diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/analytics/useAnalytics.test.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/analytics/useAnalytics.test.tsx
index 3c932c02f7..22021026af 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/analytics/useAnalytics.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/analytics/useAnalytics.test.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ jest.mock('../apis');
 const mocked = (f: Function) => f as jest.Mock;
 
 describe('useAnalytics', () => {
+  it('returns tracker with no implementation defined', () => {
+    // Simulate useApi() throwing an error.
+    mocked(useApi).mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error();
+    });
+
+    // Result should still have a captureEvent method.
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAnalytics());
+    expect(result.current.captureEvent).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
   it('returns tracker from defined analytics api', () => {
     const captureEvent = jest.fn();
 
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/analytics/useAnalytics.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/analytics/useAnalytics.tsx
index c3a1ae3b9c..02d1ecc3c3 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/analytics/useAnalytics.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/analytics/useAnalytics.tsx
@@ -15,17 +15,33 @@
  */
 
 import { useAnalyticsContext } from './AnalyticsContext';
-import { analyticsApiRef, AnalyticsTracker, useApi } from '../apis';
+import {
+  analyticsApiRef,
+  AnalyticsTracker,
+  AnalyticsApi,
+  useApi,
+} from '../apis';
 import { useRef } from 'react';
 import { Tracker } from './Tracker';
 
+function useAnalyticsApi(): AnalyticsApi {
+  try {
+    return useApi(analyticsApiRef);
+  } catch {
+    return { captureEvent: () => {} };
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Get a pre-configured analytics tracker.
  */
 export function useAnalytics(): AnalyticsTracker {
   const trackerRef = useRef<Tracker | null>(null);
-  const analyticsApi = useApi(analyticsApiRef);
   const context = useAnalyticsContext();
+  // Our goal is to make this API truly optional for any/all consuming code
+  // (including tests). This hook runs last to ensure hook order is, as much as
+  // possible, maintained.
+  const analyticsApi = useAnalyticsApi();
 
   function getTracker(): Tracker {
     if (trackerRef.current === null) {