diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b2e0e43d..26ee9ea8 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "description": "Rector upgrades rules for Laravel Framework",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1",
-        "rector/rector": "^0.18.0"
+        "rector/rector": "^0.18.5"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^10.0",
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
         "phpstan/extension-installer": "^1.1",
         "phpstan/phpstan-webmozart-assert": "^1.1",
         "phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules": "^1.2",
-        "symplify/vendor-patches": "^11.0",
-        "rector/rector-debugging": "dev-main"
+        "symplify/vendor-patches": "^11.0"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/docs/rector_rules_overview.md b/docs/rector_rules_overview.md
index dfaa9509..6acaf11a 100644
--- a/docs/rector_rules_overview.md
+++ b/docs/rector_rules_overview.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# 45 Rules Overview
+# 46 Rules Overview
 
 ## AddArgumentDefaultValueRector
 
@@ -1050,6 +1050,25 @@ Use `Str::startsWith()` or `Str::endsWith()` instead of `substr()` === `$str`
 
 <br>
 
+## ThrowIfRector
+
+Change if throw to throw_if
+
+- class: [`RectorLaravel\Rector\If_\ThrowIfRector`](../src/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector.php)
+
+```diff
+-if ($condition) {
+-    throw new Exception();
+-}
+-if (!$condition) {
+-    throw new Exception();
+-}
++throw_if($condition, new Exception());
++throw_unless($condition, new Exception());
+```
+
+<br>
+
 ## UnifyModelDatesWithCastsRector
 
 Unify Model `$dates` property with `$casts`
diff --git a/src/Rector/ClassMethod/AddGenericReturnTypeToRelationsRector.php b/src/Rector/ClassMethod/AddGenericReturnTypeToRelationsRector.php
index 97466340..f2b31a8c 100644
--- a/src/Rector/ClassMethod/AddGenericReturnTypeToRelationsRector.php
+++ b/src/Rector/ClassMethod/AddGenericReturnTypeToRelationsRector.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 use Rector\Core\PhpParser\Node\BetterNodeFinder;
 use Rector\Core\Rector\AbstractScopeAwareRector;
 use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\TypeComparator\TypeComparator;
+use Rector\StaticTypeMapper\StaticTypeMapper;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public function __construct(
         private readonly DocBlockUpdater $docBlockUpdater,
         private readonly PhpDocInfoFactory $phpDocInfoFactory,
         private readonly BetterNodeFinder $betterNodeFinder,
+        private readonly StaticTypeMapper $staticTypeMapper,
     ) {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector.php b/src/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4c7fcbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace RectorLaravel\Rector\If_;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BooleanNot;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\If_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Throw_;
+use Rector\Core\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
+
+/**
+ * @see \RectorLaravel\Tests\Rector\If_\ThrowIfRector\ThrowIfRectorTest
+ */
+class ThrowIfRector extends AbstractRector
+{
+    public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
+    {
+        return new RuleDefinition('Change if throw to throw_if', [
+            new CodeSample(
+                <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+if ($condition) {
+    throw new Exception();
+}
+if (!$condition) {
+    throw new Exception();
+}
+CODE_SAMPLE
+                ,
+                <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+throw_if($condition, new Exception());
+throw_unless($condition, new Exception());
+CODE_SAMPLE
+            ),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getNodeTypes(): array
+    {
+        return [If_::class];
+    }
+
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
+    {
+        if (!$node instanceof If_) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $ifStmts = $node->stmts;
+
+        // Check if there's a single throw statement inside the if
+        if (count($ifStmts) === 1 && $ifStmts[0] instanceof Throw_) {
+            $condition = $node->cond;
+            $throwExpr = $ifStmts[0]->expr;
+
+            // Check if the condition is a negation
+            if ($condition instanceof BooleanNot) {
+                // Create a new throw_unless function call
+                return new Node\Stmt\Expression(new FuncCall(new Node\Name('throw_unless'), [
+                    new Node\Arg($condition->expr),
+                    new Node\Arg($throwExpr),
+                ]));
+            } else {
+                // Create a new throw_if function call
+                return new Node\Stmt\Expression(new FuncCall(new Node\Name('throw_if'), [
+                    new Node\Arg($condition),
+                    new Node\Arg($throwExpr),
+                ]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc b/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fd15d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace RectorLaravel\Tests\Rector\If_\ThrowIfRector\Fixture;
+
+class Fixture
+{
+    public function handle($condition)
+    {
+        if ($condition) {
+            throw new Exception();
+        }
+        if (!$condition) {
+            throw new Exception();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace RectorLaravel\Tests\Rector\If_\ThrowIfRector\Fixture;
+
+class Fixture
+{
+    public function handle($condition)
+    {
+        throw_if($condition, new Exception());
+        throw_unless($condition, new Exception());
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/Fixture/skip_if_more_statements.php.inc b/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/Fixture/skip_if_more_statements.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66e3a399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/Fixture/skip_if_more_statements.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace RectorLaravel\Tests\Rector\If_\ThrowIfRector\Fixture;
+
+class SkipIfMoreStatements
+{
+    public function run($condition)
+    {
+        if ($condition) {
+            echo 'hello';
+            throw new Exception();
+        }
+        if ($condition) {
+            throw new Exception();
+            echo 'world';
+        }
+        if ($condition) {
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/ThrowIfRectorTest.php b/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/ThrowIfRectorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55c51e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/ThrowIfRectorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace RectorLaravel\Tests\Rector\If_\ThrowIfRector;
+
+use Iterator;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
+
+final class ThrowIfRectorTest extends AbstractRectorTestCase
+{
+    #[DataProvider('provideData')]
+    public function test(string $filePath): void
+    {
+        $this->doTestFile($filePath);
+    }
+
+    public static function provideData(): Iterator
+    {
+        return self::yieldFilesFromDirectory(__DIR__ . '/Fixture');
+    }
+
+    public function provideConfigFilePath(): string
+    {
+        return __DIR__ . '/config/configured_rule.php';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/config/configured_rule.php b/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/config/configured_rule.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a4d20d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/If_/ThrowIfRector/config/configured_rule.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/../../../../../config/config.php');
+
+    $rectorConfig->rule(\RectorLaravel\Rector\If_\ThrowIfRector::class);
+};