diff --git a/src/Console/ConsoleApplication.php b/src/Console/ConsoleApplication.php
index 8b637b16f14..c17866b6e36 100644
--- a/src/Console/ConsoleApplication.php
+++ b/src/Console/ConsoleApplication.php
@@ -16,16 +16,34 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Style\SymfonyStyle;
 use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 
 final class ConsoleApplication extends Application
 {
     private const string NAME = 'Rector';
 
+    /**
+     * @var array<string|null>
+     */
+    private const array ALLOWED_COMMANDS = [
+        // null is for example: bin/rector --version
+        null,
+
+        // default commands
+        'custom-rule',
+        'process',
+        'list',
+        'setup-ci',
+        'worker',
+        'help',
+        'completion',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * @param Command[] $commands
      */
-    public function __construct(array $commands)
+    public function __construct(array $commands, private readonly SymfonyStyle $symfonyStyle)
     {
         parent::__construct(self::NAME, VersionResolver::PACKAGE_VERSION);
 
@@ -73,6 +91,16 @@ public function doRun(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
             $tokens = $privatesAccessor->getPrivateProperty($input, 'tokens');
             $tokens = array_merge(['process'], $tokens);
             $privatesAccessor->setPrivateProperty($input, 'tokens', $tokens);
+        } elseif (! in_array($commandName, self::ALLOWED_COMMANDS, true)) {
+            $this->symfonyStyle->error(
+                sprintf(
+                    'The following given path does not match any files or directories: %s%s',
+                    "\n\n - ",
+                    $commandName
+                )
+            );
+
+            return ExitCode::FAILURE;
         }
 
         return parent::doRun($input, $output);