diff --git a/graphene_django/filter/fields.py b/graphene_django/filter/fields.py
index cb4254370..7dfd20a12 100644
--- a/graphene_django/filter/fields.py
+++ b/graphene_django/filter/fields.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from functools import partial
 
+from graphql.error import GraphQLError
 from graphene.types.argument import to_arguments
 from ..fields import DjangoConnectionField
 from .utils import get_filtering_args_from_filterset, get_filterset_class
@@ -89,11 +90,22 @@ def connection_resolver(
         **args
     ):
         filter_kwargs = {k: v for k, v in args.items() if k in filtering_args}
-        qs = filterset_class(
+
+        filterset = filterset_class(
             data=filter_kwargs,
             queryset=default_manager.get_queryset(),
             request=info.context,
-        ).qs
+        )
+
+        if not (filterset.is_bound and filterset.form.is_valid()):
+            exc = {
+                str(key): [str(e.message) for e in error_list]
+                for key, error_list in filterset.form.errors.as_data().items()
+            }
+
+            raise GraphQLError(exc)
+
+        qs = filterset.qs
 
         return super(DjangoFilterConnectionField, cls).connection_resolver(
             resolver,
diff --git a/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py b/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
index f9ef0ae2f..18fdad65b 100644
--- a/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -290,6 +290,37 @@ class Query(ObjectType):
     )
 
 
+def test_filter_filterset_validation_errors():
+    class ReporterFilterNode(DjangoObjectType):
+        class Meta:
+            model = Reporter
+            interfaces = (Node,)
+            filter_fields = ("id",)
+
+    class Query(ObjectType):
+        all_reporters = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ReporterFilterNode)
+
+    r1 = Reporter.objects.create(first_name="r1", last_name="r1", email="r1@test.com")
+
+    query = """
+    query {
+        allReporters(id:"foo") {
+            edges {
+                node {
+                    id
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    """
+    schema = Schema(query=Query)
+    result = schema.execute(query)
+
+    assert result.errors
+    # We should get back an error message
+    assert result.to_dict()['errors'][0]["message"] == "{'id': ['Invalid ID specified.']}"
+
+
 def test_global_id_field_implicit():
     field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, fields=["id"])
     filterset_class = field.filterset_class