diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php b/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
index 205b1beb32bc..94f426c0dc2c 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ public function bind($abstract, $concrete = null, $shared = false)
         // bound into this container to the abstract type and we will just wrap it
         // up inside its own Closure to give us more convenience when extending.
         if (! $concrete instanceof Closure) {
+            if (! is_string($concrete)) {
+                throw new \TypeError(self::class.'::bind(): Argument #2 ($concrete) must be of type Closure|string|null');
+            }
+
             $concrete = $this->getClosure($abstract, $concrete);
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Container/ContainerTest.php b/tests/Container/ContainerTest.php
index 7aa77ba1cd49..13361beb1380 100755
--- a/tests/Container/ContainerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Container/ContainerTest.php
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ public function testSharedConcreteResolution()
         $this->assertSame($var1, $var2);
     }
 
+    public function testBindFailsLoudlyWithInvalidArgument()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(\TypeError::class);
+        $container = new Container;
+
+        $concrete = new ContainerConcreteStub();
+        $container->bind(ContainerConcreteStub::class, $concrete);
+    }
+
     public function testAbstractToConcreteResolution()
     {
         $container = new Container;