diff --git a/avro-builder/tests/tests-allavro/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SpecificRecordTest.java b/avro-builder/tests/tests-allavro/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SpecificRecordTest.java
index 66f2a0552..e6f74a0ba 100644
--- a/avro-builder/tests/tests-allavro/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SpecificRecordTest.java
+++ b/avro-builder/tests/tests-allavro/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/builder/SpecificRecordTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.RandomRecordGenerator;
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.RecordGenerationConfig;
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.StringConverterUtil;
+import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilException;
+import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Parameter;
@@ -1696,6 +1698,35 @@ public void testConstructorTypeForPrimitive(Class<?> clazz) {
     }
   }
 
+  public void testInputValidation() throws Exception {
+    try  {
+      vs14.Amount.newBuilder().setAmount("").build();
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof AvroUtilException);
+      Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("not set and has no default value"));
+    }
+
+    try {
+      new vs14.Amount(null, "");
+    } catch (AvroUtilMissingFieldException e) {
+      Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Field currencyCode not set and has no default value"));
+    }
+
+    try {
+      new vs14.Amount("", null);
+    } catch (AvroUtilMissingFieldException e) {
+      Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Field amount not set and has no default value"));
+    }
+
+    try {
+      new vs14.Amount(null, null);
+    } catch (AvroUtilMissingFieldException e) {
+      Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Field currencyCode not set and has no default value"));
+      Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Field amount not set and has no default value"));
+    }
+
+  }
+
   @BeforeClass
   public void setup() {
     System.setProperty("org.apache.avro.specific.use_custom_coders", "true");
diff --git a/avro-codegen/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/codegen/SpecificRecordClassGenerator.java b/avro-codegen/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/codegen/SpecificRecordClassGenerator.java
index 230239c8d..82a7e9731 100644
--- a/avro-codegen/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/codegen/SpecificRecordClassGenerator.java
+++ b/avro-codegen/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/codegen/SpecificRecordClassGenerator.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.HelperConsts;
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.SourceCodeUtils;
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.StringUtils;
+import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException;
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.model.AvroArraySchema;
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.model.AvroEnumSchema;
 import com.linkedin.avroutil1.model.AvroFixedSchema;
@@ -527,7 +528,12 @@ private void addAllArgsConstructor(AvroRecordSchema recordSchema,
       AvroJavaStringRepresentation defaultFieldStringRepresentation,
       AvroJavaStringRepresentation defaultMethodStringRepresentation, TypeSpec.Builder classBuilder) {
     if(recordSchema.getFields().size() < 254) {
-      MethodSpec.Builder allArgsConstructorBuilder = MethodSpec.constructorBuilder().addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC);
+      MethodSpec.Builder allArgsConstructorBuilder = MethodSpec.constructorBuilder()
+          .addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC)
+          .addException(AvroUtilMissingFieldException.class);
+
+      allArgsConstructorBuilder.addCode(getNullValidationBlockForNonNullableFields(recordSchema.getFields()));
+
       for (AvroSchemaField field : recordSchema.getFields()) {
         //if declared schema, use fully qualified class (no import)
         String escapedFieldName = getFieldNameWithSuffix(field);
@@ -719,14 +725,14 @@ private void populateBuilderClassBuilder(TypeSpec.Builder recordBuilder, AvroRec
 
           if (config.getMinimumSupportedAvroVersion().laterThan(AvroVersion.AVRO_1_8)) {
             buildMethodCodeBlockBuilder.beginControlFlow("catch (org.apache.avro.AvroMissingFieldException e)")
-                .addStatement("com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException avroUtilException = new com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException(e)")
+                .addStatement("com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException avroUtilException = new com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException(e.getMessage(), e)")
                 .addStatement("avroUtilException.addParentField(record.getSchema().getField($S))", escapedFieldName)
                 .addStatement("throw avroUtilException")
                 .endControlFlow();
           }
 
           buildMethodCodeBlockBuilder.beginControlFlow("catch (org.apache.avro.AvroRuntimeException e)")
-              .addStatement("com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException avroUtilException = new com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException(e)")
+              .addStatement("com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException avroUtilException = new com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException(e.getMessage(), e)")
               .addStatement("avroUtilException.addParentField(record.getSchema().getField($S))", escapedFieldName)
               .addStatement("throw avroUtilException")
               .endControlFlow()
@@ -828,7 +834,7 @@ private void populateBuilderClassBuilder(TypeSpec.Builder recordBuilder, AvroRec
 
     buildMethodCodeBlockBuilder
         .beginControlFlow("catch ($T e)", Exception.class)
-        .addStatement("throw new com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilException(e)")
+        .addStatement("throw new com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilException(e.getMessage(), e)")
         .endControlFlow();
 
     recordBuilder.addMethod(
@@ -840,6 +846,31 @@ private void populateBuilderClassBuilder(TypeSpec.Builder recordBuilder, AvroRec
             .build());
   }
 
+  private CodeBlock getNullValidationBlockForNonNullableFields(List<AvroSchemaField> fields) {
+    CodeBlock.Builder codeBuilder = CodeBlock.builder();
+    List<AvroSchemaField> nonNullableFields = new ArrayList<>();
+    for(AvroSchemaField field : fields) {
+      if(!SpecificRecordGeneratorUtil.nullValueAllowedForSchema(field)) {
+        nonNullableFields.add(field);
+      }
+    }
+    if(!nonNullableFields.isEmpty()) {
+      codeBuilder.addStatement("StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder()");
+      for(AvroSchemaField nonNullableField : nonNullableFields) {
+        String escapedFieldName = getFieldNameWithSuffix(nonNullableField);
+        codeBuilder.beginControlFlow("if ($L == null)", escapedFieldName)
+            .addStatement("sb.append($L)",
+                SpecificRecordGeneratorUtil.getNonNullableFieldErrorMessage(nonNullableField.getName()))
+            .endControlFlow();
+      }
+      codeBuilder.beginControlFlow("if(sb.length() != 0)")
+          .addStatement("throw new com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.exception.AvroUtilMissingFieldException(sb.toString())")
+          .endControlFlow();
+    }
+
+    return codeBuilder.build();
+  }
+
   private List<MethodSpec> getNewBuilderMethods(AvroRecordSchema recordSchema) {
     MethodSpec noArgNewBuilderSpec = MethodSpec.methodBuilder("newBuilder")
         .addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC, Modifier.STATIC)
diff --git a/avro-codegen/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/codegen/SpecificRecordGeneratorUtil.java b/avro-codegen/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/codegen/SpecificRecordGeneratorUtil.java
index dfe5491a3..6b1d73868 100644
--- a/avro-codegen/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/codegen/SpecificRecordGeneratorUtil.java
+++ b/avro-codegen/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/codegen/SpecificRecordGeneratorUtil.java
@@ -375,4 +375,29 @@ public static boolean recordHasSimpleStringField(AvroRecordSchema schema) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  public static boolean nullValueAllowedForSchema(AvroSchemaField field) {
+    if(field.hasDefaultValue()) return true;
+
+    if(isSingleTypeNullableUnionSchema(field.getSchema())) return true;
+
+    // NULL, Boolean, Int, Float, Long, Double, String, Bytes
+    if(field.getSchema().type().isPrimitive()) return false;
+
+    // Array, Map
+    if(field.getSchema().type().isCollection()) return true;
+
+    switch (field.getSchema().type()) {
+      case ENUM:
+      case FIXED: return false;
+      case UNION:
+      case RECORD: return true;
+      default:
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("type : "+ field.getSchema().type()+ "not handled.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static String getNonNullableFieldErrorMessage(String fieldName) {
+    return ("\"Field " + fieldName + " not set and has no default value\\n\"");
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/helper/helper/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/compatibility/exception/AvroUtilException.java b/helper/helper/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/compatibility/exception/AvroUtilException.java
index d7e2f67df..34bccd5c8 100644
--- a/helper/helper/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/compatibility/exception/AvroUtilException.java
+++ b/helper/helper/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/compatibility/exception/AvroUtilException.java
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@ public AvroUtilException(Exception e) {
   public AvroUtilException(String message) {
     super(message);
   }
+  public AvroUtilException(String message, Exception e) {
+    super(message, e);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/helper/helper/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/compatibility/exception/AvroUtilMissingFieldException.java b/helper/helper/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/compatibility/exception/AvroUtilMissingFieldException.java
index 90d949948..f107b7272 100644
--- a/helper/helper/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/compatibility/exception/AvroUtilMissingFieldException.java
+++ b/helper/helper/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avroutil1/compatibility/exception/AvroUtilMissingFieldException.java
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ public class AvroUtilMissingFieldException extends AvroUtilException{
   public AvroUtilMissingFieldException(AvroRuntimeException e) {
     super(e);
   }
+  public AvroUtilMissingFieldException(String errorMessage, AvroRuntimeException e) {
+    super(errorMessage, e);
+  }
+
+  public AvroUtilMissingFieldException(String errorMessage) {
+    super(errorMessage);
+  }
 
   public AvroUtilMissingFieldException(String message, Schema.Field field) {
     super(message);