diff --git a/.changeset/brave-cups-swim.md b/.changeset/brave-cups-swim.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29b06597bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-cups-swim.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@apollo/client": patch
+---
+
+update `canUseLayoutEffect` check to also allow for layout effects in React Native
diff --git a/.size-limits.json b/.size-limits.json
index 49fc0446c88..7d53db26ea2 100644
--- a/.size-limits.json
+++ b/.size-limits.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "dist/apollo-client.min.cjs": 39578,
-  "import { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache, HttpLink } from \"dist/index.js\" (production)": 32821
+  "dist/apollo-client.min.cjs": 39581,
+  "import { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache, HttpLink } from \"dist/index.js\" (production)": 32830
 }
diff --git a/src/utilities/common/canUse.ts b/src/utilities/common/canUse.ts
index 217cc01158b..768619290bd 100644
--- a/src/utilities/common/canUse.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/common/canUse.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { maybe } from "../globals/index.js";
 
+const isReactNative = maybe(() => navigator.product) == "ReactNative";
+
 export const canUseWeakMap =
   typeof WeakMap === "function" &&
-  !maybe(
-    () => navigator.product == "ReactNative" && !(global as any).HermesInternal
-  );
+  !(isReactNative && !(global as any).HermesInternal);
 
 export const canUseWeakSet = typeof WeakSet === "function";
 
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ const usingJSDOM: boolean =
 // warnings about useLayoutEffect doing nothing on the server. While these
 // warnings are harmless, this !usingJSDOM condition seems to be the best way to
 // prevent them (i.e. skipping useLayoutEffect when using jsdom).
-export const canUseLayoutEffect = canUseDOM && !usingJSDOM;
+export const canUseLayoutEffect = (canUseDOM || isReactNative) && !usingJSDOM;