diff --git a/temporal-sdk/src/main/java/io/temporal/internal/common/InternalUtils.java b/temporal-sdk/src/main/java/io/temporal/internal/common/InternalUtils.java
index a14e0e7cf..e37d65f58 100644
--- a/temporal-sdk/src/main/java/io/temporal/internal/common/InternalUtils.java
+++ b/temporal-sdk/src/main/java/io/temporal/internal/common/InternalUtils.java
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ public static WorkflowStub createNexusBoundStub(
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Options are expected to be set on the stub");
     }
     WorkflowOptions options = stub.getOptions().get();
+    if (options.getWorkflowId() == null) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          "WorkflowId is expected to be set on WorkflowOptions when used with Nexus");
+    }
     WorkflowOptions.Builder nexusWorkflowOptions =
         WorkflowOptions.newBuilder(options)
             .setRequestId(request.getRequestId())