diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index e93c88fd..99fbd02d 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// for example if you need access to the path settings that may be changed
 	// by the user after the defaults have been set.
 	CreateHooks []func(Config) Config
+
+	// RejectUnknownQueryParameters determines whether to reject requests
+	// containing query parameters not defined in the API spec.
+	RejectUnknownQueryParameters bool
 }
 
 // API represents a Huma API wrapping a specific router.
@@ -259,6 +263,9 @@ type API interface {
 	// See also `huma.Operation{}.Middlewares` for adding operation-specific
 	// middleware at operation registration time.
 	Middlewares() Middlewares
+
+	// RejectUnknownQueryParameters indicates whether unknown query parameters should be rejected.
+	RejectUnknownQueryParameters() bool
 }
 
 // Format represents a request / response format. It is used to marshal and
@@ -272,12 +279,13 @@ type Format struct {
 }
 
 type api struct {
-	config       Config
-	adapter      Adapter
-	formats      map[string]Format
-	formatKeys   []string
-	transformers []Transformer
-	middlewares  Middlewares
+	config                       Config
+	adapter                      Adapter
+	formats                      map[string]Format
+	formatKeys                   []string
+	transformers                 []Transformer
+	middlewares                  Middlewares
+	rejectUnknownQueryParameters bool
 }
 
 func (a *api) Adapter() Adapter {
@@ -354,6 +362,10 @@ func (a *api) Middlewares() Middlewares {
 	return a.middlewares
 }
 
+func (a *api) RejectUnknownQueryParameters() bool {
+	return a.rejectUnknownQueryParameters
+}
+
 // getAPIPrefix returns the API prefix from the first server URL in the OpenAPI
 // spec. If no server URL is set, then an empty string is returned.
 func getAPIPrefix(oapi *OpenAPI) string {
@@ -385,10 +397,11 @@ func NewAPI(config Config, a Adapter) API {
 	}
 
 	newAPI := &api{
-		config:       config,
-		adapter:      a,
-		formats:      map[string]Format{},
-		transformers: config.Transformers,
+		config:                       config,
+		adapter:                      a,
+		formats:                      map[string]Format{},
+		transformers:                 config.Transformers,
+		rejectUnknownQueryParameters: config.RejectUnknownQueryParameters,
 	}
 
 	if config.OpenAPI == nil {
diff --git a/huma.go b/huma.go
index 6f98afaa..5ca32244 100644
--- a/huma.go
+++ b/huma.go
@@ -688,6 +688,60 @@ func Register[I, O any](api API, op Operation, handler func(context.Context, *I)
 		var cookies map[string]*http.Cookie
 
 		v := reflect.ValueOf(&input).Elem()
+
+		// Reject unknown query parameters if config is set.
+		if api.RejectUnknownQueryParameters() && !op.SkipValidateParams {
+			u := ctx.URL()
+			q := u.Query()
+
+			// Gather known parameters + deepObject prefixes.
+			knownParams := make(map[string]struct{})
+			var deepPrefixes []string
+
+			inputParams.Every(v, func(_ reflect.Value, p *paramFieldInfo) {
+				if p == nil || p.Loc != "query" {
+					return
+				}
+
+				if p.Style == styleDeepObject {
+					deepPrefixes = append(deepPrefixes, p.Name+"[")
+					return
+				}
+
+				knownParams[p.Name] = struct{}{}
+			})
+
+			// Validate all keys in the request.
+			for key := range q {
+				if _, ok := knownParams[key]; ok {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// Check it against deepPrefixes.
+				isDeep := false
+				for _, prefix := range deepPrefixes {
+					if strings.HasPrefix(key, prefix) {
+						isDeep = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+
+				if isDeep {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				pb.Reset()
+				pb.Push("query")
+				pb.Push(key)
+				res.Add(pb, "", "unknown query parameter")
+			}
+
+			if len(res.Errors) > 0 {
+				writeErr(api, ctx, &contextError{Code: http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, Msg: "validation failed", Errs: res.Errors}, *res)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
 		inputParams.Every(v, func(f reflect.Value, p *paramFieldInfo) {
 			f = reflect.Indirect(f)
 			if f.Kind() == reflect.Invalid {
diff --git a/huma_test.go b/huma_test.go
index 4f10903a..d148e430 100644
--- a/huma_test.go
+++ b/huma_test.go
@@ -2469,6 +2469,102 @@ Content-Type: text/plain
 			URL:    "/one-of",
 			Body:   `[{"foo": "first"}, {"foo": "second"}]`,
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "reject-unknown-query-params",
+			Config: func() huma.Config {
+				cfg := huma.DefaultConfig("Test API", "1.0.0")
+				cfg.RejectUnknownQueryParameters = true
+				return cfg
+			}(),
+			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {
+				huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/test",
+				}, func(ctx context.Context, input *struct {
+					Known string `query:"known"`
+				}) (*struct{}, error) {
+					return nil, nil
+				})
+			},
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			URL:    "/test?known=ok&unknown=bad",
+			Assert: func(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
+				assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, resp.Code)
+				var body huma.ErrorModel
+				require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(resp.Body.Bytes(), &body))
+				assert.Equal(t, "validation failed", body.Detail)
+				found := false
+				for _, e := range body.Errors {
+					if e.Message == "unknown query parameter" && e.Location == "query.unknown" {
+						found = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				require.True(t, found, "expected unknown query parameter error for query.unknown; got: %v", body.Errors)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "reject-unknown-query-params-deepobject-allowed",
+			Config: func() huma.Config {
+				cfg := huma.DefaultConfig("Test API", "1.0.0")
+				cfg.RejectUnknownQueryParameters = true
+				return cfg
+			}(),
+			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {
+				huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/test",
+				}, func(ctx context.Context, input *struct {
+					Test struct {
+						Int    int    `json:"int"`
+						String string `json:"string"`
+					} `query:"test,deepObject"`
+				}) (*struct{}, error) {
+					// Should parse and succeed, no validation error.
+					return nil, nil
+				})
+			},
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			URL:    "/test?test[int]=1&test[string]=foo",
+			// No Assert: default check ensures status < 300.
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "reject-unknown-query-params-deepobject-unknown",
+			Config: func() huma.Config {
+				cfg := huma.DefaultConfig("Test API", "1.0.0")
+				cfg.RejectUnknownQueryParameters = true
+				return cfg
+			}(),
+			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {
+				huma.Register(api, huma.Operation{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/test",
+				}, func(ctx context.Context, input *struct {
+					Test struct {
+						Int    int    `json:"int"`
+						String string `json:"string"`
+					} `query:"test,deepObject"`
+				}) (*struct{}, error) {
+					return nil, nil
+				})
+			},
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			URL:    "/test?test[int]=1&test[string]=foo&test2[foo]=a",
+			Assert: func(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
+				assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, resp.Code)
+				var body huma.ErrorModel
+				require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(resp.Body.Bytes(), &body))
+				assert.Equal(t, "validation failed", body.Detail)
+				found := false
+				for _, e := range body.Errors {
+					if e.Message == "unknown query parameter" && e.Location == "query.test2[foo]" {
+						found = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				require.True(t, found, "expected unknown query parameter error for query.test2[foo]; got: %v", body.Errors)
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "security-override-public",
 			Register: func(t *testing.T, api huma.API) {