diff --git a/src/runtime/composables/index.ts b/src/runtime/composables/index.ts
index 2124fefc0..c3e815cf8 100644
--- a/src/runtime/composables/index.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/composables/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-assertion */
 import { useRequestHeaders, useCookie as useNuxtCookie } from '#imports'
-import { ref, computed, watch, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, watch, onUnmounted, unref } from 'vue'
 import { parseAcceptLanguage, wrapComposable, runtimeDetectBrowserLanguage } from '../internal'
 import { DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_PARAMS_KEY, localeCodes, normalizedLocales } from '#build/i18n.options.mjs'
 import { getActiveHead } from 'unhead'
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ export function useSetI18nParams(seo?: SeoAttributesOptions): SetI18nParamsFunct
   const currentLocale = getNormalizedLocales(locales).find(l => l.code === locale) || { code: locale }
   const currentLocaleLanguage = currentLocale.language
 
+  if (!unref(i18n.baseUrl)) {
+    console.warn('I18n `baseUrl` is required to generate valid SEO tag links.')
+  }
+
   const setMeta = () => {
     const metaObject: HeadParam = {
       link: [],
diff --git a/src/runtime/routing/compatibles/head.ts b/src/runtime/routing/compatibles/head.ts
index 0a37eac07..94193c773 100644
--- a/src/runtime/routing/compatibles/head.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/routing/compatibles/head.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@ export function localeHead(
     meta: []
   }
 
+  const i18nBaseUrl = unref(i18n.baseUrl)
+  if (!i18nBaseUrl) {
+    console.warn('I18n `baseUrl` is required to generate valid SEO tag links.')
+  }
+
   // skip if no locales or baseUrl is set
-  if (unref(i18n.locales) == null || unref(i18n.baseUrl) == null) {
+  if (unref(i18n.locales) == null || i18nBaseUrl == null) {
     return metaObject
   }