diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/lib.rs
index f3de68ccf544e..5179c0adfcff3 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ use syn::{
 enum BundleFieldKind {
     Component,
     Ignore,
+    Require,
 }
 
 const BUNDLE_ATTRIBUTE_NAME: &str = "bundle";
 const BUNDLE_ATTRIBUTE_IGNORE_NAME: &str = "ignore";
+const BUNDLE_ATTRIBUTE_REQUIRE_NAME: &str = "require";
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(Bundle, attributes(bundle))]
 pub fn derive_bundle(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ pub fn derive_bundle(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                         if path.is_ident(BUNDLE_ATTRIBUTE_IGNORE_NAME) {
                             field_kind.push(BundleFieldKind::Ignore);
                             continue 'field_loop;
+                        } else if path.is_ident(BUNDLE_ATTRIBUTE_REQUIRE_NAME) {
+                            field_kind.push(BundleFieldKind::Require);
+                            continue 'field_loop;
                         }
 
                         return syn::Error::new(
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ pub fn derive_bundle(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let mut field_component_ids = Vec::new();
     let mut field_get_components = Vec::new();
     let mut field_from_components = Vec::new();
+    let mut field_requires = Vec::new();
     for ((field_type, field_kind), field) in
         field_type.iter().zip(field_kind.iter()).zip(field.iter())
     {
@@ -98,6 +104,15 @@ pub fn derive_bundle(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                     #field: ::std::default::Default::default(),
                 });
             }
+
+            BundleFieldKind::Require => {
+                field_requires.push(quote! {
+                    <#field_type as #ecs_path::bundle::Bundle>::requires(components, storages, &mut *ids);
+                });
+                field_from_components.push(quote! {
+                    #field: #ecs_path::bundle::Require::default(),
+                });
+            }
         }
     }
     let generics = ast.generics;
@@ -127,6 +142,13 @@ pub fn derive_bundle(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                     #(#field_from_components)*
                 }
             }
+
+            fn requires(
+                components: &mut #ecs_path::component::Components,
+                storages: &mut #ecs_path::storage::Storages,
+                ids: &mut impl FnMut(#ecs_path::component::ComponentId)) {
+                #(#field_requires)*
+            }
         }
 
         impl #impl_generics #ecs_path::bundle::DynamicBundle for #struct_name #ty_generics #where_clause {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/bundle.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/bundle.rs
index 8ddf6e6ab9065..20200503e0284 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/bundle.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/bundle.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use bevy_ptr::OwningPtr;
 use bevy_utils::all_tuples;
-use std::any::TypeId;
+use std::{any::TypeId, marker::PhantomData};
 
 /// The `Bundle` trait enables insertion and removal of [`Component`]s from an entity.
 ///
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ pub unsafe trait Bundle: DynamicBundle + Send + Sync + 'static {
         // Ensure that the `OwningPtr` is used correctly
         F: for<'a> FnMut(&'a mut T) -> OwningPtr<'a>,
         Self: Sized;
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    fn requires(
+        _components: &mut Components,
+        _storages: &mut Storages,
+        _ids: &mut impl FnMut(ComponentId),
+    ) {
+    }
 }
 
 /// The parts from [`Bundle`] that don't require statically knowing the components of the bundle.
@@ -269,6 +277,49 @@ impl SparseSetIndex for BundleId {
     }
 }
 
+#[allow(unused)]
+pub struct Require<T: Component>(PhantomData<T>);
+
+impl<T: Component> Default for Require<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self(PhantomData)
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY:
+// - `Bundle::component_ids` does nothing since `Require` doesn't have any components.
+// - `Bundle::get_components` does nothing since `Require` doesn't have any components.
+// - `Bundle::from_components` just returns `Require::default()` since `Require` doesn't have any components.
+unsafe impl<T: Component> Bundle for Require<T> {
+    fn component_ids(
+        _components: &mut Components,
+        _storages: &mut Storages,
+        _ids: &mut impl FnMut(ComponentId),
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn from_components<S, F>(_ctx: &mut S, _func: &mut F) -> Self
+    where
+        // Ensure that the `OwningPtr` is used correctly
+        F: for<'a> FnMut(&'a mut S) -> OwningPtr<'a>,
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    fn requires(
+        components: &mut Components,
+        storages: &mut Storages,
+        ids: &mut impl FnMut(ComponentId),
+    ) {
+        ids(components.init_component::<T>(storages));
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Component> DynamicBundle for Require<T> {
+    fn get_components(self, _func: &mut impl FnMut(StorageType, OwningPtr<'_>)) {}
+}
+
 pub struct BundleInfo {
     id: BundleId,
     // SAFETY: Every ID in this list must be valid within the World that owns the BundleInfo,
@@ -289,6 +340,7 @@ impl BundleInfo {
         bundle_type_name: &'static str,
         components: &Components,
         component_ids: Vec<ComponentId>,
+        requires: Vec<ComponentId>,
         id: BundleId,
     ) -> BundleInfo {
         let mut deduped = component_ids.clone();
@@ -317,6 +369,15 @@ impl BundleInfo {
             panic!("Bundle {bundle_type_name} has duplicate components: {names}");
         }
 
+        for id in requires {
+            if !component_ids.contains(&id) {
+                panic!(
+                    "Bundle {bundle_type_name} requires missing component: {}",
+                    components.get_info_unchecked(id).name(),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         // SAFETY: The caller ensures that component_ids:
         // - is valid for the associated world
         // - has had its storage initialized
@@ -813,14 +874,16 @@ impl Bundles {
         let bundle_infos = &mut self.bundle_infos;
         let id = self.bundle_ids.entry(TypeId::of::<T>()).or_insert_with(|| {
             let mut component_ids = Vec::new();
+            let mut requires = Vec::new();
             T::component_ids(components, storages, &mut |id| component_ids.push(id));
+            T::requires(components, storages,&mut |id| requires.push(id));
             let id = BundleId(bundle_infos.len());
             let bundle_info =
                 // SAFETY: T::component_id ensures its: 
                 // - info was created 
                 // - appropriate storage for it has been initialized.
                 // - was created in the same order as the components in T
-                unsafe { BundleInfo::new(std::any::type_name::<T>(), components, component_ids, id) };
+                unsafe { BundleInfo::new(std::any::type_name::<T>(), components, component_ids, requires, id) };
             bundle_infos.push(bundle_info);
             id
         });
@@ -906,7 +969,7 @@ fn initialize_dynamic_bundle(
     let id = BundleId(bundle_infos.len());
     let bundle_info =
         // SAFETY: `component_ids` are valid as they were just checked
-        unsafe { BundleInfo::new("<dynamic bundle>", components, component_ids, id) };
+        unsafe { BundleInfo::new("<dynamic bundle>", components, component_ids, vec![], id) };
     bundle_infos.push(bundle_info);
 
     (id, storage_types)
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/lib.rs
index 67a65ee64e7c0..c22a30bfdef16 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/lib.rs
@@ -1708,4 +1708,43 @@ mod tests {
             "new entity was spawned and received C component"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    fn bundle_with_missing_require() {
+        use super::bundle::Require;
+        #[derive(Component)]
+        struct A;
+
+        #[derive(Bundle, Default)]
+        struct B {
+            #[bundle(require)]
+            #[allow(unused)]
+            a: Require<A>,
+        }
+
+        let mut world = World::default();
+
+        world.spawn(B::default());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bundle_with_require() {
+        use super::bundle::Require;
+        #[derive(Component)]
+        struct A;
+
+        #[derive(Bundle, Default)]
+        struct B {
+            #[bundle(require)]
+            #[allow(unused)]
+            a: Require<A>,
+        }
+
+        let mut world = World::default();
+
+        let entity = world.spawn((A, B::default()));
+
+        assert!(entity.contains::<A>());
+    }
 }