diff --git a/app/profile-image/_components/TermsDrawer.tsx b/app/profile-image/_components/TermsDrawer.tsx
index fb71e53..e2ef54d 100644
--- a/app/profile-image/_components/TermsDrawer.tsx
+++ b/app/profile-image/_components/TermsDrawer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { ChevronRight, ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react";
+import axios from "axios";
 import Button from "@/components/ui/Button";
 import { SelectCheckButton } from "./ProfileImageSelection";
 import ProfileBottomSheet from "./ProfileBottomSheet";
@@ -8,6 +9,10 @@ import { TERMS_TEXT, PRIVACY_TEXT } from "../_constants/terms";
 import { Hobby, ProfileSubmitData } from "@/lib/types/profile";
 import { useProfile } from "@/providers/profile-provider";
 import { useImageUpload, useProfileSignUp } from "@/hooks/useProfileSignUp";
+import {
+  useNicknameAvailability,
+  NicknameAvailabilityResponse,
+} from "@/hooks/useNicknameAvailability";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { HOBBIES, HobbyCategory } from "@/lib/constants/hobbies";
 
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ const TermsDrawer = ({ children }: TermsDrawerProps) => {
 
   const { mutateAsync: uploadImage } = useImageUpload();
   const { mutate: signUp, isPending: isSubmitting } = useProfileSignUp();
+  const { mutateAsync: checkNicknameAvailability } = useNicknameAvailability();
 
   const checkGradient =
     "linear-gradient(220.53deg, #FF775E -18.87%, #FF4D61 62.05%, #E83ABC 125.76%)";
@@ -146,9 +152,46 @@ const TermsDrawer = ({ children }: TermsDrawerProps) => {
 
   const trigger = children
     ? React.cloneElement(children, {
-        onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+        onClick: async (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
           children.props.onClick?.(e);
-          setIsOpen(true);
+
+          const nickname = (profile.nickname || "").trim();
+
+          if (!nickname) {
+            alert("닉네임을 입력해 주세요.");
+            return;
+          }
+
+          try {
+            const res = await checkNicknameAvailability(nickname);
+
+            // 200 OK 응답 처리
+            if (res.code === "GEN-000") {
+              const isAvailable =
+                typeof res.data === "object" ? res.data?.available : res.data;
+              if (isAvailable) {
+                setIsOpen(true);
+              } else {
+                alert("중복된 닉네임입니다. 다른 닉네임을 입력해 주세요.");
+              }
+            }
+          } catch (error: unknown) {
+            if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
+              const res = error.response?.data as NicknameAvailabilityResponse;
+
+              // 백엔드에서 400 등 에러 코드를 보낼 때 (MEM-009 등)
+              if (res?.code === "MEM-009") {
+                alert("공백은 닉네임으로 사용할 수 없습니다.");
+                return;
+              }
+            }
+
+            // 그 외 진짜 예상치 못한 에러 (네트워크, 500 등)
+            console.error("Failed to check nickname availability:", error);
+            alert(
+              "닉네임 중복 확인에 실패했습니다. 잠시 후 다시 시도해 주세요.",
+            );
+          }
         },
       })
     : null;
diff --git a/hooks/useNicknameAvailability.ts b/hooks/useNicknameAvailability.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..175a2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/useNicknameAvailability.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { api } from "@/lib/axios";
+import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+
+export interface NicknameAvailabilityResponse {
+  code: string;
+  status: number;
+  message: string;
+  data?:
+    | boolean
+    | {
+        available?: boolean;
+        isAvailable?: boolean;
+        duplicate?: boolean;
+      };
+}
+
+const checkNicknameAvailability = async (
+  nickname: string,
+): Promise<NicknameAvailabilityResponse> => {
+  const { data: response } = await api.get<NicknameAvailabilityResponse>(
+    "/api/auth/signup/nickname/availability",
+    {
+      params: { nickname },
+    },
+  );
+
+  return response;
+};
+
+export const useNicknameAvailability = () => {
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: checkNicknameAvailability,
+    retry: false,
+  });
+};