diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
index 4ebc0e70d946b..c7188469bfb86 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/Analyzer.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis
 
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.errors.TreeNodeException
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.rules._
@@ -54,10 +55,25 @@ class Analyzer(catalog: Catalog, registry: FunctionRegistry, caseSensitive: Bool
       ResolveFunctions ::
       GlobalAggregates ::
       typeCoercionRules :_*),
+    Batch("Check Analysis", Once,
+      CheckResolution),
     Batch("AnalysisOperators", fixedPoint,
       EliminateAnalysisOperators)
   )
 
+  /**
+   * Makes sure all attributes have been resolved.
+   */
+  object CheckResolution extends Rule[LogicalPlan] {
+    def apply(plan: LogicalPlan): LogicalPlan = {
+      plan.transform {
+        case p if p.expressions.exists(!_.resolved) =>
+          throw new TreeNodeException(p,
+            s"Unresolved attributes: ${p.expressions.filterNot(_.resolved).mkString(",")}")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Replaces [[UnresolvedRelation]]s with concrete relations from the catalog.
    */
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/AnalysisSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/AnalysisSuite.scala
index 4c313585c6386..f14df8137683b 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/AnalysisSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/AnalysisSuite.scala
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis
 
 import org.scalatest.FunSuite
 
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.errors.TreeNodeException
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical._
 
 /* Implicit conversions */
@@ -34,4 +35,11 @@ class AnalysisSuite extends FunSuite {
       analyze(Project(Seq(UnresolvedAttribute("a")), testRelation)) ===
         Project(testRelation.output, testRelation))
   }
+
+  test("throw errors for unresolved attributes during analysis") {
+    val e = intercept[TreeNodeException[_]] {
+      analyze(Project(Seq(UnresolvedAttribute("abcd")), testRelation))
+    }
+    assert(e.getMessage().toLowerCase.contains("unresolved"))
+  }
 }