diff --git a/src/ParseObject.ts b/src/ParseObject.ts
index 9ecb3292e..59a486618 100644
--- a/src/ParseObject.ts
+++ b/src/ParseObject.ts
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@ class ParseObject<T extends Attributes = Attributes> {
 
   static _getRequestOptions(options: RequestOptions & FullOptions & { json?: boolean } = {}) {
     const requestOptions: RequestOptions & FullOptions & { json?: boolean } = {};
+    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(options) !== '[object Object]') {
+      throw new Error('request options must be of type Object');
+    }
     const { hasOwn } = Object;
     if (hasOwn(options, 'useMasterKey')) {
       requestOptions.useMasterKey = !!options.useMasterKey;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Cloud-test.js b/src/__tests__/Cloud-test.js
index 6ed1e84e1..dba85b255 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/Cloud-test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/Cloud-test.js
@@ -356,4 +356,30 @@ describe('CloudController', () => {
     });
     expect(options.useMasterKey).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('run passes with empty options', () => {
+    const values = [undefined, {}];
+
+    const mockRun = jest.fn();
+    mockRun.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve({ result: {} }));
+
+    CoreManager.setCloudController({
+      run: mockRun,
+      getJobsData: jest.fn(),
+      startJob: jest.fn(),
+    });
+
+    for (const value of values) {
+      mockRun.mockClear();
+      expect(() => Cloud.run('myfunction', {}, value)).not.toThrow();
+      expect(mockRun).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('myfunction', {}, {});
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('run throws with invalid options', () => {
+    const values = [null, []];
+    for (const value of values) {
+      expect(() => Cloud.run('myfunction', {}, value)).toThrow();
+    }
+  });
 });