diff --git a/src/node_sqlite.cc b/src/node_sqlite.cc
index 8e2f13cd6334..ade13640dce5 100644
--- a/src/node_sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/node_sqlite.cc
@@ -2702,6 +2702,8 @@ bool StatementSync::BindParams(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     anon_start++;
   }
 
+  int param_count = sqlite3_bind_parameter_count(statement_);
+
   for (int i = anon_start; i < args.Length(); ++i) {
     while (1) {
       const char* param = sqlite3_bind_parameter_name(statement_, anon_idx);
@@ -2709,6 +2711,19 @@ bool StatementSync::BindParams(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       anon_idx++;
     }
 
+    // More values were supplied than the statement has parameters to bind
+    // them to. Report that directly instead of letting sqlite3_bind_*()
+    // surface its "column index out of range" error, which reads as a
+    // problem with the table rather than with the call.
+    if (anon_idx > param_count) {
+      THROW_ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(
+          env(),
+          "Too many parameter values were provided. The statement accepts %d "
+          "parameter(s), which are already bound.",
+          param_count);
+      return false;
+    }
+
     if (!BindValue(args[i], anon_idx)) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-sqlite-data-types.js b/test/parallel/test-sqlite-data-types.js
index 26af15a777d2..718a299266a2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-sqlite-data-types.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-sqlite-data-types.js
@@ -151,6 +151,41 @@ suite('data binding and mapping', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('throws when more values are provided than the statement accepts', (t) => {
+    const db = new DatabaseSync(nextDb());
+    t.after(() => { db.close(); });
+    db.exec('CREATE TABLE data(key INTEGER PRIMARY KEY) STRICT;');
+
+    t.assert.throws(() => {
+      db.prepare('INSERT INTO data (key) VALUES (?)').run(1, 2);
+    }, {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE',
+      message: /Too many parameter values were provided.+accepts 1 parameter/,
+    });
+
+    // A statement with no parameters at all.
+    t.assert.throws(() => {
+      db.prepare('SELECT 1').get(5);
+    }, {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE',
+      message: /Too many parameter values were provided.+accepts 0 parameter/,
+    });
+
+    // Excess anonymous values alongside named parameters.
+    t.assert.throws(() => {
+      db.prepare('INSERT INTO data (key) VALUES ($k)').run({ $k: 1 }, 2);
+    }, {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE',
+      message: /Too many parameter values were provided.+accepts 1 parameter/,
+    });
+
+    // The correct number of values still binds.
+    t.assert.deepStrictEqual(
+      db.prepare('INSERT INTO data (key) VALUES (?)').run(10),
+      { changes: 1, lastInsertRowid: 10 },
+    );
+  });
+
   test('throws when binding a BigInt that is too large', (t) => {
     const max = 9223372036854775807n; // Largest 64-bit signed integer value.
     const db = new DatabaseSync(nextDb());
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-sqlite-statement-sync.js b/test/parallel/test-sqlite-statement-sync.js
index b3a1dc434537..de32a2c42c73 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-sqlite-statement-sync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-sqlite-statement-sync.js
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ suite('StatementSync.prototype.run()', () => {
     t.assert.deepStrictEqual(stmt.run(), { changes: 1, lastInsertRowid: 1 });
   });
 
-  test('SQLite throws when trying to bind too many parameters', (t) => {
+  test('throws when trying to bind too many parameters', (t) => {
     const db = new DatabaseSync(nextDb());
     t.after(() => { db.close(); });
     const setup = db.exec(
@@ -321,10 +321,8 @@ suite('StatementSync.prototype.run()', () => {
     t.assert.throws(() => {
       stmt.run(1, 2, 3);
     }, {
-      code: 'ERR_SQLITE_ERROR',
-      message: 'column index out of range',
-      errcode: 25,
-      errstr: 'column index out of range',
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE',
+      message: /Too many parameter values were provided.+accepts 2 parameter/,
     });
   });