diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 38992de398e51..22cb9209b2e9e 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -322,6 +322,13 @@ module.exports = {
 				],
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			files: [ 'packages/components/src/**/*.[tj]s?(x)' ],
+			excludedFiles: [ ...developmentFiles ],
+			rules: {
+				'react-hooks/exhaustive-deps': 'error',
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			files: [ 'packages/jest*/**/*.js', '**/test/**/*.js' ],
 			excludedFiles: [ 'test/e2e/**/*.js' ],
diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 11bae78e235e2..fe144c59ec1bb 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 -   `Draggable`: Convert to TypeScript ([#45471](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/45471)).
 -   `MenuGroup`: Convert to TypeScript ([#45617](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/45617)).
 -   `useCx`: fix story to satisfy the `react-hooks/exhaustive-deps` eslint rule ([#45614](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/45614))
+-   Activate the `react-hooks/exhuastive-deps` eslint rule for the Components package ([#41166](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/41166))
 
 ### Experimental