diff --git a/app/controllers/docs/docs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/docs/docs_controller.rb
index be42595..744d689 100644
--- a/app/controllers/docs/docs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/docs/docs_controller.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ module Docs
     skip_before_action :check_xhr, only: [:index]
 
     def index
+      if params[:tags].is_a?(Array) || params[:tags].is_a?(ActionController::Parameters)
+        raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new("Only strings are accepted for tag lists")
+      end
+
       filters = {
         topic: params[:topic],
         tags: params[:tags],
diff --git a/spec/requests/docs_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/docs_controller_spec.rb
index 83a4ff9..71f003c 100644
--- a/spec/requests/docs_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/docs_controller_spec.rb
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ describe Docs::DocsController do
         expect(topics.size).to eq(1)
       end
 
+      it "should not error out when tags is an array" do
+        get "/#{GlobalSetting.docs_path}.json?tags[]=test"
+
+        expect(response.status).to eq(400)
+      end
+
+      it "should not error out when tags is a nested parameter" do
+        get "/#{GlobalSetting.docs_path}.json?tags[foo]=test"
+
+        expect(response.status).to eq(400)
+      end
+
       context "when show_tags_by_group is enabled" do
         fab!(:tag4) { Fabricate(:tag, topics: [topic], name: "test4") }