diff --git a/backend/postgres/src/main/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/backend/postgres/codec/GeometryCodec.java b/backend/postgres/src/main/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/backend/postgres/codec/GeometryCodec.java
index 140a820fc..fb04006ef 100644
--- a/backend/postgres/src/main/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/backend/postgres/codec/GeometryCodec.java
+++ b/backend/postgres/src/main/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/backend/postgres/codec/GeometryCodec.java
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public EncodedParameter encode(Object value, int dataType) {
     Assert.requireType(value, Geometry.class, "value must be Geometry type");
     var geometry = (Geometry) value;
 
+    Assert.requireNonNull(geometry.getCoordinate(), "Encoding of geometry failed, coordinate can't be empty.");
+
     var outputDimension = Double.isNaN(geometry.getCoordinate()
         .getZ()) ? 2 : 3;
 
diff --git a/backend/postgres/src/test/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/backend/postgres/codec/GeometryCodecTest.java b/backend/postgres/src/test/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/backend/postgres/codec/GeometryCodecTest.java
index 86073aa85..76b34c7f3 100644
--- a/backend/postgres/src/test/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/backend/postgres/codec/GeometryCodecTest.java
+++ b/backend/postgres/src/test/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/backend/postgres/codec/GeometryCodecTest.java
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ void encode_returnsEncodedParameter_forGeometry() {
     assertThat(actual, notNullValue());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void encode_throwsException_forInvalidGeometry() {
+    var geometry = geometryFactory.createPoint();
+
+    var thrown = Assertions.assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> geometryCodec.encode(geometry));
+    assertThat(thrown.getMessage(), equalTo("Encoding of geometry failed, coordinate can't be empty."));
+  }
+
   @Test
   void decode_returnsGeometry_forByteBufTextFormatted() {
     var geometry = geometryFactory.createPoint(new Coordinate(1, 2));
diff --git a/example/example-openapi/src/main/resources/config/openapi.yaml b/example/example-openapi/src/main/resources/config/openapi.yaml
index f03229c53..653cb456c 100644
--- a/example/example-openapi/src/main/resources/config/openapi.yaml
+++ b/example/example-openapi/src/main/resources/config/openapi.yaml
@@ -204,16 +204,16 @@ paths:
               x-dws-expr: "$header.'content-crs' == 'epsg:28992' ? 7415 : 7931"
             contains:
               fromGeoJSON:
-                x-dws-expr: "json:asString($body._geo.contains)!"
+                x-dws-expr: "json:asString(args._geo.contains)!"
             intersects:
               fromGeoJSON:
-                x-dws-expr: "json:asString($body._geo.intersects)!"
+                x-dws-expr: "json:asString(args._geo.intersects)!"
             touches:
               fromGeoJSON:
-                x-dws-expr: "json:asString($body._geo.touches)!"
+                x-dws-expr: "json:asString(args._geo.touches)!"
             within:
               fromGeoJSON:
-                x-dws-expr: "json:asString($body._geo.within)!"
+                x-dws-expr: "json:asString(args._geo.within)!"
       parameters:
         - name: content-crs
           in: header
diff --git a/ext/ext-spatial/src/main/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/ext/spatial/GeometryReader.java b/ext/ext-spatial/src/main/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/ext/spatial/GeometryReader.java
index 8db405ed8..e43f649c9 100644
--- a/ext/ext-spatial/src/main/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/ext/spatial/GeometryReader.java
+++ b/ext/ext-spatial/src/main/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/ext/spatial/GeometryReader.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 import org.locationtech.jts.io.ParseException;
 import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKBReader;
@@ -72,8 +73,16 @@ private static Geometry getGeometryFromWkb(String wkb) {
 
   private static Geometry getGeometryFromGeoJson(String geoJson) {
     var geoJsonReader = new GeoJsonReader();
+
     try {
-      return geoJsonReader.read(geoJson);
+      var geometry = geoJsonReader.read(geoJson);
+
+      // Type is validated in het locationtech library.
+      if (Objects.isNull(geometry.getCoordinate())) {
+        throw requestValidationException("Coordinates can't be null!");
+      }
+
+      return geometry;
     } catch (ParseException e) {
       throw requestValidationException("The filter input GeoJSON is invalid!", e);
     }
diff --git a/ext/ext-spatial/src/test/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/ext/spatial/GeometryReaderTest.java b/ext/ext-spatial/src/test/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/ext/spatial/GeometryReaderTest.java
index cc1cce6cb..4bc4a01e0 100644
--- a/ext/ext-spatial/src/test/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/ext/spatial/GeometryReaderTest.java
+++ b/ext/ext-spatial/src/test/java/org/dotwebstack/framework/ext/spatial/GeometryReaderTest.java
@@ -70,9 +70,20 @@ void readGeometry_forWkb_returnsGeometry() {
 
   @Test
   void readGeometry_forGeoJson_returnsGeometry() {
-    var geoJson = "{\n" + "  \"type\": \"Point\",\n" + "  \"coordinates\": [\n" + "    194936.73,\n" + "    470973.96\n"
-        + "  ],\n" + "  \"crs\": {\n" + "    \"type\": \"name\",\n" + "    \"properties\": {\n"
-        + "      \"name\": \"EPSG:28992\"\n" + "    }\n" + "  }\n" + "}";
+    var geoJson = """
+        {
+          "type": "Point",
+          "coordinates": [
+            194936.73,
+            470973.96
+          ],
+          "crs": {
+            "type": "name",
+            "properties": {
+              "name": "EPSG:28992"
+            }
+          }
+        }""";
     Map<String, Object> data = Map.of(FROM_GEOJSON, geoJson);
 
     Geometry geometry = GeometryReader.readGeometry(data);
@@ -86,6 +97,25 @@ void readGeometry_forGeoJson_returnsGeometry() {
         .getZ()), is(true));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void getGeometryFromGeoJson_throwsException_whenCoordinatesAreNull() {
+    var geoJson = """
+        {
+          "type": "Point",
+          "crs": {
+            "type": "name",
+            "properties": {
+              "name": "EPSG:28992"
+            }
+          }
+        }""";
+
+    Map<String, Object> data = Map.of(FROM_GEOJSON, geoJson);
+
+    var exception = assertThrows(RequestValidationException.class, () -> GeometryReader.readGeometry(data));
+    assertThat(exception.getMessage(), is("Coordinates can't be null!"));
+  }
+
   @Test
   void readGeometry_forIllegalWkt_returnsException() {
     var wkt = "POINT (194936.73 470973.96";