diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
index c7176e69e529d8..d42d9a013dd6f5 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ def count(self, index1, index2, *args): # new in Tk 8.5
         "lines", "xpixels" and "ypixels". There is an additional possible
         option "update", which if given then all subsequent options ensure
         that any possible out of date information is recalculated."""
-        args = ['-%s' % arg for arg in args if not arg.startswith('-')]
+        args = ['-%s' % arg for arg in args]
         args += [index1, index2]
         res = self.tk.call(self._w, 'count', *args) or None
         if res is not None and len(args) <= 3:
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_text.py b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_text.py
index f0b101b5803b59..ea557586c7708b 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_text.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_text.py
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ def test_count(self):
         self.assertEqual(text.count('1.0', 'end'), (124,)  # 'indices' by default
                          if self.wantobjects else ('124',))
         self.assertRaises(tkinter.TclError, text.count, '1.0', 'end', 'spam')
-        # '-lines' is ignored, 'indices' is used by default
-        self.assertEqual(text.count('1.0', 'end', '-lines'), (124,)
-                         if self.wantobjects else ('124',))
+        self.assertRaises(tkinter.TclError, text.count, '1.0', 'end', '-lines')
 
         self.assertIsInstance(text.count('1.3', '1.5', 'ypixels'), tuple)
         self.assertIsInstance(text.count('1.3', '1.5', 'update', 'ypixels'), int
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-19-09-29-12.gh-issue-97928.xj3im7.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-19-09-29-12.gh-issue-97928.xj3im7.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cf33db7548f69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-19-09-29-12.gh-issue-97928.xj3im7.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+:meth:`tkinter.Text.count` raises now an exception for options starting with
+"-" instead of silently ignoring them.