diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/exception.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/exception.ex
index 339c1e87556..98e54bb3840 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/lib/exception.ex
+++ b/lib/elixir/lib/exception.ex
@@ -2131,6 +2131,56 @@ defmodule UnicodeConversionError do
   end
 end
 
+defmodule MissingApplicationsError do
+  @moduledoc """
+  An exception that is raised when an application depends on one or more
+  missing applications.
+
+  This exception is used by Mix and other tools. It can also be used by library authors
+  when their library only requires an external application (like a dependency) for a subset
+  of features.
+
+  The fields of this exception are public. See `t:t/0`.
+
+  *Available since v1.18.0.*
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      unless Application.spec(:plug, :vsn) do
+        raise MissingApplicationsError,
+          description: "application :plug is required for testing Plug-related functionality",
+          apps: [{:plug, "~> 1.0"}]
+      end
+
+  """
+
+  @moduledoc since: "1.18.0"
+
+  @type t() :: %__MODULE__{
+          apps: [{Application.app(), Version.requirement()}, ...],
+          description: String.t()
+        }
+
+  defexception apps: [], description: "missing applications found"
+
+  @impl true
+  def message(%__MODULE__{apps: apps, description: description}) do
+    # We explicitly format these as tuples so that they're easier to copy-paste
+    # into dependencies.
+    formatted_apps =
+      Enum.map(apps, fn {app_name, requirement} ->
+        ~s(\n  {#{inspect(app_name)}, "#{requirement}"})
+      end)
+
+    """
+    #{description}
+
+    To address this, include these applications as your dependencies:
+    #{formatted_apps}\
+    """
+  end
+end
+
 defmodule Enum.OutOfBoundsError do
   @moduledoc """
   An exception that is raised when a function expects an enumerable to have
diff --git a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/exception_test.exs b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/exception_test.exs
index bab0265d3c5..74c6185180b 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/exception_test.exs
+++ b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/exception_test.exs
@@ -954,6 +954,21 @@ defmodule ExceptionTest do
     test "ErlangError" do
       assert %ErlangError{original: :sample} |> message == "Erlang error: :sample"
     end
+
+    test "MissingApplicationsError" do
+      assert %MissingApplicationsError{
+               apps: [{:logger, "~> 1.18"}, {:ex_unit, Version.parse_requirement!(">= 0.0.0")}],
+               description: "applications are required"
+             }
+             |> message == """
+             applications are required
+
+             To address this, include these applications as your dependencies:
+
+               {:logger, "~> 1.18"}
+               {:ex_unit, ">= 0.0.0"}\
+             """
+    end
   end
 
   describe "error_info" do