diff --git a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/App.vue b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/App.vue
index b9c5075..7c8a948 100644
--- a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/App.vue
+++ b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/App.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <template>
+  <GlobalLoading />
   <div class="flex h-screen items-stretch bg-gray-100">
     <ChannelList class="w-1/4 border-r border-gray-200" />
     <router-view class="flex-1 overflow-auto" />
@@ -8,12 +9,14 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import ChannelList from './ChannelList.vue'
+import GlobalLoading from './GlobalLoading.vue'
 
 export default defineComponent({
   name: 'App',
 
   components: {
     ChannelList,
+    GlobalLoading,
   },
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/GlobalLoading.vue b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/GlobalLoading.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..376d9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/GlobalLoading.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { useGlobalQueryLoading } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
+
+const loading = useGlobalQueryLoading()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="fixed bg-white p-4 rounded-br top-0 right-0"
+    data-test-id="global-loading"
+  >
+    <div v-if="loading">
+      Global loading...
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/tests/e2e/specs/test.cy.js b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/tests/e2e/specs/test.cy.js
index 79e7441..2577fe2 100644
--- a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/tests/e2e/specs/test.cy.js
+++ b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/tests/e2e/specs/test.cy.js
@@ -128,4 +128,21 @@ describe('Vue 3 + Apollo Composable', () => {
     cy.get('input[type="checkbox"]').click()
     cy.get('[data-test-id="data"]').should('contain', 'Loaded channel: General')
   })
+
+  it('global loading', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-id="global-loading"]').should('contain', 'Global loading...')
+    cy.get('.channel-link').should('have.lengthOf', 2)
+    cy.get('[data-test-id="global-loading"]').should('not.contain', 'Global loading...')
+    cy.get('.channel-link').eq(0).click()
+    cy.get('[data-test-id="global-loading"]').should('contain', 'Global loading...')
+    cy.contains('#app', 'Currently viewing # General')
+    cy.get('[data-test-id="global-loading"]').should('not.contain', 'Global loading...')
+    cy.get('.channel-link').eq(1).click()
+    cy.get('[data-test-id="global-loading"]').should('contain', 'Global loading...')
+    cy.contains('#app', 'Currently viewing # Random')
+    cy.get('[data-test-id="global-loading"]').should('not.contain', 'Global loading...')
+    cy.get('.channel-link').eq(0).click()
+    cy.get('[data-test-id="global-loading"]').should('not.contain', 'Global loading...')
+    cy.contains('#app', 'Currently viewing # General')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useLoading.ts b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useLoading.ts
index 435ab8b..f1fdff6 100644
--- a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useLoading.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useLoading.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
-import { getCurrentTracking, getAppTracking } from './util/loadingTracking'
+import { getCurrentTracking, globalTracking } from './util/loadingTracking'
 import { computed } from 'vue-demi'
 
 export function useQueryLoading () {
   const { tracking } = getCurrentTracking()
+  if (!tracking) throw new Error('useQueryLoading must be called inside a setup function.')
   return computed(() => tracking.queries.value > 0)
 }
 
 export function useMutationLoading () {
   const { tracking } = getCurrentTracking()
+  if (!tracking) throw new Error('useMutationLoading must be called inside a setup function.')
   return computed(() => tracking.mutations.value > 0)
 }
 
 export function useSubscriptionLoading () {
   const { tracking } = getCurrentTracking()
+  if (!tracking) throw new Error('useSubscriptionLoading must be called inside a setup function.')
   return computed(() => tracking.subscriptions.value > 0)
 }
 
 export function useGlobalQueryLoading () {
-  const { appTracking } = getAppTracking()
-  return computed(() => appTracking.queries.value > 0)
+  return computed(() => globalTracking.queries.value > 0)
 }
 
 export function useGlobalMutationLoading () {
-  const { appTracking } = getAppTracking()
-  return computed(() => appTracking.mutations.value > 0)
+  return computed(() => globalTracking.mutations.value > 0)
 }
 
 export function useGlobalSubscriptionLoading () {
-  const { appTracking } = getAppTracking()
-  return computed(() => appTracking.subscriptions.value > 0)
+  return computed(() => globalTracking.subscriptions.value > 0)
 }
diff --git a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/util/loadingTracking.ts b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/util/loadingTracking.ts
index 6f0ba02..8e799ab 100644
--- a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/util/loadingTracking.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/util/loadingTracking.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Ref, watch, onUnmounted, ref, getCurrentInstance, onBeforeUnmount } from 'vue-demi'
-import type { CurrentInstance } from './types'
+import { isServer } from './env.js'
 
 export interface LoadingTracking {
   queries: Ref<number>
@@ -11,71 +11,51 @@ export interface AppLoadingTracking extends LoadingTracking {
   components: Map<any, LoadingTracking>
 }
 
-export function getAppTracking () {
-  const vm = getCurrentInstance() as CurrentInstance | null
-  const root = vm?.$root ?? vm?.root ?? vm?.proxy?.$root as CurrentInstance | null | undefined
-  if (!root) {
-    throw new Error('Instance $root not found')
-  }
-
-  let appTracking: AppLoadingTracking
-
-  if (!root._apolloAppTracking) {
-    // Add per Vue tracking
-    appTracking = root._apolloAppTracking = {
-      queries: ref(0),
-      mutations: ref(0),
-      subscriptions: ref(0),
-      components: new Map(),
-    }
-  } else {
-    appTracking = root._apolloAppTracking
-  }
-
-  return {
-    appTracking,
-  }
+export const globalTracking: AppLoadingTracking = {
+  queries: ref(0),
+  mutations: ref(0),
+  subscriptions: ref(0),
+  components: new Map(),
 }
 
 export function getCurrentTracking () {
   const vm = getCurrentInstance()
   if (!vm) {
-    throw new Error('getCurrentTracking must be used during a component setup')
+    return {}
   }
 
-  const { appTracking } = getAppTracking()
-
   let tracking: LoadingTracking
 
-  if (!appTracking.components.has(vm)) {
+  if (!globalTracking.components.has(vm)) {
     // Add per-component tracking
-    appTracking.components.set(vm, tracking = {
+    globalTracking.components.set(vm, tracking = {
       queries: ref(0),
       mutations: ref(0),
       subscriptions: ref(0),
     })
     // Cleanup
     onUnmounted(() => {
-      appTracking.components.delete(vm)
+      globalTracking.components.delete(vm)
     })
   } else {
-    tracking = appTracking.components.get(vm) as LoadingTracking
+    tracking = globalTracking.components.get(vm) as LoadingTracking
   }
 
   return {
-    appTracking,
     tracking,
   }
 }
 
 function track (loading: Ref<boolean>, type: keyof LoadingTracking) {
-  const { appTracking, tracking } = getCurrentTracking()
+  if (isServer) return
+
+  const { tracking } = getCurrentTracking()
 
   watch(loading, (value, oldValue) => {
     if (oldValue != null && value !== oldValue) {
       const mod = value ? 1 : -1
-      tracking[type].value += mod
-      appTracking[type].value += mod
+      if (tracking) tracking[type].value += mod
+      globalTracking[type].value += mod
     }
   }, {
     immediate: true,
@@ -83,8 +63,8 @@ function track (loading: Ref<boolean>, type: keyof LoadingTracking) {
 
   onBeforeUnmount(() => {
     if (loading.value) {
-      tracking[type].value--
-      appTracking[type].value--
+      if (tracking) tracking[type].value--
+      globalTracking[type].value--
     }
   })
 }