diff --git a/repos/base-linux/lib/mk/lx_hybrid.mk b/repos/base-linux/lib/mk/lx_hybrid.mk
index f76f4256a1..9aca799091 100644
--- a/repos/base-linux/lib/mk/lx_hybrid.mk
+++ b/repos/base-linux/lib/mk/lx_hybrid.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 SRC_CC += lx_hybrid.cc new_delete.cc capability_space.cc
-SRC_CC += signal_transmitter.cc signal.cc
+SRC_CC += signal_transmitter.cc signal.cc raise.cc
 SRC_C  += libgcc.c
 
 # new_delete.cc uses libsupc++ which means we need to access
 # its include directory.
 STDINC := yes
 
+vpath raise.cc      $(BASE_DIR)/src/lib/cxx
 vpath new_delete.cc $(BASE_DIR)/src/lib/cxx
 vpath lx_hybrid.cc   $(REP_DIR)/src/lib/lx_hybrid
 vpath libgcc.c       $(REP_DIR)/src/lib/lx_hybrid
diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/allocator.h b/repos/base/include/base/allocator.h
index 0ea1434e88..17a47b66fb 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/allocator.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/allocator.h
@@ -95,15 +95,13 @@ struct Genode::Allocator : Deallocator
 
 	/**
 	 * Raise exception according to the 'error' value
+	 *
+	 * \deprecated  use 'raise()' instead
+	 * \noapi
 	 */
-	static void throw_alloc_error(Alloc_error error) __attribute__((noreturn))
+	static void throw_alloc_error(Alloc_error e) __attribute__((noreturn))
 	{
-		switch (error) {
-		case Alloc_error::OUT_OF_RAM:  throw Out_of_ram();
-		case Alloc_error::OUT_OF_CAPS: throw Out_of_caps();
-		case Alloc_error::DENIED:      break;
-		}
-		throw Denied();
+		raise(e);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -121,8 +119,7 @@ struct Genode::Allocator : Deallocator
 	{
 		return try_alloc(size).convert<void *>(
 			[&] (void *ptr) { return ptr; },
-			[&] (Alloc_error error) -> void * {
-				throw_alloc_error(error); });
+			[&] (Alloc_error e) -> void * { raise(e); });
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/error.h b/repos/base/include/base/error.h
index 4c42cc3ee4..09a8aaea04 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/error.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/error.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * \brief  Error types
+ * \brief  Error types and last-resort error handling
  * \author Norman Feske
  * \date   2025-03-05
  */
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@ namespace Genode {
 	 * the caller fail gracefully or consciously panic at the caller side.
 	 */
 	enum class Alloc_error { OUT_OF_RAM, OUT_OF_CAPS, DENIED };
+
+	/**
+	 * Raise an error without return
+	 *
+	 * This function should never be called except in panic situations where
+	 * no other way of reflecting an error condition exists.
+	 *
+	 * When using the C++ runtime, errors are reflected by the exceptions
+	 * defined at 'base/exception.h'. If the component has no reference to
+	 * 'raise()' C++ exceptions are disabled, the component is known to
+	 * contain no unhandled error conditions.
+	 */
+	void raise(Alloc_error) __attribute__((noreturn));
 }
 
 #endif /* _INCLUDE__BASE__ERROR_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/base/lib/mk/cxx.mk b/repos/base/lib/mk/cxx.mk
index b928b80aa0..aee9fa3477 100644
--- a/repos/base/lib/mk/cxx.mk
+++ b/repos/base/lib/mk/cxx.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-CXX_SRC_CC += misc.cc new_delete.cc malloc_free.cc exception.cc guard.cc emutls.cc
+CXX_SRC_CC += misc.cc new_delete.cc malloc_free.cc exception.cc guard.cc \
+              emutls.cc raise.cc
 INC_DIR += $(REP_DIR)/src/include
 # We need the libsupc++ include directory
 STDINC = yes
diff --git a/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld b/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
index 4e0b7f8abd..001f7da2fb 100644
--- a/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
+++ b/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ _ZN6Genode5printERNS_6OutputEl T
 _ZN6Genode5printERNS_6OutputEm T
 _ZN6Genode5printERNS_6OutputEx T
 _ZN6Genode5printERNS_6OutputEy T
+_ZN6Genode5raiseENS_11Alloc_errorE T
 _ZN6Genode6Output10out_stringEPKcm T
 _ZN6Genode6Parent8announceERKNS_13Rpc_in_bufferILm64EEENS_10CapabilityINS_4RootEEE T
 _ZN6Genode6Signal19_dec_ref_and_unlockEv T
diff --git a/repos/base/src/lib/cxx/raise.cc b/repos/base/src/lib/cxx/raise.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cbef79c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/base/src/lib/cxx/raise.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * \brief  Reflect error conditions as C++ exceptions
+ * \author Norman Feske
+ * \date   2025-03-05
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
+ */
+
+/* Genode includes */
+#include <base/exception.h>
+#include <base/error.h>
+
+
+void Genode::raise(Alloc_error error)
+{
+	switch (error) {
+	case Alloc_error::OUT_OF_RAM:  throw Out_of_ram();
+	case Alloc_error::OUT_OF_CAPS: throw Out_of_caps();
+	case Alloc_error::DENIED:      break;
+	}
+	throw Denied();
+}