diff --git a/lib/public/components/Filters/common/FilteringModel.js b/lib/public/components/Filters/common/FilteringModel.js
index e937786456..ac3224ecc4 100644
--- a/lib/public/components/Filters/common/FilteringModel.js
+++ b/lib/public/components/Filters/common/FilteringModel.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  */
 
 import { expandQueryLikeNestedKey } from '../../../utilities/expandNestedKey.js';
+import { SelectionModel } from '../../common/selection/SelectionModel.js';
+import { FilterModel } from './FilterModel.js';
 import { Observable } from '/js/src/index.js';
 
 /**
@@ -118,6 +120,10 @@ export class FilteringModel extends Observable {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (!(filter instanceof FilterModel || filter instanceof SelectionModel)) {
+            throw new Error('Filter must extend FilterModel or SelectionModel');
+        }
+
         this._filters[key] = filter;
         this._filterModels.push(filter);
         filter.bubbleTo(this);