diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 794497ed9..ae5e38e22 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ from qutebrowser.misc import editor, guiprocess
 from qutebrowser.completion.models import urlmodel, miscmodels
 from qutebrowser.mainwindow import mainwindow
 
+# WORKAROUND for https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-69904
+MAX_WORLD_ID = 256 if qtutils.version_check('5.11.2') else 11
 
 class CommandDispatcher:
 
@@ -2088,7 +2090,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
         try:
             widget.run_js_async(js_code, callback=jseval_cb, world=world)
         except OverflowError:
-            raise cmdexc.CommandError("World Id not in valid range")
+            raise cmdexc.CommandError("World ID should be between 0 and " + str(MAX_WORLD_ID))
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window')
     def fake_key(self, keystring, global_=False):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
index 143926ee3..7a096dd8f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ from qutebrowser.qt import sip
 _qute_scheme_handler = None
 
 
+# WORKAROUND for https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-69904
+MAX_WORLD_ID = 256 if qtutils.version_check('5.11.2') else 11
+
+
 def init():
     """Initialize QtWebEngine-specific modules."""
     # For some reason we need to keep a reference, otherwise the scheme handler
@@ -948,10 +952,11 @@ class _WebEngineScripts(QObject):
             new_script = QWebEngineScript()
             try:
                 world = int(script.jsworld)
-                if not 0 <= world <= 11:
+                if not 0 <= world <= MAX_WORLD_ID:
                     log.greasemonkey.error(
                         "script {} has invalid value for '@qute-js-world'"
-                        ": {}".format(script.name, script.jsworld))
+                        ": {}, should be between 0 and "
+                        "{}".format(script.name, script.jsworld, MAX_WORLD_ID))
                     continue
             except ValueError:
                 try:
@@ -1070,6 +1075,8 @@ class WebEngineTab(browsertab.AbstractTab):
             world_id = QWebEngineScript.ApplicationWorld
         elif isinstance(world, int):
             world_id = world
+            if not 0 <= world_id <= MAX_WORLD_ID:
+                raise OverflowError
         else:
             world_id = _JS_WORLD_MAP[world]
 
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/misc.feature b/tests/end2end/features/misc.feature
index 5f0035b8b..254ab7150 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/misc.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/misc.feature
@@ -118,6 +118,26 @@ Feature: Various utility commands.
         Then the javascript message "Hello from the page!" should be logged
         And "No output or error" should be logged
 
+    @qtwebkit_skip @qt>=5.11.2
+    Scenario: :jseval using too high of a world id
+        When I run :jseval --world=257 console.log("Hello from JS!");
+        Then the error "World ID should be between 0 and 256" should be shown
+ 
+    @qtwebkit_skip @qt<5.11.2
+    Scenario: :jseval using too high of a world id
+        When I run :jseval --world=12 console.log("Hello from JS!");
+        Then the error "World ID should be between 0 and 11" should be shown
+
+    @qtwebkit_skip @qt>=5.11.2
+    Scenario: :jseval using a negative world id
+        When I run :jseval --world=-1 console.log("Hello from JS!");
+        Then the error "World ID should be between 0 and 256" should be shown
+
+    @qtwebkit_skip @qt<5.11.2
+    Scenario: :jseval using a negative world id
+        When I run :jseval --world=-1 console.log("Hello from JS!");
+        Then the error "World ID should be between 0 and 11" should be shown
+
     Scenario: :jseval --file using a file that exists as js-code
         When I run :jseval --file (testdata)/misc/jseval_file.js
         Then the javascript message "Hello from JS!" should be logged