diff --git a/redash/models/parameterized_query.py b/redash/models/parameterized_query.py
index 102294e39b..07d609226b 100644
--- a/redash/models/parameterized_query.py
+++ b/redash/models/parameterized_query.py
@@ -213,7 +213,12 @@ def _valid(self, name, value, user, query_stack=None):
             "enum": lambda value: _is_value_within_options(value, enum_options, allow_multiple_values),
             "query": lambda value: _is_value_within_options(
                 value,
-                [v["value"] for v in dropdown_values(query_id, self.org, user, query_stack=query_stack)],
+                [
+                    v["value"]
+                    for v in dropdown_values(
+                        query_id, self.org, user, run_if_not_cached=True, query_stack=query_stack
+                    )
+                ],
                 allow_multiple_values,
             ),
             "date": _is_date,
diff --git a/tests/models/test_parameterized_query.py b/tests/models/test_parameterized_query.py
index 2896899f18..2291f3f256 100644
--- a/tests/models/test_parameterized_query.py
+++ b/tests/models/test_parameterized_query.py
@@ -227,6 +227,23 @@ def test_validates_query_parameters(self, _):
 
         self.assertEqual("foo baz", query.text)
 
+    @patch(
+        "redash.models.parameterized_query.dropdown_values",
+        return_value=[{"value": "baz"}],
+    )
+    def test_query_validation_populates_dropdown_cache_on_demand(self, dropdown_values_mock):
+        # Validating a query-backed parameter must run the dropdown query
+        # on-demand when it isn't cached for the requesting user's db_role,
+        # rather than failing (ENG-7919). Otherwise a limited-visibility user
+        # whose db_role has no cached dropdown result gets a spurious
+        # InvalidParameterError.
+        schema = [{"name": "bar", "type": "query", "queryId": 1}]
+        query = ParameterizedQuery("foo {{bar}}", schema)
+
+        query.apply({"bar": "baz"}, None)
+
+        self.assertTrue(dropdown_values_mock.call_args.kwargs["run_if_not_cached"])
+
     def test_raises_on_invalid_date_range_parameters(self):
         schema = [{"name": "bar", "type": "date-range"}]
         query = ParameterizedQuery("foo", schema)