diff --git a/src/AnnotationReader.php b/src/AnnotationReader.php
index 95efef942..39ebb6706 100644
--- a/src/AnnotationReader.php
+++ b/src/AnnotationReader.php
@@ -24,14 +24,19 @@
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\Type;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\TypeInterface;
 
+use function array_diff_key;
 use function array_filter;
 use function array_key_exists;
 use function array_map;
 use function array_merge;
 use function assert;
 use function count;
+use function get_class;
 use function is_a;
 use function reset;
+use function trigger_error;
+
+use const E_USER_DEPRECATED;
 
 class AnnotationReader
 {
@@ -248,11 +253,41 @@ public function getParameterAnnotationsPerParameter(array $refParameters): array
         if (empty($refParameters)) {
             return [];
         }
-        $firstParam = reset($refParameters);
 
+        /** @var array<string, array<int,ParameterAnnotationInterface>> $parameterAnnotationsPerParameter */
+        $parameterAnnotationsPerParameter = [];
+
+        // resolve parameter annotations targeted to method
+        $firstParam = reset($refParameters);
         $method = $firstParam->getDeclaringFunction();
         assert($method instanceof ReflectionMethod);
 
+        $parameterAnnotations = $this->getMethodAnnotations($method, ParameterAnnotationInterface::class);
+        foreach ($parameterAnnotations as $parameterAnnotation) {
+            trigger_error(
+                "Using '" . ParameterAnnotationInterface::class . "' over methods is deprecated. " .
+                "Found attribute '" . $parameterAnnotation::class .
+                "' over '" . $method->getDeclaringClass()->getName() . ':' . $method->getName() . "'. " .
+                "Please target annotation to the parameter '$" . $parameterAnnotation->getTarget() . "' instead",
+                E_USER_DEPRECATED,
+            );
+
+            $parameterAnnotationsPerParameter[$parameterAnnotation->getTarget()][] = $parameterAnnotation;
+        }
+
+        // Let's check that the referenced parameters actually do exist:
+        $parametersByKey = [];
+        foreach ($refParameters as $refParameter) {
+            $parametersByKey[$refParameter->getName()] = true;
+        }
+        $diff = array_diff_key($parameterAnnotationsPerParameter, $parametersByKey);
+        if (count($diff) > 0) {
+            foreach ($diff as $parameterName => $parameterAnnotations) {
+                throw InvalidParameterException::parameterNotFound($parameterName, get_class($parameterAnnotations[0]), $method);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // resolve parameter annotations targeted to parameter
         foreach ($refParameters as $refParameter) {
             $attributes = $refParameter->getAttributes();
             $parameterAnnotationsPerParameter[$refParameter->getName()] = [...$parameterAnnotationsPerParameter[$refParameter->getName()] ??
diff --git a/src/Annotations/Exceptions/InvalidParameterException.php b/src/Annotations/Exceptions/InvalidParameterException.php
index 86738a7ec..2323695b3 100644
--- a/src/Annotations/Exceptions/InvalidParameterException.php
+++ b/src/Annotations/Exceptions/InvalidParameterException.php
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 
 class InvalidParameterException extends BadMethodCallException
 {
+    public static function parameterNotFound(string $parameter, string $annotationClass, ReflectionMethod $reflectionMethod): self
+    {
+        return new self(sprintf('Parameter "%s" declared in annotation "%s" of method "%s::%s()" does not exist.', $parameter, $annotationClass, $reflectionMethod->getDeclaringClass()->getName(), $reflectionMethod->getName()));
+    }
+
     public static function parameterNotFoundFromSourceField(string $parameter, string $annotationClass, ReflectionMethod $reflectionMethod): self
     {
         return new self(sprintf('Could not find parameter "%s" declared in annotation "%s". This annotation is itself declared in a SourceField attribute targeting resolver "%s::%s()".', $parameter, $annotationClass, $reflectionMethod->getDeclaringClass()->getName(), $reflectionMethod->getName()));
diff --git a/tests/AnnotationReaderTest.php b/tests/AnnotationReaderTest.php
index 0ec8f2158..f7493dead 100644
--- a/tests/AnnotationReaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/AnnotationReaderTest.php
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 use ReflectionMethod;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\Autowire;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\Exceptions\ClassNotFoundException;
+use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\Exceptions\InvalidParameterException;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\Field;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\Security;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\Type;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations\ClassWithInvalidClassAnnotation;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations\ClassWithInvalidExtendTypeAnnotation;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations\ClassWithInvalidTypeAnnotation;
+use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations\ClassWithTargetMethodParameterAnnotation;
+use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations\TargetMethodParameterAnnotation;
 use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Attributes\TestType;
 
 class AnnotationReaderTest extends TestCase
@@ -126,6 +129,32 @@ public function testPhp8AttributeParameterAnnotations(): void
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Autowire::class, $parameterAnnotations['dao']->getAnnotationByType(Autowire::class));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This functionality can be dropped with next major release (8.0) with added explicit deprecations before release.
+     */
+    public function testPhp8AttributeParameterAnnotationsForTargetMethod(): void
+    {
+        $annotationReader = new AnnotationReader();
+
+        $parameterAnnotations = $annotationReader->getParameterAnnotationsPerParameter((new ReflectionMethod(ClassWithTargetMethodParameterAnnotation::class, 'method'))->getParameters());
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(TargetMethodParameterAnnotation::class, $parameterAnnotations['bar']->getAnnotationByType(TargetMethodParameterAnnotation::class));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This functionality can be dropped with next major release (8.0) with added explicit deprecations before release.
+     */
+    public function testPhp8AttributeParameterAnnotationsForTargetMethodWithInvalidTargetParameter(): void
+    {
+        $annotationReader = new AnnotationReader();
+
+        $this->expectException(InvalidParameterException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Parameter "unexistent" declared in annotation "TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations\TargetMethodParameterAnnotation" of method "TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations\ClassWithTargetMethodParameterAnnotation::methodWithInvalidAnnotation()" does not exist.');
+
+        $annotationReader->getParameterAnnotationsPerParameter((new ReflectionMethod(ClassWithTargetMethodParameterAnnotation::class, 'methodWithInvalidAnnotation'))->getParameters());
+    }
+
+    /** @noinspection PhpUnusedPrivateMethodInspection Used in {@see testPhp8AttributeParameterAnnotations} */
     private function method1(
         #[Autowire('myService')]
         $dao,
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/Annotations/ClassWithTargetMethodParameterAnnotation.php b/tests/Fixtures/Annotations/ClassWithTargetMethodParameterAnnotation.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6830f2bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/Annotations/ClassWithTargetMethodParameterAnnotation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations;
+
+use stdClass;
+
+/** @internal */
+final class ClassWithTargetMethodParameterAnnotation
+{
+    #[TargetMethodParameterAnnotation(target: 'bar')]
+    public function method(stdClass $bar): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    #[TargetMethodParameterAnnotation(target: 'unexistent')]
+    public function methodWithInvalidAnnotation(stdClass $bar): void
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/Annotations/TargetMethodParameterAnnotation.php b/tests/Fixtures/Annotations/TargetMethodParameterAnnotation.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fbb15162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/Annotations/TargetMethodParameterAnnotation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Fixtures\Annotations;
+
+use TheCodingMachine\GraphQLite\Annotations\ParameterAnnotationInterface;
+
+#[\Attribute(\Attribute::TARGET_METHOD)]
+final class TargetMethodParameterAnnotation implements ParameterAnnotationInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(private readonly string $target)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function getTarget(): string
+    {
+        return $this->target;
+    }
+}