diff --git a/src/Parsoid/References.php b/src/Parsoid/References.php
index ae87d23be..109b0eb9c 100644
--- a/src/Parsoid/References.php
+++ b/src/Parsoid/References.php
@@ -413,6 +413,18 @@ class References extends ExtensionTagHandler {
 
 		if ( !$isTplWrapper ) {
 			$dataMw = DOMDataUtils::getDataMw( $refsNode );
+
+			// Detect invalid parameters on the references tag
+			$knownAttributes = [ 'group', 'responsive' ];
+			foreach ( $dataMw->attrs as $key => $value ) {
+				if ( !in_array( strtolower( $key ), $knownAttributes, true ) ) {
+					self::addErrorsToNode(
+						$refsNode, [ [ 'key' => 'cite_error_references_invalid_parameters' ] ]
+					);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Mark this auto-generated so that we can skip this during
 			// html -> wt and so that clients can strip it if necessary.
 			if ( $autoGenerated ) {