diff --git a/tests/unit/Helpers/ScriptHelperTest.php b/tests/unit/Helpers/ScriptHelperTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09e265590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Helpers/ScriptHelperTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SkyVerge\WooCommerce\PluginFramework\v6_2_4\Tests\Unit\Helpers;
+
+use SkyVerge\WooCommerce\PluginFramework\v6_2_4\Helpers\ScriptHelper;
+use SkyVerge\WooCommerce\PluginFramework\v6_2_4\Tests\TestCase;
+use WP_Mock;
+
+/**
+ * @coversDefaultClass \SkyVerge\WooCommerce\PluginFramework\v6_2_4\Helpers\ScriptHelper
+ */
+final class ScriptHelperTest extends TestCase
+{
+	/**
+	 * Mocks the WP functions called by addInlineScript after the guard (script already
+	 * registered and enqueued, so register/enqueue branches are skipped).
+	 */
+	private function mockScriptFunctions() : void
+	{
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('wp_script_is', ['return' => true]);
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('wp_add_inline_script', ['return' => true]);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @covers ::addInlineScript
+	 */
+	public function testNoWarningOnFrontendBeforeFooterScriptsFire() : void
+	{
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('is_admin', ['return' => false]);
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('did_action', [
+			'return' => static function (string $hook) : int {
+				return 0; // neither hook has fired
+			},
+		]);
+		$this->mockScriptFunctions();
+
+		ScriptHelper::addInlineScript('test-handle', 'console.log(1);');
+		$this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @covers ::addInlineScript
+	 */
+	public function testWarningOnFrontendAfterFooterScriptsFire() : void
+	{
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('is_admin', ['return' => false]);
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('did_action', [
+			'return' => static function (string $hook) : int {
+				return $hook === 'wp_print_footer_scripts' ? 1 : 0;
+			},
+		]);
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('_doing_it_wrong', ['times' => 1]);
+		$this->mockScriptFunctions();
+
+		ScriptHelper::addInlineScript('test-handle', 'console.log(1);');
+		$this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * In admin, WP 6.9+'s _wp_get_iframed_editor_assets() calls wp_print_footer_scripts()
+	 * on throwaway WP_Scripts instances, bumping its counter before admin_footer fires.
+	 * addInlineScript must not warn when wp_print_footer_scripts has fired but
+	 * admin_print_footer_scripts has not — this is the key regression the fix addresses.
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::addInlineScript
+	 */
+	public function testNoWarningInAdminWhenOnlyWpPrintFooterScriptsFired() : void
+	{
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('is_admin', ['return' => true]);
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('did_action', [
+			'return' => static function (string $hook) : int {
+				// Simulates the WP 6.9+ iframed-assets scenario: wp_print_footer_scripts
+				// counter is elevated but admin_print_footer_scripts has not fired yet.
+				return $hook === 'wp_print_footer_scripts' ? 1 : 0;
+			},
+		]);
+		$this->mockScriptFunctions();
+
+		// _doing_it_wrong is intentionally not mocked; any call would fail the test.
+		ScriptHelper::addInlineScript('test-handle', 'console.log(1);');
+		$this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * In admin, the warning fires only after admin_print_footer_scripts has run,
+	 * not merely because wp_print_footer_scripts fired (which the iframed-assets
+	 * collector triggers early).
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::addInlineScript
+	 */
+	public function testWarningInAdminAfterAdminFooterScriptsFire() : void
+	{
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('is_admin', ['return' => true]);
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('did_action', [
+			'return' => static function (string $hook) : int {
+				return $hook === 'admin_print_footer_scripts' ? 1 : 0;
+			},
+		]);
+		WP_Mock::userFunction('_doing_it_wrong', ['times' => 1]);
+		$this->mockScriptFunctions();
+
+		ScriptHelper::addInlineScript('test-handle', 'console.log(1);');
+		$this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/woocommerce/Helpers/ScriptHelper.php b/woocommerce/Helpers/ScriptHelper.php
index 2768991ab..9e59fb50a 100644
--- a/woocommerce/Helpers/ScriptHelper.php
+++ b/woocommerce/Helpers/ScriptHelper.php
@@ -37,7 +37,15 @@ class ScriptHelper
 	 */
 	public static function addInlineScript(string $handle, string $javaScriptString) : bool
 	{
-		if (did_action('wp_print_footer_scripts')) {
+		// In admin, wp_print_footer_scripts() is called early by _wp_get_iframed_editor_assets()
+		// (WP 6.9+) on throwaway WP_Scripts instances before admin_footer fires, so its counter
+		// is unreliable there. admin_print_footer_scripts only fires in admin-footer.php, after
+		// admin_footer (where notice JS is queued at priority 20), so it is the correct sentinel.
+		$tooLate = is_admin()
+			? did_action('admin_print_footer_scripts')
+			: did_action('wp_print_footer_scripts');
+
+		if ($tooLate) {
 			_doing_it_wrong(__METHOD__, 'Inline scripts should be added before the wp_print_footer_scripts action.', '6.0.1');
 		}