diff --git a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/azure/data/tables/_table_client.py b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/azure/data/tables/_table_client.py
index 5ff3f1490740..89e10956dedd 100644
--- a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/azure/data/tables/_table_client.py
+++ b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/azure/data/tables/_table_client.py
@@ -539,6 +539,12 @@ def list_entities(
         :rtype: An iterator of custom entity type.
         :raises: :class:`~azure.core.exceptions.HttpResponseError`
         """
+        if "query_filter" in kwargs or "parameters" in kwargs:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "'query_filter' and 'parameters' are not supported for 'list_entities'. "
+                "Use 'query_entities' for server-side filtering."
+            )
+
         if select and not isinstance(select, str):
             select = ",".join(select)
 
diff --git a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/azure/data/tables/aio/_table_client_async.py b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/azure/data/tables/aio/_table_client_async.py
index d0b32634af4d..97e2ace112dc 100644
--- a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/azure/data/tables/aio/_table_client_async.py
+++ b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/azure/data/tables/aio/_table_client_async.py
@@ -561,6 +561,12 @@ def list_entities(
                 :dedent: 16
                 :caption: Listing all entities held within a table
         """
+        if "query_filter" in kwargs or "parameters" in kwargs:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "'query_filter' and 'parameters' are not supported for 'list_entities'. "
+                "Use 'query_entities' for server-side filtering."
+            )
+
         if select and not isinstance(select, str):
             select = ",".join(select)
 
diff --git a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/tests/test_table_client.py b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/tests/test_table_client.py
index 46b3aa7b7e4f..2639fe0c901c 100644
--- a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/tests/test_table_client.py
+++ b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/tests/test_table_client.py
@@ -1050,3 +1050,36 @@ def test_use_development_storage(self):
         assert tsc._primary_endpoint == "http://127.0.0.1:10002/devstoreaccount1"
         assert tsc._secondary_endpoint == "http://127.0.0.1:10002/devstoreaccount1-secondary"
         assert not tsc._cosmos_endpoint
+
+    def test_list_entities_rejects_query_filter(self):
+        """Regression test: list_entities raises ValueError for query_filter instead of leaking to transport."""
+        credential = AzureNamedKeyCredential(
+            "fake_account", "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
+        )
+        client = TableClient("https://fake_account.table.core.windows.net", "testtable", credential=credential)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="query_filter"):
+            client.list_entities(query_filter="PartitionKey eq 'pk001'")
+        client.close()
+
+    def test_list_entities_rejects_query_filter_with_parameters(self):
+        """Regression test: list_entities raises ValueError when query_filter is passed with parameters."""
+        credential = AzureNamedKeyCredential(
+            "fake_account", "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
+        )
+        client = TableClient("https://fake_account.table.core.windows.net", "testtable", credential=credential)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="query_entities"):
+            client.list_entities(query_filter="PartitionKey eq @pk", parameters={"pk": "pk001"})
+        client.close()
+
+    def test_list_entities_rejects_parameters_without_query_filter(self):
+        """Regression test: list_entities raises ValueError when parameters are passed without query_filter."""
+        credential = AzureNamedKeyCredential(
+            "fake_account", "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
+        )
+        client = TableClient("https://fake_account.table.core.windows.net", "testtable", credential=credential)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="parameters"):
+            client.list_entities(parameters={"pk": "pk001"})
+        client.close()
diff --git a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/tests/test_table_client_async.py b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/tests/test_table_client_async.py
index b32e873fb5ea..54c31a6a1769 100644
--- a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/tests/test_table_client_async.py
+++ b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/tests/test_table_client_async.py
@@ -1076,3 +1076,39 @@ def test_use_development_storage(self):
         assert tsc._primary_endpoint == "http://127.0.0.1:10002/devstoreaccount1"
         assert tsc._secondary_endpoint == "http://127.0.0.1:10002/devstoreaccount1-secondary"
         assert not tsc._cosmos_endpoint
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_list_entities_rejects_query_filter(self):
+        """Regression test: list_entities raises ValueError for query_filter instead of leaking to transport."""
+        credential = AzureNamedKeyCredential(
+            "fake_account", "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
+        )
+        client = TableClient("https://fake_account.table.core.windows.net", "testtable", credential=credential)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="query_filter"):
+            client.list_entities(query_filter="PartitionKey eq 'pk001'")
+        await client.close()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_list_entities_rejects_query_filter_with_parameters(self):
+        """Regression test: list_entities raises ValueError when query_filter is passed with parameters."""
+        credential = AzureNamedKeyCredential(
+            "fake_account", "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
+        )
+        client = TableClient("https://fake_account.table.core.windows.net", "testtable", credential=credential)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="query_entities"):
+            client.list_entities(query_filter="PartitionKey eq @pk", parameters={"pk": "pk001"})
+        await client.close()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_list_entities_rejects_parameters_without_query_filter(self):
+        """Regression test: list_entities raises ValueError when parameters are passed without query_filter."""
+        credential = AzureNamedKeyCredential(
+            "fake_account", "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
+        )
+        client = TableClient("https://fake_account.table.core.windows.net", "testtable", credential=credential)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="parameters"):
+            client.list_entities(parameters={"pk": "pk001"})
+        await client.close()