diff --git a/lib/adapters/http.js b/lib/adapters/http.js
index c36f0c7f8d..951e400fa6 100755
--- a/lib/adapters/http.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/http.js
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ module.exports = function httpAdapter(config) {
     var isHttpsRequest = isHttps.test(protocol);
     var agent = isHttpsRequest ? config.httpsAgent : config.httpAgent;
 
+    try {
+      buildURL(parsed.path, config.params, config.paramsSerializer).replace(/^\?/, '');
+    } catch (err) {
+      var customErr = new Error(err.message);
+      customErr.config = config;
+      customErr.url = config.url;
+      customErr.exists = true;
+      reject(customErr);
+    }
+
     var options = {
       path: buildURL(parsed.path, config.params, config.paramsSerializer).replace(/^\?/, ''),
       method: config.method.toUpperCase(),
diff --git a/test/unit/adapters/http.js b/test/unit/adapters/http.js
index 42c6358e72..018c2fc6cc 100644
--- a/test/unit/adapters/http.js
+++ b/test/unit/adapters/http.js
@@ -492,6 +492,21 @@ describe('supports http with nodejs', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should display error while parsing params', function (done) {
+    server = http.createServer(function () {
+      
+    }).listen(4444, function () {
+      axios.get('http://localhost:4444/', {
+        params: {
+          errorParam: new Date(undefined),
+        },
+      }).catch(function (err) {
+        assert.deepEqual(err.exists, true)
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should support sockets', function (done) {
     // Different sockets for win32 vs darwin/linux
     var socketName = './test.sock';