diff --git a/.changeset/fifty-rockets-laugh.md b/.changeset/fifty-rockets-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60d91f6d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fifty-rockets-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@callstack/repack": patch
+---
+
+Fix missing apply on ProvidePlugin for React Refresh Utils in DevelopmentPlugin
diff --git a/packages/repack/src/plugins/DevelopmentPlugin.ts b/packages/repack/src/plugins/DevelopmentPlugin.ts
index a2fa55a20..4330c27c6 100644
--- a/packages/repack/src/plugins/DevelopmentPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/repack/src/plugins/DevelopmentPlugin.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class DevelopmentPlugin implements RspackPluginInstance {
 
       new compiler.webpack.ProvidePlugin({
         __react_refresh_utils__: refreshUtilsPath,
-      });
+      }).apply(compiler);
 
       const refreshPath = path.dirname(require.resolve('react-refresh'));
       compiler.options.resolve.alias = {