diff --git a/lib/view_component/base.rb b/lib/view_component/base.rb
index 9a2ec8bb5..65d467522 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/base.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/base.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ def config
     class_attribute :__vc_strip_trailing_whitespace, instance_accessor: false, instance_predicate: false
     self.__vc_strip_trailing_whitespace = false # class_attribute:default doesn't work until Rails 5.2
 
+    # Default for class
+    class_attribute :__vc_strict_helpers_enabled, instance_accessor: false, instance_predicate: false, default: false
+    # Changeable for instance
+    attr_writer :__vc_strict_helpers_enabled
+
+    def __vc_strict_helpers_enabled
+      @__vc_strict_helpers_enabled.nil? ? self.class.__vc_strict_helpers_enabled : @__vc_strict_helpers_enabled
+    end
+    alias_method :strict_helpers_enabled?, :__vc_strict_helpers_enabled
+
     attr_accessor :__vc_original_view_context
 
     # Components render in their own view context. Helpers and other functionality
@@ -466,6 +476,7 @@ def sidecar_files(extensions)
         # view files in a directory named like the component
         directory = File.dirname(source_location)
         filename = File.basename(source_location, ".rb")
+        return [] if name.blank?
         component_name = name.demodulize.underscore
 
         # Add support for nested components defined in the same file.
@@ -518,6 +529,11 @@ def inherited(child)
         # `compile` defines
         compile
 
+        # Set strict_helpers_enabled from global config
+        if child.superclass == ViewComponent::Base
+          child.__vc_strict_helpers_enabled = Rails.application.config.view_component.strict_helpers_enabled
+        end
+
         # Give the child its own personal #render_template_for to protect against the case when
         # eager loading is disabled and the parent component is rendered before the child. In
         # such a scenario, the parent will override ViewComponent::Base#render_template_for,
@@ -639,6 +655,15 @@ def strip_trailing_whitespace?
         __vc_strip_trailing_whitespace
       end
 
+      # TODO
+      def strict_helpers_enabled=(value = true)
+        self.__vc_strict_helpers_enabled = value
+      end
+
+      def strict_helpers_enabled?
+        __vc_strict_helpers_enabled
+      end
+
       # Ensure the component initializer accepts the
       # collection parameter. By default, we don't
       # validate that the default parameter name
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/base_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/base_test.rb
index 8eea73cd7..7bba16a23 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/base_test.rb
@@ -154,4 +154,21 @@ def test_no_method_error_does_not_reference_missing_helper
     MESSAGE
     assert !exception_message_regex.match?(exception.message)
   end
+
+  def test_strict_helpers_enabled
+    with_config_option(:strict_helpers_enabled, false) do
+      refute ViewComponent::Base.strict_helpers_enabled?, ".strict_helpers_enabled? should be false by default"
+      refute ViewComponent::Base.new.strict_helpers_enabled?, "#strict_helpers_enabled? should be false by default"
+      Rails.application.config.view_component.strict_helpers_enabled = true
+      refute ViewComponent::Base.strict_helpers_enabled?, ".strict_helpers_enabled? should not be changed by global config for ViewComponent::Base"
+      refute ViewComponent::Base.new.strict_helpers_enabled?, "#strict_helpers_enabled? should not be changed by global config for ViewComponent::Base"
+      top_level_component_class = Class.new(ViewComponent::Base)
+      assert top_level_component_class.strict_helpers_enabled?, ".strict_helpers_enabled? should inherit from global config"
+      assert top_level_component_class.new.strict_helpers_enabled?, "#strict_helpers_enabled? should inherit from global config"
+      top_level_component_class.strict_helpers_enabled = false
+      inherited_component_class = Class.new(top_level_component_class)
+      refute inherited_component_class.strict_helpers_enabled?, ".strict_helpers_enabled? should inherit from its parent"
+      refute inherited_component_class.new.strict_helpers_enabled?, "#strict_helpers_enabled? should inherit from its parent"
+    end
+  end
 end