diff --git a/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/operation/OperationRequestFactory.java b/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/operation/OperationRequestFactory.java
index c8ce358e..69eb7c2a 100644
--- a/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/operation/OperationRequestFactory.java
+++ b/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/operation/OperationRequestFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.restdocs.operation;
 
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
@@ -94,14 +95,28 @@ public class OperationRequestFactory {
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@code OperationRequest} based on the given {@code original} but with
-	 * the given {@code newParameters}.
+	 * the given {@code newParameters} applied. The query string of a {@code GET} request
+	 * will be updated to reflect the new parameters.
 	 * @param original the original request
 	 * @param newParameters the new parameters
-	 * @return the new request with the new parameters
+	 * @return the new request with the parameters applied
 	 */
 	public OperationRequest createFrom(OperationRequest original, Parameters newParameters) {
-		return new StandardOperationRequest(original.getUri(), original.getMethod(), original.getContent(),
-				original.getHeaders(), newParameters, original.getParts(), original.getCookies());
+		URI uri = (original.getMethod() == HttpMethod.GET) ? updateQueryString(original.getUri(), newParameters)
+				: original.getUri();
+		return new StandardOperationRequest(uri, original.getMethod(), original.getContent(), original.getHeaders(),
+				newParameters, original.getParts(), original.getCookies());
+	}
+
+	private URI updateQueryString(URI originalUri, Parameters parameters) {
+		try {
+			return new URI(originalUri.getScheme(), originalUri.getUserInfo(), originalUri.getHost(),
+					originalUri.getPort(), originalUri.getPath(),
+					parameters.isEmpty() ? null : parameters.toQueryString(), originalUri.getFragment());
+		}
+		catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private HttpHeaders augmentHeaders(HttpHeaders originalHeaders, URI uri, byte[] content) {
diff --git a/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/operation/preprocess/ParametersModifyingOperationPreprocessorTests.java b/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/operation/preprocess/ParametersModifyingOperationPreprocessorTests.java
index 5f6dc268..3331102c 100644
--- a/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/operation/preprocess/ParametersModifyingOperationPreprocessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/operation/preprocess/ParametersModifyingOperationPreprocessorTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,53 +43,62 @@ public class ParametersModifyingOperationPreprocessorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void addNewParameter() {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.add("a", "alpha").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters())
-				.containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha"));
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.add("a", "alpha").preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha"));
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080?a=alpha"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void addValueToExistingParameter() {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
 		parameters.add("a", "apple");
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.add("a", "alpha").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters())
-				.containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("apple", "alpha"));
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.add("a", "alpha").preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("apple", "alpha"));
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080?a=apple&a=alpha"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setNewParameter() {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.set("a", "alpha", "avocado").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters())
-				.containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha", "avocado"));
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.set("a", "alpha", "avocado")
+				.preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha", "avocado"));
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080?a=alpha&a=avocado"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void setExistingParameter() {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
 		parameters.add("a", "apple");
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.set("a", "alpha", "avocado").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters())
-				.containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha", "avocado"));
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.set("a", "alpha", "avocado")
+				.preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha", "avocado"));
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080?a=alpha&a=avocado"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void removeNonExistentParameter() {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.remove("a").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters().size())
-				.isEqualTo(0);
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.remove("a").preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters().size()).isEqualTo(0);
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void removeParameter() {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
 		parameters.add("a", "apple");
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.set("a", "alpha", "avocado").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters())
-				.containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha", "avocado"));
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.remove("a").preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).isEmpty();
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void removeParameterValueForNonExistentParameter() {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.remove("a", "apple").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters().size())
-				.isEqualTo(0);
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.remove("a", "apple").preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).isEmpty();
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -97,20 +106,41 @@ public class ParametersModifyingOperationPreprocessorTests {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
 		parameters.add("a", "apple");
 		parameters.add("a", "alpha");
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.remove("a", "apple").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters())
-				.containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha"));
+		parameters.add("b", "bravo");
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.remove("a", "apple").preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).containsEntry("a", Arrays.asList("alpha"));
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080?a=alpha&b=bravo"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void removeParameterValueWithSingleValueRemovesEntryEntirely() {
 		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
 		parameters.add("a", "apple");
-		assertThat(this.preprocessor.remove("a", "apple").preprocess(createRequest(parameters)).getParameters().size())
-				.isEqualTo(0);
+		parameters.add("b", "bravo");
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.remove("a", "apple").preprocess(createGetRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).doesNotContainKey("a");
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080?b=bravo"));
 	}
 
-	private OperationRequest createRequest(Parameters parameters) {
-		return new OperationRequestFactory().create(URI.create("http://localhost:8080"), HttpMethod.GET, new byte[0],
+	@Test
+	public void whenParametersOfANonGetRequestAreModifiedThenTheQueryStringIsUnaffected() {
+		Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
+		parameters.add("a", "apple");
+		parameters.add("b", "bravo");
+		OperationRequest request = this.preprocessor.remove("a", "apple").preprocess(createPostRequest(parameters));
+		assertThat(request.getParameters()).doesNotContainKey("a");
+		assertThat(request.getUri()).isEqualTo(URI.create("http://localhost:8080"));
+	}
+
+	private OperationRequest createGetRequest(Parameters parameters) {
+		return new OperationRequestFactory().create(
+				URI.create("http://localhost:8080" + (parameters.isEmpty() ? "" : "?" + parameters.toQueryString())),
+				HttpMethod.GET, new byte[0], new HttpHeaders(), parameters,
+				Collections.<OperationRequestPart>emptyList());
+	}
+
+	private OperationRequest createPostRequest(Parameters parameters) {
+		return new OperationRequestFactory().create(URI.create("http://localhost:8080"), HttpMethod.POST, new byte[0],
 				new HttpHeaders(), parameters, Collections.<OperationRequestPart>emptyList());
 	}