diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter.java
index 64f1a1e02..836d8f327 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter.java
@@ -44,13 +44,14 @@ public class QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter implements RepositoryInvoker {
 	 *
 	 * @param delegate must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param executor must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param predicate can be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param predicate must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter(RepositoryInvoker delegate, QuerydslPredicateExecutor<Object> executor,
 			Predicate predicate) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(delegate, "Delegate RepositoryInvoker must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(executor, "QuerydslPredicateExecutor must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(predicate, "Predicate must not be null");
 
 		this.delegate = delegate;
 		this.executor = executor;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapterUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapterUnitTests.java
index 0bbb37a10..2cd2ae810 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapterUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapterUnitTests.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.querydsl;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
-
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.support.RepositoryInvoker;
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate;
  * Unit tests for {@link QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter}.
  *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  * @soundtrack Emilie Nicolas - Grown Up
  */
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@ class QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapterUnitTests {
 		this.adapter = new QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter(delegate, executor, predicate);
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-1501
+	void rejectsNullPredicate() {
+
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+				.isThrownBy(() -> new QuerydslRepositoryInvokerAdapter(delegate, executor, null));
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATACMNS-669
 	void forwardsFindAllToExecutorWithPredicate() {