diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/components/BaseTransition.spec.ts b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/components/BaseTransition.spec.ts
index aaeae3fb4..ad5e534a5 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/components/BaseTransition.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/components/BaseTransition.spec.ts
@@ -1198,4 +1198,54 @@ describe('BaseTransition', () => {
   test('should not error on KeepAlive w/ function children', () => {
     expect(() => mount({}, () => () => h('div'), true)).not.toThrow()
   })
+
+  // #12091
+  test('ensure the correct order of hook execution during the mounted phase toggle', async () => {
+    const toggle = ref(false)
+    const visible = ref(true)
+    const hooks: string[] = []
+
+    const Home = {
+      setup() {
+        return () =>
+          h(
+            BaseTransition,
+            {
+              appear: true,
+              onBeforeEnter: () => hooks.push('beforeEnter'),
+              onEnter: (el, done) => hooks.push('enter'),
+              onEnterCancelled: () => hooks.push('enterCancelled'),
+              onAfterEnter: () => hooks.push('afterEnter'),
+              onBeforeLeave: () => hooks.push('beforeLeave'),
+              onLeave: () => hooks.push('leave'),
+            },
+            () => (visible.value ? h('div') : null),
+          )
+      },
+    }
+    const About = {
+      setup() {
+        visible.value = false
+        return () => null
+      },
+    }
+
+    const root = nodeOps.createElement('div')
+    const App = {
+      setup() {
+        return () => (toggle.value ? [h(Home), h(About)] : null)
+      },
+    }
+    render(h(App), root)
+
+    setTimeout(async () => {
+      toggle.value = true
+
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(hooks.join('-')).eq(
+        `beforeEnter-enter-enterCancelled-beforeLeave-leave`,
+      )
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/hydration.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/hydration.ts
index a94ff3568..b73cb491a 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/hydration.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/hydration.ts
@@ -532,14 +532,12 @@ export function createHydrationFunctions(
       if (dirs) {
         invokeDirectiveHook(vnode, null, parentComponent, 'beforeMount')
       }
-      if (
-        (vnodeHooks = props && props.onVnodeMounted) ||
-        dirs ||
-        needCallTransitionHooks
-      ) {
+      if (needCallTransitionHooks) {
+        transition!.enter(el)
+      }
+      if ((vnodeHooks = props && props.onVnodeMounted) || dirs) {
         queueEffectWithSuspense(() => {
           vnodeHooks && invokeVNodeHook(vnodeHooks, parentComponent, vnode)
-          needCallTransitionHooks && transition!.enter(el)
           dirs && invokeDirectiveHook(vnode, null, parentComponent, 'mounted')
         }, parentSuspense)
       }
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/renderer.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/renderer.ts
index 022571050..97f681cb0 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/renderer.ts
@@ -712,14 +712,12 @@ function baseCreateRenderer(
       transition!.beforeEnter(el)
     }
     hostInsert(el, container, anchor)
-    if (
-      (vnodeHook = props && props.onVnodeMounted) ||
-      needCallTransitionHooks ||
-      dirs
-    ) {
+    if (needCallTransitionHooks) {
+      transition!.enter(el)
+    }
+    if ((vnodeHook = props && props.onVnodeMounted) || dirs) {
       queuePostRenderEffect(() => {
         vnodeHook && invokeVNodeHook(vnodeHook, parentComponent, vnode)
-        needCallTransitionHooks && transition!.enter(el)
         dirs && invokeDirectiveHook(vnode, null, parentComponent, 'mounted')
       }, parentSuspense)
     }