diff --git a/rest_framework_gis/filters.py b/rest_framework_gis/filters.py
index 0bdb5d3b..2c423318 100644
--- a/rest_framework_gis/filters.py
+++ b/rest_framework_gis/filters.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 from django.contrib.gis.db import models
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models.fields import BaseSpatialField
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models.functions import GeometryDistance
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import GDALException
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import Point, Polygon
+from django.contrib.gis.geos.error import GEOSException
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db.models import Q
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ParseError
@@ -92,13 +94,31 @@ def get_schema_operation_parameters(self, view):
 InBBOXFilter = InBBoxFilter
 
 
+class SafeGeometryField(forms.GeometryField):
+    """
+    GeometryField that converts GEOS/GDAL errors into ValidationError.
+    """
+
+    def to_python(self, value):
+        try:
+            return super().to_python(value)
+        except (GEOSException, GDALException, ValueError, TypeError):
+            raise forms.ValidationError("Invalid geometry value.")
+
+
 class GeometryFilter(django_filters.Filter):
-    field_class = forms.GeometryField
+    field_class = SafeGeometryField
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs.setdefault("widget", forms.TextInput)
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def filter(self, qs, value):
+        try:
+            return super().filter(qs, value)
+        except (GEOSException, GDALException, ValueError, TypeError):
+            raise forms.ValidationError("Invalid geometry value.")
+
 
 class GeoFilterSet(django_filters.FilterSet):
     GEOFILTER_FOR_DBFIELD_DEFAULTS = {