diff --git a/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-dropdown.json b/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-dropdown.json
index 0c3d4691bd3bec..72a551c82ee7aa 100644
--- a/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-dropdown.json
+++ b/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-dropdown.json
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {
   "parameters": {
+    "componentName": {
+      "type": { "name": "string", "description": "string" },
+      "default": "'useDropdown'"
+    },
     "defaultOpen": { "type": { "name": "boolean", "description": "boolean" } },
     "onOpenChange": {
       "type": {
diff --git a/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-menu.json b/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-menu.json
index 0c6f17b9dfd63e..f117ccfae6e480 100644
--- a/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-menu.json
+++ b/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-menu.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
   "parameters": {
     "autoFocus": { "type": { "name": "boolean", "description": "boolean" }, "default": "true" },
+    "componentName": {
+      "type": { "name": "string", "description": "string" },
+      "default": "'useMenu'"
+    },
     "disabledItemsFocusable": {
       "type": { "name": "boolean", "description": "boolean" },
       "default": "true"
diff --git a/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-select.json b/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-select.json
index 5f4cd6d430a3ac..51f573b1423e3b 100644
--- a/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-select.json
+++ b/docs/pages/base-ui/api/use-select.json
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     "buttonRef": {
       "type": { "name": "React.Ref<Element>", "description": "React.Ref<Element>" }
     },
+    "componentName": {
+      "type": { "name": "string", "description": "string" },
+      "default": "'useSelect'"
+    },
     "defaultOpen": { "type": { "name": "boolean", "description": "boolean" }, "default": "false" },
     "defaultValue": {
       "type": {
diff --git a/docs/translations/api-docs/use-dropdown/use-dropdown.json b/docs/translations/api-docs/use-dropdown/use-dropdown.json
index 5ee4ef4ebaf1c1..636ab4b7827d30 100644
--- a/docs/translations/api-docs/use-dropdown/use-dropdown.json
+++ b/docs/translations/api-docs/use-dropdown/use-dropdown.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "hookDescription": "",
   "parametersDescriptions": {
+    "componentName": {
+      "description": "The name of the component using useDropdown. For debugging purposes."
+    },
     "defaultOpen": { "description": "If <code>true</code>, the dropdown is initially open." },
     "onOpenChange": {
       "description": "Callback fired when the component requests to be opened or closed."
diff --git a/docs/translations/api-docs/use-menu/use-menu.json b/docs/translations/api-docs/use-menu/use-menu.json
index cf97ce23dcc386..07e143579e1a60 100644
--- a/docs/translations/api-docs/use-menu/use-menu.json
+++ b/docs/translations/api-docs/use-menu/use-menu.json
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     "autoFocus": {
       "description": "If <code>true</code> (Default) will focus the highligted item. If you set this prop to <code>false</code> the focus will not be moved inside the Menu component. This has severe accessibility implications and should only be considered if you manage focus otherwise."
     },
+    "componentName": {
+      "description": "The name of the component using useMenu. For debugging purposes."
+    },
     "disabledItemsFocusable": {
       "description": "If <code>true</code>, it will be possible to highlight disabled items."
     },
diff --git a/docs/translations/api-docs/use-select/use-select.json b/docs/translations/api-docs/use-select/use-select.json
index e083d00f9f7b16..e9c367b8131ece 100644
--- a/docs/translations/api-docs/use-select/use-select.json
+++ b/docs/translations/api-docs/use-select/use-select.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
       "description": "A function used to determine if two options&#39; values are equal. By default, reference equality is used.<br>There is a performance impact when using the <code>areOptionsEqual</code> prop (proportional to the number of options). Therefore, it&#39;s recommented to use the default reference equality comparison whenever possible."
     },
     "buttonRef": { "description": "The ref of the trigger button element." },
+    "componentName": {
+      "description": "The name of the component using useSelect. For debugging purposes."
+    },
     "defaultOpen": { "description": "If <code>true</code>, the select will be open by default." },
     "defaultValue": {
       "description": "The default selected value. Use when the component is not controlled."
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/Menu/Menu.tsx b/packages/mui-base/src/Menu/Menu.tsx
index b5cb6933cebc52..f9defa7cfe6e6b 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/Menu/Menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/Menu/Menu.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const Menu = React.forwardRef(function Menu<RootComponentType extends React.Elem
 
   const { contextValue, getListboxProps, dispatch, open, triggerElement } = useMenu({
     onItemsChange,
+    componentName: 'Menu',
   });
 
   const anchor = anchorProp ?? triggerElement;
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/Select/Select.test.tsx b/packages/mui-base/src/Select/Select.test.tsx
index 8176e390991024..f9869c32547d63 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/Select/Select.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/Select/Select.test.tsx
@@ -1352,4 +1352,36 @@ describe('<Select />', () => {
       expect(hiddenInput).to.have.value('');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('warnings', () => {
+    it('should warn when switching from controlled to uncontrolled', () => {
+      const { setProps } = render(
+        <Select value={1}>
+          <Option value={1}>One</Option>
+          <Option value={2}>Two</Option>
+        </Select>,
+      );
+
+      expect(() => {
+        setProps({ value: undefined });
+      }).toErrorDev(
+        'useControllableReducer: The Select component is changing a controlled prop to be uncontrolled: selectedValues',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should warn when switching between uncontrolled to controlled', () => {
+      const { setProps } = render(
+        <Select>
+          <Option value={1}>One</Option>
+          <Option value={2}>Two</Option>
+        </Select>,
+      );
+
+      expect(() => {
+        setProps({ value: 1 });
+      }).toErrorDev(
+        'useControllableReducer: The Select component is changing an uncontrolled prop to be controlled: selectedValues',
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/Select/Select.tsx b/packages/mui-base/src/Select/Select.tsx
index e43968bd4eccfc..7b250dd7e733d3 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/Select/Select.tsx
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/Select/Select.tsx
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ const Select = React.forwardRef(function Select<
     onOpenChange: onListboxOpenChange,
     getOptionAsString,
     value: valueProp,
+    componentName: 'Select',
   });
 
   const ownerState: SelectOwnerState<OptionValue, Multiple> = {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useDropdown/useDropdown.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useDropdown/useDropdown.ts
index 802018f91fec62..e55186cc0dfbd1 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useDropdown/useDropdown.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useDropdown/useDropdown.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { dropdownReducer } from './dropdownReducer';
  * - [useDropdown API](https://mui.com/base-ui/react-menu/hooks-api/#use-dropdown)
  */
 export function useDropdown(parameters: UseDropdownParameters = {}) {
-  const { defaultOpen, onOpenChange, open: openProp } = parameters;
+  const { defaultOpen, onOpenChange, open: openProp, componentName = 'useDropdown' } = parameters;
   const [popupId, setPopupId] = React.useState<string>('');
   const [triggerElement, setTriggerElement] = React.useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
   const lastActionType = React.useRef<string | null>(null);
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export function useDropdown(parameters: UseDropdownParameters = {}) {
     initialState: defaultOpen ? { open: true } : { open: false },
     onStateChange: handleStateChange,
     reducer: dropdownReducer,
+    componentName,
   });
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useDropdown/useDropdown.types.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useDropdown/useDropdown.types.ts
index 90ef8af1aee6d2..568e784a0a3b30 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useDropdown/useDropdown.types.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useDropdown/useDropdown.types.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export interface UseDropdownParameters {
    * This is a controlled counterpart of `defaultOpen`.
    */
   open?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The name of the component using useDropdown.
+   * For debugging purposes.
+   * @default 'useDropdown'
+   */
+  componentName?: string;
 }
 
 export interface UseDropdownReturnValue {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.ts
index d069631a7a9280..6d44beef22dbd8 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ function useList<
     reducerActionContext = EMPTY_OBJECT as CustomActionContext,
     selectionMode = 'single',
     stateReducer: externalReducer,
+    componentName = 'useList',
   } = params;
 
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ function useList<
     controlledProps,
     stateComparers,
     onStateChange: handleStateChange,
+    componentName,
   });
 
   const { highlightedValue, selectedValues } = state;
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.types.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.types.ts
index 0bd41eeabd4014..33c12b4386ffa6 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.types.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.types.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ export interface UseListParameters<
       ListActionContext<ItemValue> & CustomActionContext
     >,
   ) => State;
+  /**
+   * The name of the component using useList.
+   * For debugging purposes.
+   * @default 'useList'
+   */
+  componentName?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ListItemState {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useMenu/useMenu.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useMenu/useMenu.ts
index 0e86bd674aabc4..456f34b4ac8483 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useMenu/useMenu.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useMenu/useMenu.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function useMenu(parameters: UseMenuParameters = {}): UseMenuReturnValue
     disabledItemsFocusable = true,
     disableListWrap = false,
     autoFocus = true,
+    componentName = 'useMenu',
   } = parameters;
 
   const rootRef = React.useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export function useMenu(parameters: UseMenuParameters = {}): UseMenuReturnValue
     reducerActionContext,
     selectionMode: 'none',
     stateReducer: menuReducer,
+    componentName,
   });
 
   useEnhancedEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useMenu/useMenu.types.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useMenu/useMenu.types.ts
index 861e651a0db51a..f9f6bd606963c9 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useMenu/useMenu.types.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useMenu/useMenu.types.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ export interface UseMenuParameters {
    * The ref to the menu's listbox node.
    */
   listboxRef?: React.Ref<Element>;
+  /**
+   * The name of the component using useMenu.
+   * For debugging purposes.
+   * @default 'useMenu'
+   */
+  componentName?: string;
 }
 
 export interface UseMenuReturnValue {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useSelect/useSelect.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useSelect/useSelect.ts
index c56af99326db97..abc9d52240fdf5 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useSelect/useSelect.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useSelect/useSelect.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ function useSelect<OptionValue, Multiple extends boolean = false>(
     getOptionAsString = defaultOptionStringifier,
     getSerializedValue = defaultFormValueProvider,
     value: valueProp,
+    componentName = 'useSelect',
   } = props;
 
   const buttonRef = React.useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ function useSelect<OptionValue, Multiple extends boolean = false>(
     getItemAsString: stringifyOption,
     selectionMode: multiple ? 'multiple' : 'single',
     stateReducer: selectReducer,
+    componentName,
   };
 
   const {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useSelect/useSelect.types.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useSelect/useSelect.types.ts
index 217bd98c3c00fa..b94883b6350ee8 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useSelect/useSelect.types.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useSelect/useSelect.types.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ export interface UseSelectParameters<OptionValue, Multiple extends boolean = fal
    * Set to `null` to deselect all options.
    */
   value?: SelectValue<OptionValue, Multiple>;
+  /**
+   * The name of the component using useSelect.
+   * For debugging purposes.
+   * @default 'useSelect'
+   */
+  componentName?: string;
 }
 
 interface UseSelectButtonSlotEventHandlers {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useTab/useTab.test.tsx b/packages/mui-base/src/useTab/useTab.test.tsx
index 829dfd1a175670..c20252849006af 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useTab/useTab.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useTab/useTab.test.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('useTab', () => {
 
       function Test() {
         return (
-          <Tabs>
+          <Tabs defaultValue={1}>
             <TabsList>
               <TestTab />
             </TabsList>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('useTab', () => {
 
       function Test() {
         return (
-          <Tabs>
+          <Tabs defaultValue={1}>
             <TabsList>
               <TestTab />
             </TabsList>
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.test.tsx b/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.test.tsx
index e6a77bd08eaacb..a6cbde41c2b518 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.test.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,68 @@ describe('useControllableReducer', () => {
       setProps({ make: 'Mazda' });
       expect(container.firstChild).to.have.text('Mazda 3 (2022)');
     });
+
+    it('warns when a controlled prop becomes uncontrolled', () => {
+      const reducerParameters: ControllableReducerParameters<TestState, SetMakeAction> = {
+        reducer: (state) => state,
+        initialState: { make: 'Mazda', model: '3', productionYear: 2022 },
+      };
+
+      function TestComponent(props: { make: string }) {
+        const [state] = useControllableReducer({
+          ...reducerParameters,
+          controlledProps: {
+            make: props.make,
+          },
+          componentName: 'TestComponent',
+        });
+        return (
+          <p>
+            {state.make} {state.model} ({state.productionYear})
+          </p>
+        );
+      }
+
+      const { container, setProps } = render(<TestComponent make="Tesla" />);
+      expect(container.firstChild).to.have.text('Tesla 3 (2022)');
+
+      expect(() => {
+        setProps({ make: undefined });
+      }).to.toErrorDev(
+        'useControllableReducer: The TestComponent component is changing a controlled prop to be uncontrolled: make',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('warns when an uncontrolled prop becomes controlled', () => {
+      const reducerParameters: ControllableReducerParameters<TestState, SetMakeAction> = {
+        reducer: (state) => state,
+        initialState: { make: 'Mazda', model: '3', productionYear: 2022 },
+      };
+
+      function TestComponent(props: { make?: string }) {
+        const [state] = useControllableReducer({
+          ...reducerParameters,
+          controlledProps: {
+            make: props.make,
+          },
+          componentName: 'TestComponent',
+        });
+        return (
+          <p>
+            {state.make} {state.model} ({state.productionYear})
+          </p>
+        );
+      }
+
+      const { container, setProps } = render(<TestComponent />);
+      expect(container.firstChild).to.have.text('Mazda 3 (2022)');
+
+      expect(() => {
+        setProps({ make: 'Tesla' });
+      }).to.toErrorDev(
+        'useControllableReducer: The TestComponent component is changing an uncontrolled prop to be controlled: make',
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('param: stateComparers', () => {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.ts
index 790719a937279b..544a46e84a066e 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.ts
@@ -154,8 +154,40 @@ export function useControllableReducer<
     stateComparers = EMPTY_OBJECT,
     onStateChange = NOOP,
     actionContext,
+    componentName = '',
   } = parameters;
 
+  const controlledPropsRef = React.useRef(controlledProps);
+
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      Object.keys(controlledProps).forEach((key) => {
+        if (
+          (controlledPropsRef.current as Record<string, unknown>)[key] !== undefined &&
+          (controlledProps as Record<string, unknown>)[key] === undefined
+        ) {
+          console.error(
+            `useControllableReducer: ${
+              componentName ? `The ${componentName} component` : 'A component'
+            } is changing a controlled prop to be uncontrolled: ${key}`,
+          );
+        }
+
+        if (
+          (controlledPropsRef.current as Record<string, unknown>)[key] === undefined &&
+          (controlledProps as Record<string, unknown>)[key] !== undefined
+        ) {
+          console.error(
+            `useControllableReducer: ${
+              componentName ? `The ${componentName} component` : 'A component'
+            } is changing an uncontrolled prop to be controlled: ${key}`,
+          );
+        }
+      });
+    }, [controlledProps, componentName]);
+  }
+
   // The reducer that is passed to React.useReducer is wrapped with a function that augments the state with controlled values.
   const reducerWithControlledState = React.useCallback(
     (state: State, action: ActionWithContext<Action, ActionContext>) => {
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.types.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.types.ts
index c4769af6c32ae9..e8883082e2d33c 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.types.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/utils/useControllableReducer.types.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ export interface ControllableReducerParameters<
    * Additional properties that will be added to the action.
    */
   actionContext?: ActionContext;
+  /**
+   * The name of the component using useControllableReducer.
+   * For debugging purposes.
+   */
+  componentName?: string;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/packages/mui-material-next/src/Menu/Menu.test.tsx b/packages/mui-material-next/src/Menu/Menu.test.tsx
index 8671323165e063..5aa5a057c42c28 100644
--- a/packages/mui-material-next/src/Menu/Menu.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/mui-material-next/src/Menu/Menu.test.tsx
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('<Menu />', () => {
 
   it('should not focus list if autoFocus=false', () => {
     const { setProps } = render(
-      <Menu anchorEl={document.createElement('div')} autoFocus={false}>
+      <Menu anchorEl={document.createElement('div')} autoFocus={false} open={false}>
         <div tabIndex={-1} />
       </Menu>,
     );
diff --git a/packages/mui-material-next/src/Menu/Menu.tsx b/packages/mui-material-next/src/Menu/Menu.tsx
index 0911d65102ce72..8ef8fdfae3cd1e 100644
--- a/packages/mui-material-next/src/Menu/Menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/mui-material-next/src/Menu/Menu.tsx
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ const MenuInner = React.forwardRef(function Menu(inProps, ref) {
     disabledItemsFocusable: Boolean(disabledItemsFocusable),
     disableListWrap: Boolean(disableListWrap),
     autoFocus,
+    componentName: 'Menu',
   });
 
   const ownerState = {
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ const Menu = React.forwardRef(function Menu(inProps, ref) {
 
   const { contextValue: dropdownContextValue } = useDropdown({
     open,
+    componentName: 'Menu',
   });
 
   return !upperDropdownContext ? (