diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/errors.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/errors.rs
index 2c02dc0a3..3ef342171 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/errors.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/errors.rs
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ async fn filter_reserved_geo_attribute_array() {
     index.wait_task(1).await;
 
     let expected_response = json!({
-        "message": "`_geo` is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a filter expression. Use the _geoRadius(latitude, longitude, distance) built-in rule to filter on _geo field coordinates.\n1:5 _geo = Glass",
+        "message": "`_geo` is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a filter expression. Use the `_geoRadius(latitude, longitude, distance)` or `_geoBoundingBox([latitude, longitude], [latitude, longitude])` built-in rules to filter on `_geo` field coordinates.\n1:5 _geo = Glass",
         "code": "invalid_search_filter",
         "type": "invalid_request",
         "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid-search-filter"
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ async fn filter_reserved_geo_attribute_string() {
     index.wait_task(1).await;
 
     let expected_response = json!({
-        "message": "`_geo` is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a filter expression. Use the _geoRadius(latitude, longitude, distance) built-in rule to filter on _geo field coordinates.\n1:5 _geo = Glass",
+        "message": "`_geo` is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a filter expression. Use the `_geoRadius(latitude, longitude, distance)` or `_geoBoundingBox([latitude, longitude], [latitude, longitude])` built-in rules to filter on `_geo` field coordinates.\n1:5 _geo = Glass",
         "code": "invalid_search_filter",
         "type": "invalid_request",
         "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid-search-filter"
diff --git a/milli/src/index.rs b/milli/src/index.rs
index 1c0482bca..972ed789e 100644
--- a/milli/src/index.rs
+++ b/milli/src/index.rs
@@ -1583,20 +1583,27 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             .unwrap();
         insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(search_result.candidates, @"RoaringBitmap<[4]>");
 
+        // the requests that doesn't make sense
+
         // try to wrap around the latitude
-        let search_result = search
+        let error = search
             .filter(Filter::from_str("_geoBoundingBox([-80, 0], [80, 0])").unwrap().unwrap())
             .execute()
-            .unwrap();
-        insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(search_result.candidates, @"RoaringBitmap<[]>");
+            .unwrap_err();
+        insta::assert_display_snapshot!(error, @r###"
+        The top latitude `-80` is below the bottom latitude `80`.
+        32:33 _geoBoundingBox([-80, 0], [80, 0])
+        "###);
 
-        // the request that doesn't make sense
         // send a top latitude lower than the bottow latitude
-        let search_result = search
+        let error = search
             .filter(Filter::from_str("_geoBoundingBox([-10, 0], [10, 0])").unwrap().unwrap())
             .execute()
-            .unwrap();
-        insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(search_result.candidates, @"RoaringBitmap<[]>");
+            .unwrap_err();
+        insta::assert_display_snapshot!(error, @r###"
+        The top latitude `-10` is below the bottom latitude `10`.
+        32:33 _geoBoundingBox([-10, 0], [10, 0])
+        "###);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/milli/src/search/facet/filter.rs b/milli/src/search/facet/filter.rs
index 82073c66b..3cf11819f 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/facet/filter.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/facet/filter.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum FilterError<'a> {
     BadGeo(&'a str),
     BadGeoLat(f64),
     BadGeoLng(f64),
+    BadGeoBoundingBoxTopIsBelowBottom(f64, f64),
     Reserved(&'a str),
     TooDeep,
 }
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ impl<'a> Display for FilterError<'a> {
                 "`{}` is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a filter expression.",
                 keyword
             ),
-            Self::BadGeo(keyword) => write!(f, "`{}` is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a filter expression. Use the _geoRadius(latitude, longitude, distance) built-in rule to filter on _geo field coordinates.", keyword),
+            Self::BadGeo(keyword) => write!(f, "`{}` is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a filter expression. Use the `_geoRadius(latitude, longitude, distance)` or `_geoBoundingBox([latitude, longitude], [latitude, longitude])` built-in rules to filter on `_geo` field coordinates.", keyword),
+            Self::BadGeoBoundingBoxTopIsBelowBottom(top, bottom) => write!(f, "The top latitude `{top}` is below the bottom latitude `{bottom}`."),
             Self::BadGeoLat(lat) => write!(f, "Bad latitude `{}`. Latitude must be contained between -90 and 90 degrees. ", lat),
             Self::BadGeoLng(lng) => write!(f, "Bad longitude `{}`. Longitude must be contained between -180 and 180 degrees. ", lng),
         }
@@ -411,6 +413,14 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
                         return Err(bottom_right_point[1]
                             .as_external_error(FilterError::BadGeoLng(bottom_right[1])))?;
                     }
+                    if top_left[0] < bottom_right[0] {
+                        return Err(bottom_right_point[1].as_external_error(
+                            FilterError::BadGeoBoundingBoxTopIsBelowBottom(
+                                top_left[0],
+                                bottom_right[0],
+                            ),
+                        ))?;
+                    }
 
                     // Instead of writing a custom `GeoBoundingBox` filter we're simply going to re-use the range
                     // filter to create the following filter;
diff --git a/milli/src/search/mod.rs b/milli/src/search/mod.rs
index df59634bb..dc48e04a8 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Search<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
+#[derive(Default, Debug)]
 pub struct SearchResult {
     pub matching_words: MatchingWords,
     pub candidates: RoaringBitmap,