diff --git a/.changeset/add-storybook-telemetry.md b/.changeset/add-storybook-telemetry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76aad4cfc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/add-storybook-telemetry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@storybook/react-native': patch
+---
+
+Add Storybook telemetry when on-device Storybook is enabled, with opt-out via `STORYBOOK_DISABLE_TELEMETRY`. Telemetry runs from the unified `withStorybook` wrapper and the Re.Pack plugin.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/metro/withStorybook.ts b/packages/react-native/src/metro/withStorybook.ts
index 20a1f777ca..b870a5f173 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/metro/withStorybook.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/metro/withStorybook.ts
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ export function withStorybook(
   const disableTelemetry = optionalEnvToBoolean(process.env.STORYBOOK_DISABLE_TELEMETRY);
 
   if (!disableTelemetry && enabled) {
-    const event = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 'build' : 'dev';
-
-    telemetry(event, {}).catch((e) => {});
+    telemetry('dev', {}).catch((e) => {});
   }
 
   if (!enabled) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/repack/withStorybook.test.ts b/packages/react-native/src/repack/withStorybook.test.ts
index 09f523fb93..06e067cf7e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/repack/withStorybook.test.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/repack/withStorybook.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ jest.mock('../../scripts/generate', () => ({
   generate: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
+jest.mock('storybook/internal/telemetry', () => ({
+  telemetry: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+}));
+
 const { generate } = require('../../scripts/generate') as typeof import('../../scripts/generate');
 
 function createCompilerMock() {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/repack/withStorybook.ts b/packages/react-native/src/repack/withStorybook.ts
index cac8a9f8f5..df2dc3ff01 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/repack/withStorybook.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/repack/withStorybook.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import { generate } from '../../scripts/generate';
 import { createChannelServer } from '../metro/channelServer';
 import type { WebsocketsOptions } from '../types';
-import { loadWebsocketEnvOverrides } from '../env-tools';
+import { envVariableToBoolean, loadWebsocketEnvOverrides } from '../env-tools';
+import { telemetry } from 'storybook/internal/telemetry';
 
 /**
  * Minimal compiler types for webpack/rspack compatibility.
@@ -138,6 +139,12 @@ export class StorybookPlugin {
       return;
     }
 
+    const disableTelemetry = envVariableToBoolean(process.env.STORYBOOK_DISABLE_TELEMETRY, false);
+
+    if (!disableTelemetry && enabled) {
+      telemetry('dev', {}).catch((e) => {});
+    }
+
     this.applyEnabled(compiler, {
       configPath,
       websockets,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/withStorybook.test.ts b/packages/react-native/src/withStorybook.test.ts
index 27b4133057..1a5796e274 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/withStorybook.test.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/withStorybook.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ jest.mock('storybook/internal/telemetry', () => ({
   telemetry: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
 }));
 
+jest.mock('storybook/internal/telemetry', () => ({
+  telemetry: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+}));
+
 describe('withStorybook (unified)', () => {
   const metroConfig = { resolver: {}, transformer: {} } as MetroConfig;
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/withStorybook.ts b/packages/react-native/src/withStorybook.ts
index db9a321ff6..b9fc0a640a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/withStorybook.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/withStorybook.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { WithStorybookOptions } from './metro/utils';
 import { generate } from '../scripts/generate';
 import { createChannelServer } from './metro/channelServer';
 import { envVariableToBoolean, loadWebsocketEnvOverrides } from './env-tools';
+import { telemetry } from 'storybook/internal/telemetry';
 
 function isMetroConfig(config: unknown): config is MetroConfig {
   return config != null && typeof config === 'object' && 'transformer' in config;
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ function isMetroConfig(config: unknown): config is MetroConfig {
 
 export function withStorybook<T extends unknown>(config: T, options: WithStorybookOptions = {}): T {
   const enabled = envVariableToBoolean(process.env.STORYBOOK_ENABLED, options.enabled ?? false);
+  const disableTelemetry = envVariableToBoolean(process.env.STORYBOOK_DISABLE_TELEMETRY, false);
+
   if (!enabled) {
     return config;
   }
@@ -24,6 +27,10 @@ export function withStorybook<T extends unknown>(config: T, options: WithStorybo
   );
   const settings = { ...options };
 
+  if (!disableTelemetry && enabled) {
+    telemetry('dev', {}).catch((e) => {});
+  }
+
   if (!server) {
     settings.experimental_mcp = false;
   }