diff --git a/compiler/packages/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/README.md b/compiler/packages/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/README.md
index 1dc11454f2de7..cc70679383690 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/README.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,24 @@ npm install eslint-plugin-react-compiler --save-dev
 
 ## Usage
 
-Add `react-compiler` to the plugins section of your `.eslintrc` configuration file. You can omit the `eslint-plugin-` prefix:
+### Flat config
+
+Edit your eslint 8+ config (for example `eslint.config.mjs`) with the recommended configuration:
+
+```diff
++ import reactCompiler from "eslint-plugin-react-compiler"
+import react from "eslint-plugin-react"
+
+export default [
+    // Your existing config
+    { ...pluginReact.configs.flat.recommended, settings: { react: { version: "detect" } } },
++   reactCompiler.config.recommended    
+]
+```
+
+### Legacy config (`.eslintrc`)
+
+Add `react-compiler` to the plugins section of your configuration file. You can omit the `eslint-plugin-` prefix:
 
 ```json
 {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/src/index.ts b/compiler/packages/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/src/index.ts
index a7349257516b5..103cdbbbd3245 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/src/index.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/src/index.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,18 @@ module.exports = {
   rules: {
     'react-compiler': ReactCompilerRule,
   },
+  configs: {
+    recommended: {
+      plugins: {
+        'react-compiler': {
+          rules: {
+            'react-compiler': ReactCompilerRule,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      rules: {
+        'react-compiler/react-compiler': 'error',
+      },
+    },
+  },
 };