diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9bda29812..7a85fb437 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ver 0.22.5 (not yet released)
 * protocol
   - error for malformed ranges instead of ignoring silently
+  - better error message for open-ended range with "move"
 * database
   - simple: fix missing CUE sheet metadata in "addid" command
 * tags
diff --git a/src/command/QueueCommands.cxx b/src/command/QueueCommands.cxx
index c77b62b3e..ba8c5a423 100644
--- a/src/command/QueueCommands.cxx
+++ b/src/command/QueueCommands.cxx
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@ CommandResult
 handle_move(Client &client, Request args, [[maybe_unused]] Response &r)
 {
 	RangeArg range = args.ParseRange(0);
+	if (range.IsOpenEnded()) {
+		r.Error(ACK_ERROR_ARG, "Open-ended range not supported");
+		return CommandResult::ERROR;
+	}
+
 	int to = args.ParseInt(1);
 	client.GetPartition().MoveRange(range.start, range.end, to);
 	return CommandResult::OK;