diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 7e09af76a3af..ae076648cd43 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ compiler/**/.next
 
 # contains invalid graphql`...` which results in a promise rejection error from `yarn prettier-all`.
 compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-kitchensink.js
+# contains explicit resource management syntax not yet parsed by prettier.
+compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-await-using-declaration.js
+compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-using-declaration.js
 
 compiler/crates
 compiler/target
diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/lib/compilation.ts b/compiler/apps/playground/lib/compilation.ts
index b2bee8bd66d4..6fb6ce34bb40 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/lib/compilation.ts
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/lib/compilation.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function parseInput(
     });
   } else {
     return babelParse(input, {
-      plugins: ['typescript', 'jsx'],
+      plugins: ['typescript', 'jsx', 'explicitResourceManagement'],
       sourceType: 'module',
     }) as ParseResult<t.File>;
   }
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Babel/RunReactCompilerBabelPlugin.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Babel/RunReactCompilerBabelPlugin.ts
index d7960f7e612b..604fd9db07f2 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Babel/RunReactCompilerBabelPlugin.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Babel/RunReactCompilerBabelPlugin.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function runBabelPluginReactCompiler(
 ): BabelCore.BabelFileResult {
   const ast = BabelParser.parse(text, {
     sourceFilename: file,
-    plugins: [language, 'jsx'],
+    plugins: [language, 'jsx', 'explicitResourceManagement'],
     sourceType: 'module',
   });
   const result = transformFromAstSync(ast, text, {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
index 452aa0ce329d..1dbe6de4e74b 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
@@ -903,7 +903,11 @@ function lowerStatement(
     case 'VariableDeclaration': {
       const stmt = stmtPath as NodePath<t.VariableDeclaration>;
       const nodeKind: t.VariableDeclaration['kind'] = stmt.node.kind;
-      if (nodeKind === 'var') {
+      if (
+        nodeKind === 'var' ||
+        nodeKind === 'using' ||
+        nodeKind === 'await using'
+      ) {
         builder.recordError(
           new CompilerErrorDetail({
             reason: `(BuildHIR::lowerStatement) Handle ${nodeKind} kinds in VariableDeclaration`,
@@ -912,8 +916,8 @@ function lowerStatement(
             suggestions: null,
           }),
         );
-        // Treat `var` as `let` so references to the variable don't break
       }
+      // Treat `var` as `let` so references to the variable don't break
       const kind =
         nodeKind === 'let' || nodeKind === 'var'
           ? InstructionKind.Let
@@ -1183,6 +1187,17 @@ function lowerStatement(
         collection: {...value},
       });
       if (left.isVariableDeclaration()) {
+        const nodeKind = left.node.kind;
+        if (nodeKind === 'using' || nodeKind === 'await using') {
+          builder.recordError(
+            new CompilerErrorDetail({
+              reason: `(BuildHIR::lowerStatement) Handle ${nodeKind} kinds in ForOfStatement`,
+              category: ErrorCategory.Todo,
+              loc: left.node.loc ?? null,
+              suggestions: null,
+            }),
+          );
+        }
         const declarations = left.get('declarations');
         CompilerError.invariant(declarations.length === 1, {
           reason: `Expected only one declaration in the init of a ForOfStatement, got ${declarations.length}`,
@@ -1274,6 +1289,17 @@ function lowerStatement(
         value,
       });
       if (left.isVariableDeclaration()) {
+        const nodeKind = left.node.kind;
+        if (nodeKind === 'using' || nodeKind === 'await using') {
+          builder.recordError(
+            new CompilerErrorDetail({
+              reason: `(BuildHIR::lowerStatement) Handle ${nodeKind} kinds in ForInStatement`,
+              category: ErrorCategory.Todo,
+              loc: left.node.loc ?? null,
+              suggestions: null,
+            }),
+          );
+        }
         const declarations = left.get('declarations');
         CompilerError.invariant(declarations.length === 1, {
           reason: `Expected only one declaration in the init of a ForInStatement, got ${declarations.length}`,
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-await-using-declaration.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-await-using-declaration.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58476d514cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-await-using-declaration.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+async function useAsyncResource() {
+  await using resource = createAsyncResource();
+  return resource.value;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: useAsyncResource,
+  params: [],
+  isComponent: false,
+};
+
+```
+
+
+## Error
+
+```
+Found 1 error:
+
+Todo: (BuildHIR::lowerStatement) Handle await using kinds in VariableDeclaration
+
+error.todo-await-using-declaration.ts:2:2
+  1 | async function useAsyncResource() {
+> 2 |   await using resource = createAsyncResource();
+    |   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (BuildHIR::lowerStatement) Handle await using kinds in VariableDeclaration
+  3 |   return resource.value;
+  4 | }
+  5 |
+```
+          
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-await-using-declaration.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-await-using-declaration.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b42e272f5648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-await-using-declaration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+async function useAsyncResource() {
+  await using resource = createAsyncResource();
+  return resource.value;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: useAsyncResource,
+  params: [],
+  isComponent: false,
+};
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-using-declaration.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-using-declaration.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b6e0829638c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-using-declaration.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+function useResource() {
+  using resource = createResource();
+  return resource.value;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: useResource,
+  params: [],
+  isComponent: false,
+};
+
+```
+
+
+## Error
+
+```
+Found 1 error:
+
+Todo: (BuildHIR::lowerStatement) Handle using kinds in VariableDeclaration
+
+error.todo-using-declaration.ts:2:2
+  1 | function useResource() {
+> 2 |   using resource = createResource();
+    |   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (BuildHIR::lowerStatement) Handle using kinds in VariableDeclaration
+  3 |   return resource.value;
+  4 | }
+  5 |
+```
+          
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-using-declaration.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-using-declaration.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e74bde0435e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-using-declaration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+function useResource() {
+  using resource = createResource();
+  return resource.value;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: useResource,
+  params: [],
+  isComponent: false,
+};
diff --git a/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts b/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
index 0ee2ee0945b0..7fa532988fe5 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export function parseInput(
   } else {
     return BabelParser.parse(input, {
       sourceFilename: filename,
-      plugins: ['typescript', 'jsx'],
+      plugins: ['typescript', 'jsx', 'explicitResourceManagement'],
       sourceType,
     });
   }