diff --git a/src/test/rpc/Feature_test.cpp b/src/test/rpc/Feature_test.cpp
index 488255542f2..5d93aca1960 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc/Feature_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc/Feature_test.cpp
@@ -229,9 +229,26 @@ class Feature_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
         using namespace test::jtx;
         Env env{*this};
 
-        auto jrr = env.rpc("feature", "AllTheThings")[jss::result];
-        BEAST_EXPECT(jrr[jss::error] == "badFeature");
-        BEAST_EXPECT(jrr[jss::error_message] == "Feature unknown or invalid.");
+        auto test_invalid_param = [&](auto const& param) {
+            Json::Value params;
+            params[jss::feature] = param;
+            auto jrr =
+                env.rpc("json", "feature", to_string(params))[jss::result];
+            BEAST_EXPECT(jrr[jss::error] == "invalidParams");
+            BEAST_EXPECT(jrr[jss::error_message] == "Invalid parameters.");
+        };
+
+        test_invalid_param(1);
+        test_invalid_param(1.1);
+        test_invalid_param(true);
+        test_invalid_param(Json::Value());
+
+        {
+            auto jrr = env.rpc("feature", "AllTheThings")[jss::result];
+            BEAST_EXPECT(jrr[jss::error] == "badFeature");
+            BEAST_EXPECT(
+                jrr[jss::error_message] == "Feature unknown or invalid.");
+        }
     }
 
     void
diff --git a/src/xrpld/rpc/handlers/Feature1.cpp b/src/xrpld/rpc/handlers/Feature1.cpp
index d4499f120ef..54514488b1f 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/rpc/handlers/Feature1.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/rpc/handlers/Feature1.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ doFeature(RPC::JsonContext& context)
     if (context.app.config().reporting())
         return rpcError(rpcREPORTING_UNSUPPORTED);
 
+    if (context.params.isMember(jss::feature))
+    {
+        if (!context.params[jss::feature].isString())
+        {
+            return rpcError(rpcINVALID_PARAMS);
+        }
+    }
+
     bool const isAdmin = context.role == Role::ADMIN;
     // Get majority amendment status
     majorityAmendments_t majorities;