diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 10ad4e6ca..3a7cd8b03 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                 (t == value_t::binary && binary == nullptr)
             )
             {
-                //not initialized (e.g., due to exception in the ctor)
+                // not initialized (e.g., due to exception in the ctor)
                 return;
             }
             if (t == value_t::array || t == value_t::object)
@@ -4206,8 +4206,9 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             case value_t::number_integer:
             case value_t::number_unsigned:
             case value_t::number_float:
-            default:
                 return "number";
+            default:
+                return "invalid";
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index ba55fd4fb..0414a2053 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -20648,7 +20648,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                 (t == value_t::binary && binary == nullptr)
             )
             {
-                //not initialized (e.g., due to exception in the ctor)
+                // not initialized (e.g., due to exception in the ctor)
                 return;
             }
             if (t == value_t::array || t == value_t::object)
@@ -24291,8 +24291,9 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             case value_t::number_integer:
             case value_t::number_unsigned:
             case value_t::number_float:
-            default:
                 return "number";
+            default:
+                return "invalid";
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/unit-regression2.cpp b/tests/src/unit-regression2.cpp
index d80a2a3e3..f9039504a 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit-regression2.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/unit-regression2.cpp
@@ -1080,6 +1080,20 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests 2")
         CHECK(t4.port.has_value());
     }
 #endif
+
+#if !defined(_MSVC_LANG)
+    // MSVC returns garbage on invalid enum values, so this test is excluded
+    // there.
+    SECTION("issue #4762 - json exception 302 with unhelpful explanation : type must be number, but is number")
+    {
+        // In #4762, the main issue was that a json object with an invalid type
+        // returned "number" as type_name(), because this was the default case.
+        // This test makes sure we now return "invalid" instead.
+        json j;
+        j.m_data.m_type = static_cast<json::value_t>(100); // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-optin.core.EnumCastOutOfRange)
+        CHECK(j.type_name() == "invalid");
+    }
+#endif
 }
 
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