diff --git a/.changeset/happy-drinks-ring.md b/.changeset/happy-drinks-ring.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51ba88172ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/happy-drinks-ring.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@clerk/clerk-js": patch
+"@clerk/shared": patch
+---
+
+Added development runtime error when mounting `` without active session.
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
index 4663e15eafe..fe4da6a8e91 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
@@ -1336,6 +1336,15 @@ export class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
};
public __internal_mountOAuthConsent = (node: HTMLDivElement, props?: __internal_OAuthConsentProps) => {
+ if (noUserExists(this)) {
+ if (this.#instanceType === 'development') {
+ throw new ClerkRuntimeError(warnings.cannotRenderOAuthConsentComponentWhenUserDoesNotExist, {
+ code: CANNOT_RENDER_USER_MISSING_ERROR_CODE,
+ });
+ }
+ return;
+ }
+
this.assertComponentsReady(this.#clerkUI);
const component = 'OAuthConsent';
void this.#clerkUI
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/internal/clerk-js/warnings.ts b/packages/shared/src/internal/clerk-js/warnings.ts
index 2ec160247d8..2686713eaf7 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/internal/clerk-js/warnings.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/internal/clerk-js/warnings.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ const warnings = {
'The component cannot be rendered when user API keys are disabled. Since user API keys are disabled, this is no-op.',
cannotRenderAPIKeysComponentForOrgWhenDisabled:
'The component cannot be rendered when organization API keys are disabled. Since organization API keys are disabled, this is no-op.',
+ cannotRenderOAuthConsentComponentWhenUserDoesNotExist:
+ ' cannot render unless a user is signed in. Since no user is signed in, this is no-op.',
};
type SerializableWarnings = Serializable;