diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateDestinationPluginManager.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/MigrateDestinationPluginManager.php
index 090efd0..60368b8 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(sprintf('The field 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..56273d9 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(sprintf('The field 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..cf232b2 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(sprintf('The field plugin should define the %s property.', $plugin_id, $required_property));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }