diff --git a/.changeset/auth-import-error.md b/.changeset/auth-import-error.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ac19aef736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/auth-import-error.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/nextjs": patch
+---
+
+Add helpful TypeScript error for incorrect `auth` import path
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diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
index 65e061353bf..25cea1d9d19 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
@@ -81,3 +81,17 @@ import type { ServerComponentsServerModuleTypes } from './components.server';
 
 export const ClerkProvider = ComponentsModule.ClerkProvider as ServerComponentsServerModuleTypes['ClerkProvider'];
 export const Show = ComponentsModule.Show as ServerComponentsServerModuleTypes['Show'];
+
+/**
+ * `auth` is not available from this import path.
+ *
+ * **To fix this error:**
+ * ```diff
+ * - import { auth } from '@clerk/nextjs'
+ * + import { auth } from '@clerk/nextjs/server'
+ * ```
+ *
+ * The `auth` function is only available in server-side contexts:
+ * API Routes, Server Components, Server Actions, and Middleware.
+ */
+export declare const auth: never;