diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8114a09effe628..142687c413d695 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ plugins {
   alias(libs.plugins.android.application) apply false
   alias(libs.plugins.download) apply false
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.android) apply false
+  alias(libs.plugins.binary.compatibility.validator) apply true
 }
 
 val reactAndroidProperties = java.util.Properties()
@@ -19,6 +20,31 @@ File("$rootDir/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties").inputStrea
   reactAndroidProperties.load(it)
 }
 
+apiValidation {
+  ignoredPackages.addAll(
+      listOf(
+          "com.facebook.fbreact",
+          "com.facebook.react.flipper",
+          "com.facebook.debug",
+          "com.facebook.hermes",
+          "com.facebook.perftest",
+          "com.facebook.proguard",
+          "com.facebook.react.module.processing",
+          "com.facebook.systrace",
+          "com.facebook.yoga",
+          "com.facebook.react.internal",
+          "com.facebook.react.bridgeless.internal"))
+
+  ignoredClasses.addAll(listOf("com.facebook.react.BuildConfig"))
+
+  nonPublicMarkers.addAll(
+      listOf(
+          "com.facebook.react.common.annotations.UnstableReactNativeAPI",
+          "com.facebook.react.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting"))
+
+  validationDisabled = true
+}
+
 version =
     if (project.hasProperty("isSnapshot") &&
         (project.property("isSnapshot") as? String).toBoolean()) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index b95a8de23c2755..16195010aaf540 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ androidx-swiperefreshlayout = "1.1.0"
 androidx-test = "1.5.0"
 androidx-tracing = "1.1.0"
 assertj = "3.21.0"
+binary-compatibility-validator = "0.13.2"
 download = "5.4.0"
 fbjni = "0.5.1"
 fresco = "3.1.3"
@@ -76,3 +77,4 @@ android-library = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "agp" }
 download = { id = "de.undercouch.download", version.ref = "download" }
 nexus-publish = { id = "io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin", version.ref = "nexus-publish" }
 kotlin-android = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android", version.ref = "kotlin" }
+binary-compatibility-validator = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx.binary-compatibility-validator", version.ref = "binary-compatibility-validator" }