diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/typenamecatcher.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/typenamecatcher.hpp
index 3a593879..fdb62c9e 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/typenamecatcher.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/typenamecatcher.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ constexpr Str getModelTypeName(T *val) noexcept {
 	return nc.name;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+consteval auto requireModelTypeName() noexcept {
+	constexpr auto name = getModelTypeName<T>();
+	static_assert(ox_strcmp(name, "") != 0, "TypeName is required");
+	return name;
+}
+
 template<typename T, typename Str = const char*>
 constexpr auto ModelTypeName_v = getModelTypeName<T, Str>();