diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15742af..65844bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,6 +127,41 @@ Two simple steps to override require in your tests:
     - therefore specify it exactly as in the require statement inside the tested file
     - values themselves are key/value pairs of functions/properties and the appropriate override
 
+## Throw if proxyquire tries to load a stub that does not exist
+
+By default `proxyquire` will stub out modulePaths, whatever their path may be.
+This includes if a dependency is not accessible (wrong file path) or not installed and accessible.
+
+To raise an error if `proxyquire` attempts to load a module that does not exist,
+you can utilize the *throwOnNotFound* function.
+
+**Without throwOnNotFound:**
+```javascript
+proxyquire('./foo', {
+  'doesNotExist': () => {}
+});
+```
+
+The above code snippet will not raise any errors.
+
+**With throwOnNotFound:**
+```javascript
+var proxyquireThrowOnNotFound = require('proxyquire').throwOnNotFound();
+
+proxyquireThrowOnNotFound('./foo', {
+  'doesNotExist': () => {}
+});
+```
+
+This will throw an error when your tests run letting you know that proxyquire
+cannot find `doesNotExist`. Typically, this is occurs when a file was renamed
+in the calling module but was not updated in the proxyquire definition in the
+test.
+
+This method is also chainable with the *callThru* methods:
+
+`var proxyquireThrowOnNotFoundAndNoCallThru = proxyquire.throwOnNotFound().noCallThru()`
+
 ## Preventing call thru to original dependency
 
 By default proxyquire calls the function defined on the *original* dependency whenever it is not found on the stub.
diff --git a/lib/proxyquire.js b/lib/proxyquire.js
index a169c38..35702f3 100644
--- a/lib/proxyquire.js
+++ b/lib/proxyquire.js
@@ -96,6 +96,19 @@ Proxyquire.prototype.preserveCache = function () {
   return this.fn
 }
 
+/**
+ * Stubbing a module that does not exist (from the perspective of the proxyquire
+ * subject) will throw an error.
+ * @name throwOnNotFound
+ * @function
+ * @private
+ * @return {object} The proxyquire function to allow chaining
+ */
+Proxyquire.prototype.throwOnNotFound = function () {
+  this._throwOnNotFound = true
+  return this.fn
+}
+
 /**
  * Loads a module using the given stubs instead of their normally resolved required modules.
  * @param request The requirable module path to load.
@@ -140,6 +153,10 @@ Proxyquire.prototype._resolveModule = function (baseModule, pathToResolve) {
       paths: Module.globalPaths
     })
   } catch (err) {
+    if (this._throwOnNotFound) {
+      throw new ProxyquireError(err.message)
+    }
+
     // If this is not a relative path (e.g. "foo" as opposed to "./foo"), and
     // we couldn't resolve it, then we just let the path through unchanged.
     // It's safe to do this, because if two different modules require "foo",
diff --git a/test/proxyquire-argumentvalidation.js b/test/proxyquire-argumentvalidation.js
index 4b618c9..23f1cbd 100644
--- a/test/proxyquire-argumentvalidation.js
+++ b/test/proxyquire-argumentvalidation.js
@@ -63,4 +63,17 @@ describe('Illegal parameters to resolve give meaningful errors', function () {
       throws(act, /Invalid stub: "myStub" cannot be undefined/)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('when I pass a stub with a key that is not required on the proxyquired object', function () {
+    function act () {
+      proxyquire.throwOnNotFound()
+      proxyquire('./samples/foo', {
+        nonExistent: () => {}
+      })
+    }
+
+    it('throws an exception with the stub key', function () {
+      throws(act, /Cannot find module 'nonExistent'/)
+    })
+  })
 })