diff --git a/Libraries/Text/Text.js b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
index 97ce10d0a2099d..52b063d5bc4b4c 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/Text.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {NativeText, NativeVirtualText} from './TextNativeComponent';
 import {type TextProps} from './TextProps';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {useContext, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
+import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 /**
  * Text is the fundamental component for displaying text.
@@ -148,6 +149,15 @@ const Text: React.AbstractComponent<
     }
   }
 
+  const numberOfLines = restProps.numberOfLines;
+  if (numberOfLines != null) {
+    invariant(
+      numberOfLines >= 0,
+      'Number of lines in <Text/> component can not be negative, passed value: %s.',
+      [numberOfLines],
+    );
+  }
+
   const hasTextAncestor = useContext(TextAncestor);
 
   return hasTextAncestor ? (