diff --git a/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.sip b/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.sip
index ffce3c11ea1..62c6c77db89 100644
--- a/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.sip
+++ b/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.sip
@@ -72,14 +72,20 @@ class QgsProcessingContext
  Sets the expression ``context``.
 %End
 
+    QgsFeatureRequest::InvalidGeometryCheck invalidGeometryCheck() const;
+%Docstring
+ Returns the behavior used for checking invalid geometries in input layers.
+ \see setInvalidGeometryCheck()
+ :rtype: QgsFeatureRequest.InvalidGeometryCheck
+%End
+
+    void setInvalidGeometryCheck( const QgsFeatureRequest::InvalidGeometryCheck &check );
+%Docstring
+ Sets the behavior used for checking invalid geometries in input layers.
+ \see invalidGeometryCheck()
+%End
+
 };
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 QFlags<QgsProcessingContext::Flag> operator|(QgsProcessingContext::Flag f1, QFlags<QgsProcessingContext::Flag> f2);
 
 
diff --git a/python/plugins/processing/tools/general.py b/python/plugins/processing/tools/general.py
index 4103015e081..610f79c138c 100644
--- a/python/plugins/processing/tools/general.py
+++ b/python/plugins/processing/tools/general.py
@@ -108,4 +108,7 @@ def createContext():
     if use_selection:
         context.setFlags(QgsProcessingContext.UseSelection)
 
+    invalid_features_method = ProcessingConfig.getSetting(ProcessingConfig.FILTER_INVALID_GEOMETRIES)
+    context.setInvalidGeometryCheck(invalid_features_method)
+
     return context
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.h
index 0e371ba1637..16a8b7f6231 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.h
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "qgis.h"
 #include "qgsproject.h"
 #include "qgsexpressioncontext.h"
+#include "qgsfeaturerequest.h"
 
 /**
  * \class QgsProcessingContext
@@ -80,22 +81,26 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingContext
      */
     void setExpressionContext( const QgsExpressionContext &context ) { mExpressionContext = context; }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the behavior used for checking invalid geometries in input layers.
+     * \see setInvalidGeometryCheck()
+     */
+    QgsFeatureRequest::InvalidGeometryCheck invalidGeometryCheck() const { return mInvalidGeometryCheck; }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the behavior used for checking invalid geometries in input layers.
+     * \see invalidGeometryCheck()
+     */
+    void setInvalidGeometryCheck( const QgsFeatureRequest::InvalidGeometryCheck &check ) { mInvalidGeometryCheck = check; }
+
   private:
 
     QgsProcessingContext::Flags mFlags = 0;
-
     QPointer< QgsProject > mProject;
-
     QgsExpressionContext mExpressionContext;
+    QgsFeatureRequest::InvalidGeometryCheck mInvalidGeometryCheck = QgsFeatureRequest::GeometryNoCheck;
 
 };
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-
-
-
-
-
-
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS( QgsProcessingContext::Flags )
 
 #endif // QGSPROCESSINGPARAMETERS_H