diff --git a/eth/filters/api.go b/eth/filters/api.go
index cc08b442e..22dff6c59 100644
--- a/eth/filters/api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/api.go
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	errInvalidTopic   = errors.New("invalid topic(s)")
-	errFilterNotFound = errors.New("filter not found")
+	errInvalidTopic      = errors.New("invalid topic(s)")
+	errFilterNotFound    = errors.New("filter not found")
+	errInvalidBlockRange = errors.New("invalid block range params")
 )
 
 // filter is a helper struct that holds meta information over the filter type
@@ -347,6 +348,9 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*type
 		if crit.ToBlock != nil {
 			end = crit.ToBlock.Int64()
 		}
+		if begin > 0 && end > 0 && begin > end {
+			return nil, errInvalidBlockRange
+		}
 		// Construct the range filter
 		filter = api.sys.NewRangeFilter(begin, end, crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
 	}
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system.go b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
index 35e396c23..a9b5f2e07 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package filters
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit ethereum.FilterQuery, logs chan []*typ
 	if from >= 0 && to == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return es.subscribeLogs(crit, logs), nil
 	}
-	return nil, errors.New("invalid from and to block combination: from > to")
+	return nil, errInvalidBlockRange
 }
 
 // subscribeMinedPendingLogs creates a subscription that returned mined and
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
index f7e5327c5..93cbf0183 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
@@ -429,7 +429,10 @@ func TestInvalidLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestLogFilterUninstall tests invalid getLogs requests
 func TestInvalidGetLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	var (
 		db        = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		_, sys    = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
@@ -451,6 +454,21 @@ func TestInvalidGetLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestInvalidGetRangeLogsRequest tests getLogs with invalid block range
+func TestInvalidGetRangeLogsRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var (
+		db     = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
+		_, sys = newTestFilterSystem(t, db, Config{})
+		api    = NewFilterAPI(sys, false)
+	)
+
+	if _, err := api.GetLogs(context.Background(), FilterCriteria{FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(1)}); err != errInvalidBlockRange {
+		t.Errorf("Expected Logs for invalid range return error, but got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestLogFilter tests whether log filters match the correct logs that are posted to the event feed.
 func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()