diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/InOrderImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/InOrderImpl.java
index 15e861b9f2..db55c62396 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/InOrderImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/InOrderImpl.java
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
  */
 package org.mockito.internal;
 
-import static org.mockito.internal.exceptions.Reporter.inOrderRequiresFamiliarMock;
-
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.mockito.InOrder;
+import org.mockito.MockingDetails;
 import org.mockito.exceptions.base.MockitoException;
 import org.mockito.internal.verification.InOrderContextImpl;
 import org.mockito.internal.verification.InOrderWrapper;
@@ -21,6 +20,9 @@
 import org.mockito.invocation.Invocation;
 import org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockingDetails;
+import static org.mockito.internal.exceptions.Reporter.*;
+
 /**
  * Allows verifying in order. This class should not be exposed, hence default access.
  */
@@ -43,6 +45,13 @@ public <T> T verify(T mock) {
     }
 
     public <T> T verify(T mock, VerificationMode mode) {
+        if (mock == null) {
+            throw nullPassedToVerify();
+        }
+        MockingDetails mockingDetails = mockingDetails(mock);
+        if (!mockingDetails.isMock()) {
+            throw notAMockPassedToVerify(mock.getClass());
+        }
         if (!mocksToBeVerifiedInOrder.contains(mock)) {
             throw inOrderRequiresFamiliarMock();
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mockitousage/verification/BasicVerificationInOrderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mockitousage/verification/BasicVerificationInOrderTest.java
index 834af414c7..f424fab706 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mockitousage/verification/BasicVerificationInOrderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mockitousage/verification/BasicVerificationInOrderTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 package org.mockitousage.verification;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.InOrder;
 import org.mockito.exceptions.base.MockitoException;
+import org.mockito.exceptions.misusing.NotAMockException;
+import org.mockito.exceptions.misusing.NullInsteadOfMockException;
 import org.mockito.exceptions.verification.NoInteractionsWanted;
 import org.mockito.exceptions.verification.VerificationInOrderFailure;
 import org.mockito.exceptions.verification.WantedButNotInvoked;
@@ -273,4 +276,29 @@ public void shouldFailOnVerifyNoInteractions() {
     public void shouldScreamWhenNullPassed() {
         inOrder((Object[]) null);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldThrowNullPassedToVerifyException() {
+        try {
+            inOrder.verify(null);
+            fail();
+        } catch (NullInsteadOfMockException e) {
+            assertThat(e)
+                    .hasMessageContaining(
+                            "Argument passed to verify() should be a mock but is null!");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldThrowNotAMockPassedToVerifyException() {
+        Object object = new Object();
+        try {
+            inOrder.verify(object);
+            fail();
+        } catch (NotAMockException e) {
+            assertThat(e)
+                    .hasMessageContaining(
+                            "Argument passed to verify() is of type Object and is not a mock!");
+        }
+    }
 }