diff --git a/js/src/carousel.js b/js/src/carousel.js
index efacd9494e06..d8da854a2206 100644
--- a/js/src/carousel.js
+++ b/js/src/carousel.js
@@ -390,10 +390,11 @@ const Carousel = (($) => {
 
         if (typeof config === 'number') {
           data.to(config)
-
-        } else if (action) {
+        } else if (typeof action === 'string') {
+          if (data[action] === undefined) {
+            throw new Error(`No method named "${action}"`)
+          }
           data[action]()
-
         } else if (_config.interval) {
           data.pause()
           data.cycle()
diff --git a/js/src/collapse.js b/js/src/collapse.js
index e46d3ec60426..a9980926e03e 100644
--- a/js/src/collapse.js
+++ b/js/src/collapse.js
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ const Collapse = (($) => {
         }
 
         if (typeof config === 'string') {
+          if (data[config] === undefined) {
+            throw new Error(`No method named "${config}"`)
+          }
           data[config]()
         }
       })
diff --git a/js/src/dropdown.js b/js/src/dropdown.js
index 734e64312784..f947d2aa11fc 100644
--- a/js/src/dropdown.js
+++ b/js/src/dropdown.js
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ const Dropdown = (($) => {
         }
 
         if (typeof config === 'string') {
+          if (data[config] === undefined) {
+            throw new Error(`No method named "${config}"`)
+          }
           data[config].call(this)
         }
       })
diff --git a/js/src/modal.js b/js/src/modal.js
index f57131e7e05b..99a49f148f92 100644
--- a/js/src/modal.js
+++ b/js/src/modal.js
@@ -463,8 +463,10 @@ const Modal = (($) => {
         }
 
         if (typeof config === 'string') {
+          if (data[config] === undefined) {
+            throw new Error(`No method named "${config}"`)
+          }
           data[config](relatedTarget)
-
         } else if (_config.show) {
           data.show(relatedTarget)
         }
diff --git a/js/src/popover.js b/js/src/popover.js
index b8b24a1c4c30..11ee86e70ccf 100644
--- a/js/src/popover.js
+++ b/js/src/popover.js
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ const Popover = (($) => {
         }
 
         if (typeof config === 'string') {
+          if (data[config] === undefined) {
+            throw new Error(`No method named "${config}"`)
+          }
           data[config]()
         }
       })
diff --git a/js/src/scrollspy.js b/js/src/scrollspy.js
index 27a91958efe2..bdbd6439c98f 100644
--- a/js/src/scrollspy.js
+++ b/js/src/scrollspy.js
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ const ScrollSpy = (($) => {
         }
 
         if (typeof config === 'string') {
+          if (data[config] === undefined) {
+            throw new Error(`No method named "${config}"`)
+          }
           data[config]()
         }
       })
diff --git a/js/src/tab.js b/js/src/tab.js
index 4b311c24e35e..1283881e4c79 100644
--- a/js/src/tab.js
+++ b/js/src/tab.js
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ const Tab = (($) => {
         }
 
         if (typeof config === 'string') {
+          if (data[config] === undefined) {
+            throw new Error(`No method named "${config}"`)
+          }
           data[config]()
         }
       })
diff --git a/js/src/tooltip.js b/js/src/tooltip.js
index 151cd6f515ea..b80bd8e8c972 100644
--- a/js/src/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/src/tooltip.js
@@ -622,6 +622,9 @@ const Tooltip = (($) => {
         }
 
         if (typeof config === 'string') {
+          if (data[config] === undefined) {
+            throw new Error(`No method named "${config}"`)
+          }
           data[config]()
         }
       })
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/carousel.js b/js/tests/unit/carousel.js
index 017bd9beeee1..d6d0186e15d0 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/carousel.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/carousel.js
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ $(function () {
     assert.strictEqual($.fn.carousel, undefined, 'carousel was set back to undefined (orig value)')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should throw explicit error on undefined method', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    var $el = $('<div/>')
+    $el.bootstrapCarousel()
+    try {
+      $el.bootstrapCarousel('noMethod')
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'No method named "noMethod"')
+    }
+  })
+
   QUnit.test('should return jquery collection containing the element', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2)
     var $el = $('<div/>')
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/collapse.js b/js/tests/unit/collapse.js
index 78fafc6c2d88..4eadc205bef9 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/collapse.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/collapse.js
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ $(function () {
     assert.strictEqual($.fn.collapse, undefined, 'collapse was set back to undefined (org value)')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should throw explicit error on undefined method', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    var $el = $('<div/>')
+    $el.bootstrapCollapse()
+    try {
+      $el.bootstrapCollapse('noMethod')
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'No method named "noMethod"')
+    }
+  })
+
   QUnit.test('should return jquery collection containing the element', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2)
     var $el = $('<div/>')
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/dropdown.js b/js/tests/unit/dropdown.js
index 566b50ee7e12..e6cda58d4010 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/dropdown.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/dropdown.js
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ $(function () {
     assert.strictEqual($.fn.dropdown, undefined, 'dropdown was set back to undefined (org value)')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should throw explicit error on undefined method', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    var $el = $('<div/>')
+    $el.bootstrapDropdown()
+    try {
+      $el.bootstrapDropdown('noMethod')
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'No method named "noMethod"')
+    }
+  })
+
   QUnit.test('should return jquery collection containing the element', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2)
     var $el = $('<div/>')
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/modal.js b/js/tests/unit/modal.js
index 6da09e3c6e23..50baac8a3a7c 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/modal.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/modal.js
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ $(function () {
     assert.strictEqual($.fn.modal, undefined, 'modal was set back to undefined (orig value)')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should throw explicit error on undefined method', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    var $el = $('<div id="modal-test"/>')
+    $el.bootstrapModal()
+    try {
+      $el.bootstrapModal('noMethod')
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'No method named "noMethod"')
+    }
+  })
+
   QUnit.test('should return jquery collection containing the element', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2)
     var $el = $('<div id="modal-test"/>')
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/popover.js b/js/tests/unit/popover.js
index 894468695ce2..fcd7791d20fb 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/popover.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/popover.js
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ $(function () {
     assert.strictEqual($.fn.popover, undefined, 'popover was set back to undefined (org value)')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should throw explicit error on undefined method', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    var $el = $('<div/>')
+    $el.bootstrapPopover()
+    try {
+      $el.bootstrapPopover('noMethod')
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'No method named "noMethod"')
+    }
+  })
+
   QUnit.test('should return jquery collection containing the element', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2)
     var $el = $('<div/>')
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.js b/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.js
index 574422ef1317..878c4d389d6e 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.js
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ $(function () {
     assert.strictEqual($.fn.scrollspy, undefined, 'scrollspy was set back to undefined (org value)')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should throw explicit error on undefined method', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    var $el = $('<div/>')
+    $el.bootstrapScrollspy()
+    try {
+      $el.bootstrapScrollspy('noMethod')
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'No method named "noMethod"')
+    }
+  })
+
   QUnit.test('should return jquery collection containing the element', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2)
     var $el = $('<div/>')
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/tab.js b/js/tests/unit/tab.js
index 1eed75e90e3f..2e01432930b4 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/tab.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/tab.js
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ $(function () {
     assert.strictEqual($.fn.tab, undefined, 'tab was set back to undefined (org value)')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should throw explicit error on undefined method', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    var $el = $('<div/>')
+    $el.bootstrapTab()
+    try {
+      $el.bootstrapTab('noMethod')
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'No method named "noMethod"')
+    }
+  })
+
   QUnit.test('should return jquery collection containing the element', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2)
     var $el = $('<div/>')
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/tooltip.js b/js/tests/unit/tooltip.js
index 934e26b9e0da..9ec5ddb037b7 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/tooltip.js
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ $(function () {
     assert.strictEqual($.fn.tooltip, undefined, 'tooltip was set back to undefined (org value)')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should throw explicit error on undefined method', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    var $el = $('<div/>')
+    $el.bootstrapTooltip()
+    try {
+      $el.bootstrapTooltip('noMethod')
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'No method named "noMethod"')
+    }
+  })
+
   QUnit.test('should return jquery collection containing the element', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2)
     var $el = $('<div/>')