diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
index 3c21537484..0dba20dacd 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
@@ -14,22 +14,35 @@ import {
   SessionCookie,
   JsonFieldSubType,
   QueryResponse,
-  QueryPreview,
   QuerySchema,
   FieldType,
   ExecuteQueryRequest,
   ExecuteQueryResponse,
-  Row,
   QueryParameter,
   PreviewQueryRequest,
   PreviewQueryResponse,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { ValidQueryNameRegex, utils as JsonUtils } from "@budibase/shared-core"
+import { findHBSBlocks } from "@budibase/string-templates"
 
 const Runner = new Thread(ThreadType.QUERY, {
   timeoutMs: env.QUERY_THREAD_TIMEOUT,
 })
 
+function validateQueryInputs(parameters: Record<string, string>) {
+  for (let entry of Object.entries(parameters)) {
+    const [key, value] = entry
+    if (typeof value !== "string") {
+      continue
+    }
+    if (findHBSBlocks(value).length !== 0) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Parameter '${key}' input contains a handlebars binding - this is not allowed.`
+      )
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export async function fetch(ctx: UserCtx) {
   ctx.body = await sdk.queries.fetch()
 }
@@ -123,10 +136,10 @@ function getAuthConfig(ctx: UserCtx) {
 
 function enrichParameters(
   queryParameters: QueryParameter[],
-  requestParameters: { [key: string]: string } = {}
-): {
-  [key: string]: string
-} {
+  requestParameters: Record<string, string> = {}
+): Record<string, string> {
+  // first check parameters are all valid
+  validateQueryInputs(requestParameters)
   // make sure parameters are fully enriched with defaults
   for (let parameter of queryParameters) {
     if (!requestParameters[parameter.name]) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/queries/query.seq.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/queries/query.seq.spec.ts
index 4347ed9044..fc90ad4247 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/queries/query.seq.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/queries/query.seq.spec.ts
@@ -408,6 +408,21 @@ describe("/queries", () => {
         },
       })
     })
+
+    it("shouldn't allow handlebars to be passed as parameters", async () => {
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/queries/${query._id}`)
+        .send({
+          parameters: {
+            a: "{{ 'test' }}",
+          },
+        })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect(400)
+      expect(res.body.message).toEqual(
+        "Parameter 'a' input contains a handlebars binding - this is not allowed."
+      )
+    })
   })
 
   describe("variables", () => {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/query.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/query.ts
index 3959cdea19..66f0248647 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/query.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/query.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export interface PreviewQueryResponse {
 }
 
 export interface ExecuteQueryRequest {
-  parameters?: { [key: string]: string }
+  parameters?: Record<string, string>
   pagination?: any
 }