diff --git a/src/Godot/Exceptions/MissingRequiredExportException.cs b/src/Godot/Exceptions/MissingRequiredExportException.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Game.Godot.Exceptions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Thrown when a node's [Export]ed Node reference is unassigned.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class MissingRequiredExportException(string nodeName, IReadOnlyList<string> missingExports)
+    : Exception(BuildMessage(nodeName, missingExports))
+{
+    public string NodeName { get; } = nodeName;
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> MissingExports { get; } = missingExports;
+
+    private static string BuildMessage(string nodeName, IReadOnlyList<string> missingExports)
+        => $"{nodeName}: missing required exports:\n- {string.Join("\n- ", missingExports)}\nAssign them in the editor Inspector.";
+}
diff --git a/src/Godot/Exceptions/MissingRequiredExportException.cs.uid b/src/Godot/Exceptions/MissingRequiredExportException.cs.uid
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+++ b/src/Godot/Exceptions/MissingRequiredExportException.cs.uid
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+uid://diqdaysdyp3jf
diff --git a/src/Godot/Extensions/NodeExportValidationExtensions.cs b/src/Godot/Extensions/NodeExportValidationExtensions.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Game.Godot.Exceptions;
+using Godot;
+
+namespace Game.Godot.Extensions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates that a node's [Export] fields/properties pointing to other nodes are actually assigned.
+/// </summary>
+public static class NodeExportValidationExtensions
+{
+    // Tells which members to include when scanning for [Export] fields/properties
+    private const BindingFlags MemberFlags = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic;
+
+    private static void DisableProcessing(Node node)
+    {
+        node.SetProcess(false);
+        node.SetPhysicsProcess(false);
+        node.SetProcessInput(false);
+        node.SetProcessUnhandledInput(false);
+    }
+    
+    private static string[] GetMissingExportWarnings(Node node)
+    {
+        Type nodeType = node.GetType();
+
+        IEnumerable<string> missingFields = nodeType
+            .GetFields(MemberFlags)
+            .Where(field => field.GetCustomAttribute<ExportAttribute>() is not null)
+            .Where(field => typeof(Node).IsAssignableFrom(field.FieldType))
+            .Where(field => field.GetValue(node) is null)
+            .Select(field => $"{field.Name} ({field.FieldType.Name}) is not assigned.");
+
+        IEnumerable<string> missingProperties = nodeType
+            .GetProperties(MemberFlags)
+            .Where(property => property.GetCustomAttribute<ExportAttribute>() is not null)
+            .Where(property => typeof(Node).IsAssignableFrom(property.PropertyType))
+            .Where(property => property.GetValue(node) is null)
+            .Select(property => $"{property.Name} ({property.PropertyType.Name}) is not assigned.");
+
+        return missingFields.Concat(missingProperties).ToArray();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Throws if any [Export]ed Node field on this node is unassigned.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="node">Node to check.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="MissingRequiredExportException">One or more exports are missing.</exception>
+    /// <example>
+    /// <code>
+    /// public override void _Ready()
+    /// {
+    ///     this.AssertRequiredExports();
+    ///     // rest of initialization
+    /// }
+    /// </code>
+    /// </example>
+    public static void AssertRequiredExports(this Node node)
+    {
+        List<string> missing = GetMissingExportWarnings(node).ToList();
+        if (missing.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        DisableProcessing(node);
+
+        throw new MissingRequiredExportException(node.Name, missing);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Godot/Extensions/NodeExportValidationExtensions.cs.uid b/src/Godot/Extensions/NodeExportValidationExtensions.cs.uid
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+uid://d3twapljpp1ln