diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e81462..2b871de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,6 +170,27 @@ final ListenableFuture<B> future = getFuture();
 FuturesExtra.addFailureCallback(future, e -> e.printStackTrace());
 ```
 
+#### Completed futures
+
+In some cases you want to extract the value (or exception) from the future and you know that
+the future is completed so it won't be a blocking operation.
+
+You could use these methods for that, but they will also block if the future is not complete which may lead to
+hard to find bugs.
+```java
+T value = future.get();
+T value = Futures.getUnchecked(future);
+```
+
+Instead you can use these methods which will never block but instead immediately
+throw an exception if the future is not completed. This is typically useful in unit tests
+(where futures should be immediate) and in general future callbacks/transforms where you know that a
+specific future must be completed for this codepath to be triggered.
+```java
+T value = FuturesExtra.getCompleted(future);
+Throwable exc = FuturesExtra.getException(future);
+```
+
 #### JDK 8 CompletableFuture <-> ListenableFuture Conversion
 
 * From `ListenableFuture` To JDK 8 `CompletableFuture`
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/spotify/futures/FuturesExtra.java b/src/main/java/com/spotify/futures/FuturesExtra.java
index 2b502c3..4c74cfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/spotify/futures/FuturesExtra.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/spotify/futures/FuturesExtra.java
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.SettableFuture;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Uninterruptibles;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
@@ -624,4 +626,45 @@ public static <I, O> ListenableFuture<O> asyncTransform(
           ListenableFuture<I> input, AsyncFunction<? super I, ? extends O> function) {
     return Futures.transform(input, function);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * check that a future is completed.
+   * @param future the future.
+   * @throws IllegalStateException if the future is not completed.
+   */
+  public static void checkCompleted(ListenableFuture<?> future) {
+    if (!future.isDone()) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("future was not completed");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the value of a completed future.
+   *
+   * @param future a completed future.
+   * @return the value of the future if it has one.
+   * @throws IllegalStateException if the future is not completed.
+   * @throws com.google.common.util.concurrent.UncheckedExecutionException if the future has failed
+   */
+  public static <T> T getCompleted(ListenableFuture<T> future) {
+    checkCompleted(future);
+    return Futures.getUnchecked(future);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the exception of a completed future.
+   *
+   * @param future a completed future.
+   * @return the exception of a future or null if no exception was thrown
+   * @throws IllegalStateException if the future is not completed.
+   */
+  public static Throwable getException(ListenableFuture<?> future) {
+    checkCompleted(future);
+    try {
+      Uninterruptibles.getUninterruptibly(future);
+      return null;
+    } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+      return e.getCause();
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/spotify/futures/FuturesExtraTest.java b/src/test/java/com/spotify/futures/FuturesExtraTest.java
index 176f71a..f918645 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/spotify/futures/FuturesExtraTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/spotify/futures/FuturesExtraTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.SettableFuture;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.UncheckedExecutionException;
 import com.spotify.futures.FuturesExtra.Consumer;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -571,4 +572,46 @@ public ListenableFuture<String> apply(String a, String b, String c, String d, St
             });
     future.get();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCheckCompleted() throws Exception {
+    FuturesExtra.checkCompleted(Futures.immediateFuture("hello"));
+    FuturesExtra.checkCompleted(Futures.immediateFailedFuture(new RuntimeException()));
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
+  public void testCheckCompletedFails() throws Exception {
+    FuturesExtra.checkCompleted(SettableFuture.create());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetCompleted() throws Exception {
+    assertEquals("hello", FuturesExtra.getCompleted(Futures.immediateFuture("hello")));
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = UncheckedExecutionException.class)
+  public void testGetCompletedThrows() throws Exception {
+    FuturesExtra.getCompleted(Futures.immediateFailedFuture(new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException()));
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
+  public void testGetCompletedNotComplete() throws Exception {
+    FuturesExtra.getCompleted(SettableFuture.create());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetException() throws Exception {
+    assertEquals(null, FuturesExtra.getException(Futures.immediateFuture("hello")));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetExceptionThrows() throws Exception {
+    ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException t = new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException();
+    assertEquals(t, FuturesExtra.getException(Futures.immediateFailedFuture(t)));
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
+  public void testExceptiondNotComplete() throws Exception {
+    FuturesExtra.getException(SettableFuture.create());
+  }
 }