diff --git a/src/Query/AbstractQuery.php b/src/Query/AbstractQuery.php
index d594687846..ab8a7af829 100644
--- a/src/Query/AbstractQuery.php
+++ b/src/Query/AbstractQuery.php
@@ -19,4 +19,13 @@ protected function _getBaseName()
 
         return Util::toSnakeCase($shortName);
     }
+
+    public function isNotAssociativeArray(array $arr)
+    {
+        if ([] === $arr) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return \array_keys($arr) === \range(0, \count($arr) - 1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Query/BoolQuery.php b/src/Query/BoolQuery.php
index a7d56e28a6..010db25053 100644
--- a/src/Query/BoolQuery.php
+++ b/src/Query/BoolQuery.php
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ protected function _addQuery(string $type, $args): self
             throw new InvalidException('Invalid parameter. Has to be array or instance of Elastica\Query\AbstractQuery');
         }
 
+        if (\is_array($args) && $this->isNotAssociativeArray($args)) {
+            throw new InvalidException('Invalid parameter. The array must be an associative array.');
+        }
+
         return $this->addParam($type, $args);
     }
 }