diff --git a/.changeset/eight-paws-add.md b/.changeset/eight-paws-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d262779e82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eight-paws-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-expo': patch
+---
+
+Add a console error if the Native API is disabled for the instance.
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/provider/singleton/createClerkInstance.ts b/packages/expo/src/provider/singleton/createClerkInstance.ts
index b62d3d42c50..2a4f06b0ffd 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/provider/singleton/createClerkInstance.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/provider/singleton/createClerkInstance.ts
@@ -168,12 +168,20 @@ export function createClerkInstance(ClerkClass: typeof Clerk) {
         }
       });
 
+      let nativeApiErrorShown = false;
       // @ts-expect-error - This is an internal API
       __internal_clerk.__unstable__onAfterResponse(async (_: FapiRequestInit, response: FapiResponse<unknown>) => {
         const authHeader = response.headers.get('authorization');
         if (authHeader) {
           await saveToken(KEY, authHeader);
         }
+
+        if (!nativeApiErrorShown && response.payload?.errors?.[0]?.code === 'native_api_disabled') {
+          console.error(
+            'The Native API is disabled for this instance.\nGo to Clerk Dashboard > Configure > Native applications to enable it.\nOr, navigate here: https://dashboard.clerk.com/last-active?path=native-applications',
+          );
+          nativeApiErrorShown = true;
+        }
       });
     }
     return __internal_clerk;