diff --git a/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js b/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..13d4ad35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+console.error([
+  '\033[31mLooks like you installed react-native globally, maybe you meant react-native-cli?',
+  'To fix the issue, run:\033[0m',
+  'npm uninstall -g react-native',
+  'npm install -g react-native-cli'
+].join('\n'));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e3811dbd..eaf176a38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "start": "./packager/packager.sh"
   },
   "bin": {
+    "react-native": "local-cli/wrong-react-native.js",
     "react-native-start": "packager/packager.sh"
   },
   "dependencies": {