diff --git a/salt/client/mixins.py b/salt/client/mixins.py
index 29b6077661..6561e6dfba 100644
--- a/salt/client/mixins.py
+++ b/salt/client/mixins.py
@@ -384,7 +384,11 @@ class SyncClientMixin(object):
 
             # Initialize a context for executing the method.
             with tornado.stack_context.StackContext(self.functions.context_dict.clone):
-                data['return'] = self.functions[fun](*args, **kwargs)
+                func = self.functions[fun]
+                try:
+                    data['return'] = func(*args, **kwargs)
+                except TypeError as exc:
+                    data['return'] = '\nPassed invalid arguments: {0}\n\nUsage:\n{1}'.format(exc, func.__doc__)
                 try:
                     data['success'] = self.context.get('retcode', 0) == 0
                 except AttributeError:
diff --git a/tests/integration/runners/test_cache.py b/tests/integration/runners/test_cache.py
index 064e887b05..7c6d73761f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/runners/test_cache.py
+++ b/tests/integration/runners/test_cache.py
@@ -34,3 +34,15 @@ class ManageTest(ShellCase):
         ret = self.run_run_plus('cache.flush', bank='cachetest/runner', key='test_cache')
         ret = self.run_run_plus('cache.list', bank='cachetest/runner')
         self.assertNotIn('test_cache', ret['return'])
+
+    def test_cache_invalid(self):
+        '''
+        Store, list, fetch, then flush data
+        '''
+        # Store the data
+        ret = self.run_run_plus(
+            'cache.store',
+        )
+        # Make sure we can see the new key
+        expected = 'Passed invalid arguments:'
+        self.assertIn(expected, ret['return'])
diff --git a/tests/integration/runners/test_jobs.py b/tests/integration/runners/test_jobs.py
index e9d6b19cf1..d63d0955f8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/runners/test_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/integration/runners/test_jobs.py
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ class ManageTest(ShellCase):
         self.assertEqual(ret['return'], {})
         self.assertEqual(ret['out'], [])
 
+    def test_lookup_jid_invalid(self):
+        '''
+        jobs.lookup_jid
+        '''
+        ret = self.run_run_plus('jobs.lookup_jid')
+        expected = 'Passed invalid arguments:'
+        self.assertIn(expected, ret['return'])
+
     @skipIf(True, 'to be re-enabled when #23623 is merged')
     def test_list_jobs(self):
         '''
diff --git a/tests/integration/runners/test_salt.py b/tests/integration/runners/test_salt.py
index 37488f9a48..71683a8e25 100644
--- a/tests/integration/runners/test_salt.py
+++ b/tests/integration/runners/test_salt.py
@@ -25,3 +25,11 @@ class SaltRunnerTest(ShellCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(out_ret, 'True')
         self.assertTrue(return_ret)
+
+    def test_salt_cmd_invalid(self):
+        '''
+        test return values of salt.cmd invalid parameters
+        '''
+        ret = self.run_run_plus('salt.cmd')
+        expected = 'Passed invalid arguments:'
+        self.assertIn(expected, ret['return'])