diff --git a/paddle/framework/variable.h b/paddle/framework/variable.h
index b21c95a1a6df513d4839b91fb475f1517817098e..b33e10e6820129a874f5355d14d8a3e990186025 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/variable.h
+++ b/paddle/framework/variable.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <typeindex>
 #include <typeinfo>
 
+#include "paddle/platform/assert.h"
+
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
 
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ class Variable {
  public:
   template <typename T>
   const T& Get() const {
+    PADDLE_ASSERT(holder_ != nullptr);
+    PADDLE_ASSERT(std::type_index(typeid(T)) ==
+                  std::type_index(holder_->Type()));
     return *static_cast<const T*>(holder_->Ptr());
   }