diff --git a/lib/onboarding/view/onboarding_page.dart b/lib/onboarding/view/onboarding_page.dart
index 8f4c57cd2..d1649aa0f 100644
--- a/lib/onboarding/view/onboarding_page.dart
+++ b/lib/onboarding/view/onboarding_page.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:ente_auth/ente_theme_data.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/events/trigger_logout_event.dart';
 import "package:ente_auth/l10n/l10n.dart";
 import 'package:ente_auth/locale.dart';
+import 'package:ente_auth/services/local_authentication_service.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/theme/text_style.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ui/account/email_entry_page.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ui/account/login_page.dart';
@@ -17,8 +18,10 @@ import 'package:ente_auth/ui/common/gradient_button.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ui/home_page.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/ui/settings/language_picker.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/utils/navigation_util.dart';
+import 'package:ente_auth/utils/toast_util.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
+import 'package:local_auth/local_auth.dart';
 
 class OnboardingPage extends StatefulWidget {
   const OnboardingPage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
@@ -177,7 +180,11 @@ class _OnboardingPageState extends State<OnboardingPage> {
   }
 
   Future<void> _optForOfflineMode() async {
-
+    bool canCheckBio = await LocalAuthentication().canCheckBiometrics;
+    if(!canCheckBio) {
+      showToast(context, "Sorry, biometric authentication is not supported on this device.");
+      return;
+    }
     await Configuration.instance.optForOfflineMode();
     Navigator.of(context).push(
       MaterialPageRoute(