diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/EditorImpl.tsx b/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/EditorImpl.tsx
index 27d2fd79890a..0ced1e54ed76 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/EditorImpl.tsx
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/EditorImpl.tsx
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ const COMMON_HOOKS: Array<[string, Hook]> = [
   ],
 ];
 
-function compile(source: string): [CompilerOutput, 'flow' | 'typescript'] {
+function compile(
+  source: string,
+  mode: 'compiler' | 'linter',
+): [CompilerOutput, 'flow' | 'typescript'] {
   const results = new Map<string, Array<PrintedCompilerPipelineValue>>();
   const error = new CompilerError();
   const otherErrors: Array<CompilerErrorDetail | CompilerDiagnostic> = [];
@@ -204,6 +207,22 @@ function compile(source: string): [CompilerOutput, 'flow' | 'typescript'] {
     };
     const parsedOptions = parseConfigPragmaForTests(pragma, {
       compilationMode: 'infer',
+      environment:
+        mode === 'linter'
+          ? {
+              // enabled in compiler
+              validateRefAccessDuringRender: false,
+              // enabled in linter
+              validateNoSetStateInRender: true,
+              validateNoSetStateInEffects: true,
+              validateNoJSXInTryStatements: true,
+              validateNoImpureFunctionsInRender: true,
+              validateStaticComponents: true,
+              validateNoFreezingKnownMutableFunctions: true,
+            }
+          : {
+              /* use defaults for compiler mode */
+            },
     });
     const opts: PluginOptions = parsePluginOptions({
       ...parsedOptions,
@@ -249,9 +268,12 @@ function compile(source: string): [CompilerOutput, 'flow' | 'typescript'] {
     otherErrors.forEach(e => error.details.push(e));
   }
   if (error.hasErrors()) {
-    return [{kind: 'err', results, error: error}, language];
+    return [{kind: 'err', results, error}, language];
   }
-  return [{kind: 'ok', results, transformOutput}, language];
+  return [
+    {kind: 'ok', results, transformOutput, errors: error.details},
+    language,
+  ];
 }
 
 export default function Editor(): JSX.Element {
@@ -260,7 +282,11 @@ export default function Editor(): JSX.Element {
   const dispatchStore = useStoreDispatch();
   const {enqueueSnackbar} = useSnackbar();
   const [compilerOutput, language] = useMemo(
-    () => compile(deferredStore.source),
+    () => compile(deferredStore.source, 'compiler'),
+    [deferredStore.source],
+  );
+  const [linterOutput] = useMemo(
+    () => compile(deferredStore.source, 'linter'),
     [deferredStore.source],
   );
 
@@ -286,19 +312,26 @@ export default function Editor(): JSX.Element {
     });
   });
 
+  let mergedOutput: CompilerOutput;
+  let errors: Array<CompilerErrorDetail | CompilerDiagnostic>;
+  if (compilerOutput.kind === 'ok') {
+    errors = linterOutput.kind === 'ok' ? [] : linterOutput.error.details;
+    mergedOutput = {
+      ...compilerOutput,
+      errors,
+    };
+  } else {
+    mergedOutput = compilerOutput;
+    errors = compilerOutput.error.details;
+  }
   return (
     <>
       <div className="relative flex basis top-14">
         <div className={clsx('relative sm:basis-1/4')}>
-          <Input
-            language={language}
-            errors={
-              compilerOutput.kind === 'err' ? compilerOutput.error.details : []
-            }
-          />
+          <Input language={language} errors={errors} />
         </div>
         <div className={clsx('flex sm:flex flex-wrap')}>
-          <Output store={deferredStore} compilerOutput={compilerOutput} />
+          <Output store={deferredStore} compilerOutput={mergedOutput} />
         </div>
       </div>
     </>
diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/Output.tsx b/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/Output.tsx
index 36d20a0125e7..0f8fe268ca02 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/Output.tsx
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/Output.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ import {
   InformationCircleIcon,
 } from '@heroicons/react/outline';
 import MonacoEditor, {DiffEditor} from '@monaco-editor/react';
-import {type CompilerError} from 'babel-plugin-react-compiler';
+import {
+  CompilerErrorDetail,
+  CompilerDiagnostic,
+  type CompilerError,
+} from 'babel-plugin-react-compiler';
 import parserBabel from 'prettier/plugins/babel';
 import * as prettierPluginEstree from 'prettier/plugins/estree';
 import * as prettier from 'prettier/standalone';
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ export type CompilerOutput =
       kind: 'ok';
       transformOutput: CompilerTransformOutput;
       results: Map<string, Array<PrintedCompilerPipelineValue>>;
+      errors: Array<CompilerErrorDetail | CompilerDiagnostic>;
     }
   | {
       kind: 'err';
@@ -123,10 +128,36 @@ async function tabify(
       parser: transformOutput.language === 'flow' ? 'babel-flow' : 'babel-ts',
       plugins: [parserBabel, prettierPluginEstree],
     });
+
+    let output: string;
+    let language: string;
+    if (compilerOutput.errors.length === 0) {
+      output = code;
+      language = 'javascript';
+    } else {
+      language = 'markdown';
+      output = `
+# Output
+
+React Compiler compiled this function sucessfully, but there are lint errors that indicate potential issues with the original code.
+
+## ${compilerOutput.errors.length} Lint Errors
+
+${compilerOutput.errors.map(e => e.printErrorMessage(source, {eslint: false})).join('\n\n')}
+
+## Output
+
+\`\`\`js
+${code}
+\`\`\`
+`.trim();
+    }
+
     reorderedTabs.set(
-      'JS',
+      'Output',
       <TextTabContent
-        output={code}
+        output={output}
+        language={language}
         diff={null}
         showInfoPanel={false}></TextTabContent>,
     );
@@ -147,9 +178,10 @@ async function tabify(
       eslint: false,
     });
     reorderedTabs.set(
-      'Errors',
+      'Output',
       <TextTabContent
         output={errors}
+        language="plaintext"
         diff={null}
         showInfoPanel={false}></TextTabContent>,
     );
@@ -173,7 +205,9 @@ function getSourceMapUrl(code: string, map: string): string | null {
 }
 
 function Output({store, compilerOutput}: Props): JSX.Element {
-  const [tabsOpen, setTabsOpen] = useState<Set<string>>(() => new Set(['JS']));
+  const [tabsOpen, setTabsOpen] = useState<Set<string>>(
+    () => new Set(['Output']),
+  );
   const [tabs, setTabs] = useState<Map<string, React.ReactNode>>(
     () => new Map(),
   );
@@ -187,7 +221,7 @@ function Output({store, compilerOutput}: Props): JSX.Element {
   );
   if (compilerOutput.kind !== previousOutputKind) {
     setPreviousOutputKind(compilerOutput.kind);
-    setTabsOpen(new Set([compilerOutput.kind === 'ok' ? 'JS' : 'Errors']));
+    setTabsOpen(new Set(['Output']));
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -196,7 +230,7 @@ function Output({store, compilerOutput}: Props): JSX.Element {
     });
   }, [store.source, compilerOutput]);
 
-  const changedPasses: Set<string> = new Set(['JS', 'HIR']); // Initial and final passes should always be bold
+  const changedPasses: Set<string> = new Set(['Output', 'HIR']); // Initial and final passes should always be bold
   let lastResult: string = '';
   for (const [passName, results] of compilerOutput.results) {
     for (const result of results) {
@@ -228,10 +262,12 @@ function TextTabContent({
   output,
   diff,
   showInfoPanel,
+  language,
 }: {
   output: string;
   diff: string | null;
   showInfoPanel: boolean;
+  language: string;
 }): JSX.Element {
   const [diffMode, setDiffMode] = useState(false);
   return (
@@ -282,7 +318,7 @@ function TextTabContent({
         />
       ) : (
         <MonacoEditor
-          defaultLanguage="javascript"
+          language={language ?? 'javascript'}
           value={output}
           options={{
             ...monacoOptions,
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Utils/TestUtils.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Utils/TestUtils.ts
index badca01dde23..7c1df1ba413b 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Utils/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Utils/TestUtils.ts
@@ -113,8 +113,13 @@ function* splitPragma(
  */
 function parseConfigPragmaEnvironmentForTest(
   pragma: string,
+  defaultConfig: PartialEnvironmentConfig,
 ): EnvironmentConfig {
-  const maybeConfig: Partial<Record<keyof EnvironmentConfig, unknown>> = {};
+  // throw early if the defaults are invalid
+  EnvironmentConfigSchema.parse(defaultConfig);
+
+  const maybeConfig: Partial<Record<keyof EnvironmentConfig, unknown>> =
+    defaultConfig;
 
   for (const {key, value: val} of splitPragma(pragma)) {
     if (!hasOwnProperty(EnvironmentConfigSchema.shape, key)) {
@@ -174,9 +179,13 @@ export function parseConfigPragmaForTests(
   pragma: string,
   defaults: {
     compilationMode: CompilationMode;
+    environment?: PartialEnvironmentConfig;
   },
 ): PluginOptions {
-  const environment = parseConfigPragmaEnvironmentForTest(pragma);
+  const environment = parseConfigPragmaEnvironmentForTest(
+    pragma,
+    defaults.environment ?? {},
+  );
   const options: Record<keyof PluginOptions, unknown> = {
     ...defaultOptions,
     panicThreshold: 'all_errors',