diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 8e16515d04..7cfdfe16e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.ServletRequestBindingException;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebDataBinderFactory;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
@@ -233,19 +234,26 @@ public Pageable resolveArgument(MethodParameter methodParameter, ModelAndViewCon
 
 		String pageString = webRequest.getParameter(getParameterNameToUse(pageParameterName, methodParameter));
 		String pageSizeString = webRequest.getParameter(getParameterNameToUse(sizeParameterName, methodParameter));
-
-		int page = StringUtils.hasText(pageString) ? Integer.parseInt(pageString) - (oneIndexedParameters ? 1 : 0)
-				: defaultOrFallback.getPageNumber();
-		int pageSize = StringUtils.hasText(pageSizeString) ? Integer.parseInt(pageSizeString) : defaultOrFallback
-				.getPageSize();
-
-		// Limit lower bound
-		pageSize = pageSize < 1 ? defaultOrFallback.getPageSize() : pageSize;
-		// Limit upper bound
-		pageSize = pageSize > maxPageSize ? maxPageSize : pageSize;
-
-		Sort sort = sortResolver.resolveArgument(methodParameter, mavContainer, webRequest, binderFactory);
-		return new PageRequest(page, pageSize, sort == null ? defaultOrFallback.getSort() : sort);
+		
+		Pageable pageable = null;
+		try {
+			int page = StringUtils.hasText(pageString) ? Integer.parseInt(pageString) - (oneIndexedParameters ? 1 : 0)
+					: defaultOrFallback.getPageNumber();
+			int pageSize = StringUtils.hasText(pageSizeString) ? Integer.parseInt(pageSizeString) : defaultOrFallback
+					.getPageSize();
+
+			// Limit lower bound
+			pageSize = pageSize < 1 ? defaultOrFallback.getPageSize() : pageSize;
+			// Limit upper bound
+			pageSize = pageSize > maxPageSize ? maxPageSize : pageSize;
+
+			Sort sort = sortResolver.resolveArgument(methodParameter, mavContainer, webRequest, binderFactory);
+			pageable = new PageRequest(page, pageSize, sort == null ? defaultOrFallback.getSort() : sort);
+
+		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+			throw new ServletRequestBindingException(e.getMessage(), e);
+		}
+		return pageable;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
index 4b14801f2b..6bbe8bfbf2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction;
 import org.springframework.data.web.SortDefault.SortDefaults;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.ServletRequestBindingException;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver}. Pulls in defaulting tests from
@@ -115,6 +116,70 @@ public void rejectsInvalidCustomDefaultForPageSize() throws Exception {
 		assertSupportedAndResult(parameter, PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.DEFAULT_PAGE_REQUEST);
 	}
 
+	@Test(expected = ServletRequestBindingException.class)
+	public void pageParamIsNegative() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("page", "-1");
+
+		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, null, request);
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = ServletRequestBindingException.class)
+	public void pageParamIsNotNumeric() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("page", "a");
+
+		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, null, request);
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = ServletRequestBindingException.class)
+	public void sizeParamIsNotNumeric() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("size", "a");
+
+		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, null, request);
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = ServletRequestBindingException.class)
+	public void sortParamIsEmpty() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("sort", "");
+
+		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, null, request);
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = ServletRequestBindingException.class)
+	public void sortParamIsInvalidProperty() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("sort", ",DESC");
+
+		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, null, request);
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = ServletRequestBindingException.class)
+	public void sortParamIsInvalidPropertyWhenMultiProperty() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("sort", "property1,,DESC");
+
+		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, null, request);
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = ServletRequestBindingException.class)
+	public void sortParamIsEmptyWhenMultiParams() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("sort", "property,DESC");
+		request.addParameter("sort", "");
+
+		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, null, request);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver getResolver() {
 		PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = new PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver();