diff --git a/QueryKit.IntegrationTests/Tests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs b/QueryKit.IntegrationTests/Tests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
index f192c3d..0de2641 100644
--- a/QueryKit.IntegrationTests/Tests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
+++ b/QueryKit.IntegrationTests/Tests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ namespace QueryKit.IntegrationTests.Tests;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using Configuration;
+using Exceptions;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Operators;
@@ -320,4 +321,22 @@ public async Task has_returns_matching_rows(string input, string[] expectedTitle
         // Assert
         recipes.Select(x => x.Title[prefix.Length..]).Should().BeEquivalentTo(expectedTitles);
     }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("""Age == "abc" """)]
+    [InlineData("""Age == abc""")]
+    [InlineData("""Rating > "abc" """)]
+    [InlineData("""Rating > abc""")]
+    public async Task invalid_value_throws_parsing_exception(string input)
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var testingServiceScope = new TestingServiceScope();
+
+        // Act
+        var queryablePeople = testingServiceScope.DbContext().People;
+        var act = async () => await queryablePeople.ApplyQueryKitFilter(input).ToListAsync();
+
+        // Assert
+        await act.Should().ThrowAsync<ParsingException>();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs b/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
index 2116f59..59f6929 100644
--- a/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
+++ b/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
@@ -286,6 +286,41 @@ public void has_returns_matching_rows(string input, string[] expectedTitles)
         result.Select(x => x.Title).Should().BeEquivalentTo(expectedTitles);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("""Age == "abc" """)]
+    [InlineData("""Age == abc""")]
+    [InlineData("""Rating > "abc" """)]
+    [InlineData("""Rating > abc""")]
+    [InlineData("""Age == 99999999999""")]
+    [InlineData("""Id == "abc" """)]
+    [InlineData("""SpecificDateTime == "abc" """)]
+    [InlineData("""Favorite == "abc" """)]
+    [InlineData("""Age ^^ ["abc"]""")]
+    public void invalid_value_throws_parsing_exception(string input)
+    {
+        var act = () => FilterParser.ParseFilter<TestingPerson>(input);
+
+        act.Should().Throw<ParsingException>();
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Age sideways")]
+    [InlineData("Title, Age up")]
+    public void invalid_sort_direction_throws_query_kit_parsing_exception(string input)
+    {
+        var act = () => SortParser.ParseSort<TestingPerson>(input);
+
+        act.Should().Throw<QueryKitParsingException>().WithMessage("Invalid direction: *");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void unknown_logical_operator_throws_query_kit_parsing_exception()
+    {
+        var act = () => LogicalOperator.GetByOperatorString("xor");
+
+        act.Should().Throw<QueryKitParsingException>().WithMessage("Operator xor is not supported");
+    }
+
     private static TResult WithCulture<TResult>(string cultureName, Func<TResult> action)
     {
         var originalCulture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
diff --git a/QueryKit/FilterParser.cs b/QueryKit/FilterParser.cs
index 37bac4d..6d08a87 100644
--- a/QueryKit/FilterParser.cs
+++ b/QueryKit/FilterParser.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ public static Expression<Func<T, bool>> ParseFilter<T>(string input, IQueryKitCo
         {
             throw new ParsingException(e);
         }
+        catch (FormatException e)
+        {
+            throw new ParsingException(e);
+        }
+        catch (OverflowException e)
+        {
+            throw new ParsingException(e);
+        }
 
         return Expression.Lambda<Func<T, bool>>(expr, parameter);
     }
diff --git a/QueryKit/Operators/LogicalOperator.cs b/QueryKit/Operators/LogicalOperator.cs
index 020c8f4..4bf7447 100644
--- a/QueryKit/Operators/LogicalOperator.cs
+++ b/QueryKit/Operators/LogicalOperator.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ namespace QueryKit.Operators;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using Ardalis.SmartEnum;
 using Configuration;
+using Exceptions;
 
 public abstract class LogicalOperator : SmartEnum<LogicalOperator>
 {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ public static LogicalOperator GetByOperatorString(string op)
         var logicalOperator = List.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Operator() == op);
         if (logicalOperator == null)
         {
-            throw new Exception($"Operator {op} is not supported");
+            throw new QueryKitParsingException($"Operator {op} is not supported");
         }
         return logicalOperator;
     }
diff --git a/QueryKit/SortParser.cs b/QueryKit/SortParser.cs
index 26c0280..d92b5d5 100644
--- a/QueryKit/SortParser.cs
+++ b/QueryKit/SortParser.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private static SortExpressionInfo<T> CreateSortExpression<T>(string sortClause,
 
         if (direction != Ascending && direction != Descending)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid direction: {direction}. Allowed values are '{Ascending}' and '{Descending}'.");
+            throw new QueryKitParsingException($"Invalid direction: {direction}. Allowed values are '{Ascending}' and '{Descending}'.");
         }
 
         var propertyPath = config?.GetPropertyPathByQueryName(propertyName) ?? propertyName;