diff --git a/imgui_draw.cpp b/imgui_draw.cpp
index 1b2e9e0c..b0931b60 100644
--- a/imgui_draw.cpp
+++ b/imgui_draw.cpp
@@ -1143,6 +1143,10 @@ ImFont* ImFontAtlas::AddFont(const ImFontConfig* font_cfg)
         IM_PLACEMENT_NEW(font) ImFont();
         Fonts.push_back(font);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        IM_ASSERT(!Fonts.empty()); // When using MergeMode make sure that a font has already been added before. You can use ImGui::AddFontDefault() to add the default imgui font.
+    }
 
     ConfigData.push_back(*font_cfg);
     ImFontConfig& new_font_cfg = ConfigData.back();