diff --git a/packages/core/src/useInterval/index.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/useInterval/index.spec.ts
index 9ed0dd82..02519376 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/useInterval/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/useInterval/index.spec.ts
@@ -125,4 +125,35 @@ describe('useInterval', () => {
     jest.advanceTimersByTime(70)
     expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
+
+  it('should clear a manually resumed interval on unmount', () => {
+    const callback = jest.fn()
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+      useInterval(callback, 50, { controls: true }),
+    )
+
+    result.current.resume()
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(50)
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    unmount()
+    callback.mockClear()
+
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+  })
+
+  it('should not leave an orphan interval when resume is called twice', () => {
+    const callback = jest.fn()
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useInterval(callback, 50, { controls: true }),
+    )
+
+    result.current.resume()
+    result.current.resume()
+    result.current.pause()
+
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/core/src/useInterval/index.ts b/packages/core/src/useInterval/index.ts
index cc5242fc..a8d1e265 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/useInterval/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/useInterval/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 import { useEvent } from '../useEvent'
 import { useLatest } from '../useLatest'
+import { useUnmount } from '../useUnmount'
 import { defaultOptions } from '../utils/defaults'
 import type { UseInterval } from './interface'
 
@@ -18,10 +19,16 @@ export const useInterval: UseInterval = (
   const timer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null)
 
   const clean = () => {
-    timer.current && clearInterval(timer.current)
+    if (timer.current) {
+      clearInterval(timer.current)
+      timer.current = null
+    }
   }
 
   const resume = useEvent(() => {
+    // Drop a running timer first — otherwise its id is overwritten below and
+    // neither pause() nor unmount can reach it again.
+    clean()
     isActive.current = true
     timer.current = setInterval(() => savedCallback.current(), delay || 0)
   })
@@ -49,6 +56,11 @@ export const useInterval: UseInterval = (
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [delay, immediate])
 
+  // The effect above bails out before registering a cleanup when `controls` is
+  // set, so a timer started by resume() would outlive the component. Clear it on
+  // unmount whichever mode the hook runs in.
+  useUnmount(clean)
+
   return {
     isActive,
     pause,