diff --git a/src/Essentials/src/Platform/ActivityForResultRequest.android.cs b/src/Essentials/src/Platform/ActivityForResultRequest.android.cs
index 8fc970523778..89828d6ccc7b 100644
--- a/src/Essentials/src/Platform/ActivityForResultRequest.android.cs
+++ b/src/Essentials/src/Platform/ActivityForResultRequest.android.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AndroidX.Activity;
 using AndroidX.Activity.Result;
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ public Task<TResult> Launch<T>(T input)
 
 		if (!IsRegistered)
 		{
+			Trace.WriteLine("""
+			                ActivityForResultRequest is not registered; cancelling the request. 
+			                Ensure your Activity inherits from ComponentActivity and call Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.Init(Activity, Bundle) in OnCreate.
+			                """);
 			tcs.SetCanceled();
 			return tcs.Task;
 		}