diff --git a/Sources/IssueReporting/ReportIfNil.swift b/Sources/IssueReporting/ReportIfNil.swift
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+/// Evaluates a value and reports an issue if it is nil.
+///
+/// - Parameters:
+///   - value: The value to check for nil.
+///   - message: A message describing the expectation.
+///   - reporters: Issue reporters to notify if the value is nil.
+///   - fileID: The source `#fileID` associated with the issue reporting.
+///   - filePath: The source `#filePath` associated with the issue reporting.
+///   - line: The source `#line` associated with the issue reporting.
+///   - column: The source `#column` associated with the issue reporting.
+/// - Returns: The optional value, unchanged.
+@_transparent
+public func reportIfNil<T>(
+    _ value: T?,
+    message: @autoclosure () -> String = "Unexpected nil value",
+    to reporters: [any IssueReporter]? = nil,
+    fileID: StaticString = #fileID,
+    filePath: StaticString = #filePath,
+    line: UInt = #line,
+    column: UInt = #column
+) -> T? {
+  
+    guard let value else {
+      withErrorReporting(
+        message(),
+        to: reporters,
+        fileID: fileID,
+        filePath: filePath,
+        line: line,
+        column: column
+      ) {
+        throw NilValueError()
+      }
+      return nil
+    }
+  
+    return value
+}
+
+public struct NilValueError: Error {
+  public init() {}
+}
diff --git a/Tests/IssueReportingTests/ReportIfNilTests.swift b/Tests/IssueReportingTests/ReportIfNilTests.swift
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+#if canImport(Testing) && !os(Windows)
+import Testing
+import IssueReporting
+
+@Suite
+struct ReportIfNilTests {
+
+  @Test
+  func reportsIssueForNilValueWithDefaultMessage() {
+    withKnownIssue {
+      _ = reportIfNil(Optional<String>.none)
+    } matching: { issue in
+      issue.error is NilValueError &&
+      issue.description == "Caught error: NilValueError(): Unexpected nil value"
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  func reportsIssueForNilValueWithCustomMessage() {
+    withKnownIssue {
+      _ = reportIfNil(Optional<String>.none, message: "Custom nil message")
+    } matching: { issue in
+      issue.error is NilValueError &&
+      issue.description == "Caught error: NilValueError(): Custom nil message"
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  func doesNotReportIssueForNonNilValue() {
+    let value: String? = "non-nil"
+    #expect(reportIfNil(value) == "non-nil")
+  }
+}
+
+#endif