diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmerevokekeyjob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmerevokekeyjob.cpp
index 08585414..8a2c224e 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmerevokekeyjob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmerevokekeyjob.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 
 #include <gpg-error.h>
 
+#include "qgpgme_debug.h"
+
 using namespace QGpgME;
 using namespace GpgME;
 
@@ -57,6 +59,29 @@ QGpgMERevokeKeyJob::QGpgMERevokeKeyJob(Context *context)
 
 QGpgMERevokeKeyJob::~QGpgMERevokeKeyJob() = default;
 
+
+static Error check_arguments(const Key &key,
+                             RevocationReason reason,
+                             const std::vector<std::string> &description)
+{
+    if (key.isNull()) {
+        qWarning(QGPGME_LOG) << "Error: Key is null key";
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_ARG);
+    }
+    if (reason < RevocationReason::Unspecified || reason > RevocationReason::NoLongerUsed) {
+        qWarning(QGPGME_LOG) << "Error: Invalid revocation reason" << static_cast<int>(reason);
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
+    }
+    if (std::any_of(std::begin(description), std::end(description),
+                    [](const std::string &line) {
+                        return line.empty() || line.find('\n') != std::string::npos;
+                    })) {
+        qWarning(QGPGME_LOG) << "Error: Revocation description contains empty lines or lines with endline characters";
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
 static QGpgMERevokeKeyJob::result_type revoke_key(Context *ctx, const Key &key,
                                                   RevocationReason reason,
                                                   const std::vector<std::string> &description)
@@ -80,17 +105,24 @@ Error QGpgMERevokeKeyJob::start(const GpgME::Key &key,
                                 GpgME::RevocationReason reason,
                                 const std::vector<std::string> &description)
 {
-    run(std::bind(&revoke_key, std::placeholders::_1, key, reason, description));
-    return {};
+    Error err = check_arguments(key, reason, description);
+    if (!err) {
+        run(std::bind(&revoke_key, std::placeholders::_1, key, reason, description));
+    }
+    return err;
 }
 
 Error QGpgMERevokeKeyJob::exec(const GpgME::Key &key,
                                GpgME::RevocationReason reason,
                                const std::vector<std::string> &description)
 {
-    const result_type r = revoke_key(context(), key, reason, description);
-    resultHook(r);
-    return std::get<0>(r);
+    Error err = check_arguments(key, reason, description);
+    if (!err) {
+        const result_type r = revoke_key(context(), key, reason, description);
+        resultHook(r);
+        err = std::get<0>(r);
+    }
+    return err;
 }
 
 #include "qgpgmerevokekeyjob.moc"
diff --git a/lang/qt/tests/t-revokekey.cpp b/lang/qt/tests/t-revokekey.cpp
index 6586f093..9aec5753 100644
--- a/lang/qt/tests/t-revokekey.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/tests/t-revokekey.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <revokekeyjob.h>
 
 #include <QProcess>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QSignalSpy>
 #include <QTest>
 
@@ -196,6 +197,66 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
                       "0000 1111 2222 3333 4444 5555 6666 7777 8888 9999."});
     }
 
+    void testErrorHandling_nullKey()
+    {
+        {
+            auto job = std::unique_ptr<RevokeKeyJob>{openpgp()->revokeKeyJob()};
+            QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, "Error: Key is null key");
+            const auto result = job->exec(Key{});
+            QVERIFY(result.code() == GPG_ERR_INV_ARG);
+        }
+        {
+            auto job = std::unique_ptr<RevokeKeyJob>{openpgp()->revokeKeyJob()};
+            QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, "Error: Key is null key");
+            const auto result = job->start(Key{});
+            QVERIFY(result.code() == GPG_ERR_INV_ARG);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void testErrorHandling_invalidReason()
+    {
+        // Get the key that shall be revoked
+        auto key = getTestKey("revoke-me@example.net");
+        QVERIFY(!key.isNull());
+        QVERIFY(!key.isRevoked());
+
+        {
+            auto job = std::unique_ptr<RevokeKeyJob>{openpgp()->revokeKeyJob()};
+            QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, QRegularExpression{"^Error: Invalid revocation reason"});
+            const auto result = job->exec(key, static_cast<RevocationReason>(-1));
+            QVERIFY(result.code() == GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
+        }
+        {
+            auto job = std::unique_ptr<RevokeKeyJob>{openpgp()->revokeKeyJob()};
+            QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, QRegularExpression{"^Error: Invalid revocation reason"});
+            const auto result = job->start(key, static_cast<RevocationReason>(4));
+            QVERIFY(result.code() == GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void testErrorHandling_invalidDescription()
+    {
+        // Get the key that shall be revoked
+        auto key = getTestKey("revoke-me@example.net");
+        QVERIFY(!key.isNull());
+        QVERIFY(!key.isRevoked());
+
+        {
+            auto job = std::unique_ptr<RevokeKeyJob>{openpgp()->revokeKeyJob()};
+            QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, "Error: Revocation description contains empty lines or lines with endline characters");
+            const auto result = job->exec(key, RevocationReason::Unspecified,
+                                          {"line1", "", "line3"});
+            QVERIFY(result.code() == GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
+        }
+        {
+            auto job = std::unique_ptr<RevokeKeyJob>{openpgp()->revokeKeyJob()};
+            QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, "Error: Revocation description contains empty lines or lines with endline characters");
+            const auto result = job->start(key, RevocationReason::Unspecified,
+                                           {"line1\nline2"});
+            QVERIFY(result.code() == GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE);
+        }
+    }
+
 private:
     Key getTestKey(const char *pattern)
     {