diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables/README.md b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables/README.md
index 61e13be36..c3d55b854 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ npm install babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables --save-dev
     ["transform-inline-environment-variables", {
       "include": [
         "NODE_ENV"
+      ],
+      "required": [
+        "NODE_ENV"
       ]
     }]
   ]
@@ -65,3 +68,6 @@ require("@babel/core").transform("code", {
 
 + `include` - array of environment variables to include
 + `exclude` - array of environment variables to exclude
++ `required` - 
+   - `array` - array of environment variables that are required. Will fail if they dont exists. 
+   - `boolean` - **true** (all are required), **false** (none are required)
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables/src/index.js
index 995f313a5..c7ac42053 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables/src/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 "use strict";
 
 module.exports = function({ types: t }) {
+  function isEnvRequired(required, name) {
+    return (
+      (required && typeof required === 'boolean') || 
+      (required && Array.isArray(required) && required.indexOf(key.value) !== -1 )
+    );
+  }
   function isLeftSideOfAssignmentExpression(path) {
     return (
       t.isAssignmentExpression(path.parent) && path.parent.left === path.node
@@ -9,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function({ types: t }) {
   return {
     name: "transform-inline-environment-variables",
     visitor: {
-      MemberExpression(path, { opts: { include, exclude } = {} }) {
+      MemberExpression(path, { opts: { include, exclude, required } = {} }) {
         if (path.get("object").matchesPattern("process.env")) {
           const key = path.toComputedKey();
           if (
@@ -18,6 +24,12 @@ module.exports = function({ types: t }) {
             (!include || include.indexOf(key.value) !== -1) &&
             (!exclude || exclude.indexOf(key.value) === -1)
           ) {
+            if (
+              isEnvRequired(required,key.value) &&
+              !process.env[key.value]
+            ) { 
+              throw "Environment Variable "+key.value+" was expected but not found"
+            }
             path.replaceWith(t.valueToNode(process.env[key.value]));
           }
         }