diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Internal/CustomParameterExpressionBuilder.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Internal/CustomParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
index d77759ea1e3..bccb73b325d 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Internal/CustomParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Internal/CustomParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using HotChocolate.Resolvers;
 
 namespace HotChocolate.Internal;
@@ -8,9 +10,11 @@ namespace HotChocolate.Internal;
 /// A custom parameter expression builder allows to implement custom resolver parameter
 /// injection logic.
 /// </summary>
-public abstract class CustomParameterExpressionBuilder : IParameterExpressionBuilder
+public abstract class CustomParameterExpressionBuilder
+    : IParameterExpressionBuilder
+    , IParameterBindingFactory
 {
-    private readonly bool _isPure;
+    private protected readonly bool _isPure;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="CustomParameterExpressionBuilder"/>
@@ -36,6 +40,12 @@ internal CustomParameterExpressionBuilder(bool isPure)
 
     bool IParameterExpressionBuilder.IsDefaultHandler => false;
 
+    ArgumentKind IParameterBindingFactory.Kind => ArgumentKind.Custom;
+
+    bool IParameterBindingFactory.IsPure => _isPure;
+
+    bool IParameterBindingFactory.IsDefaultHandler => false;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Checks if this expression builder can handle the following parameter.
     /// </summary>
@@ -48,6 +58,25 @@ internal CustomParameterExpressionBuilder(bool isPure)
     /// </returns>
     public abstract bool CanHandle(ParameterInfo parameter);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if this expression builder can handle the parameter described by the
+    /// source generator (which has no <see cref="ParameterInfo"/>).
+    /// </summary>
+    public virtual bool CanHandle(ParameterDescriptor parameter) => false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates the runtime binding used by source-generated resolvers.
+    /// </summary>
+    public virtual IParameterBinding Create(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
+        => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns <c>true</c> when this builder targets the described parameter but can only
+    /// decide via a <see cref="ParameterInfo"/> predicate, which the source generator cannot
+    /// evaluate. Used to raise a clear error instead of silently misclassifying the parameter.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal virtual bool RequiresParameterInfo(ParameterDescriptor parameter) => false;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Builds an expression that resolves a resolver parameter.
     /// </summary>
@@ -69,6 +98,8 @@ public class CustomParameterExpressionBuilder<TArg> : CustomParameterExpressionB
 {
     private readonly Func<ParameterInfo, bool> _canHandle;
     private readonly Expression<Func<IResolverContext, TArg>> _expression;
+    private readonly bool _usesDefaultTypePredicate;
+    private Func<IResolverContext, TArg>? _compiled;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="CustomParameterExpressionBuilder"/>.
@@ -82,6 +113,7 @@ public CustomParameterExpressionBuilder(
     {
         _canHandle = p => p.ParameterType == typeof(TArg);
         _expression = expression;
+        _usesDefaultTypePredicate = true;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -100,6 +132,7 @@ internal CustomParameterExpressionBuilder(
     {
         _canHandle = p => p.ParameterType == typeof(TArg);
         _expression = expression;
+        _usesDefaultTypePredicate = true;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -118,6 +151,7 @@ public CustomParameterExpressionBuilder(
     {
         _expression = expression;
         _canHandle = canHandle;
+        _usesDefaultTypePredicate = false;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -140,6 +174,7 @@ internal CustomParameterExpressionBuilder(
     {
         _expression = expression;
         _canHandle = canHandle;
+        _usesDefaultTypePredicate = false;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -167,4 +202,33 @@ public override bool CanHandle(ParameterInfo parameter)
     /// </returns>
     public override Expression Build(ParameterExpressionBuilderContext context)
         => Expression.Invoke(_expression, context.ResolverContext);
+
+    public override bool CanHandle(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
+        => _usesDefaultTypePredicate && parameter.Type == typeof(TArg);
+
+    internal override bool RequiresParameterInfo(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
+        // A custom ParameterInfo predicate can match any parameter a TArg value is assignable to
+        // (e.g. an interface or base type), not just an exact-TArg parameter. The source generator
+        // cannot evaluate the predicate, so flag those parameters to fail loudly rather than
+        // silently fall through to argument binding.
+        => !_usesDefaultTypePredicate && parameter.Type.IsAssignableFrom(typeof(TArg));
+
+    public override IParameterBinding Create(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
+        => new CustomBinding(_compiled ??= _expression.Compile(), _isPure);
+
+    private sealed class CustomBinding(
+        Func<IResolverContext, TArg> compiled,
+        bool isPure)
+        : IParameterBinding
+    {
+        public bool IsPure => isPure;
+
+        public T Execute<T>(IResolverContext context)
+        {
+            // the binding is only created for a parameter of type TArg, so T == TArg here
+            Debug.Assert(typeof(T) == typeof(TArg));
+            var value = compiled(context);
+            return Unsafe.As<TArg, T>(ref value);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Resolvers/ParameterBindingResolver.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Resolvers/ParameterBindingResolver.cs
index e4b3eafd3fa..e54e02eed3b 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Resolvers/ParameterBindingResolver.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Resolvers/ParameterBindingResolver.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public IParameterBinding GetBinding(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
             }
         }
 
+        EnsureParameterInfoNotRequired(parameter);
         return _defaultBinding.Create(parameter);
     }
 
@@ -85,6 +86,28 @@ public IParameterBinding GetBinding(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
             }
         }
 
+        EnsureParameterInfoNotRequired(parameter);
         return (_defaultBinding.Kind, _defaultBinding.IsPure);
     }
+
+    private void EnsureParameterInfoNotRequired(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
+    {
+        foreach (var binding in _bindings)
+        {
+            if (binding is CustomParameterExpressionBuilder customBuilder
+                && customBuilder.RequiresParameterInfo(parameter))
+            {
+                throw new SchemaException(
+                    SchemaErrorBuilder.New()
+                        .SetMessage(
+                            $"The parameter '{parameter.Name}' of type "
+                            + $"'{parameter.Type.FullName ?? parameter.Type.Name}' is handled by a "
+                            + "custom parameter expression builder that was registered with a "
+                            + "ParameterInfo predicate, which is not supported by the source "
+                            + "generator. Register it using the type-based "
+                            + $"AddParameterExpressionBuilder<{parameter.Type.Name}>(...) overload.")
+                        .Build());
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Analyzers.Tests/SourceGeneratorOffsetPagingReproTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Analyzers.Tests/SourceGeneratorReproTests.cs
similarity index 79%
rename from src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Analyzers.Tests/SourceGeneratorOffsetPagingReproTests.cs
rename to src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Analyzers.Tests/SourceGeneratorReproTests.cs
index 676d9838af5..e945bee3810 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Analyzers.Tests/SourceGeneratorOffsetPagingReproTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Analyzers.Tests/SourceGeneratorReproTests.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 namespace HotChocolate.Types;
 
-public class SourceGeneratorOffsetPagingReproTests
+public class SourceGeneratorReproTests
 {
     [Fact]
     public async Task QueryType_SourceGenerator_Path_Works_Like_AddQueryType_Path()
@@ -312,6 +312,123 @@ private static MethodInfo FindRegistrationMethod(
             .Single(predicate);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Module_SourceGen_CustomParameterExpressionBuilder_IsInjected_NotAnArgument()
+    {
+        var assembly = CompileCustomParameterReproAssembly();
+
+        var result = await ExecuteWithSourceGeneratorRegistrationAsync(
+            assembly,
+            registrationMethodName: "AddDemo",
+            query: "mutation { doThing(name: \"!\") }",
+            configureBuilder: static b =>
+                b.AddParameterExpressionBuilder(_ => new InjectedUser { Name = "injected" }));
+
+        // the custom parameter is not exposed as a GraphQL argument (only 'name' is)
+        Assert.Contains("doThing(name: String!): String!", result.Schema, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+        // the custom parameter value is injected into the resolver
+        using var json = JsonDocument.Parse(result.Result);
+        var value = json.RootElement.GetProperty("data").GetProperty("doThing").GetString();
+        Assert.Equal("injected!", value);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Module_SourceGen_CustomPredicateBuilder_AssignableInterfaceParameter_FailsLoud()
+    {
+        var assembly = CompileInterfaceParameterReproAssembly();
+
+        var builder = new ServiceCollection().AddGraphQLServer(disableDefaultSecurity: true);
+        var addModule = FindRegistrationMethod(
+            assembly,
+            m =>
+            {
+                var p = m.GetParameters();
+                return m.Name.Equals("AddDemo", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                    && m.ReturnType == typeof(IRequestExecutorBuilder)
+                    && p.Length == 1
+                    && p[0].ParameterType == typeof(IRequestExecutorBuilder);
+            });
+        addModule.Invoke(null, [builder]);
+
+        // a custom ParameterInfo predicate whose value type (ConcreteInjectedUser) is assignable to
+        // the resolver parameter type (IInjectedUser). The source generator cannot evaluate the
+        // predicate, so the build must fail with a clear error instead of misbinding the parameter.
+        builder.AddParameterExpressionBuilder(
+            _ => new ConcreteInjectedUser(),
+            p => p.Name == "user");
+
+        var exception = await Record.ExceptionAsync(
+            async () => await builder.BuildSchemaAsync(
+                cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
+
+        Assert.IsType<SchemaException>(exception);
+        Assert.Contains(
+            "custom parameter expression builder",
+            exception.ToString(),
+            StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    private static Assembly CompileInterfaceParameterReproAssembly()
+    {
+        const string source = """
+            using HotChocolate;
+            using HotChocolate.Types;
+
+            [assembly: Module("Demo")]
+
+            namespace Repro;
+
+            [QueryType]
+            public static partial class SourceGeneratedQuery
+            {
+                public static string Ping() => "pong";
+            }
+
+            [MutationType]
+            public static partial class SourceGeneratedMutation
+            {
+                public static string DoThing(IInjectedUser user, string name)
+                    => user.Name + name;
+            }
+            """;
+
+        return CompileReproAssembly(
+            source,
+            "SourceGeneratorInterfaceParameterRepro",
+            [MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(IInjectedUser).Assembly.Location)]);
+    }
+
+    private static Assembly CompileCustomParameterReproAssembly()
+    {
+        const string source = """
+            using HotChocolate;
+            using HotChocolate.Types;
+
+            [assembly: Module("Demo")]
+
+            namespace Repro;
+
+            [QueryType]
+            public static partial class SourceGeneratedQuery
+            {
+                public static string Ping() => "pong";
+            }
+
+            [MutationType]
+            public static partial class SourceGeneratedMutation
+            {
+                public static string DoThing(InjectedUser user, string name)
+                    => user.Name + name;
+            }
+            """;
+
+        return CompileReproAssembly(
+            source,
+            "SourceGeneratorCustomParameterRepro",
+            [MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(InjectedUser).Assembly.Location)]);
+    }
+
     private static Assembly CompileOffsetPagingReproAssembly()
     {
         const string source = """
@@ -508,7 +625,10 @@ public record Foo(string Description);
         return CompileReproAssembly(source, "SourceGeneratorAnyTypeEscapingRepro");
     }
 
-    private static Assembly CompileReproAssembly(string source, string assemblyName)
+    private static Assembly CompileReproAssembly(
+        string source,
+        string assemblyName,
+        IEnumerable<PortableExecutableReference>? extraReferences = null)
     {
         var parseOptions = CSharpParseOptions.Default;
         var syntaxTree = CSharpSyntaxTree.ParseText(source, parseOptions);
@@ -547,9 +667,11 @@ private static Assembly CompileReproAssembly(string source, string assemblyName)
             MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(IFilterContext).Assembly.Location),
             MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(WebApplication).Assembly.Location),
             MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(IServiceCollection).Assembly.Location),
-            MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.AuthorizeAttribute).Assembly.Location),
+            MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(
+                typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.AuthorizeAttribute).Assembly.Location),
             MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(Authorization.AuthorizeAttribute).Assembly.Location),
-            MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(UseOffsetPagingAttribute).Assembly.Location)
+            MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(UseOffsetPagingAttribute).Assembly.Location),
+            .. extraReferences ?? []
         ];
 
         var compilation = CSharpCompilation.Create(
@@ -595,3 +717,24 @@ private static Assembly CompileReproAssembly(string source, string assemblyName)
 
     private sealed record ExecutionResult(string Schema, string Result);
 }
+
+// Shared with the source-generated repro assembly (must be a compile-time type so the test can register
+// AddParameterExpressionBuilder<InjectedUser>). Supplied via a custom parameter expression builder,
+// never a GraphQL argument.
+public sealed class InjectedUser
+{
+    public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
+
+// Interface + implementation shared with the source-generated repro assembly. Used to verify that a
+// custom ParameterInfo predicate whose value type is assignable to an interface/base parameter type is
+// detected by the source-generator binding path.
+public interface IInjectedUser
+{
+    string Name { get; }
+}
+
+public sealed class ConcreteInjectedUser : IInjectedUser
+{
+    public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/Resolvers/ParameterBindingResolverTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/Resolvers/ParameterBindingResolverTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..125b302b75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/Resolvers/ParameterBindingResolverTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using HotChocolate.Internal;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace HotChocolate.Resolvers;
+
+public class ParameterBindingResolverTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetBindingInfo_DefaultCustomBuilder_ClassifiedAsCustom()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var resolver = CreateResolver(
+            new CustomParameterExpressionBuilder<CustomState>(_ => new CustomState("hello")));
+        var parameter = new ParameterDescriptor("state", typeof(CustomState), false, []);
+
+        // act
+        var (kind, _) = resolver.GetBindingInfo(parameter);
+
+        // assert
+        Assert.Equal(ArgumentKind.Custom, kind);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetBinding_DefaultCustomBuilder_ExecutesLambda()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var resolver = CreateResolver(
+            new CustomParameterExpressionBuilder<CustomState>(_ => new CustomState("hello")));
+        var parameter = new ParameterDescriptor("state", typeof(CustomState), false, []);
+
+        // act
+        var value = resolver.GetBinding(parameter).Execute<CustomState>(null!);
+
+        // assert
+        Assert.Equal("hello", value.Greetings);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetBindingInfo_CustomPredicateBuilder_MatchingType_Throws()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var resolver = CreateResolver(
+            new CustomParameterExpressionBuilder<CustomState>(
+                _ => new CustomState("hello"),
+                canHandle: p => p.Name == "state"));
+        var parameter = new ParameterDescriptor("state", typeof(CustomState), false, []);
+
+        // act
+        void Act() => resolver.GetBindingInfo(parameter);
+
+        // assert
+        Assert.Throws<SchemaException>(Act);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetBindingInfo_CustomPredicateBuilder_NonMatchingType_FallsBackToArgument()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        // a custom-predicate builder for CustomState must not affect an unrelated string parameter
+        var resolver = CreateResolver(
+            new CustomParameterExpressionBuilder<CustomState>(
+                _ => new CustomState("hello"),
+                canHandle: p => p.Name == "state"));
+        var parameter = new ParameterDescriptor("name", typeof(string), false, []);
+
+        // act
+        var (kind, _) = resolver.GetBindingInfo(parameter);
+
+        // assert
+        Assert.Equal(ArgumentKind.Argument, kind);
+    }
+
+    private static ParameterBindingResolver CreateResolver(
+        params IParameterExpressionBuilder[] builders)
+        => new(new ServiceCollection().BuildServiceProvider(), builders);
+
+    public class CustomState(string greetings)
+    {
+        public string Greetings { get; } = greetings;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/Data/PagingArgumentsParameterExpressionBuilder.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/Data/PagingArgumentsParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
index a24b73911ec..023a8c55adf 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/Data/PagingArgumentsParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/Data/PagingArgumentsParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ internal sealed class PagingArgumentsParameterExpressionBuilder()
 {
     public bool IsDefaultHandler => false;
 
-    public bool CanHandle(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
+    public override bool CanHandle(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
         => parameter.Type == typeof(PagingArguments);
 
-    public IParameterBinding Create(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
+    public override IParameterBinding Create(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
         => this;
 
     public ArgumentKind Kind => ArgumentKind.Custom;
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/EntityFramework/ContextFactoryParameterExpressionBuilder.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/EntityFramework/ContextFactoryParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
index 51f530c31fa..98c64ec474a 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/EntityFramework/ContextFactoryParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/EntityFramework/ContextFactoryParameterExpressionBuilder.cs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ internal sealed class ContextFactoryParameterExpressionBuilder<TDbContext>()
 
     public bool IsDefaultHandler => false;
 
-    public bool CanHandle(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
+    public override bool CanHandle(ParameterDescriptor parameter)
         => parameter.Type == typeof(TDbContext);
 
-    public IParameterBinding Create(ParameterDescriptor parameter) => this;
+    public override IParameterBinding Create(ParameterDescriptor parameter) => this;
 
     public T Execute<T>(IResolverContext context)
     {