diff --git a/lib/config.service.ts b/lib/config.service.ts
index f92dac21..ba172c6d 100644
--- a/lib/config.service.ts
+++ b/lib/config.service.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,70 @@ export class ConfigService<
     return defaultValue as T;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get a configuration value (either custom configuration or process environment variable)
+   * based on property path (you can use dot notation to traverse nested object, e.g. "database.host").
+   * @param propertyPath
+   */
+  getOrThrow<T = any>(propertyPath: KeyOf<K>): Exclude<T, undefined>;
+  /**
+   * Get a configuration value (either custom configuration or process environment variable)
+   * based on property path (you can use dot notation to traverse nested object, e.g. "database.host").
+   * @param propertyPath
+   * @param options
+   */
+  getOrThrow<T = K, P extends Path<T> = any, R = PathValue<T, P>>(
+    propertyPath: P,
+    options: ConfigGetOptions,
+  ): Exclude<T, undefined>;
+  /**
+   * Get a configuration value (either custom configuration or process environment variable)
+   * based on property path (you can use dot notation to traverse nested object, e.g. "database.host").
+   * It returns a default value if the key does not exist.
+   * If no default value was provided an exception will be thrown.
+   * @param propertyPath
+   * @param defaultValue
+   */
+  getOrThrow<T = any>(propertyPath: KeyOf<K>, defaultValue: NoInferType<T>): T;
+  /**
+   * Get a configuration value (either custom configuration or process environment variable)
+   * based on property path (you can use dot notation to traverse nested object, e.g. "database.host").
+   * It returns a default value if the key does not exist.
+   * If no default value was provided an exception will be thrown.
+   * @param propertyPath
+   * @param defaultValue
+   * @param options
+   */
+  getOrThrow<T = K, P extends Path<T> = any, R = PathValue<T, P>>(
+    propertyPath: P,
+    defaultValue: NoInferType<R>,
+    options: ConfigGetOptions,
+  ): R;
+  /**
+   * Get a configuration value (either custom configuration or process environment variable)
+   * based on property path (you can use dot notation to traverse nested object, e.g. "database.host").
+   * It returns a default value if the key does not exist.
+   * If no default value was provided an exception will be thrown.
+   * @param propertyPath
+   * @param defaultValueOrOptions
+   */
+  getOrThrow<T = any>(
+    propertyPath: KeyOf<K>,
+    defaultValueOrOptions?: T | ConfigGetOptions,
+    options?: ConfigGetOptions,
+  ): T {
+    // @ts-expect-error Bypass method overloads
+    const value = this.get(propertyPath, defaultValueOrOptions, options) as T | undefined;
+
+    if (isUndefined(value)) {
+      throw new TypeError(
+        `Configuration key "${propertyPath}" does not exist`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
   private getFromCache<T = any>(
     propertyPath: KeyOf<K>,
     defaultValue?: T,