diff --git a/src/__tests__/config.test.ts b/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
index fa18b9be8..6949f3a6a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { configure, getConfig, resetToDefaults } from '../config';
+import { _console } from '../helpers/logger';
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   resetToDefaults();
+  jest.spyOn(_console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  jest.restoreAllMocks();
 });
 
 test('getConfig() returns existing configuration', () => {
@@ -46,3 +52,29 @@ test('configure handles alias option defaultHidden', () => {
   configure({ defaultHidden: true });
   expect(getConfig().defaultIncludeHiddenElements).toEqual(true);
 });
+
+test('does not warn when no options are passed', () => {
+  configure({});
+
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('does not warn when only valid options are passed', () => {
+  configure({
+    asyncUtilTimeout: 2000,
+    defaultIncludeHiddenElements: true,
+    defaultDebugOptions: { message: 'test' },
+    defaultHidden: false,
+  });
+
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('warns when unknown option is passed', () => {
+  configure({ unknownOption: 'value' } as any);
+
+  expect(_console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  const warningMessage = jest.mocked(_console.warn).mock.calls[0][0];
+  expect(warningMessage).toContain('Unknown option(s) passed to configure: unknownOption');
+  expect(warningMessage).toContain('config.test.ts');
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/render-hook.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/render-hook.test.tsx
index ca1f3f828..6a926cc13 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/render-hook.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/render-hook.test.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,20 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text } from 'react-native';
 
 import { act, renderHook } from '..';
+import { _console } from '../helpers/logger';
 import { excludeConsoleMessage } from '../test-utils/console';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
 const originalConsoleError = console.error;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.spyOn(_console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+});
+
 afterEach(() => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   console.error = originalConsoleError;
+  jest.restoreAllMocks();
 });
 
 function useSuspendingHook(promise: Promise<string>) {
@@ -289,3 +296,42 @@ test('handles custom hooks with complex logic', async () => {
   });
   expect(result.current.count).toBe(4);
 });
+
+test('does not warn when no options are passed', async () => {
+  function useTestHook() {
+    return React.useState(0);
+  }
+
+  await renderHook(useTestHook);
+
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('does not warn when only valid options are passed', async () => {
+  const Context = React.createContext('default');
+
+  function useTestHook() {
+    return React.useContext(Context);
+  }
+
+  function Wrapper({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+    return <Context.Provider value="provided">{children}</Context.Provider>;
+  }
+
+  await renderHook(useTestHook, { wrapper: Wrapper, initialProps: undefined });
+
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('warns when unknown option is passed', async () => {
+  function useTestHook() {
+    return React.useState(0);
+  }
+
+  await renderHook(useTestHook, { unknownOption: 'value' } as any);
+
+  expect(_console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(jest.mocked(_console.warn).mock.calls[0][0]).toContain(
+    'Unknown option(s) passed to renderHook: unknownOption',
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/render.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/render.test.tsx
index 08dc4c6b0..6587f7d3e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/render.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/render.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { render, screen } from '..';
-import { logger } from '../helpers/logger';
+import { _console, logger } from '../helpers/logger';
 
 test('renders a simple component', async () => {
   const TestComponent = () => (
@@ -17,6 +17,42 @@ test('renders a simple component', async () => {
   expect(screen.getByText('Hello World')).toBeOnTheScreen();
 });
 
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.spyOn(_console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  jest.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+test('does not warn when no options are passed', async () => {
+  const TestComponent = () => <Text testID="test">Test</Text>;
+
+  await render(<TestComponent />);
+
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('does not warn when only valid options are passed', async () => {
+  const TestComponent = () => <Text testID="test">Test</Text>;
+  const Wrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <View>{children}</View>;
+
+  await render(<TestComponent />, { wrapper: Wrapper, createNodeMock: jest.fn() });
+
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('warns when unknown option is passed', async () => {
+  const TestComponent = () => <Text testID="test">Test</Text>;
+
+  await render(<TestComponent />, { unknownOption: 'value' } as any);
+
+  expect(_console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(jest.mocked(_console.warn).mock.calls[0][0]).toContain(
+    'Unknown option(s) passed to render: unknownOption',
+  );
+});
+
 describe('render options', () => {
   test('renders component with wrapper option', async () => {
     const TestComponent = () => <Text testID="inner">Inner Content</Text>;
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 121e33bc4..b910b40d8 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { DebugOptions } from './helpers/debug';
+import { validateOptions } from './helpers/validate-options';
 
 /**
  * Global configuration options for React Native Testing Library.
@@ -31,17 +32,24 @@ let config = { ...defaultConfig };
  * Configure global options for React Native Testing Library.
  */
 export function configure(options: Partial<Config & ConfigAliasOptions>) {
-  const { defaultHidden, ...restOptions } = options;
+  const {
+    asyncUtilTimeout,
+    defaultDebugOptions,
+    defaultHidden,
+    defaultIncludeHiddenElements,
+    ...rest
+  } = options;
+
+  validateOptions('configure', rest, configure);
 
-  const defaultIncludeHiddenElements =
-    restOptions.defaultIncludeHiddenElements ??
-    defaultHidden ??
-    config.defaultIncludeHiddenElements;
+  const resolvedDefaultIncludeHiddenElements =
+    defaultIncludeHiddenElements ?? defaultHidden ?? config.defaultIncludeHiddenElements;
 
   config = {
     ...config,
-    ...restOptions,
-    defaultIncludeHiddenElements,
+    asyncUtilTimeout: asyncUtilTimeout ?? config.asyncUtilTimeout,
+    defaultDebugOptions,
+    defaultIncludeHiddenElements: resolvedDefaultIncludeHiddenElements,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/__tests__/validate-options.test.ts b/src/helpers/__tests__/validate-options.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fd26f160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/__tests__/validate-options.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { _console } from '../logger';
+import { validateOptions } from '../validate-options';
+
+function testFunction() {
+  // Test function for callsite
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.spyOn(_console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+});
+
+test('does not warn when rest object is empty', () => {
+  validateOptions('testFunction', {}, testFunction);
+
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('warns when unknown option is passed', () => {
+  function testFunctionWithCall() {
+    validateOptions('testFunction', { unknownOption: 'value' }, testFunctionWithCall);
+  }
+  testFunctionWithCall();
+
+  expect(_console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  const warningMessage = jest.mocked(_console.warn).mock.calls[0][0];
+  expect(warningMessage).toContain('Unknown option(s) passed to testFunction: unknownOption');
+  expect(warningMessage).toContain('validate-options.test.ts');
+});
+
+test('warns when multiple unknown options are passed', () => {
+  function testFunctionWithCall() {
+    validateOptions(
+      'testFunction',
+      { option1: 'value1', option2: 'value2', option3: 'value3' },
+      testFunctionWithCall,
+    );
+  }
+  testFunctionWithCall();
+
+  expect(_console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  const warningMessage = jest.mocked(_console.warn).mock.calls[0][0];
+  expect(warningMessage).toContain(
+    'Unknown option(s) passed to testFunction: option1, option2, option3',
+  );
+  expect(warningMessage).toContain('validate-options.test.ts');
+});
+
+test('warns with correct function name and includes stack trace', () => {
+  function render() {
+    validateOptions('render', { invalid: true }, render);
+  }
+  render();
+
+  expect(_console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  const warningMessage = jest.mocked(_console.warn).mock.calls[0][0];
+  expect(warningMessage).toContain('render');
+  expect(warningMessage).toContain('validate-options.test.ts');
+});
diff --git a/src/helpers/validate-options.ts b/src/helpers/validate-options.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2748d7311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/validate-options.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { ErrorWithStack } from './errors';
+import { logger } from './logger';
+
+/**
+ * Validates that no unknown options are passed to a function.
+ * Logs a warning if unknown options are found.
+ *
+ * @param functionName - The name of the function being called (for error messages)
+ * @param restOptions - The rest object from destructuring that contains unknown options
+ * @param callsite - The function where the validation is called from (e.g., render, renderHook)
+ */
+export function validateOptions(
+  functionName: string,
+  restOptions: Record<string, unknown>,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type
+  callsite: Function,
+): void {
+  const unknownKeys = Object.keys(restOptions);
+  if (unknownKeys.length > 0) {
+    // Pass the callsite function (e.g., render) to remove it from stack
+    // This leaves only where the user called the function from (e.g., test file)
+    const stackTraceError = new ErrorWithStack('STACK_TRACE_ERROR', callsite);
+    const stackLines = stackTraceError.stack ? stackTraceError.stack.split('\n') : [];
+    // Skip the first line (Error: STACK_TRACE_ERROR) to show the actual call sites
+    // The remaining lines show where the user called the function from
+    const stackTrace = stackLines.length > 1 ? `\n\n${stackLines.slice(1).join('\n')}` : '';
+    logger.warn(
+      `Unknown option(s) passed to ${functionName}: ${unknownKeys.join(', ')}${stackTrace}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/render-hook.tsx b/src/render-hook.tsx
index 564530c35..8a7928b03 100644
--- a/src/render-hook.tsx
+++ b/src/render-hook.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import { validateOptions } from './helpers/validate-options';
 import { render } from './render';
 import type { RefObject } from './types';
 
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@ export async function renderHook<Result, Props>(
     return null;
   }
 
-  const { initialProps, ...renderOptions } = options ?? {};
+  const { initialProps, wrapper, ...rest } = options ?? {};
+  validateOptions('renderHook', rest, renderHook);
+  const renderOptions = wrapper ? { wrapper } : {};
   const { rerender: rerenderComponent, unmount } = await render(
     // @ts-expect-error since option can be undefined, initialProps can be undefined when it shouldn't be
     <HookContainer hookProps={initialProps} />,
diff --git a/src/render.tsx b/src/render.tsx
index a98d519a0..6bd777e56 100644
--- a/src/render.tsx
+++ b/src/render.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { getConfig } from './config';
 import type { DebugOptions } from './helpers/debug';
 import { debug } from './helpers/debug';
 import { HOST_TEXT_NAMES } from './helpers/host-component-names';
+import { validateOptions } from './helpers/validate-options';
 import { setRenderResult } from './screen';
 import { getQueriesForElement } from './within';
 
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ export type RenderResult = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof render>>;
  * to assert on the output.
  */
 export async function render<T>(element: React.ReactElement<T>, options: RenderOptions = {}) {
-  const { wrapper: Wrapper, createNodeMock } = options || {};
+  const { wrapper: Wrapper, createNodeMock, ...rest } = options || {};
+  validateOptions('render', rest, render);
 
   const rendererOptions: RootOptions = {
     textComponentTypes: HOST_TEXT_NAMES,
diff --git a/src/user-event/setup/__tests__/setup.test.ts b/src/user-event/setup/__tests__/setup.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bbfa38a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/user-event/setup/__tests__/setup.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { _console } from '../../../helpers/logger';
+import { setup } from '../setup';
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.spyOn(_console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  jest.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+test('creates instance when no options are passed', () => {
+  const instance = setup();
+
+  expect(instance).toBeDefined();
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('creates instance with valid options', () => {
+  const instance = setup({ delay: 100, advanceTimers: jest.fn() });
+
+  expect(instance).toBeDefined();
+  expect(instance.config.delay).toBe(100);
+  expect(_console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('warns when unknown option is passed', () => {
+  setup({ unknownOption: 'value' } as any);
+
+  expect(_console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(jest.mocked(_console.warn).mock.calls[0][0]).toContain(
+    'Unknown option(s) passed to userEvent.setup: unknownOption',
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/user-event/setup/setup.ts b/src/user-event/setup/setup.ts
index dfec333fc..e48b931b3 100644
--- a/src/user-event/setup/setup.ts
+++ b/src/user-event/setup/setup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { HostElement } from 'test-renderer';
 
 import { jestFakeTimersAreEnabled } from '../../helpers/timers';
+import { validateOptions } from '../../helpers/validate-options';
 import { wrapAsync } from '../../helpers/wrap-async';
 import { clear } from '../clear';
 import { paste } from '../paste';
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ const defaultOptions: Required<UserEventSetupOptions> = {
  * @returns UserEvent instance
  */
 export function setup(options?: UserEventSetupOptions) {
-  const config = createConfig(options);
+  const config = createConfig(options, setup);
   const instance = createInstance(config);
   return instance;
 }
@@ -73,10 +74,18 @@ export interface UserEventConfig {
   advanceTimers: (delay: number) => Promise<void> | void;
 }
 
-function createConfig(options?: UserEventSetupOptions): UserEventConfig {
+function createConfig(
+  options: UserEventSetupOptions = {},
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type
+  callsite: Function,
+): UserEventConfig {
+  const { delay, advanceTimers, ...rest } = options;
+  validateOptions('userEvent.setup', rest, callsite);
+
   return {
     ...defaultOptions,
-    ...options,
+    ...(delay !== undefined && { delay }),
+    ...(advanceTimers !== undefined && { advanceTimers }),
   };
 }