diff --git a/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/__tests__/stylex-valid-styles-test.js b/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/__tests__/stylex-valid-styles-test.js
index 27f4cefbb..faa69cdff 100644
--- a/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/__tests__/stylex-valid-styles-test.js
+++ b/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/__tests__/stylex-valid-styles-test.js
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ eslintTester.run('stylex-valid-styles', rule.default, {
         }
       });
     `,
+    // TEST CASE for nested conditional styles with vars and stylex.when
+    {
+      code: `
+        import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex';
+        const styles = stylex.create({
+          icon: {
+            transitionDuration: {
+              default: vars.slow,
+              [stylex.when.ancestor(":active")]: vars.fast,
+              [stylex.when.ancestor(":hover")]: {
+                default: null,
+                "@media (hover: hover)": vars.fast,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        });
+      `,
+    },
     `
       import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex';
       const styles = stylex.create({
diff --git a/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/src/stylex-valid-styles.js b/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/src/stylex-valid-styles.js
index 5482792db..2308af31f 100644
--- a/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/src/stylex-valid-styles.js
+++ b/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/src/stylex-valid-styles.js
@@ -603,6 +603,39 @@ const stylexValidStyles = {
         };
       }
     }
+    function isConditionalObject(node) {
+      if (node.type !== 'ObjectExpression') return false;
+
+      return node.properties.every((prop) => {
+        const key =
+          prop.key.type === 'Identifier' ? prop.key.name : prop.key.value;
+        return key === 'default' || key.startsWith('@') || key.startsWith(':');
+      });
+    }
+
+    function isStylexWhenKey(style) {
+      const key = style.key;
+      if (
+        !style.computed ||
+        key.type !== 'CallExpression' ||
+        key.callee.type !== 'MemberExpression'
+      ) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      const calleeObject = key.callee.object;
+      const calleeProperty = key.callee.property;
+      return (
+        (calleeObject.type === 'MemberExpression' &&
+          calleeObject.object.type === 'Identifier' &&
+          styleXDefaultImports.has(calleeObject.object.name) &&
+          calleeObject.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
+          calleeObject.property.name === 'when' &&
+          calleeProperty.type === 'Identifier') ||
+        (calleeObject.type === 'Identifier' &&
+          styleXWhenImports.has(calleeObject.name) &&
+          calleeProperty.type === 'Identifier')
+      );
+    }
     function checkStyleProperty(
       style: Node,
       level: number,
@@ -647,6 +680,17 @@ const stylexValidStyles = {
           if (isStylexResolvedVarsToken(key, stylexResolvedVarsTokenImports)) {
             return undefined;
           }
+          // stylex.when.*() computed key with object value - allow it!
+          if (isStylexWhenKey(style) && propName != null) {
+            return styleValue.properties.forEach((prop) =>
+              checkStyleProperty(
+                prop,
+                level + 1,
+                propName ?? keyName,
+                outerIsPseudoElement,
+              ),
+            );
+          }
           if (
             typeof keyName !== 'string' ||
             (key.type !== 'Literal' && key.type !== 'Identifier')
@@ -682,7 +726,10 @@ const stylexValidStyles = {
             } else {
               const ruleCheck = pseudoClassesAndAtRules(key, variables);
 
-              if (ruleCheck !== undefined) {
+              if (
+                ruleCheck !== undefined &&
+                !isConditionalObject(style.value)
+              ) {
                 return context.report({
                   node: style.value,
                   loc: style.value.loc,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 25976e4a4..087972c4f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -14084,10 +14084,10 @@ react-router@7.9.6:
     cookie "^1.0.1"
     set-cookie-parser "^2.6.0"
 
-react-server-dom-webpack@19.2.1, react-server-dom-webpack@^19.2.1:
-  version "19.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-server-dom-webpack/-/react-server-dom-webpack-19.2.1.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-6z3FuEtZ7wVWyPYRhKKRo4TF7IyQ7XrQZRW1fTjzK2mLVmcv7xJtoANSixaUJ+EFjCh2ekNOaBSoI9spiMSnNA==
+react-server-dom-webpack@19.2.5:
+  version "19.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-server-dom-webpack/-/react-server-dom-webpack-19.2.5.tgz#b16c0bd15e6cb469bab952f367f8ceaaebe11206"
+  integrity sha512-bYhdd2cZJhXHqyJBoloYaJrn8MrL9Egf3ZZVn0OrIODCCORm2goFD7C+xszf6xgfsSJi0rtgB/ichcuHfkJ4yQ==
   dependencies:
     acorn-loose "^8.3.0"
     neo-async "^2.6.1"
@@ -14102,6 +14102,15 @@ react-server-dom-webpack@19.3.0-canary-561ee24d-20251101:
     neo-async "^2.6.1"
     webpack-sources "^3.2.0"
 
+react-server-dom-webpack@^19.2.1:
+  version "19.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-server-dom-webpack/-/react-server-dom-webpack-19.2.1.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-6z3FuEtZ7wVWyPYRhKKRo4TF7IyQ7XrQZRW1fTjzK2mLVmcv7xJtoANSixaUJ+EFjCh2ekNOaBSoI9spiMSnNA==
+  dependencies:
+    acorn-loose "^8.3.0"
+    neo-async "^2.6.1"
+    webpack-sources "^3.2.0"
+
 react-style-singleton@^2.2.2, react-style-singleton@^2.2.3:
   version "2.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-style-singleton/-/react-style-singleton-2.2.3.tgz"