diff --git a/mirai-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/net.mamoe.mirai/message/data/ForwardMessage.kt b/mirai-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/net.mamoe.mirai/message/data/ForwardMessage.kt
index c9c7879c1..bd1f31efe 100644
--- a/mirai-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/net.mamoe.mirai/message/data/ForwardMessage.kt
+++ b/mirai-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/net.mamoe.mirai/message/data/ForwardMessage.kt
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ class ForwardMessage @JvmOverloads constructor(
     val nodeList: Collection<INode>,
     val displayStrategy: DisplayStrategy = DisplayStrategy
 ) : MessageContent {
+    init {
+        require(nodeList.isNotEmpty()) {
+            "Forward nodeList mustn't be empty"
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @see ForwardMessage
      */