diff --git a/bin/reth/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs b/bin/reth/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
index 98e131e9d..2b401685c 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/args/rpc_server_args.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //! clap [Args](clap::Args) for RPC related arguments.
 
-use clap::Args;
+use clap::{
+    builder::{PossibleValue, TypedValueParser},
+    Arg, Args, Command,
+};
 use futures::FutureExt;
 use reth_network_api::{NetworkInfo, Peers};
 use reth_provider::{
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ use reth_rpc_engine_api::{EngineApi, EngineApiServer};
 use reth_tasks::TaskSpawner;
 use reth_transaction_pool::TransactionPool;
 use std::{
+    ffi::OsStr,
     net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
@@ -39,8 +43,8 @@ pub struct RpcServerArgs {
     #[arg(long = "http.port")]
     pub http_port: Option<u16>,
 
-    /// Rpc Modules to be configured for http server
-    #[arg(long = "http.api")]
+    /// Rpc Modules to be configured for the HTTP server
+    #[arg(long = "http.api", value_parser = RpcModuleSelectionValueParser::default())]
     pub http_api: Option<RpcModuleSelection>,
 
     /// Http Corsdomain to allow request from
@@ -63,8 +67,8 @@ pub struct RpcServerArgs {
     #[arg(long = "ws.origins", name = "ws.origins")]
     pub ws_allowed_origins: Option<String>,
 
-    /// Rpc Modules to be configured for Ws server
-    #[arg(long = "ws.api")]
+    /// Rpc Modules to be configured for the WS server
+    #[arg(long = "ws.api", value_parser = RpcModuleSelectionValueParser::default())]
     pub ws_api: Option<RpcModuleSelection>,
 
     /// Disable the IPC-RPC  server
@@ -307,6 +311,38 @@ impl RpcServerArgs {
     }
 }
 
+/// clap value parser for [RpcModuleSelection].
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+struct RpcModuleSelectionValueParser;
+
+impl TypedValueParser for RpcModuleSelectionValueParser {
+    type Value = RpcModuleSelection;
+
+    fn parse_ref(
+        &self,
+        _cmd: &Command,
+        arg: Option<&Arg>,
+        value: &OsStr,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Value, clap::Error> {
+        let val =
+            value.to_str().ok_or_else(|| clap::Error::new(clap::error::ErrorKind::InvalidUtf8))?;
+        val.parse::<RpcModuleSelection>().map_err(|err| {
+            let arg = arg.map(|a| a.to_string()).unwrap_or_else(|| "...".to_owned());
+            let possible_values = RethRpcModule::all_variants().to_vec().join(",");
+            let msg = format!(
+                "Invalid value '{val}' for {arg}: {err}.\n    [possible values: {possible_values}]"
+            );
+            clap::Error::raw(clap::error::ErrorKind::InvalidValue, msg)
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn possible_values(&self) -> Option<Box<dyn Iterator<Item = PossibleValue> + '_>> {
+        let values = RethRpcModule::all_variants().iter().map(PossibleValue::new);
+        Some(Box::new(values))
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/lib.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/lib.rs
index e73959468..178f7005e 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/src/lib.rs
@@ -535,6 +535,15 @@ pub enum RethRpcModule {
     Web3,
 }
 
+// === impl RethRpcModule ===
+
+impl RethRpcModule {
+    /// Returns all variants of the enum
+    pub const fn all_variants() -> &'static [&'static str] {
+        Self::VARIANTS
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for RethRpcModule {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         f.pad(self.as_ref())