diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplateUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplateUnitTest.java
index 0b60e568..87be72a5 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplateUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplateUnitTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.io.output.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
-import org.springframework.hateoas.TemplateVariable.*;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.TemplateVariable.VariableType;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link UriTemplate}.
@@ -362,6 +362,15 @@ class UriTemplateUnitTest {
 				.isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost/foo/bar/value"));
 	}
 
+	@Test // #1696
+	void adaptsRequestParamVariableToContinuationIfBaseUriContainsParameter() {
+
+		UriTemplate template = UriTemplate.of("/path/{bar}/foo.zip?type=foo")
+				.with(new TemplateVariable("foobar", VariableType.REQUEST_PARAM));
+
+		assertThat(template.toString()).isEqualTo("/path/{bar}/foo.zip?type=foo{&foobar}");
+	}
+
 	private static void assertVariables(UriTemplate template, TemplateVariable... variables) {
 		assertVariables(template, Arrays.asList(variables));
 	}