diff --git a/packages/@sanity/vision/package.json b/packages/@sanity/vision/package.json
index eca179c6be2..6a5f9afaead 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/vision/package.json
+++ b/packages/@sanity/vision/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
     "json5": "^2.2.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "quick-lru": "^5.1.1",
-    "react-compiler-runtime": "19.0.0-beta-55955c9-20241229"
+    "react-compiler-runtime": "19.0.0-beta-55955c9-20241229",
+    "react-fast-compare": "^3.2.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@repo/package.config": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/SanityVision.tsx b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/SanityVision.tsx
index 545a01bc71f..d78399ea529 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/SanityVision.tsx
+++ b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/SanityVision.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {type Tool, useClient} from 'sanity'
+import {type Tool, useClient, usePerspective} from 'sanity'
 
 import {DEFAULT_API_VERSION} from './apiVersions'
 import {VisionContainer} from './containers/VisionContainer'
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ interface SanityVisionProps {
 
 function SanityVision(props: SanityVisionProps) {
   const client = useClient({apiVersion: '1'})
+  const perspective = usePerspective()
   const config: VisionConfig = {
     defaultApiVersion: DEFAULT_API_VERSION,
     ...props.tool.options,
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ function SanityVision(props: SanityVisionProps) {
 
   return (
     <VisionErrorBoundary>
-      <VisionContainer client={client} config={config} />
+      <VisionContainer client={client} config={config} pinnedPerspective={perspective} />
     </VisionErrorBoundary>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/components/VisionGui.tsx b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/components/VisionGui.tsx
index 7db5d1bf068..3cb39229254 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/components/VisionGui.tsx
+++ b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/components/VisionGui.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable complexity */
 import {SplitPane} from '@rexxars/react-split-pane'
-import {type ListenEvent, type MutationEvent, type SanityClient} from '@sanity/client'
+import {
+  type ClientPerspective,
+  type ListenEvent,
+  type MutationEvent,
+  type SanityClient,
+} from '@sanity/client'
 import {CopyIcon, ErrorOutlineIcon, PlayIcon, StopIcon} from '@sanity/icons'
 import {
   Box,
@@ -19,14 +24,23 @@ import {
 } from '@sanity/ui'
 import {isHotkey} from 'is-hotkey-esm'
 import {debounce} from 'lodash'
-import {type ChangeEvent, createRef, PureComponent, type RefObject} from 'react'
-import {type TFunction, Translate} from 'sanity'
+import {
+  type ChangeEvent,
+  type ComponentType,
+  createRef,
+  PureComponent,
+  type RefObject,
+  useMemo,
+} from 'react'
+import isEqual from 'react-fast-compare'
+import {type PerspectiveValue, type TFunction, Translate} from 'sanity'
 
 import {API_VERSIONS, DEFAULT_API_VERSION} from '../apiVersions'
 import {VisionCodeMirror} from '../codemirror/VisionCodeMirror'
 import {
   DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE,
   isSupportedPerspective,
+  isVirtualPerspective,
   SUPPORTED_PERSPECTIVES,
   type SupportedPerspective,
 } from '../perspectives'
@@ -192,6 +206,14 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
       perspective = DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE
     }
 
+    if (perspective == 'pinnedRelease' && !hasPinnedPerspective(this.props.pinnedPerspective)) {
+      perspective = DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE
+    }
+
+    if (perspective !== 'pinnedRelease' && hasPinnedPerspective(this.props.pinnedPerspective)) {
+      perspective = 'pinnedRelease'
+    }
+
     if (typeof lastQuery !== 'string') {
       lastQuery = ''
     }
@@ -209,7 +231,10 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
     this._client = props.client.withConfig({
       apiVersion: customApiVersion || apiVersion,
       dataset,
-      perspective: perspective,
+      perspective: getActivePerspective({
+        visionPerspective: perspective,
+        pinnedPerspective: this.props.pinnedPerspective,
+      }),
       allowReconfigure: true,
     })
 
@@ -264,6 +289,7 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
     this.handleKeyDown = this.handleKeyDown.bind(this)
     this.handleResize = this.handleResize.bind(this)
     this.handleOnPasteCapture = this.handleOnPasteCapture.bind(this)
+    this.setPerspective = this.setPerspective.bind(this)
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -280,6 +306,30 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
     this.cancelResizeListener()
   }
 
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<VisionGuiProps>): void {
+    if (hasPinnedPerspectiveChanged(prevProps.pinnedPerspective, this.props.pinnedPerspective)) {
+      if (
+        this.state.perspective !== 'pinnedRelease' &&
+        hasPinnedPerspective(this.props.pinnedPerspective)
+      ) {
+        this.setPerspective('pinnedRelease')
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (
+        this.state.perspective === 'pinnedRelease' &&
+        !hasPinnedPerspective(this.props.pinnedPerspective)
+      ) {
+        this.setPerspective('raw')
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (this.state.perspective === 'pinnedRelease') {
+        this.setPerspective('pinnedRelease')
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   handleResizeListen() {
     if (!this._visionRoot.current) {
       return
@@ -338,11 +388,17 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
       }
     }
 
-    const perspective = isSupportedPerspective(parts.options.perspective)
-      ? parts.options.perspective
-      : undefined
-
-    if (perspective && !isSupportedPerspective(perspective)) {
+    const perspective =
+      isSupportedPerspective(parts.options.perspective) &&
+      !isVirtualPerspective(parts.options.perspective)
+        ? parts.options.perspective
+        : undefined
+
+    if (
+      perspective &&
+      (!isSupportedPerspective(parts.options.perspective) ||
+        isVirtualPerspective(parts.options.perspective))
+    ) {
       this.props.toast.push({
         closable: true,
         id: 'vision-paste-unsupported-perspective',
@@ -378,7 +434,10 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
         this._client.config({
           dataset: this.state.dataset,
           apiVersion: customApiVersion || apiVersion,
-          perspective: this.state.perspective,
+          perspective: getActivePerspective({
+            visionPerspective: this.state.perspective,
+            pinnedPerspective: this.props.pinnedPerspective,
+          }),
         })
         this.handleQueryExecution()
         this.props.toast.push({
@@ -399,7 +458,6 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
     if (!this._querySubscription) {
       return
     }
-
     this._querySubscription.unsubscribe()
     this._querySubscription = undefined
   }
@@ -466,6 +524,10 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
 
   handleChangePerspective(evt: ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) {
     const perspective = evt.target.value
+    this.setPerspective(perspective)
+  }
+
+  setPerspective(perspective: string): void {
     if (!isSupportedPerspective(perspective)) {
       return
     }
@@ -473,7 +535,10 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
     this.setState({perspective}, () => {
       this._localStorage.set('perspective', this.state.perspective)
       this._client.config({
-        perspective: this.state.perspective,
+        perspective: getActivePerspective({
+          visionPerspective: this.state.perspective,
+          pinnedPerspective: this.props.pinnedPerspective,
+        }),
       })
       this.handleQueryExecution()
     })
@@ -598,9 +663,13 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
 
     this.ensureSelectedApiVersion()
 
-    const urlQueryOpts: Record<string, string> = {}
+    const urlQueryOpts: Record<string, string | string[]> = {}
     if (this.state.perspective !== 'raw') {
-      urlQueryOpts.perspective = this.state.perspective
+      urlQueryOpts.perspective =
+        getActivePerspective({
+          visionPerspective: this.state.perspective,
+          pinnedPerspective: this.props.pinnedPerspective,
+        }) ?? []
     }
 
     const url = this._client.getUrl(
@@ -613,20 +682,22 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
     this._querySubscription = this._client.observable
       .fetch(query, params, {filterResponse: false, tag: 'vision'})
       .subscribe({
-        next: (res) =>
+        next: (res) => {
           this.setState({
             queryTime: res.ms,
             e2eTime: Date.now() - queryStart,
             queryResult: res.result,
             queryInProgress: false,
             error: undefined,
-          }),
-        error: (error) =>
+          })
+        },
+        error: (error) => {
           this.setState({
             error,
             query,
             queryInProgress: false,
-          }),
+          })
+        },
       })
 
     return true
@@ -670,7 +741,7 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const {datasets, t} = this.props
+    const {datasets, t, pinnedPerspective} = this.props
     const {
       apiVersion,
       customApiVersion,
@@ -778,9 +849,21 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
                 </Card>
 
                 <Select value={perspective} onChange={this.handleChangePerspective}>
-                  {SUPPORTED_PERSPECTIVES.map((p) => (
-                    <option key={p}>{p}</option>
-                  ))}
+                  {SUPPORTED_PERSPECTIVES.map((perspectiveName) => {
+                    if (perspectiveName === 'pinnedRelease') {
+                      return (
+                        <>
+                          <PinnedReleasePerspectiveOption
+                            key="pinnedRelease"
+                            pinnedPerspective={pinnedPerspective}
+                            t={t}
+                          />
+                          <hr />
+                        </>
+                      )
+                    }
+                    return <option key={perspectiveName}>{perspectiveName}</option>
+                  })}
                 </Select>
               </Stack>
             </Box>
@@ -1027,3 +1110,62 @@ export class VisionGui extends PureComponent<VisionGuiProps, VisionGuiState> {
     )
   }
 }
+
+function getActivePerspective({
+  visionPerspective,
+  pinnedPerspective,
+}: {
+  visionPerspective: ClientPerspective | SupportedPerspective
+  pinnedPerspective: PerspectiveValue
+}): ClientPerspective | undefined {
+  if (visionPerspective !== 'pinnedRelease') {
+    return visionPerspective
+  }
+
+  if (pinnedPerspective.perspectiveStack.length !== 0) {
+    return pinnedPerspective.perspectiveStack
+  }
+
+  if (typeof pinnedPerspective.selectedPerspectiveName !== 'undefined') {
+    return [pinnedPerspective.selectedPerspectiveName]
+  }
+
+  return undefined
+}
+
+const PinnedReleasePerspectiveOption: ComponentType<{
+  pinnedPerspective: PerspectiveValue
+  t: TFunction
+}> = ({pinnedPerspective, t}) => {
+  const name =
+    typeof pinnedPerspective.selectedPerspective === 'object'
+      ? pinnedPerspective.selectedPerspective.metadata.title
+      : pinnedPerspective.selectedPerspectiveName
+
+  const label = hasPinnedPerspective(pinnedPerspective)
+    ? `(${t('settings.perspectives.pinned-release-label')})`
+    : t('settings.perspectives.pinned-release-label')
+
+  const text = useMemo(
+    () => [name, label].filter((value) => typeof value !== 'undefined').join(' '),
+    [label, name],
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <option value="pinnedRelease" disabled={!hasPinnedPerspective(pinnedPerspective)}>
+      {text}
+    </option>
+  )
+}
+
+function hasPinnedPerspective({selectedPerspectiveName}: PerspectiveValue): boolean {
+  return typeof selectedPerspectiveName !== 'undefined'
+}
+
+function hasPinnedPerspectiveChanged(previous: PerspectiveValue, next: PerspectiveValue): boolean {
+  const hasPerspectiveStackChanged = !isEqual(previous.perspectiveStack, next.perspectiveStack)
+
+  return (
+    previous.selectedPerspectiveName !== next.selectedPerspectiveName || hasPerspectiveStackChanged
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/i18n/resources.ts b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/i18n/resources.ts
index e28df6fee7f..e1281aea726 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/i18n/resources.ts
+++ b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/i18n/resources.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ const visionLocaleStrings = defineLocalesResources('vision', {
   /** Description for popover that explains what "Perspectives" are */
   'settings.perspectives.description':
     'Perspectives allow your query to run against different "views" of the content in your dataset',
+  /** Label for the pinned release perspective */
+  'settings.perspectives.pinned-release-label': 'pinned release',
   /** Title for popover that explains what "Perspectives" are */
   'settings.perspectives.title': 'Perspectives',
 } as const)
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/perspectives.ts b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/perspectives.ts
index 7993a2f49b0..472422511a4 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/perspectives.ts
+++ b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/perspectives.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,36 @@
-import {type ClientPerspective} from '@sanity/client'
-
-export type SupportedPerspective = 'raw' | 'previewDrafts' | 'published' | 'drafts'
-
 export const SUPPORTED_PERSPECTIVES = [
+  'pinnedRelease',
   'raw',
   'previewDrafts',
   'published',
   'drafts',
-] satisfies ClientPerspective[]
-export const DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE = SUPPORTED_PERSPECTIVES[0]
+] as const
+
+export type SupportedPerspective = (typeof SUPPORTED_PERSPECTIVES)[number]
+
+/**
+ * Virtual perspectives are recognised by Vision, but do not concretely reflect the names of real
+ * perspectives. Virtual perspectives are transformed into real perspectives before being used to
+ * interact with data.
+ *
+ * For example, the `pinnedRelease` virtual perspective is transformed to the real perspective
+ * currently pinned in Studio.
+ */
+export const VIRTUAL_PERSPECTIVES = ['pinnedRelease'] as const
+
+export type VirtualPerspective = (typeof VIRTUAL_PERSPECTIVES)[number]
+
+export const DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE: SupportedPerspective = 'raw'
 
 export function isSupportedPerspective(p: string): p is SupportedPerspective {
   return SUPPORTED_PERSPECTIVES.includes(p as SupportedPerspective)
 }
+
+export function isVirtualPerspective(
+  maybeVirtualPerspective: unknown,
+): maybeVirtualPerspective is VirtualPerspective {
+  return (
+    typeof maybeVirtualPerspective === 'string' &&
+    VIRTUAL_PERSPECTIVES.includes(maybeVirtualPerspective as VirtualPerspective)
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/types.ts b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/types.ts
index 5484086acdb..5f10a530818 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/vision/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/@sanity/vision/src/types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import {type SanityClient} from '@sanity/client'
 import {type ComponentType} from 'react'
+import {type PerspectiveValue} from 'sanity'
 
 export interface VisionProps {
   client: SanityClient
   config: VisionConfig
+  pinnedPerspective: PerspectiveValue
 }
 
 export interface VisionConfig {
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/index.ts b/packages/sanity/src/core/index.ts
index 2752021fab5..c2fd62689b8 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export {
   isReleaseDocument,
   isReleaseScheduledOrScheduling,
   LATEST,
+  type PerspectiveValue,
   type ReleaseDocument,
   RELEASES_INTENT,
   useDocumentVersions,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f05bce00281..6908aa75995 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1261,6 +1261,9 @@ importers:
       react-compiler-runtime:
         specifier: 19.0.0-beta-55955c9-20241229
         version: 19.0.0-beta-55955c9-20241229(react@18.3.1)
+      react-fast-compare:
+        specifier: ^3.2.2
+        version: 3.2.2
     devDependencies:
       '@repo/package.config':
         specifier: workspace:*