diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-flow/src/index.ts b/packages/babel-preset-flow/src/index.ts
index 75640164947c..c20ac238c349 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-flow/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-flow/src/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ export default declarePreset((api, opts) => {
   ];
 
   if (useHermesParser) {
+    if (Number.parseInt(process.versions.node, 10) < 12) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "The Hermes parser is only supported in Node 12 and later.",
+      );
+    }
+    if (IS_STANDALONE) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "The Hermes parser is not supported in the @babel/standalone.",
+      );
+    }
     plugins.unshift("babel-plugin-syntax-hermes-parser");
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-flow/test/fixtures/flow-parser/hermes/options.json b/packages/babel-preset-flow/test/fixtures/flow-parser/hermes/options.json
index 653f26fbd35a..282eb4f62f4b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-flow/test/fixtures/flow-parser/hermes/options.json
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-flow/test/fixtures/flow-parser/hermes/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "presets": [["flow", { "useHermesParser": true }]]
+  "presets": [["flow", { "useHermesParser": true }]],
+  "minNodeVersion": "12.0.0"
 }