diff --git a/.changeset/perfect-chairs-work.md b/.changeset/perfect-chairs-work.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..908c025d797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/perfect-chairs-work.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/nextjs": patch
+---
+
+Return build-time error if `auth` and `currentUser` server-side helpers are imported into Client Components.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d3bbf7ef0b8..2c8071ead43 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -41884,6 +41884,11 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/server-only": {
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/server-only/-/server-only-0.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qepMx2JxAa5jjfzxG79yPPq+8BuFToHd1hm7kI+Z4zAq1ftQiP7HcxMhDDItrbtwVeLg/cY2JnKnrcFkmiswNA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/set-blocking": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "license": "ISC"
@@ -49890,6 +49895,7 @@
         "@clerk/types": "4.8.0",
         "crypto-js": "4.2.0",
         "path-to-regexp": "6.2.2",
+        "server-only": "0.0.1",
         "tslib": "2.4.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/package.json b/packages/nextjs/package.json
index fd802815961..1a363eaa2de 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nextjs/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "@clerk/types": "4.8.0",
     "crypto-js": "4.2.0",
     "path-to-regexp": "6.2.2",
+    "server-only": "0.0.1",
     "tslib": "2.4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/app-router/server/auth.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/app-router/server/auth.ts
index 97302ea3d77..836a27ae091 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/app-router/server/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/app-router/server/auth.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'server-only';
+
 import type { AuthObject, RedirectFun } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import { constants, createClerkRequest, createRedirect } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import { notFound, redirect } from 'next/navigation';
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/app-router/server/currentUser.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/app-router/server/currentUser.ts
index 4d7cb2d7be1..b73d8cc7087 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/app-router/server/currentUser.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/app-router/server/currentUser.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'server-only';
+
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { clerkClient } from '../../server/clerkClient';
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/exports.test.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/exports.test.ts
index 2b2a5110378..e2c373c7070 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/exports.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/exports.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+jest.mock('server-only', () => null);
+
 import * as publicExports from '../index';
 
 describe('/server public exports', () => {