diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/AccountInfo.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/AccountInfo.cpp
index 3af70324bcd..13487dd2dae 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/AccountInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/AccountInfo.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ doAccountInfo(RPC::JsonContext& context)
         }
         result[jss::account_flags] = std::move(acctFlags);
 
+        // The document states that signer_lists is a bool, however
+        // assigning any string value works. Do not allow this.
+        // This check is for api Version 2 onwards only
+        if (!params[jss::signer_lists].isBool() && context.apiVersion > 1)
+        {
+            RPC::inject_error(rpcINVALID_PARAMS, result);
+            return result;
+        }
+
         // Return SignerList(s) if that is requested.
         if (params.isMember(jss::signer_lists) &&
             params[jss::signer_lists].asBool())
diff --git a/src/test/rpc/AccountInfo_test.cpp b/src/test/rpc/AccountInfo_test.cpp
index b8e479225d1..9108ac6360a 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc/AccountInfo_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc/AccountInfo_test.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ class AccountInfo_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
             "\"api_version\": 2, \"account\": \"" + alice.human() + "\", " +
             "\"signer_lists\": true }";
 
+        auto const withSignersAsString = std::string("{ ") +
+            "\"api_version\": 2, \"account\": \"" + alice.human() + "\", " +
+            "\"signer_lists\": asdfggh }";
+
         // Alice has no SignerList yet.
         {
             // account_info without the "signer_lists" argument.
@@ -263,6 +267,13 @@ class AccountInfo_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
             auto const& entry0 = signerEntries[0u][sfSignerEntry.jsonName];
             BEAST_EXPECT(entry0[sfSignerWeight.jsonName] == 3);
         }
+        {
+            // account_info with "signer_lists" as not bool should error out
+            auto const info =
+                env.rpc("json", "account_info", withSignersAsString);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(info[jss::status] == "error");
+            BEAST_EXPECT(info[jss::error] == "invalidParams");
+        }
 
         // Give alice a big signer list
         Account const demon{"demon"};