diff --git a/docs/source/format.rst b/docs/source/format.rst
index 827d3fd..0bb4731 100644
--- a/docs/source/format.rst
+++ b/docs/source/format.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ Many of these items allow substitutions (explained below).
   fully qualified URL (with host and scheme). If not qualified the
   test builder will be responsible for determining host and scheme.
   **Required**
+* ``query_parameters``: An optional dictionary of query parameters
+  that will be added to the ``url``. If there is an existing set of
+  query parameters they wil be extended.
 * ``method``: The request method to use. Defaults to ``GET``.
 * ``status``: The expected response status code. The default is
   ``200``. If necessary you may indicate multiple response codes
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ character must be used at both ends.
 All of these variables may be used in all of the following fields:
 
 * ``url``
+* ``query_parameters``
 * ``data``
 * ``request_headers``
 * ``response_strings``
diff --git a/gabbi/case.py b/gabbi/case.py
index 6632421..7b1403b 100644
--- a/gabbi/case.py
+++ b/gabbi/case.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ BASE_TEST = {
     'url': '',
     'status': '200',
     'request_headers': {},
+    'query_parameters': {},
     'data': '',
     'xfail': False,
     'skip': '',
@@ -170,6 +171,14 @@ class HTTPTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         for handler in self.response_handlers:
             handler(self)
 
+    def _clean_query_value(self, value):
+        """Clean up a single query from query_parameters."""
+        value = self.replace_template(value)
+        # stringify ints in Python version independent fashion
+        value = '%s' % value
+        value = value.encode('UTF-8')
+        return value
+
     def _environ_replace(self, message):
         """Replace an indicator in a message with the environment value."""
         value = re.sub(self._replacer_regex('ENVIRON'),
@@ -249,27 +258,49 @@ class HTTPTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         Scheme and netloc are saved for later use in comparisons.
         """
         parsed_url = urlparse.urlsplit(url)
-        url_scheme = parsed_url[0]
         scheme = 'http'
         netloc = self.host
+        query_params = self.test_data['query_parameters']
 
-        if not url_scheme:
+        if not parsed_url.scheme:
             if (self.port
                     and not (int(self.port) == 443 and ssl)
                     and not (int(self.port) == 80 and not ssl)):
                 netloc = '%s:%s' % (self.host, self.port)
+
             if ssl:
                 scheme = 'https'
+
             path = parsed_url[2]
             if self.prefix:
                 path = '%s%s' % (self.prefix, path)
+
+            if query_params:
+                encoded_query_params = {}
+                for param, value in query_params.items():
+                    # isinstance used because we can iter a string
+                    if isinstance(value, list):
+                        encoded_query_params[param] = [
+                            self._clean_query_value(subvalue)
+                            for subvalue in value]
+                    else:
+                        encoded_query_params[param] = (
+                            self._clean_query_value(value))
+
+                query_string = urlparse.urlencode(
+                    encoded_query_params, doseq=True)
+                if parsed_url.query:
+                    query_string = '&'.join([parsed_url.query, query_string])
+            else:
+                query_string = parsed_url.query
+
             full_url = urlparse.urlunsplit((scheme, netloc, path,
-                                            parsed_url[3], ''))
+                                            query_string, ''))
             self.scheme = scheme
             self.netloc = netloc
         else:
             full_url = url
-            self.scheme = url_scheme
+            self.scheme = parsed_url.scheme
             self.netloc = parsed_url[1]
 
         return full_url
diff --git a/gabbi/gabbits_intercept/queryparams.yaml b/gabbi/gabbits_intercept/queryparams.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3497e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gabbi/gabbits_intercept/queryparams.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#
+# As a convenience a URL can be augmented with structured declaration
+# of query parameters.
+#
+
+tests:
+
+    - name: simple param
+      url: /foo
+      query_parameters:
+          bar: 1
+      response_headers:
+          x-gabbi-url: $SCHEME://$NETLOC/foo?bar=1
+
+    - name: joined params
+      url: /foo?cow=moo
+      query_parameters:
+          bar: 1
+      response_headers:
+          x-gabbi-url: $SCHEME://$NETLOC/foo?cow=moo&bar=1
+
+    - name: multi params
+      url: /foo
+      request_headers:
+          accept: application/json
+      query_parameters:
+          bar:
+            - 1
+            - 2 
+      response_headers:
+          x-gabbi-url: $SCHEME://$NETLOC/foo?bar=1&bar=2
+          content-type: application/json
+      response_json_paths:
+          $.bar[0]: "1"
+          $.bar[1]: "2"
+
+    - name: replacers in params
+      url: /foo
+      query_parameters:
+          fromjson: $RESPONSE['$.bar[0]']
+      response_headers:
+          x-gabbi-url: $SCHEME://$NETLOC/foo?fromjson=1
+
+    - name: unicode
+      url: /foo
+      query_parameters:
+          snowman: ☃
+      response_headers:
+          x-gabbi-url: $SCHEME://$NETLOC/foo?snowman=%E2%98%83
+
+    - name: url in param
+      url: /foo
+      query_parameters:
+          redirect: http://example.com/treehouse?secret=true&password=hello
+      response_headers:
+          x-gabbi-url: $SCHEME://$NETLOC/foo?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Ftreehouse%3Fsecret%3Dtrue%26password%3Dhello
+
diff --git a/gabbi/tests/test_parse_url.py b/gabbi/tests/test_parse_url.py
index 9dd96ce..1033321 100644
--- a/gabbi/tests/test_parse_url.py
+++ b/gabbi/tests/test_parse_url.py
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ class UrlParseTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @staticmethod
     def make_test_case(host, port=8000, prefix=''):
-        # attributes used are port, prefix and host and they must
-        # be set manually here, due to metaclass magics elsewhere
+        # Attributes used are port, prefix and host and they must
+        # be set manually here, due to metaclass magics elsewhere.
+        # test_data must have a base value.
         http_case = case.HTTPTestCase('test_request')
+        http_case.test_data = case.BASE_TEST
         http_case.host = host
         http_case.port = port
         http_case.prefix = prefix