diff --git a/servers/visual/shader_language.cpp b/servers/visual/shader_language.cpp
index e9d85c7eb07e..4bc65a8f4fa9 100644
--- a/servers/visual/shader_language.cpp
+++ b/servers/visual/shader_language.cpp
@@ -5141,6 +5141,14 @@ Error ShaderLanguage::_parse_shader(const Map<StringName, FunctionInfo> &p_funct
 				if (err)
 					return err;
 
+				if (func_node->return_type != DataType::TYPE_VOID) {
+
+					BlockNode *block = func_node->body;
+					if (_find_last_flow_op_in_block(block, FlowOperation::FLOW_OP_RETURN) != OK) {
+						_set_error("Expected at least one return statement in a non-void function.");
+						return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
+					}
+				}
 				current_function = StringName();
 			}
 		}
@@ -5151,6 +5159,57 @@ Error ShaderLanguage::_parse_shader(const Map<StringName, FunctionInfo> &p_funct
 	return OK;
 }
 
+Error ShaderLanguage::_find_last_flow_op_in_op(ControlFlowNode *p_flow, FlowOperation p_op) {
+
+	bool found = false;
+
+	for (int i = p_flow->blocks.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		if (p_flow->blocks[i]->type == Node::TYPE_BLOCK) {
+			BlockNode *last_block = (BlockNode *)p_flow->blocks[i];
+			if (_find_last_flow_op_in_block(last_block, p_op) == OK) {
+				found = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (found) {
+		return OK;
+	}
+	return FAILED;
+}
+
+Error ShaderLanguage::_find_last_flow_op_in_block(BlockNode *p_block, FlowOperation p_op) {
+
+	bool found = false;
+
+	for (int i = p_block->statements.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+
+		if (p_block->statements[i]->type == Node::TYPE_CONTROL_FLOW) {
+			ControlFlowNode *flow = (ControlFlowNode *)p_block->statements[i];
+			if (flow->flow_op == p_op) {
+				found = true;
+				break;
+			} else {
+				if (_find_last_flow_op_in_op(flow, p_op) == OK) {
+					found = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		} else if (p_block->statements[i]->type == Node::TYPE_BLOCK) {
+			BlockNode *block = (BlockNode *)p_block->statements[i];
+			if (_find_last_flow_op_in_block(block, p_op) == OK) {
+				found = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (found) {
+		return OK;
+	}
+	return FAILED;
+}
+
 // skips over whitespace and /* */ and // comments
 static int _get_first_ident_pos(const String &p_code) {
 
diff --git a/servers/visual/shader_language.h b/servers/visual/shader_language.h
index b71788513e4d..6753456323f5 100644
--- a/servers/visual/shader_language.h
+++ b/servers/visual/shader_language.h
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ private:
 	Error _parse_block(BlockNode *p_block, const Map<StringName, BuiltInInfo> &p_builtin_types, bool p_just_one = false, bool p_can_break = false, bool p_can_continue = false);
 	Error _parse_shader(const Map<StringName, FunctionInfo> &p_functions, const Vector<StringName> &p_render_modes, const Set<String> &p_shader_types);
 
+	Error _find_last_flow_op_in_block(BlockNode *p_block, FlowOperation p_op);
+	Error _find_last_flow_op_in_op(ControlFlowNode *p_flow, FlowOperation p_op);
+
 public:
 	//static void get_keyword_list(ShaderType p_type,List<String> *p_keywords);