diff --git a/crates/backend/src/codegen/struct.rs b/crates/backend/src/codegen/struct.rs
index 06302a43..4e1ef477 100644
--- a/crates/backend/src/codegen/struct.rs
+++ b/crates/backend/src/codegen/struct.rs
@@ -322,7 +322,12 @@ impl NapiStruct {
           if is_optional_field {
             obj_field_getters.push(quote! { let #ident: #ty = obj.get(#field_js_name)?; });
           } else {
-            obj_field_getters.push(quote! { let #ident: #ty = obj.get(#field_js_name)?.expect(&format!("Field {} should exist", #field_js_name)); });
+            obj_field_getters.push(quote! {
+              let #ident: #ty = obj.get(#field_js_name)?.ok_or_else(|| napi::bindgen_prelude::Error::new(
+                napi::bindgen_prelude::Status::InvalidArg,
+                format!("Missing field `{}`", #field_js_name),
+              ))?;
+            });
           }
         }
         syn::Member::Unnamed(i) => {
@@ -339,7 +344,12 @@ impl NapiStruct {
           if is_optional_field {
             obj_field_getters.push(quote! { let arg #i: #ty = obj.get(#field_js_name)?; });
           } else {
-            obj_field_getters.push(quote! { let arg #i: #ty = obj.get(#field_js_name)?.expect(&format!("Field {} should exist", #field_js_name)); });
+            obj_field_getters.push(quote! {
+              let arg #i: #ty = obj.get(#field_js_name)?.ok_or_else(|| napi::bindgen_prelude::Error::new(
+                napi::bindgen_prelude::Status::InvalidArg,
+                format!("Missing field `{}`", #field_js_name),
+              ))?;
+            });
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.md b/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.md
index 23907a13..55b92aca 100644
--- a/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.md
+++ b/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.md
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       b: number␊
     }␊
     export function fnReceivedAliased(s: AliasedStruct, e: ALIAS): void␊
+    export interface StrictObject {␊
+      name: string␊
+    }␊
+    export function receiveStrictObject(strictObject: StrictObject): void␊
     export function asyncPlus100(p: Promise<number>): Promise<number>␊
     /** This is an interface for package.json */␊
     export interface PackageJson {␊
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.snap b/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.snap
index 1730c624..36b7e036 100644
Binary files a/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.snap and b/examples/napi/__test__/typegen.spec.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts b/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
index 2745b850..395f0719 100644
--- a/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
+++ b/examples/napi/__test__/values.spec.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import {
   Dog,
   Bird,
   Assets,
+  receiveStrictObject,
 } from '../'
 
 test('export const', (t) => {
@@ -245,6 +246,15 @@ test('option object', (t) => {
   t.notThrows(() => receiveAllOptionalObject({}))
 })
 
+test('should throw if object type is not matched', (t) => {
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  const err1 = t.throws(() => receiveStrictObject({ name: 1 }))
+  t.is(err1!.message, 'Failed to convert napi `string` into rust type `String`')
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  const err2 = t.throws(() => receiveStrictObject({ bar: 1 }))
+  t.is(err2!.message, 'Missing field `name`')
+})
+
 test('aliased rust struct and enum', (t) => {
   const a: ALIAS = ALIAS.A
   const b: AliasedStruct = {
diff --git a/examples/napi/index.d.ts b/examples/napi/index.d.ts
index 3453c31c..cd2e9b02 100644
--- a/examples/napi/index.d.ts
+++ b/examples/napi/index.d.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ export interface AliasedStruct {
   b: number
 }
 export function fnReceivedAliased(s: AliasedStruct, e: ALIAS): void
+export interface StrictObject {
+  name: string
+}
+export function receiveStrictObject(strictObject: StrictObject): void
 export function asyncPlus100(p: Promise<number>): Promise<number>
 /** This is an interface for package.json */
 export interface PackageJson {
diff --git a/examples/napi/src/object.rs b/examples/napi/src/object.rs
index 741c74cf..6ae0fa5b 100644
--- a/examples/napi/src/object.rs
+++ b/examples/napi/src/object.rs
@@ -59,3 +59,13 @@ pub struct StructContainsAliasedEnum {
 fn fn_received_aliased(mut s: StructContainsAliasedEnum, e: AliasedEnum) {
   s.a = e;
 }
+
+#[napi(object)]
+pub struct StrictObject {
+  pub name: String,
+}
+
+#[napi]
+pub fn receive_strict_object(strict_object: StrictObject) {
+  assert_eq!(strict_object.name, "strict");
+}