diff --git a/cql3/query_options.cc b/cql3/query_options.cc
index 47ea3725a8..1265252d97 100644
--- a/cql3/query_options.cc
+++ b/cql3/query_options.cc
@@ -135,12 +135,21 @@ void query_options::prepare(const std::vector<lw_shared_ptr<column_specification
     ordered_values.reserve(specs.size());
     for (auto&& spec : specs) {
         auto& spec_name = spec->name->text();
+        bool found_value_for_name = false;
         for (size_t j = 0; j < names.size(); j++) {
             if (names[j] == spec_name) {
                 ordered_values.emplace_back(_value_views[j]);
+                found_value_for_name = true;
                 break;
             }
         }
+
+        // No bound value was found with the name `spec_name`.
+        // This means that the user forgot to include a bound value with such name.
+        if (!found_value_for_name) {
+            throw exceptions::invalid_request_exception(
+                format("Missing value for bind marker with name: {}", spec_name));
+        }
     }
     _value_views = std::move(ordered_values);
 }