diff --git a/lib/flame/component_controller.dart b/lib/flame/component_controller.dart
index 851028f0..1d6e0173 100644
--- a/lib/flame/component_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/flame/component_controller.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ abstract class ComponentController<T extends Component> extends Component {
     );
     await super.addToParent(parent);
   }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> add(Component component) {
+    throw Exception('ComponentController cannot add other components.');
+  }
 }
 
 /// Mixin that attaches a single [ComponentController] to a [Component].
diff --git a/test/flame/component_controller_test.dart b/test/flame/component_controller_test.dart
index 4e5da210..e1973274 100644
--- a/test/flame/component_controller_test.dart
+++ b/test/flame/component_controller_test.dart
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void main() {
         );
       },
     );
+
     flameTester.test(
       'throws AssertionError when not attached to controlled component',
       (game) async {
@@ -44,6 +45,35 @@ void main() {
         );
       },
     );
+
+    flameTester.test(
+      'throws Exception when adding a component',
+      (game) async {
+        final component = ControlledComponent();
+        final controller = TestComponentController(component);
+
+        await expectLater(
+          () async => controller.add(Component()),
+          throwsException,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    flameTester.test(
+      'throws Exception when adding multiple components',
+      (game) async {
+        final component = ControlledComponent();
+        final controller = TestComponentController(component);
+
+        await expectLater(
+          () async => controller.addAll([
+            Component(),
+            Component(),
+          ]),
+          throwsException,
+        );
+      },
+    );
   });
 
   group('Controls', () {