diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/text.py b/tools/binman/etype/text.py
index 7a1cddf..6e99819 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/text.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/text.py
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class Entry_text(Entry):
         self.text_label, = self.GetEntryArgsOrProps(
             [EntryArg('text-label', str)])
         self.value, = self.GetEntryArgsOrProps([EntryArg(self.text_label, str)])
+        if not self.value:
+            self.Raise("No value provided for text label '%s'" %
+                       self.text_label)
 
     def ObtainContents(self):
         self.SetContents(self.value)
diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 7f82264..d956bd4 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -1369,6 +1369,13 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         data = self._DoReadFile('80_fill_empty.dts')
         self.assertEqual(chr(0) * 16, data)
 
+    def testTextMissing(self):
+        """Test for a text entry type where there is no text"""
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
+            self._DoReadFileDtb('66_text.dts',)
+        self.assertIn("Node '/binman/text': No value provided for text label "
+                      "'test-id'", str(e.exception))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()