diff --git a/src/dawn_native/BindGroupLayout.cpp b/src/dawn_native/BindGroupLayout.cpp
index a7d19fb..eb2cd06 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/BindGroupLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/BindGroupLayout.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
         switch (bindingType) {
             case wgpu::BindingType::ReadonlyStorageTexture:
             case wgpu::BindingType::WriteonlyStorageTexture: {
+                if (storageTextureFormat == wgpu::TextureFormat::Undefined) {
+                    return DAWN_VALIDATION_ERROR("Storage texture format is missing");
+                }
                 DAWN_TRY(ValidateTextureFormat(storageTextureFormat));
 
                 const Format* format = nullptr;