diff --git a/src/useMediaQuery/index.dom.test.ts b/src/useMediaQuery/index.dom.test.ts
index 4fa343a3..59f9f3bb 100644
--- a/src/useMediaQuery/index.dom.test.ts
+++ b/src/useMediaQuery/index.dom.test.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 import {act, renderHook} from '@testing-library/react-hooks/dom';
-import {afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi} from 'vitest';
+import {type Mock, afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi} from 'vitest';
 import {useMediaQuery} from '../index.js';
 
 describe('useMediaQuery', () => {
-	const matchMediaMock = vi.fn((query: string) => ({
-		matches: false,
-		media: query,
-		onchange: null,
-		addEventListener: vi.fn(),
-		removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
-		dispatchEvent: vi.fn(),
-	}));
+	const matchMediaMock = vi.fn((query: string) => (
+		query === '(orientation: unsupported)' ?
+			undefined :
+				{
+					matches: false,
+					media: query,
+					onchange: null,
+					addEventListener: vi.fn(),
+					removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
+					dispatchEvent: vi.fn(),
+				}) as unknown as MediaQueryList & {
+					matches: boolean;
+					addEventListener: Mock;
+					removeEventListener: Mock;
+					dispatchEvent: Mock;
+				});
 
 	vi.stubGlobal('matchMedia', matchMediaMock);
 
@@ -30,6 +38,34 @@ describe('useMediaQuery', () => {
 		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
 	});
 
+	it('should return undefined and not thrown on unsupported when not enabled', () => {
+		vi.stubGlobal('console', {
+			error(error: string) {
+				throw new Error(error);
+			},
+		});
+		const {result, rerender, unmount} = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('max-width : 768px', {enabled: false}));
+		const {result: result2, rerender: rerender2, unmount: unmount2} = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(orientation: unsupported)', {enabled: false}));
+		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result.current).toBe(undefined);
+		expect(result2.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result2.current).toBe(undefined);
+		rerender('max-width : 768px');
+		rerender2('(orientation: unsupported)');
+		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result.current).toBe(undefined);
+		expect(result2.current).toBe(undefined);
+		expect(result2.error).toBeUndefined();
+		unmount();
+		unmount2();
+		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result.current).toBe(undefined);
+		expect(result2.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result2.current).toBe(undefined);
+		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+		vi.stubGlobal('matchMedia', matchMediaMock);
+	});
+
 	it('should return undefined on first render, if initializeWithValue is false', () => {
 		const {result} = renderHook(() =>
 			useMediaQuery('max-width : 768px', {initializeWithValue: false}));
@@ -147,4 +183,16 @@ describe('useMediaQuery', () => {
 		unmount1();
 		expect(mql.removeEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
+
+	it('should not throw when media query is not supported', () => {
+		const {result, unmount, rerender} = renderHook(() => useMediaQuery('(orientation: unsupported)', {initializeWithValue: true}));
+		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result.current).toBe(undefined);
+		rerender();
+		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result.current).toBe(undefined);
+		unmount();
+		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result.current).toBe(undefined);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/src/useMediaQuery/index.ssr.test.ts b/src/useMediaQuery/index.ssr.test.ts
index d2e05c9c..c7fe55fd 100644
--- a/src/useMediaQuery/index.ssr.test.ts
+++ b/src/useMediaQuery/index.ssr.test.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,11 @@ describe('useMediaQuery', () => {
 			useMediaQuery('max-width : 768px', {initializeWithValue: false}));
 		expect(result.current).toBeUndefined();
 	});
+
+	it('should return undefined on first render, when not enabled and initializeWithValue is set to true', () => {
+		const {result} = renderHook(() =>
+			useMediaQuery('max-width : 768px', {initializeWithValue: true, enabled: false}));
+		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result.current).toBeUndefined();
+	});
 });
diff --git a/src/useMediaQuery/index.ts b/src/useMediaQuery/index.ts
index 754137f8..7fd26fb0 100644
--- a/src/useMediaQuery/index.ts
+++ b/src/useMediaQuery/index.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,43 @@ import {isBrowser} from '../util/const.js';
 
 const queriesMap = new Map<
 	string,
-	{mql: MediaQueryList; dispatchers: Set<Dispatch<boolean>>; listener: () => void}
+	{
+		mql: MediaQueryList;
+		dispatchers: Set<Dispatch<boolean>>;
+		listener: () => void;
+	}
 >();
 
 type QueryStateSetter = (matches: boolean) => void;
 
 const createQueryEntry = (query: string) => {
 	const mql = matchMedia(query);
+	if (!mql) {
+		if (
+			typeof process === 'undefined' ||
+			process.env === undefined ||
+			process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ||
+			process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test'
+		) {
+			console.error(`error: matchMedia('${query}') returned null, this means that the browser does not support this query or the query is invalid.`);
+		}
+
+		return {
+			mql: {
+				onchange: null,
+				matches: undefined as unknown as boolean,
+				media: query,
+				addEventListener: () => undefined as void,
+				addListener: () => undefined as void,
+				removeListener: () => undefined as void,
+				removeEventListener: () => undefined as void,
+				dispatchEvent: () => false as boolean,
+			},
+			dispatchers: new Set<Dispatch<boolean>>(),
+			listener: () => undefined as void,
+		};
+	}
+
 	const dispatchers = new Set<QueryStateSetter>();
 	const listener = () => {
 		for (const d of dispatchers) {
@@ -61,6 +91,7 @@ const queryUnsubscribe = (query: string, setState: QueryStateSetter): void => {
 
 type UseMediaQueryOptions = {
 	initializeWithValue?: boolean;
+	enabled?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -70,19 +101,20 @@ type UseMediaQueryOptions = {
  * @param options Hook options:
  * `initializeWithValue` (default: `true`) - Determine media query match state on first render. Setting
  * this to false will make the hook yield `undefined` on first render.
+ * `enabled` (default: `true`) - Enable or disable the hook.
  */
 export function useMediaQuery(
 	query: string,
 	options: UseMediaQueryOptions = {},
 ): boolean | undefined {
-	let {initializeWithValue = true} = options;
+	let {initializeWithValue = true, enabled = true} = options;
 
 	if (!isBrowser) {
 		initializeWithValue = false;
 	}
 
 	const [state, setState] = useState<boolean | undefined>(() => {
-		if (initializeWithValue) {
+		if (initializeWithValue && enabled) {
 			let entry = queriesMap.get(query);
 			if (!entry) {
 				entry = createQueryEntry(query);
@@ -94,12 +126,16 @@ export function useMediaQuery(
 	});
 
 	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!enabled) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		querySubscribe(query, setState);
 
 		return () => {
 			queryUnsubscribe(query, setState);
 		};
-	}, [query]);
+	}, [query, enabled]);
 
 	return state;
 }
diff --git a/src/useScreenOrientation/index.ssr.test.ts b/src/useScreenOrientation/index.ssr.test.ts
index b87eb382..776a915a 100644
--- a/src/useScreenOrientation/index.ssr.test.ts
+++ b/src/useScreenOrientation/index.ssr.test.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,11 @@ describe('useScreenOrientation', () => {
 		const {result} = renderHook(() => useScreenOrientation({initializeWithValue: false}));
 		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
 	});
+
+	it('should return undefined on first render, when not enabled and initializeWithValue is set to true', () => {
+		const {result} = renderHook(() =>
+			useScreenOrientation({initializeWithValue: true, enabled: false}));
+		expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(result.current).toBeUndefined();
+	});
 });
diff --git a/src/useScreenOrientation/index.ts b/src/useScreenOrientation/index.ts
index 342b14bc..d46a387c 100644
--- a/src/useScreenOrientation/index.ts
+++ b/src/useScreenOrientation/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export type ScreenOrientation = 'portrait' | 'landscape';
 
 type UseScreenOrientationOptions = {
 	initializeWithValue?: boolean;
+	enabled?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -11,12 +12,17 @@ type UseScreenOrientationOptions = {
  *
  * As `Screen Orientation API` is still experimental and not supported by Safari, this
  * hook uses CSS3 `orientation` media-query to check screen orientation.
+ * @param options Hook options:
+ * `initializeWithValue` (default: `true`) - Determine screen orientation on first render. Setting
+ * this to false will make the hook yield `undefined` on first render.
+ * `enabled` (default: `true`) - Enable or disable the hook.
  */
 export function useScreenOrientation(
 	options?: UseScreenOrientationOptions,
 ): ScreenOrientation | undefined {
 	const matches = useMediaQuery('(orientation: portrait)', {
 		initializeWithValue: options?.initializeWithValue ?? true,
+		enabled: options?.enabled,
 	});
 
 	return matches === undefined ? undefined : (matches ? 'portrait' : 'landscape');