diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index f6df26a4..81d342e7 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ linters-settings:
     # Only run exhaustive check on map literals with "//exhaustive:enforce" comment.
     # Default: false
     explicit-exhaustive-map: true
+    # Switch statement requires default case even if exhaustive.
+    # Default: false
+    default-case-required: true
 
   exhaustivestruct:
     # Struct Patterns is list of expressions to match struct packages and names.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 568cbe75..2bb5c0cf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
 	github.com/moricho/tparallel v0.3.1
 	github.com/nakabonne/nestif v0.3.1
-	github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.11.0
+	github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.12.0
 	github.com/nishanths/predeclared v0.2.2
 	github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.14.1
 	github.com/polyfloyd/go-errorlint v1.4.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cf0446af..b991df1a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f/go.mod h1:qRW
 github.com/nakabonne/nestif v0.3.1 h1:wm28nZjhQY5HyYPx+weN3Q65k6ilSBxDb8v5S81B81U=
 github.com/nakabonne/nestif v0.3.1/go.mod h1:9EtoZochLn5iUprVDmDjqGKPofoUEBL8U4Ngq6aY7OE=
 github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e h1:fD57ERR4JtEqsWbfPhv4DMiApHyliiK5xCTNVSPiaAs=
-github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.11.0 h1:T3I8nUGhl/Cwu5Z2hfc92l0e04D2GEW6e0l8pzda2l0=
-github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.11.0/go.mod h1:RqwDsZ1xY0dNdqHho2z6X+bgzizwbLYOWnZbbl2wLB4=
+github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.12.0 h1:vIY9sALmw6T/yxiASewa4TQcFsVYZQQRUQJhKRf3Swg=
+github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.12.0/go.mod h1:mEZ95wPIZW+x8kC4TgC+9YCUgiST7ecevsVDTgc2obs=
 github.com/nishanths/predeclared v0.2.2 h1:V2EPdZPliZymNAn79T8RkNApBjMmVKh5XRpLm/w98Vk=
 github.com/nishanths/predeclared v0.2.2/go.mod h1:RROzoN6TnGQupbC+lqggsOlcgysk3LMK/HI84Mp280c=
 github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.14.1 h1:khx0CqR5U4ghsscjJ+lZVthp3zjIFytRXPTaQ/TMiyA=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index cefd33a9..f6687db8 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ type ExhaustiveSettings struct {
 	PackageScopeOnly           bool     `mapstructure:"package-scope-only"`
 	ExplicitExhaustiveMap      bool     `mapstructure:"explicit-exhaustive-map"`
 	ExplicitExhaustiveSwitch   bool     `mapstructure:"explicit-exhaustive-switch"`
+	DefaultCaseRequired        bool     `mapstructure:"default-case-required"`
 }
 
 type ExhaustiveStructSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/exhaustive.go b/pkg/golinters/exhaustive.go
index 3824afa0..fe58e10f 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/exhaustive.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/exhaustive.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func NewExhaustive(settings *config.ExhaustiveSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 				exhaustive.PackageScopeOnlyFlag:           settings.PackageScopeOnly,
 				exhaustive.ExplicitExhaustiveMapFlag:      settings.ExplicitExhaustiveMap,
 				exhaustive.ExplicitExhaustiveSwitchFlag:   settings.ExplicitExhaustiveSwitch,
+				exhaustive.DefaultCaseRequiredFlag:        settings.DefaultCaseRequired,
 			},
 		}
 	}