diff --git a/src/Functions/bitShiftLeft.cpp b/src/Functions/bitShiftLeft.cpp
index c366a1ecb44..c3f5de628aa 100644
--- a/src/Functions/bitShiftLeft.cpp
+++ b/src/Functions/bitShiftLeft.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ struct BitShiftLeftImpl
     {
         if constexpr (is_big_int_v<B>)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "BitShiftLeft is not implemented for big integers as second argument");
+        else if (b < 0)
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT, "The number of shift positions needs to be a positive value");
         else if constexpr (is_big_int_v<A>)
             return static_cast<Result>(a) << static_cast<UInt32>(b);
         else
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ struct BitShiftLeftImpl
     {
         if constexpr (is_big_int_v<B>)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "BitShiftLeft is not implemented for big integers as second argument");
+        else if (b < 0)
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT, "The number of shift positions needs to be a positive value");
         else
         {
             UInt8 word_size = 8;
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ struct BitShiftLeftImpl
     {
         if constexpr (is_big_int_v<B>)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "BitShiftLeft is not implemented for big integers as second argument");
+        else if (b < 0)
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT, "The number of shift positions needs to be a positive value");
         else
         {
             UInt8 word_size = 8;
diff --git a/src/Functions/bitShiftRight.cpp b/src/Functions/bitShiftRight.cpp
index 1c37cd3bf4c..b53485c45f5 100644
--- a/src/Functions/bitShiftRight.cpp
+++ b/src/Functions/bitShiftRight.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace ErrorCodes
 {
     extern const int NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
     extern const int LOGICAL_ERROR;
+    extern const int ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT;
 }
 
 namespace
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ struct BitShiftRightImpl
     {
         if constexpr (is_big_int_v<B>)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "BitShiftRight is not implemented for big integers as second argument");
+        else if (b < 0)
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT, "The number of shift positions needs to be a positive value");
         else if constexpr (is_big_int_v<A>)
             return static_cast<Result>(a) >> static_cast<UInt32>(b);
         else
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ struct BitShiftRightImpl
     {
         if constexpr (is_big_int_v<B>)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "BitShiftRight is not implemented for big integers as second argument");
+        else if (b < 0)
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT, "The number of shift positions needs to be a positive value");
         else
         {
             UInt8 word_size = 8;
@@ -88,6 +93,8 @@ struct BitShiftRightImpl
     {
         if constexpr (is_big_int_v<B>)
             throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "BitShiftRight is not implemented for big integers as second argument");
+        else if (b < 0)
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT, "The number of shift positions needs to be a positive value");
         else
         {
             UInt8 word_size = 8;
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/03198_bit_shift_throws_error_for_negative_shift_positions.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03198_bit_shift_throws_error_for_negative_shift_positions.reference
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/03198_bit_shift_throws_error_for_negative_shift_positions.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03198_bit_shift_throws_error_for_negative_shift_positions.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..659d03d1951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03198_bit_shift_throws_error_for_negative_shift_positions.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+SELECT bitShiftRight(1, -1); -- { serverError ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT }
+SELECT bitShiftRight('hola', -1); -- { serverError ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT }
+SELECT bitShiftRight(toFixedString('hola', 10), -1); -- { serverError ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT }
+
+SELECT bitShiftLeft(1, -1); -- { serverError ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT }
+SELECT bitShiftLeft('hola', -1); -- { serverError ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT }
+SELECT bitShiftLeft(toFixedString('hola', 10), -1); -- { serverError ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT }
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