new function every render, which in React 19 causes an unmount/remount
+    // cycle (because React treats a new callback-ref-with-cleanup as a
+    // different ref), leading to infinite re-render loops when a state setter
+    // is passed as one of the refs (e.g. SelectTrigger's onTriggerChange).
+    const composedRef = useComposedRefs(forwardedRef, childrenRef);
+
     if (React.isValidElement(children)) {
-      const childrenRef = getElementRef(children);
       const props = mergeProps(slotProps, children.props as AnyProps);
       // do not pass ref to React.Fragment for React 19 compatibility
       if (children.type !== React.Fragment) {
-        props.ref = forwardedRef ? composeRefs(forwardedRef, childrenRef) : childrenRef;
+        props.ref = composedRef;
       }
       return React.cloneElement(children, props);
     }