diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/DalamudPluginInterface.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/DalamudPluginInterface.cs
index 95b2e3e80..055b34cb1 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/DalamudPluginInterface.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/DalamudPluginInterface.cs
@@ -175,21 +175,21 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
 
         #region IPC
 
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="Ipc.Internal.DataShare.GetOrCreateData{T}"/>
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="DataShare.GetOrCreateData{T}"/>
         public T GetOrCreateData<T>(string tag, Func<T> dataGenerator) where T : class
-            => Service<Ipc.Internal.DataShare>.Get().GetOrCreateData(tag, dataGenerator);
+            => Service<DataShare>.Get().GetOrCreateData(tag, dataGenerator);
 
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="Ipc.Internal.DataShare.RelinquishData"/>
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="DataShare.RelinquishData"/>
         public void RelinquishData(string tag)
-            => Service<Ipc.Internal.DataShare>.Get().RelinquishData(tag);
+            => Service<DataShare>.Get().RelinquishData(tag);
 
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="Ipc.Internal.DataShare.TryGetData{T}"/>
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="DataShare.TryGetData{T}"/>
         public bool TryGetData<T>(string tag, [NotNullWhen(true)] out T? data) where T : class
-            => Service<Ipc.Internal.DataShare>.Get().TryGetData(tag, out data);
+            => Service<DataShare>.Get().TryGetData(tag, out data);
 
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="Ipc.Internal.DataShare.GetData{T}"/>
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="DataShare.GetData{T}"/>
         public T? GetData<T>(string tag) where T : class
-            => Service<Ipc.Internal.DataShare>.Get().GetData<T>(tag);
+            => Service<DataShare>.Get().GetData<T>(tag);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets an IPC provider.
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Ipc/Internal/DataCache.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Ipc/Internal/DataCache.cs
index d404cbba2..c357f77c2 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Ipc/Internal/DataCache.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Ipc/Internal/DataCache.cs
@@ -3,18 +3,34 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc.Internal;
 
-internal class DataCache
+/// <summary>
+/// A helper struct for reference-counted, type-safe shared access across plugin boundaries.
+/// </summary>
+internal readonly struct DataCache
 {
-    internal readonly string       CreatorAssemblyName;
-    internal readonly List<string> UserAssemblyNames;
-    internal readonly Type         Type;
-    internal readonly object?      Data;
+    /// <summary> The assembly name of the initial creator. </summary>
+    internal readonly string CreatorAssemblyName;
 
-    internal DataCache(string creatorAssemblyName, object? data, Type type)
+    /// <summary> A not-necessarily distinct list of current users. </summary>
+    internal readonly List<string> UserAssemblyNames;
+
+    /// <summary> The type the data was registered as. </summary>
+    internal readonly Type Type;
+
+    /// <summary> A reference to data. </summary>
+    internal readonly object? Data;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DataCache"/> struct.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="creatorAssemblyName">The assembly name of the initial creator.</param>
+    /// <param name="data">A reference to data.</param>
+    /// <param name="type">The type of the data.</param>
+    public DataCache(string creatorAssemblyName, object? data, Type type)
     {
         this.CreatorAssemblyName = creatorAssemblyName;
-        this.UserAssemblyNames   = new List<string>{ creatorAssemblyName };
-        this.Data                = data;
-        this.Type                = type;
+        this.UserAssemblyNames = new List<string> { creatorAssemblyName };
+        this.Data = data;
+        this.Type = type;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Ipc/Internal/DataShare.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Ipc/Internal/DataShare.cs
index f22d9848c..d0c080e28 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Ipc/Internal/DataShare.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Ipc/Internal/DataShare.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Reflection;
+
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc.Exceptions;
 
 namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc.Internal;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// This class facilitates sharing data-references of standard types between plugins without using more expensive IPC.
+/// </summary>
 [ServiceManager.EarlyLoadedService]
 internal class DataShare : IServiceType
 {
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ internal class DataShare : IServiceType
             if (obj == null)
                 throw new Exception("Returned data was null.");
 
-            cache            = new DataCache(callerName, obj, typeof(T));
+            cache = new DataCache(callerName, obj, typeof(T));
             this.caches[tag] = cache;
             return obj;
         }
@@ -104,7 +108,23 @@ internal class DataShare : IServiceType
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="T">The type for the requested data - needs to be a reference type.</typeparam>
     /// <param name="tag">The name for the data cache.</param>
-    /// <returns>The requested data on success or null.</returns>
-    public T? GetData<T>(string tag) where T : class
-        => TryGetData<T>(tag, out var data) ? data : null;
+    /// <returns>The requested data</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="KeyNotFoundException">Thrown if <paramref name="tag"/> is not registered.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="DataCacheTypeMismatchError">Thrown if a cache for <paramref name="tag"/> exists, but contains data of a type not assignable to <typeparamref name="T>"/>.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="DataCacheValueNullError">Thrown if the stored data for a cache is null.</exception>
+    public T GetData<T>(string tag) where T : class
+    {
+        if (!this.caches.TryGetValue(tag, out var cache))
+            throw new KeyNotFoundException($"The data cache {tag} is not registered.");
+
+        var callerName = Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetName().Name ?? string.Empty;
+        if (!cache.Type.IsAssignableTo(typeof(T)))
+            throw new DataCacheTypeMismatchError(tag, callerName, typeof(T), cache.Type);
+
+        if (cache.Data is not T data)
+            throw new DataCacheValueNullError(tag, typeof(T));
+
+        cache.UserAssemblyNames.Add(callerName);
+        return data;
+    }
 }