diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/report/budget_variance_report/budget_variance_report.py b/erpnext/accounts/report/budget_variance_report/budget_variance_report.py
index db42d23a839..f4cb3083961 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/report/budget_variance_report/budget_variance_report.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/report/budget_variance_report/budget_variance_report.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import frappe
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.utils import flt, formatdate
 
+from erpnext.accounts.doctype.accounting_dimension.accounting_dimension import get_dimensions
 from erpnext.controllers.trends import get_period_date_ranges, get_period_month_ranges
 
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ def execute(filters=None):
 	if not filters:
 		filters = {}
 
+	validate_filters(filters)
+
 	columns = get_columns(filters)
 	if filters.get("budget_against_filter"):
 		dimensions = filters.get("budget_against_filter")
@@ -35,6 +38,21 @@ def execute(filters=None):
 	return columns, data, None, chart
 
 
+def validate_filters(filters):
+	validate_budget_dimensions(filters)
+
+
+def validate_budget_dimensions(filters):
+	dimensions = [d.get("document_type") for d in get_dimensions(with_cost_center_and_project=True)[0]]
+	if filters.get("budget_against") and filters.get("budget_against") not in dimensions:
+		frappe.throw(
+			title=_("Invalid Accounting Dimension"),
+			msg=_("{0} is not a valid Accounting Dimension.").format(
+				frappe.bold(filters.get("budget_against"))
+			),
+		)
+
+
 def get_final_data(dimension, dimension_items, filters, period_month_ranges, data, DCC_allocation):
 	for account, monthwise_data in dimension_items.items():
 		row = [dimension, account]