diff --git a/tests/core/middleware/test_request_param_normalizer.py b/tests/core/middleware/test_request_param_normalizer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7977447d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/middleware/test_request_param_normalizer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import pytest
+
+from web3 import Web3
+from web3.middleware import (  # noqa: F401
+    construct_result_generator_middleware,
+    request_parameter_normalizer,
+)
+from web3.providers.base import (
+    BaseProvider,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def w3_base():
+    return Web3(providers=[BaseProvider()], middlewares=[])
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def result_generator_middleware():
+    return construct_result_generator_middleware({
+        'eth_getLogs': lambda _, params: params,
+    })
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def w3(w3_base, result_generator_middleware):
+    w3_base.middleware_stack.add(result_generator_middleware)
+    w3_base.middleware_stack.add(request_parameter_normalizer)
+    return w3_base
+
+
+def test_eth_getLogs_param_normalization(w3):
+    result = w3.eth.getLogs({
+        'from': 'latest', 'address': '0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111'})
+    assert isinstance(result[0]['address'], list)
diff --git a/web3/manager.py b/web3/manager.py
index 338ccd0c46..2ca9c214a6 100644
--- a/web3/manager.py
+++ b/web3/manager.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     name_to_address_middleware,
     normalize_errors_middleware,
     pythonic_middleware,
+    request_parameter_normalizer,
     validation_middleware,
 )
 from web3.providers import (
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ def default_middlewares(web3):
         Leaving ens unspecified will prevent the middleware from resolving names.
         '''
         return [
+            (request_parameter_normalizer, 'request_param_normalizer'),
             (gas_price_strategy_middleware, 'gas_price_strategy'),
             (name_to_address_middleware(web3), 'name_to_address'),
             (attrdict_middleware, 'attrdict'),
diff --git a/web3/middleware/__init__.py b/web3/middleware/__init__.py
index 9a3721ff03..e6b609aa93 100644
--- a/web3/middleware/__init__.py
+++ b/web3/middleware/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 from .normalize_errors import (  # noqa: F401
     normalize_errors_middleware,
 )
+from .normalize_request_parameters import (  # noqa: F401
+    request_parameter_normalizer,
+)
 from .pythonic import (  # noqa: F401
     pythonic_middleware,
 )
diff --git a/web3/middleware/normalize_request_parameters.py b/web3/middleware/normalize_request_parameters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc6ffa3ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web3/middleware/normalize_request_parameters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from eth_utils import (
+    is_string,
+)
+
+from web3.utils.formatters import (
+    apply_formatter_at_index,
+    apply_formatter_if,
+    apply_formatters_to_dict,
+)
+
+from .formatting import (
+    construct_formatting_middleware,
+)
+
+FILTER_PARAM_NORMALIZERS = apply_formatters_to_dict({
+    'address': apply_formatter_if(is_string, lambda x: [x])})
+
+METHOD_NORMALIZERS = {
+    'eth_getLogs': apply_formatter_at_index(FILTER_PARAM_NORMALIZERS, 0),
+    'eth_newFilter': apply_formatter_at_index(FILTER_PARAM_NORMALIZERS, 0)
+}
+
+request_parameter_normalizer = construct_formatting_middleware(
+    request_formatters=METHOD_NORMALIZERS,
+)
diff --git a/web3/utils/module_testing/eth_module.py b/web3/utils/module_testing/eth_module.py
index 631f149eac..e0d144eecd 100644
--- a/web3/utils/module_testing/eth_module.py
+++ b/web3/utils/module_testing/eth_module.py
@@ -677,6 +677,16 @@ def test_eth_getLogs_without_logs(self, web3, block_with_txn_with_log):
         result = web3.eth.getLogs(filter_params)
         assert len(result) == 0
 
+        # Test with multiple `address`
+
+        # filter with other address
+        filter_params = {
+            "fromBlock": 0,
+            "address": [UNKNOWN_ADDRESS, UNKNOWN_ADDRESS],
+        }
+        result = web3.eth.getLogs(filter_params)
+        assert len(result) == 0
+
     def test_eth_getLogs_with_logs(
             self,
             web3,
diff --git a/web3/utils/rpc_abi.py b/web3/utils/rpc_abi.py
index 9adfa89bde..2392e8b3a9 100644
--- a/web3/utils/rpc_abi.py
+++ b/web3/utils/rpc_abi.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 FILTER_PARAMS_ABIS = {
     'to': 'address',
-    'address': 'address',
+    'address': 'address[]',
 }
 
 TRACE_PARAMS_ABIS = {