diff --git a/EventBus/src/org/greenrobot/eventbus/EventBus.java b/EventBus/src/org/greenrobot/eventbus/EventBus.java
index 147bb5ff..7efbb090 100644
--- a/EventBus/src/org/greenrobot/eventbus/EventBus.java
+++ b/EventBus/src/org/greenrobot/eventbus/EventBus.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ protected PostingThreadState initialValue() {
     private final ExecutorService executorService;
 
     private final boolean throwSubscriberException;
+    private final boolean throwNoSubscriberException;
     private final boolean logSubscriberExceptions;
     private final boolean logNoSubscriberMessages;
     private final boolean sendSubscriberExceptionEvent;
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ public EventBus() {
         sendSubscriberExceptionEvent = builder.sendSubscriberExceptionEvent;
         sendNoSubscriberEvent = builder.sendNoSubscriberEvent;
         throwSubscriberException = builder.throwSubscriberException;
+        throwNoSubscriberException = builder.throwNoSubscriberException;
         eventInheritance = builder.eventInheritance;
         executorService = builder.executorService;
     }
@@ -397,6 +399,9 @@ private void postSingleEvent(Object event, PostingThreadState postingState) thro
             subscriptionFound = postSingleEventForEventType(event, postingState, eventClass);
         }
         if (!subscriptionFound) {
+            if (throwNoSubscriberException) {
+                throw new EventBusException("No subscribers registered for event " + eventClass);
+            }
             if (logNoSubscriberMessages) {
                 logger.log(Level.FINE, "No subscribers registered for event " + eventClass);
             }
diff --git a/EventBus/src/org/greenrobot/eventbus/EventBusBuilder.java b/EventBus/src/org/greenrobot/eventbus/EventBusBuilder.java
index 6df346d6..99a64d4d 100644
--- a/EventBus/src/org/greenrobot/eventbus/EventBusBuilder.java
+++ b/EventBus/src/org/greenrobot/eventbus/EventBusBuilder.java
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
  */
 package org.greenrobot.eventbus;
 
-import org.greenrobot.eventbus.android.AndroidComponents;
-import org.greenrobot.eventbus.meta.SubscriberInfoIndex;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
+import org.greenrobot.eventbus.android.AndroidComponents;
+import org.greenrobot.eventbus.meta.SubscriberInfoIndex;
+
 /**
  * Creates EventBus instances with custom parameters and also allows to install a custom default EventBus instance.
  * Create a new builder using {@link EventBus#builder()}.
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public class EventBusBuilder {
     boolean sendSubscriberExceptionEvent = true;
     boolean sendNoSubscriberEvent = true;
     boolean throwSubscriberException;
+    boolean throwNoSubscriberException;
     boolean eventInheritance = true;
     boolean ignoreGeneratedIndex;
     boolean strictMethodVerification;
@@ -82,6 +84,18 @@ public EventBusBuilder throwSubscriberException(boolean throwSubscriberException
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fails if no subscriber is found for a posted event (default: false).
+     * <p/>
+     * This is useful for critical events that must have a subscriber. For example, in startup scenarios
+     * where bean registration hasn't completed yet, you might want to catch configuration errors early.
+     * <p/>
+     */
+    public EventBusBuilder throwNoSubscriberException(boolean throwNoSubscriberException) {
+        this.throwNoSubscriberException = throwNoSubscriberException;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * By default, EventBus considers the event class hierarchy (subscribers to super classes will be notified).
      * Switching this feature off will improve posting of events. For simple event classes extending Object directly,