diff --git a/e2e-tests/development-runtime/cypress/integration/eslint-rules/limited-exports-page-templates.js b/e2e-tests/development-runtime/cypress/integration/eslint-rules/limited-exports-page-templates.js
index accc4d9b40222..886c557b3a855 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/development-runtime/cypress/integration/eslint-rules/limited-exports-page-templates.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/development-runtime/cypress/integration/eslint-rules/limited-exports-page-templates.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe(`limited-exports-page-templates`, () => {
   it(`should initially not log to console`, () => {
     cy.get(`@hmrConsoleLog`).should(
       `not.be.calledWithMatch`,
-      /13:1 {2}warning {2}In page templates only a default export of a valid React component and the named export of a page query is allowed./i
+      /13:1 {2}warning {2}In page templates only a default export of a valid React component and the named exports of a page query, getServerData or config are allowed./i
     )
   })
   it(`should log warning to console for invalid export`, () => {
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ describe(`limited-exports-page-templates`, () => {
 
     cy.get(`@hmrConsoleLog`).should(
       `be.calledWithMatch`,
-      /13:1 {2}warning {2}In page templates only a default export of a valid React component and the named export of a page query is allowed./i
+      /13:1 {2}warning {2}In page templates only a default export of a valid React component and the named exports of a page query, getServerData or config are allowed./i
     )
     cy.get(`@hmrConsoleLog`).should(
       `not.be.calledWithMatch`,
-      /15:1 {2}warning {2}In page templates only a default export of a valid React component and the named export of a page query is allowed./i
+      /15:1 {2}warning {2}In page templates only a default export of a valid React component and the named exports of a page query, getServerData or config are allowed./i
     )
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/eslint-rules/__tests__/limited-exports-page-templates.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/eslint-rules/__tests__/limited-exports-page-templates.ts
index fd806ca28f783..dc4ee7c4e8aa7 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/eslint-rules/__tests__/limited-exports-page-templates.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/eslint-rules/__tests__/limited-exports-page-templates.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ describe(`no-anonymous-exports-page-templates`, () => {
       test({
         code: `import { graphql } from "gatsby"\nconst Template = () => {}\nconst query = graphql\`test\`\nexport { query }\nexport default Template`,
       }),
+      // getServerData
       test({
         code: `import { graphql, Link } from "gatsby"\nconst Template = () => {}\nexport const query = graphql\`test\`\nexport default Template\nexport function getServerData() { return { props: { foo: "bar" }}}`,
       }),
@@ -64,6 +65,19 @@ describe(`no-anonymous-exports-page-templates`, () => {
       test({
         code: `import { graphql, Link } from "gatsby"\nconst Template = () => {}\nexport const query = graphql\`test\`\nexport default Template\nexports.getServerData = () => { return { props: { foo: "bar" }}}`,
       }),
+      // config
+      test({
+        code: `import { graphql, Link } from "gatsby"\nconst Template = () => {}\nexport const query = graphql\`test\`\nexport default Template\nexport function config() { return ({ params }) => { defer: true }}`,
+      }),
+      test({
+        code: `import { graphql, Link } from "gatsby"\nconst Template = () => {}\nexport const query = graphql\`test\`\nexport default Template\nexport async function config() { const { data } = graphql\`test\`\nreturn ({ params }) => { defer: true }}`,
+      }),
+      test({
+        code: `import { graphql, Link } from "gatsby"\nconst Template = () => {}\nexport const query = graphql\`test\`\nexport default Template\nexport const config = () => { return ({ params }) => { defer: true }}`,
+      }),
+      test({
+        code: `import { graphql, Link } from "gatsby"\nconst Template = () => {}\nexport const query = graphql\`test\`\nexport default Template\nexports.config = () => { return ({ params }) => { defer: true }}`,
+      }),
     ],
     invalid: [
       test({
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/eslint-rules/limited-exports-page-templates.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/eslint-rules/limited-exports-page-templates.ts
index a437bf989bce2..cddf1688de728 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/eslint-rules/limited-exports-page-templates.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/eslint-rules/limited-exports-page-templates.ts
@@ -18,25 +18,25 @@ import { isPageTemplate } from "../eslint-rules-helpers"
 
 const DEFAULT_GRAPHQL_TAG_NAME = `graphql`
 
-function isGetServerData(node: ExportNamedDeclaration): boolean {
+function isApiExport(node: ExportNamedDeclaration, name: string): boolean {
   // check for
-  // export function getServerData() {}
-  // export async function getServerData() {}
+  // export function name() {}
+  // export async function name() {}
   if (
     node.declaration?.type === `FunctionDeclaration` &&
-    node.declaration.id?.name === `getServerData`
+    node.declaration.id?.name === name
   ) {
     return true
   }
 
   // check for
-  // export const getServerData = () => {}
+  // export const name = () => {}
   if (node.declaration?.type === `VariableDeclaration`) {
     for (const declaration of node.declaration.declarations) {
       if (
         declaration.type === `VariableDeclarator` &&
         declaration.id.type === `Identifier` &&
-        declaration.id.name === `getServerData`
+        declaration.id.name === name
       ) {
         return true
       }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const limitedExports: Rule.RuleModule = {
   meta: {
     type: `problem`,
     messages: {
-      limitedExportsPageTemplates: `In page templates only a default export of a valid React component and the named export of a page query is allowed.
+      limitedExportsPageTemplates: `In page templates only a default export of a valid React component and the named exports of a page query, getServerData or config are allowed.
         All other named exports will cause Fast Refresh to not preserve local component state and do a full refresh.
 
         Please move your other named exports to another file. Also make sure that you only export page queries that use the "graphql" tag from "gatsby".
@@ -225,7 +225,11 @@ const limitedExports: Rule.RuleModule = {
           return undefined
         }
 
-        if (isGetServerData(node)) {
+        if (isApiExport(node, `getServerData`)) {
+          return undefined
+        }
+
+        if (isApiExport(node, `config`)) {
           return undefined
         }