diff --git a/packages/react/src/toast/__tests__/ToastManager.test.js b/packages/react/src/toast/__tests__/ToastManager.test.js
index 44e2f2bdb8..aaacd8e069 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/toast/__tests__/ToastManager.test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/toast/__tests__/ToastManager.test.js
@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@ describe('ToastManager', () => {
         });
         expect(updateSuccess).toBe(true);
       }, [toast]);
+      const handleClickUpdateInvalidToast = useCallback(() => {
+        const updateSuccess = toast.update(null, {});
+        expect(updateSuccess).toBe(false);
+      }, [toast]);
 
       return (
         <>
@@ -525,6 +529,9 @@ describe('ToastManager', () => {
           <Button onClick={handleClickUpdateToast}>
             Update Toast
           </Button>
+          <Button onClick={handleClickUpdateInvalidToast}>
+            Update Invalid Toast
+          </Button>
         </>
       );
     };
@@ -540,9 +547,75 @@ describe('ToastManager', () => {
 
     // Update the toast
     await user.click(screen.getByText('Update Toast'));
+    await user.click(screen.getByText('Update Invalid Toast'));
 
     // Check if the content has been updated
     const toastElement = screen.getByTestId(toastId);
     expect(toastElement).toHaveTextContent(updatedMessage);
   });
+
+  it('should not create a toast and return false for invalid placement', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const toastId = 'toast-id';
+    const placement = 'center'; // "center" is not a supported placement
+    const message = 'This is a toast message';
+
+    // Spy on console.error to capture and check the error message
+    const consoleErrorSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const WrapperComponent = (props) => (
+      <ToastManager {...props} />
+    );
+
+    const TestComponent = () => {
+      const toast = useToastManager();
+      const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
+        const result = toast(({ onClose }) => (
+          <Toast
+            appearance="error"
+            isClosable
+            onClose={onClose}
+            data-testid={toastId}
+          >
+            {message}
+          </Toast>
+        ), { placement });
+        expect(result).toBe(false);
+      }, [toast]);
+
+      return (
+        <Button onClick={handleClick}>
+          Add Toast
+        </Button>
+      );
+    };
+
+    render(
+      <WrapperComponent>
+        <TestComponent />
+      </WrapperComponent>
+    );
+
+    const button = await screen.findByText('Add Toast');
+    await user.click(button);
+
+    // Check that console.error was called with the expected error message
+    const placements = [
+      'bottom',
+      'bottom-right',
+      'bottom-left',
+      'top',
+      'top-left',
+      'top-right',
+    ];
+    const expectedErrorMessage = `[ToastManager] Error: Invalid toast placement "${placement}". Please provide a valid placement from the following options: ${placements.join(', ')}.`;
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedErrorMessage);
+
+    // Assert that no toast element with the invalid placement was created
+    const toastElement = screen.queryByTestId(toastId);
+    expect(toastElement).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Restore console.error to its original implementation
+    consoleErrorSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
 });