diff --git a/meilisearch-types/src/deserr/mod.rs b/meilisearch-types/src/deserr/mod.rs
index 3e6ec8b96..bbaa42dc0 100644
--- a/meilisearch-types/src/deserr/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-types/src/deserr/mod.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ make_missing_field_convenience_builder!(MissingApiKeyActions, missing_api_key_ac
 make_missing_field_convenience_builder!(MissingApiKeyExpiresAt, missing_api_key_expires_at);
 make_missing_field_convenience_builder!(MissingApiKeyIndexes, missing_api_key_indexes);
 make_missing_field_convenience_builder!(MissingSwapIndexes, missing_swap_indexes);
+make_missing_field_convenience_builder!(MissingDocumentFilter, missing_document_filter);
 
 // Integrate a sub-error into a [`DeserrError`] by taking its error message but using
 // the default error code (C) from `Self`
diff --git a/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs b/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
index bcd8320c9..a88ff307c 100644
--- a/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ InvalidApiKeyUid                      , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidContentType                    , InvalidRequest       , UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE ;
 InvalidDocumentCsvDelimiter           , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidDocumentFields                 , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
+MissingDocumentFilter                 , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidDocumentFilter                 , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidDocumentGeoField               , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidDocumentId                     , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/documents.rs b/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/documents.rs
index b2b818e4b..4810f1c3d 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/documents.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/documents.rs
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ pub async fn delete_documents_batch(
 #[derive(Debug, Deserr)]
 #[deserr(error = DeserrJsonError, rename_all = camelCase, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct DocumentDeletionByFilter {
-    #[deserr(error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidDocumentDeleteFilter>)]
+    #[deserr(error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidDocumentDeleteFilter>, missing_field_error = DeserrJsonError::missing_document_filter)]
     filter: Value,
 }
 
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs b/meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs
index 0210d1bb2..8340ea326 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs
@@ -577,6 +577,18 @@ async fn delete_document_by_filter() {
     }
     "###);
 
+    // do not send any filter
+    let (response, code) = index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({})).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "Missing field `filter`",
+      "code": "missing_document_filter",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#missing_document_filter"
+    }
+    "###);
+
     // index does not exists
     let (response, code) =
         index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": "doggo = bernese"})).await;