diff --git a/core/modules/field/migration_templates/d7_field.yml b/core/modules/field/migration_templates/d7_field.yml
index 1fa0069..85bfdf1 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/migration_templates/d7_field.yml
+++ b/core/modules/field/migration_templates/d7_field.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ source:
   constants:
     status: true
     langcode: und
+  source_module: field
 process:
   entity_type: entity_type
   status: 'constants/status'
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateDestinationPluginManager.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateDestinationPluginManager.php
index 090efd0..3750ca1 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateDestinationPluginManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateDestinationPluginManager.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\migrate\Plugin;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Exception\InvalidPluginDefinitionException;
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
@@ -61,4 +62,17 @@ public function createInstance($plugin_id, array $configuration = [], MigrationI
     return parent::createInstance($plugin_id, $configuration, $migration);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function processDefinition(&$definition, $plugin_id) {
+    parent::processDefinition($definition, $plugin_id);
+
+    foreach (['destination_module'] as $required_property) {
+      if (empty($definition[$required_property])) {
+        throw new InvalidPluginDefinitionException($plugin_id, sprintf('The %s plugin should define the %s property.', $plugin_id, $required_property));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigratePluginManager.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigratePluginManager.php
index b3645db..7903e42 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigratePluginManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigratePluginManager.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\migrate\Plugin;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Exception\InvalidPluginDefinitionException;
 use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Factory\DefaultFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
@@ -62,4 +63,17 @@ public function createInstance($plugin_id, array $configuration = [], MigrationI
     return $plugin;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function processDefinition(&$definition, $plugin_id) {
+    parent::processDefinition($definition, $plugin_id);
+
+    foreach (['id'] as $required_property) {
+      if (empty($definition['id'])) {
+        throw new InvalidPluginDefinitionException($plugin_id, sprintf('The %s plugin should define the %s property.', $plugin_id, $required_property));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateSourcePluginManager.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateSourcePluginManager.php
index 965da5d..11883e5 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateSourcePluginManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateSourcePluginManager.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\migrate\Plugin;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Exception\InvalidPluginDefinitionException;
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\migrate\Plugin\Discovery\AnnotatedClassDiscoveryAutomatedProviders;
@@ -70,4 +71,17 @@ protected function findDefinitions() {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function processDefinition(&$definition, $plugin_id) {
+    parent::processDefinition($definition, $plugin_id);
+
+    foreach (['source_module'] as $required_property) {
+      if (empty($definition[$required_property])) {
+        throw new InvalidPluginDefinitionException($plugin_id, sprintf('The %s plugin should define the %s property.', $plugin_id, $required_property));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmbeddedDataSource.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmbeddedDataSource.php
index 8cee6dd..2be0b5e 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmbeddedDataSource.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmbeddedDataSource.php
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
  * @see \Drupal\migrate\Plugin\MigrateSourceInterface
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
- *   id = "embedded_data"
+ *   id = "embedded_data",
+ *   source_module = "migrate"
  * )
  */
 class EmbeddedDataSource extends SourcePluginBase {
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmptySource.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmptySource.php
index 2391b0a..4ae99e8 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmptySource.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmptySource.php
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
  * This is generally useful when needing to create a field using a migration..
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
- *   id = "empty"
+ *   id = "empty",
+ *   source_module = "migrate"
  * )
  */
 class EmptySource extends SourcePluginBase {
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmptySource.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmptySource.php
index 6792e5e..78ef1a7 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmptySource.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/EmptySource.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
  * Source returning an empty row with Drupal specific config dependencies.
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
- *   id = "md_empty"
+ *   id = "md_empty",
+ *   source_module = "migrate_drupal"
  * )
  */
 class EmptySource extends BaseEmptySource implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface, DependentPluginInterface {
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/Variable.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/Variable.php
index 410acec..471016a 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/Variable.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/Variable.php
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
  * example for any normal source class returning multiple rows.
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
- *   id = "variable"
+ *   id = "variable",
+ *   source_module = "migrate_drupal"
  * )
  */
 class Variable extends DrupalSqlBase {
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/VariableMultiRow.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/VariableMultiRow.php
index 61da5eb..17848c5 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/VariableMultiRow.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/VariableMultiRow.php
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  * variable.
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
- *   id = "variable_multirow"
+ *   id = "variable_multirow",
+ *   source_module = "migrate_drupal"
  * )
  */
 class VariableMultiRow extends DrupalSqlBase {
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/VariableTranslation.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/VariableTranslation.php
index 566a840..0b423c7 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/VariableTranslation.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/VariableTranslation.php
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  * Drupal i18n_variable source from database.
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
- *   id = "variable_translation"
+ *   id = "variable_translation",
+ *   source_module = "migrate_drupal"
  * )
  */
 class VariableTranslation extends DrupalSqlBase {
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/i18nVariable.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/i18nVariable.php
index dd8d0f0..5f5ee32 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/i18nVariable.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/i18nVariable.php
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
  * Drupal i18n_variable source from database.
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
- *   id = "i18n_variable"
+ *   id = "i18n_variable",
+ *   source_module = "migrate_drupal"
  * )
  *
  * @deprecated in Drupal 8.4.x and will be removed in Drupal 9.0.x. Use
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d8/Config.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d8/Config.php
index 8d83387..f66d9b4 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d8/Config.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d8/Config.php
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
  * Drupal config source from database.
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
- *   id = "d8_config"
+ *   id = "d8_config",
+ *   source_module = "migrate_drupal"
  * )
  */
 class Config extends DrupalSqlBase {