diff --git a/server/backend/internal/httpapi/playerstatus.go b/server/backend/internal/httpapi/playerstatus.go
index 53b4838..365190f 100644
--- a/server/backend/internal/httpapi/playerstatus.go
+++ b/server/backend/internal/httpapi/playerstatus.go
@@ -157,8 +157,23 @@ func handleListLatestPlayerStatuses(store playerStatusStore) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 func buildScreenStatusOverview(store playerStatusStore, query url.Values) (screenStatusOverview, error) {
 	records := store.List()
+
 	wantConnectivity := strings.TrimSpace(query.Get("server_connectivity"))
+	switch wantConnectivity {
+	case "", "online", "degraded", "offline", "unknown":
+		// valid
+	default:
+		return screenStatusOverview{}, errInvalidServerConnectivity
+	}
+
 	wantStale := strings.TrimSpace(query.Get("stale"))
+	switch wantStale {
+	case "", "true", "false":
+		// valid
+	default:
+		return screenStatusOverview{}, errInvalidStale
+	}
+
 	updatedSince, err := parseOptionalRFC3339(query.Get("updated_since"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return screenStatusOverview{}, errInvalidUpdatedSince
@@ -222,8 +237,10 @@ func buildScreenStatusOverview(store playerStatusStore, query url.Values) (scree
 }
 
 var (
-	errInvalidUpdatedSince = errors.New("invalid updated_since")
-	errInvalidLimit        = errors.New("invalid limit")
+	errInvalidUpdatedSince       = errors.New("invalid updated_since")
+	errInvalidLimit              = errors.New("invalid limit")
+	errInvalidServerConnectivity = errors.New("invalid server_connectivity")
+	errInvalidStale              = errors.New("invalid stale")
 )
 
 func writeOverviewQueryError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
@@ -232,6 +249,10 @@ func writeOverviewQueryError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid_updated_since", "updated_since ist kein gueltiger RFC3339-Zeitstempel", nil)
 	case errInvalidLimit:
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid_limit", "limit muss eine positive Ganzzahl sein", nil)
+	case errInvalidServerConnectivity:
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid_server_connectivity", "server_connectivity muss online, offline, degraded oder unknown sein", nil)
+	case errInvalidStale:
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid_stale", "stale muss true oder false sein", nil)
 	default:
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid_query", "ungueltige Query-Parameter", nil)
 	}
diff --git a/server/backend/internal/httpapi/playerstatus_test.go b/server/backend/internal/httpapi/playerstatus_test.go
index 49af99a..8002ca6 100644
--- a/server/backend/internal/httpapi/playerstatus_test.go
+++ b/server/backend/internal/httpapi/playerstatus_test.go
@@ -579,6 +579,50 @@ func TestHandleListLatestPlayerStatusesAppliesLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandleListLatestPlayerStatusesRejectsInvalidServerConnectivity(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/screens/status?server_connectivity=garbage", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handleListLatestPlayerStatuses(newInMemoryPlayerStatusStore())(w, req)
+
+	if got, want := w.Code, http.StatusBadRequest; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleListLatestPlayerStatusesRejectsInvalidStale(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/screens/status?stale=maybe", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handleListLatestPlayerStatuses(newInMemoryPlayerStatusStore())(w, req)
+
+	if got, want := w.Code, http.StatusBadRequest; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleListLatestPlayerStatusesRejectsInvalidUpdatedSince(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/screens/status?updated_since=not-a-time", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handleListLatestPlayerStatuses(newInMemoryPlayerStatusStore())(w, req)
+
+	if got, want := w.Code, http.StatusBadRequest; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleListLatestPlayerStatusesRejectsInvalidLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/screens/status?limit=0", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handleListLatestPlayerStatuses(newInMemoryPlayerStatusStore())(w, req)
+
+	if got, want := w.Code, http.StatusBadRequest; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleListLatestPlayerStatusesFiltersByUpdatedSince(t *testing.T) {
 	store := newInMemoryPlayerStatusStore()
 	store.Save(playerStatusRecord{ScreenID: "screen-old", Timestamp: "2026-03-22T16:00:00Z", Status: "running", ServerConnectivity: "online", ReceivedAt: "2026-03-22T16:00:00Z", HeartbeatEverySeconds: 30})
diff --git a/server/backend/internal/httpapi/router_test.go b/server/backend/internal/httpapi/router_test.go
index 05ea613..847ae9d 100644
--- a/server/backend/internal/httpapi/router_test.go
+++ b/server/backend/internal/httpapi/router_test.go
@@ -176,6 +176,32 @@ func TestRouterScreenStatusListRoute(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRouterStatusPageRejectsInvalidQueryParams(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name  string
+		query string
+	}{
+		{"invalid server_connectivity", "?server_connectivity=garbage"},
+		{"invalid stale", "?stale=maybe"},
+		{"invalid updated_since", "?updated_since=not-a-time"},
+		{"invalid limit zero", "?limit=0"},
+		{"invalid limit negative", "?limit=-1"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/status"+tc.query, nil)
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+			NewRouter(newInMemoryPlayerStatusStore()).ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+			if got, want := w.Code, http.StatusBadRequest; got != want {
+				t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRouterStatusPageRoute(t *testing.T) {
 	store := newInMemoryPlayerStatusStore()
 	store.now = func() time.Time {