diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/ReflectionParameterBinder.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/ReflectionParameterBinder.cs
index 5336b3ec57e..7a75ca44376 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/ReflectionParameterBinder.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/ReflectionParameterBinder.cs
@@ -189,9 +189,21 @@ static ReflectionParameterBinder()
             s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(GetModuleCommand), "ListAvailable"), (o, v) => ((GetModuleCommand)o).ListAvailable = (SwitchParameter)v);
             s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(GetModuleCommand), "FullyQualifiedName"), (o, v) => ((GetModuleCommand)o).FullyQualifiedName = (ModuleSpecification[])v);
 
-            s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "ErrorAction"), (o, v) => ((CommonParameters)o).ErrorAction = (ActionPreference)v);
-            s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "WarningAction"), (o, v) => ((CommonParameters)o).WarningAction = (ActionPreference)v);
-            s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "InformationAction"), (o, v) => ((CommonParameters)o).InformationAction = (ActionPreference)v);
+            s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "ErrorAction"),
+                (o, v) => {
+                    v ??= LanguagePrimitives.ThrowInvalidCastException(null, typeof(ActionPreference));
+                    ((CommonParameters)o).ErrorAction = (ActionPreference)v;
+                });
+            s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "WarningAction"),
+                (o, v) => {
+                    v ??= LanguagePrimitives.ThrowInvalidCastException(null, typeof(ActionPreference));
+                    ((CommonParameters)o).WarningAction = (ActionPreference)v;
+                });
+            s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "InformationAction"),
+                (o, v) => {
+                    v ??= LanguagePrimitives.ThrowInvalidCastException(null, typeof(ActionPreference));
+                    ((CommonParameters)o).InformationAction = (ActionPreference)v;
+                });
             s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "Verbose"), (o, v) => ((CommonParameters)o).Verbose = (SwitchParameter)v);
             s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "Debug"), (o, v) => ((CommonParameters)o).Debug = (SwitchParameter)v);
             s_setterMethods.TryAdd(Tuple.Create(typeof(CommonParameters), "ErrorVariable"), (o, v) => ((CommonParameters)o).ErrorVariable = (string)v);
diff --git a/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/ActionPreference.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/ActionPreference.Tests.ps1
index bdad4344b7b..c93e63bec4b 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/ActionPreference.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/ActionPreference.Tests.ps1
@@ -186,6 +186,27 @@ Describe "Tests for (error, warning, etc) action preference" -Tags "CI" {
         { New-Item @params } | Should -Throw -ErrorId "NewItemIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand"
         Remove-Item "$testdrive\test.txt" -Force
     }
+
+    It "Parameter binding '-<name>' throws correctly (no NRE) if argument is <argValue>" -TestCases @(
+        @{ name = "ErrorAction";       argValue = "null";           arguments = @{ ErrorAction = $null } }
+        @{ name = "WarningAction";     argValue = "null";           arguments = @{ WarningAction = $null } }
+        @{ name = "InformationAction"; argValue = "null";           arguments = @{ InformationAction = $null } }
+        @{ name = "ErrorAction";       argValue = "AutomationNull"; arguments = @{ ErrorAction = [System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value } }
+        @{ name = "WarningAction";     argValue = "AutomationNull"; arguments = @{ WarningAction = [System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value } }
+        @{ name = "InformationAction"; argValue = "AutomationNull"; arguments = @{ InformationAction = [System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value } }
+    ) {
+        param($arguments)
+
+        $err = $null
+        try {
+            Test-Path .\noexistfile.ps1 @arguments
+        } catch {
+            $err = $_
+        }
+
+        $err.FullyQualifiedErrorId | Should -BeExactly "ParameterBindingFailed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestPathCommand"
+        $err.Exception.InnerException.InnerException | Should -BeOfType "System.Management.Automation.PSInvalidCastException"
+    }
 }
 
 Describe 'ActionPreference.Break tests' -tag 'CI' {