diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1f4a6ee..a3219b7 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": ">=3.7.0",
         "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "1.5.*",
-        "zendframework/zend-loader": "~2.3"
+        "zendframework/zend-loader": "~2.3",
+        "zendframework/zend-i18n": "~2.3"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/ContentValidationListener.php b/src/ContentValidationListener.php
index 0f3deb4..5cdb1bf 100644
--- a/src/ContentValidationListener.php
+++ b/src/ContentValidationListener.php
@@ -213,8 +213,20 @@ public function onRoute(MvcEvent $e)
         }
 
         $inputFilter->setData($data);
-        if ($inputFilter->isValid()) {
-            return;
+        /**
+         * A specific Filter may throw an Exception if an invalid value is given.
+         * Convert any Exception to return a failed validation response
+         */
+        try {
+            if ($inputFilter->isValid()) {
+                return;
+            }
+        } catch (FilterInvalidArgumentException $ex) {
+            return new ApiProblemResponse(
+                new ApiProblem(422, 'Invalid value supplied to filter', null, null, array(
+                    'validation_messages' => array($ex->getMessage()),
+                ))
+            );
         }
 
         return new ApiProblemResponse(
diff --git a/test/ContentValidationListenerTest.php b/test/ContentValidationListenerTest.php
index e4f9ac2..a47b237 100644
--- a/test/ContentValidationListenerTest.php
+++ b/test/ContentValidationListenerTest.php
@@ -280,6 +280,42 @@ public function testApiProblemResponseFromInvalidContentContainsValidationErrorM
         $this->assertInternalType('array', $asArray['validation_messages']['bar']);
     }
 
+    public function testReturnsApiProblemResponseIfAnInputFilterThrowsAnException()
+    {
+        $services = new ServiceManager();
+        $factory  = new InputFilterFactory();
+        $services->setService('FooValidator', $factory->createInputFilter(array(
+            'foo' => array(
+                'name' => 'foo',
+                'validators' => array(
+                    array('name' => 'DateTime'),
+                ),
+            ),
+        )));
+        $listener = new ContentValidationListener(array(
+            'Foo' => array('input_filter' => 'FooValidator'),
+        ), $services);
+
+        $request = new HttpRequest();
+        $request->setMethod('POST');
+
+        $matches = new RouteMatch(array('controller' => 'Foo'));
+
+        $dataParams = new ParameterDataContainer();
+        $dataParams->setBodyParams(array(
+            'foo' => '12314',
+        ));
+
+        $event   = new MvcEvent();
+        $event->setRequest($request);
+        $event->setRouteMatch($matches);
+        $event->setParam('ZFContentNegotiationParameterData', $dataParams);
+
+        $response = $listener->onRoute($event);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('ZF\ApiProblem\ApiProblemResponse', $response);
+        return $response;
+    }
+
     public function testReturnsApiProblemResponseIfParametersAreMissing()
     {
         $services = new ServiceManager();