diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/model/ChoiceResult.java b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/model/ChoiceResult.java
index 744eae6..8b72d50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/model/ChoiceResult.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/model/ChoiceResult.java
@@ -18,5 +18,15 @@
 package org.ladysnake.blabber.impl.common.model;
 
 public enum ChoiceResult {
-    DEFAULT, END_DIALOGUE, ASK_CONFIRMATION
+    DEFAULT(true), END_DIALOGUE(false), ASK_CONFIRMATION(false);
+
+    private final boolean allowsIllustrations;
+
+    ChoiceResult(boolean allowsIllustrations) {
+        this.allowsIllustrations = allowsIllustrations;
+    }
+
+    public boolean allowsIllustrations() {
+        return this.allowsIllustrations;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/validation/DialogueValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/validation/DialogueValidator.java
index 77527bb..e1bacd4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/validation/DialogueValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/validation/DialogueValidator.java
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ public static ValidationResult validateStructure(DialogueTemplate dialogue) {
                     );
                 }
             }
+            // TODO Java 21 replace with pattern matching switch to handle all possible results
+            if (validateIllustrations(dialogue, state) instanceof ValidationResult.Error error) {
+                return error;
+            }
         }
 
         while (!waitList.isEmpty()) {
@@ -91,16 +95,31 @@ public static ValidationResult validateStructure(DialogueTemplate dialogue) {
         // Verify that all illustrations are real. We're doing this here because this is a class and not a record
         // So we have our own constructor.
         for (Map.Entry<String, DialogueState> state : dialogue.states().entrySet()) {
-            for (String illustration : state.getValue().illustrations()) {
-                if (!dialogue.illustrations().containsKey(illustration)) {
-                    return new ValidationResult.Error.NonexistentIllustration(state.getKey(), illustration);
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         return warnings.isEmpty() ? ValidationResult.success() : new ValidationResult.Warnings(warnings);
     }
 
+    private static ValidationResult validateIllustrations(DialogueTemplate dialogue, Map.Entry<String, DialogueState> state) {
+        List<String> illustrations = new ArrayList<>(state.getValue().illustrations());
+
+        for (DialogueChoice c : state.getValue().choices()) {
+            illustrations.addAll(c.illustrations());
+        }
+
+        if (!illustrations.isEmpty() && !state.getValue().type().allowsIllustrations()) {
+            return new ValidationResult.Error.InvalidIllustratedState(state.getKey(), state.getValue().type(), illustrations);
+        }
+
+        for (String illustration : illustrations) {
+            if (!dialogue.illustrations().containsKey(illustration)) {
+                return new ValidationResult.Error.NonexistentIllustration(state.getKey(), illustration);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ValidationResult.success();
+    }
+
     private enum Reachability {
         NONE,
         CONDITIONAL,
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/validation/ValidationResult.java b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/validation/ValidationResult.java
index 8c791db..1e5c0ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/validation/ValidationResult.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ladysnake/blabber/impl/common/validation/ValidationResult.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 package org.ladysnake.blabber.impl.common.validation;
 
+import org.ladysnake.blabber.impl.common.model.ChoiceResult;
+
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -80,5 +82,12 @@ public String message() {
                 return state() + " references non-existent illustration " + illustration();
             }
         }
+
+        record InvalidIllustratedState(String state, ChoiceResult type, List<String> illustrations) implements Error {
+            @Override
+            public String message() {
+                return state() + " of type " + type + " is not allowed to use illustrations " + illustrations();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }