diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/events/DOMEventResponderSystem.js b/packages/react-dom/src/events/DOMEventResponderSystem.js
index 85483a24f1..7003669302 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/events/DOMEventResponderSystem.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/events/DOMEventResponderSystem.js
@@ -114,39 +114,54 @@ const eventResponderContext: ReactResponderContext = {
         'context.dispatchEvent: "target", "timeStamp", and "type" fields on event object are required.',
       );
     }
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      const showWarning = name => {
+    const showWarning = name => {
+      if (__DEV__) {
         warning(
           false,
-          '%s is not available on event objects created from event responder modules (React Flare).',
+          '%s is not available on event objects created from event responder modules (React Flare). ' +
+            'Try wrapping in a conditional, i.e. `if (event.type !== "press") { event.%s }`',
+          name,
           name,
         );
-      };
-      possibleEventObject.preventDefault = () => {
+      }
+    };
+    possibleEventObject.preventDefault = () => {
+      if (__DEV__) {
         showWarning('preventDefault()');
-      };
-      possibleEventObject.stopPropagation = () => {
+      }
+    };
+    possibleEventObject.stopPropagation = () => {
+      if (__DEV__) {
         showWarning('stopPropagation()');
-      };
-      possibleEventObject.isDefaultPrevented = () => {
+      }
+    };
+    possibleEventObject.isDefaultPrevented = () => {
+      if (__DEV__) {
         showWarning('isDefaultPrevented()');
-      };
-      possibleEventObject.isPropagationStopped = () => {
+      }
+    };
+    possibleEventObject.isPropagationStopped = () => {
+      if (__DEV__) {
         showWarning('isPropagationStopped()');
-      };
-      // $FlowFixMe: we don't need value, Flow thinks we do
-      Object.defineProperty(possibleEventObject, 'nativeEvent', {
-        get() {
+      }
+    };
+    // $FlowFixMe: we don't need value, Flow thinks we do
+    Object.defineProperty(possibleEventObject, 'nativeEvent', {
+      get() {
+        if (__DEV__) {
           showWarning('nativeEvent');
-        },
-      });
-      // $FlowFixMe: we don't need value, Flow thinks we do
-      Object.defineProperty(possibleEventObject, 'defaultPrevented', {
-        get() {
+        }
+      },
+    });
+    // $FlowFixMe: we don't need value, Flow thinks we do
+    Object.defineProperty(possibleEventObject, 'defaultPrevented', {
+      get() {
+        if (__DEV__) {
           showWarning('defaultPrevented');
-        },
-      });
-    }
+        }
+      },
+    });
+
     const eventObject = ((possibleEventObject: any): $Shape<
       PartialEventObject,
     >);
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/events/__tests__/DOMEventResponderSystem-test.internal.js b/packages/react-dom/src/events/__tests__/DOMEventResponderSystem-test.internal.js
index 922dff8246..74338df44d 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/events/__tests__/DOMEventResponderSystem-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/events/__tests__/DOMEventResponderSystem-test.internal.js
@@ -861,8 +861,9 @@ describe('DOMEventResponderSystem', () => {
       ReactDOM.render(<Test />, container);
       dispatchClickEvent(document.body);
     }).toWarnDev(
-      'Warning: preventDefault() is not available on event objects created ' +
-        'from event responder modules (React Flare).',
+      'Warning: preventDefault() is not available on event objects created from event responder modules ' +
+        '(React Flare).' +
+        ' Try wrapping in a conditional, i.e. `if (event.type !== "press") { event.preventDefault() }`',
       {withoutStack: true},
     );
     expect(() => {
@@ -872,8 +873,9 @@ describe('DOMEventResponderSystem', () => {
       ReactDOM.render(<Test />, container);
       dispatchClickEvent(document.body);
     }).toWarnDev(
-      'Warning: stopPropagation() is not available on event objects created ' +
-        'from event responder modules (React Flare).',
+      'Warning: stopPropagation() is not available on event objects created from event responder modules ' +
+        '(React Flare).' +
+        ' Try wrapping in a conditional, i.e. `if (event.type !== "press") { event.stopPropagation() }`',
       {withoutStack: true},
     );
     expect(() => {
@@ -883,8 +885,9 @@ describe('DOMEventResponderSystem', () => {
       ReactDOM.render(<Test />, container);
       dispatchClickEvent(document.body);
     }).toWarnDev(
-      'Warning: isDefaultPrevented() is not available on event objects created ' +
-        'from event responder modules (React Flare).',
+      'Warning: isDefaultPrevented() is not available on event objects created from event responder modules ' +
+        '(React Flare).' +
+        ' Try wrapping in a conditional, i.e. `if (event.type !== "press") { event.isDefaultPrevented() }`',
       {withoutStack: true},
     );
     expect(() => {
@@ -894,8 +897,9 @@ describe('DOMEventResponderSystem', () => {
       ReactDOM.render(<Test />, container);
       dispatchClickEvent(document.body);
     }).toWarnDev(
-      'Warning: isPropagationStopped() is not available on event objects created ' +
-        'from event responder modules (React Flare).',
+      'Warning: isPropagationStopped() is not available on event objects created from event responder modules ' +
+        '(React Flare).' +
+        ' Try wrapping in a conditional, i.e. `if (event.type !== "press") { event.isPropagationStopped() }`',
       {withoutStack: true},
     );
     expect(() => {
@@ -905,8 +909,9 @@ describe('DOMEventResponderSystem', () => {
       ReactDOM.render(<Test />, container);
       dispatchClickEvent(document.body);
     }).toWarnDev(
-      'Warning: nativeEvent is not available on event objects created ' +
-        'from event responder modules (React Flare).',
+      'Warning: nativeEvent is not available on event objects created from event responder modules ' +
+        '(React Flare).' +
+        ' Try wrapping in a conditional, i.e. `if (event.type !== "press") { event.nativeEvent }`',
       {withoutStack: true},
     );
     expect(() => {
@@ -916,8 +921,9 @@ describe('DOMEventResponderSystem', () => {
       ReactDOM.render(<Test />, container);
       dispatchClickEvent(document.body);
     }).toWarnDev(
-      'Warning: defaultPrevented is not available on event objects created ' +
-        'from event responder modules (React Flare).',
+      'Warning: defaultPrevented is not available on event objects created from event responder modules ' +
+        '(React Flare).' +
+        ' Try wrapping in a conditional, i.e. `if (event.type !== "press") { event.defaultPrevented }`',
       {withoutStack: true},
     );