diff --git a/.changeset/bright-rocks-share.md b/.changeset/bright-rocks-share.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1ef65d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-rocks-share.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solidjs/router": patch
+---
+
+Add an error message to when calling an action without first wrapping it in `useAction`
diff --git a/src/data/action.ts b/src/data/action.ts
index ec8b6fa61..fb27a4517 100644
--- a/src/data/action.ts
+++ b/src/data/action.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,40 @@ export function action<T extends Array<any>, U = void>(
   name?: string
 ): Action<T, U> {
   function mutate(this: { r: RouterContext; f?: HTMLFormElement }, ...variables: T) {
+    if (typeof this !== 'object' || !Object.hasOwn(this, 'r')) {
+      throw new Error(`Seems like you are directly calling a function wrapped in "action". To properly use an action, you will need to first call "useAction". 
+
+So, if you have code like this:
+
+1    const myFunc = action(...);
+2  
+3 /  function MyComponent() {
+4 |    return <button 
+5 |      onClick={() => myFunc(...)}
+  |____________________^ This is where the error is going to happen
+6      >
+7        Click me!
+8      </button>
+9    }
+
+You will need to change it to something like:
+
+1    const myAction = action(...);
+2    
+3    function MyComponent() {
+4      const callMyAction = useAction(myAction);
+5    
+6      return <button 
+7        onClick={() => callMyAction(...)}
+8      >
+9        Click me!
+10     </button>
+11   }
+
+This is the case because the action will need to tune itself to the surrounding context for the Router so that it can
+keep track of all the submissions. See https://docs.solidjs.com/solid-router/concepts/actions#creating-actions for more information on how to use actions.
+`)
+    }
     const router = this.r;
     const form = this.f;
     const p = (