diff --git a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/jobservices/management.go b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/jobservices/management.go
index 7676d958031c..811ee79100be 100644
--- a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/jobservices/management.go
+++ b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/jobservices/management.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ func (s *Server) Prepare(ctx context.Context, req *jobpb.PrepareJobRequest) (*jo
 	// Queue initial state of the job.
 	job.state.Store(jobpb.JobState_STOPPED)
 	s.jobs[job.key] = job
+	fmt.Println("preparing job:", job.key)
 
 	if err := isSupported(job.Pipeline.GetRequirements()); err != nil {
 		job.Failed(err)
@@ -158,17 +159,26 @@ func (s *Server) Prepare(ctx context.Context, req *jobpb.PrepareJobRequest) (*jo
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal ParDoPayload for %v - %q: %w", tid, t.GetUniqueName(), err)
 			}
 
+			isStateful := false
+
 			// Validate all the state features
 			for _, spec := range pardo.GetStateSpecs() {
+				isStateful = true
 				check("StateSpec.Protocol.Urn", spec.GetProtocol().GetUrn(), urns.UserStateBag, urns.UserStateMultiMap)
 			}
 			// Validate all the timer features
 			for _, spec := range pardo.GetTimerFamilySpecs() {
+				isStateful = true
 				check("TimerFamilySpecs.TimeDomain.Urn", spec.GetTimeDomain(), pipepb.TimeDomain_EVENT_TIME, pipepb.TimeDomain_PROCESSING_TIME)
 			}
 
 			check("OnWindowExpirationTimerFamily", pardo.GetOnWindowExpirationTimerFamilySpec(), "") // Unsupported for now.
 
+			// Check for a stateful SDF and direct user to https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/32139
+			if pardo.GetRestrictionCoderId() != "" && isStateful {
+				check("Splittable+Stateful DoFn", "See https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/32139 for information.", "")
+			}
+
 		case urns.TransformTestStream:
 			var testStream pipepb.TestStreamPayload
 			if err := proto.Unmarshal(t.GetSpec().GetPayload(), &testStream); err != nil {