diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f4856d2..5b0954ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 - Fix printing of comments inside JSX tag https://github.com/rescript-lang/syntax/pull/664
 - Fix issue where formatter erases tail comments inside JSX tag https://github.com/rescript-lang/syntax/issues/663
 - Fix issue where the JSX prop has type annotation of the first class module https://github.com/rescript-lang/syntax/pull/666
+- Emit an error when a `@string` or `@int` attribute is used in a V4 component https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-compiler/issues/5724
 
 #### :eyeglasses: Spec Compliance
 
diff --git a/cli/reactjs_jsx_v4.ml b/cli/reactjs_jsx_v4.ml
index 8303ff85..e6876391 100644
--- a/cli/reactjs_jsx_v4.ml
+++ b/cli/reactjs_jsx_v4.ml
@@ -708,6 +708,16 @@ let argToConcreteType types (name, _loc, type_) =
   | name when isOptional name -> (true, getLabel name, [], type_) :: types
   | _ -> types
 
+let check_string_int_attribute_iter =
+  let attribute _ ({txt; loc}, _) =
+    if txt = "string" || txt = "int" then
+      React_jsx_common.raiseError ~loc
+        "@string and @int attributes not supported. See \
+         https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-compiler/issues/5724"
+  in
+
+  {Ast_iterator.default_iterator with attribute}
+
 let transformStructureItem ~config mapper item =
   match item with
   (* external *)
@@ -724,6 +734,8 @@ let transformStructureItem ~config mapper item =
         React_jsx_common.raiseErrorMultipleReactComponent ~loc:pstr_loc
       else (
         config.hasReactComponent <- true;
+        check_string_int_attribute_iter.structure_item
+          check_string_int_attribute_iter item;
         let rec getPropTypes types ({ptyp_loc; ptyp_desc} as fullType) =
           match ptyp_desc with
           | Ptyp_arrow (name, type_, ({ptyp_desc = Ptyp_arrow _} as rest))
@@ -1170,6 +1182,8 @@ let transformSignatureItem ~config _mapper item =
       if config.React_jsx_common.hasReactComponent then
         React_jsx_common.raiseErrorMultipleReactComponent ~loc:psig_loc
       else config.hasReactComponent <- true;
+      check_string_int_attribute_iter.signature_item
+        check_string_int_attribute_iter item;
       let hasForwardRef = ref false in
       let rec getPropTypes types ({ptyp_loc; ptyp_desc} as fullType) =
         match ptyp_desc with