diff --git a/ivtest/gold/parameter_invalid_override.gold b/ivtest/gold/parameter_invalid_override.gold
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..029fc3262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/gold/parameter_invalid_override.gold
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:28: error: Cannot override localparam `C` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:29: error: Cannot override localparam `D` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:31: error: Cannot override localparam `F` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:32: error: Cannot override localparam `G` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:33: error: Cannot override localparam `H` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:34: error: Cannot override localparam `I` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:35: error: parameter `Z` not found in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:52: error: Cannot override localparam `C` in `test.i_b`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:53: error: Cannot override localparam `D` in `test.i_b`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:54: error: parameter `Z` not found in `test.i_b`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:40: error: Cannot override localparam `C` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:41: error: Cannot override localparam `D` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:43: error: Cannot override localparam `F` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:44: error: Cannot override localparam `G` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:45: error: Cannot override localparam `H` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:46: error: Cannot override localparam `I` in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:47: error: parameter `Z` not found in `test.i_a`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:59: error: Cannot override localparam `C` in `test.i_b`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:60: error: Cannot override localparam `D` in `test.i_b`.
+./ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v:61: error: parameter `Z` not found in `test.i_b`.
+21 error(s) during elaboration.
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v b/ivtest/ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32843690c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/parameter_invalid_override.v
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Check that invalid parameter overrides generate an error
+
+module a #(
+  parameter A = 1, B = 2,
+  localparam C = 3, localparam D = 4, // TODO: D should be localparam even when the keyword omitted
+  parameter E = 5
+);
+
+  // TODO: parameter here should be treated as a localparam since the module has a
+  // parameter port list
+  /*parameter*/ localparam F = 6, G = 7;
+  localparam H = 8, I = 9;
+
+endmodule
+
+module b;
+
+  parameter A = 1, B = 2;
+  localparam C = 3, D = 4;
+
+endmodule
+
+module test;
+
+  a #(
+    .A(10),
+    .B(20),
+    .C(30),
+    .D(40),
+    .E(50),
+    .F(60),
+    .G(70),
+    .H(80),
+    .I(90),
+    .Z(99)
+  ) i_a();
+
+  defparam i_a.A = 100;
+  defparam i_a.B = 200;
+  defparam i_a.C = 300;
+  defparam i_a.D = 400;
+  defparam i_a.E = 500;
+  defparam i_a.F = 600;
+  defparam i_a.G = 700;
+  defparam i_a.H = 800;
+  defparam i_a.I = 900;
+  defparam i_a.Z = 999;
+
+  b #(
+    .A(10),
+    .B(20),
+    .C(30),
+    .D(40),
+    .Z(99)
+  ) i_b();
+
+  defparam i_b.A = 100;
+  defparam i_b.B = 200;
+  defparam i_b.C = 300;
+  defparam i_b.D = 400;
+  defparam i_b.Z = 999;
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index a0bfc15e6..f11026406 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ named_fork		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 named_fork_fail		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 packeda			normal,-g2009		ivltests
 packeda2		normal,-g2009		ivltests
+parameter_invalid_override CE,-g2005-sv		ivltests gold=parameter_invalid_override.gold
 parameter_type2		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 parpkg_test		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 parpkg_test2		normal,-g2009		ivltests