diff --git a/js/url_search_params.ts b/js/url_search_params.ts
index 06369ae29d..fba6f7ac2b 100644
--- a/js/url_search_params.ts
+++ b/js/url_search_params.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { requiredArguments } from "./util";
+
 // Copyright 2018 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 export class URLSearchParams {
   private params: Array<[string, string]> = [];
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
    *       searchParams.append('name', 'second');
    */
   append(name: string, value: string): void {
-    this.params.push([name, value]);
+    requiredArguments("URLSearchParams.append", arguments.length, 2);
+    this.params.push([String(name), value]);
   }
 
   /** Deletes the given search parameter and its associated value,
@@ -55,6 +58,8 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
    *       searchParams.delete('name');
    */
   delete(name: string): void {
+    requiredArguments("URLSearchParams.delete", arguments.length, 1);
+    name = String(name);
     let i = 0;
     while (i < this.params.length) {
       if (this.params[i][0] === name) {
@@ -71,6 +76,8 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
    *       searchParams.getAll('name');
    */
   getAll(name: string): string[] {
+    requiredArguments("URLSearchParams.getAll", arguments.length, 1);
+    name = String(name);
     const values = [];
     for (const entry of this.params) {
       if (entry[0] === name) {
@@ -86,6 +93,8 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
    *       searchParams.get('name');
    */
   get(name: string): string | null {
+    requiredArguments("URLSearchParams.get", arguments.length, 1);
+    name = String(name);
     for (const entry of this.params) {
       if (entry[0] === name) {
         return entry[1];
@@ -101,6 +110,8 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
    *       searchParams.has('name');
    */
   has(name: string): boolean {
+    requiredArguments("URLSearchParams.has", arguments.length, 1);
+    name = String(name);
     return this.params.some(entry => entry[0] === name);
   }
 
@@ -112,9 +123,12 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
    *       searchParams.set('name', 'value');
    */
   set(name: string, value: string): void {
+    requiredArguments("URLSearchParams.set", arguments.length, 2);
+
     // If there are any name-value pairs whose name is name, in list,
     // set the value of the first such name-value pair to value
     // and remove the others.
+    name = String(name);
     let found = false;
     let i = 0;
     while (i < this.params.length) {
@@ -122,12 +136,13 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
         if (!found) {
           this.params[i][1] = value;
           found = true;
+          i++;
         } else {
           this.params.splice(i, 1);
-          continue;
         }
+      } else {
+        i++;
       }
-      i++;
     }
 
     // Otherwise, append a new name-value pair whose name is name
@@ -163,9 +178,12 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
     // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
     thisArg?: any
   ) {
+    requiredArguments("URLSearchParams.forEach", arguments.length, 1);
+
     if (typeof thisArg !== "undefined") {
       callbackfn = callbackfn.bind(thisArg);
     }
+
     for (const [key, value] of this.entries()) {
       callbackfn(value, key, this);
     }
diff --git a/js/url_search_params_test.ts b/js/url_search_params_test.ts
index 802ab288b1..0637bf0d80 100644
--- a/js/url_search_params_test.ts
+++ b/js/url_search_params_test.ts
@@ -138,3 +138,41 @@ test(function urlSearchParamsShouldThrowTypeError() {
 
   assertEqual(hasThrown, 2);
 });
+
+test(function urlSearchParamsAppendArgumentsCheck() {
+  const methodRequireOneParam = ["delete", "getAll", "get", "has", "forEach"];
+
+  const methodRequireTwoParams = ["append", "set"];
+
+  methodRequireOneParam.concat(methodRequireTwoParams).forEach(method => {
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
+    let hasThrown = 0;
+    try {
+      searchParams[method]();
+      hasThrown = 1;
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof TypeError) {
+        hasThrown = 2;
+      } else {
+        hasThrown = 3;
+      }
+    }
+    assertEqual(hasThrown, 2);
+  });
+
+  methodRequireTwoParams.forEach(method => {
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
+    let hasThrown = 0;
+    try {
+      searchParams[method]("foo");
+      hasThrown = 1;
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof TypeError) {
+        hasThrown = 2;
+      } else {
+        hasThrown = 3;
+      }
+    }
+    assertEqual(hasThrown, 2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/js/util.ts b/js/util.ts
index 53de68c302..58e865337c 100644
--- a/js/util.ts
+++ b/js/util.ts
@@ -137,3 +137,17 @@ export function isTypedArray(x: unknown): x is TypedArray {
 export function isObject(o: unknown): o is object {
   return o != null && typeof o === "object";
 }
+
+// @internal
+export function requiredArguments(
+  name: string,
+  length: number,
+  required: number
+): void {
+  if (length < required) {
+    const errMsg = `${name} requires at least ${required} argument${
+      required === 1 ? "" : "s"
+    }, but only ${length} present`;
+    throw new TypeError(errMsg);
+  }
+}