diff --git a/app/controllers/graphql_controller.rb b/app/controllers/graphql_controller.rb
index 9fbbe373b0d..72d40f709e6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/graphql_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/graphql_controller.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class GraphqlController < ApplicationController
     render_error(exception.message, status: :unprocessable_entity)
   end
 
+  rescue_from Gitlab::Graphql::Errors::ArgumentError do |exception|
+    render_error(exception.message, status: :unprocessable_entity)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def execute_multiplex
diff --git a/spec/controllers/graphql_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/graphql_controller_spec.rb
index c19a752b07b..9937bdf4061 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/graphql_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/graphql_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,27 @@ describe GraphqlController do
     stub_feature_flags(graphql: true)
   end
 
+  describe 'ArgumentError' do
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
+    let(:message) { 'green ideas sleep furiously' }
+
+    before do
+      sign_in(user)
+    end
+
+    it 'handles argument errors' do
+      allow(subject).to receive(:execute) do
+        raise Gitlab::Graphql::Errors::ArgumentError, message
+      end
+
+      post :execute
+
+      expect(json_response).to include(
+        'errors' => include(a_hash_including('message' => message))
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'POST #execute' do
     context 'when user is logged in' do
       let(:user) { create(:user) }