diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions.rb b/lib/puppet/functions.rb
index 74a5d55bf21..3924effc1a5 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/functions.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions.rb
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ def repeated_param(type, name)
     # @api public
     def required_repeated_param(type, name)
       internal_param(type, name)
+      raise ArgumentError, 'A required repeated parameter cannot be added after an optional parameter' if @min != @max
       @min += 1
       @max = :default
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/functions4_spec.rb b/spec/unit/functions4_spec.rb
index 1d80f92c385..008aa9fd591 100644
--- a/spec/unit/functions4_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/functions4_spec.rb
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ def min(x,y)
       expect { create_function_with_rq_after_opt }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, 'A required parameter cannot be added after an optional parameter')
     end
 
+    it 'a function can not be created with required repeated parameters declared after optional ones' do
+      expect { create_function_with_rq_repeated_after_opt }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, 'A required repeated parameter cannot be added after an optional parameter')
+    end
+
     it 'an error is raised with reference to multiple methods when called with mis-matched arguments' do
       f = create_min_function_class_disptaching_to_two_methods()
       # TODO: Bogus parameters, not yet used
@@ -668,6 +672,18 @@ def t1(*x)
     end
   end
 
+  def create_function_with_rq_repeated_after_opt
+    f = Puppet::Functions.create_function('t1') do
+      dispatch :t1 do
+        optional_param 'Numeric', :x
+        required_repeated_param 'Numeric', :y
+      end
+      def t1(x, *y)
+        x
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def create_function_with_param_after_repeated
     f = Puppet::Functions.create_function('t1') do
       dispatch :t1 do