diff --git a/docs/reference/sails.config/sails.config.http.md b/docs/reference/sails.config/sails.config.http.md
index 4c81886b38..7cb4d66041 100644
--- a/docs/reference/sails.config/sails.config.http.md
+++ b/docs/reference/sails.config/sails.config.http.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Configuration for your app's underlying HTTP server.  These properties are conve
  `cache`            | ((number)) | `31557600000` _(1 year)_ | The number of milliseconds to cache [static assets](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/concepts/assets) when your app is running in a ['production' environment](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/configuration/sails-config#?sailsconfigenvironment).<br/>More specifically, this is the "max-age" that will be included in the "Cache-Control" header when responding to requests for static assets&mdash;i.e. any flat files like images, scripts, stylesheets, etc. that are served by Express' static middleware.
  `serverOptions`    | ((dictionary)) | `{}`      | _SSL only_: advanced options to send directly to the [Node `https` module](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/docs/api/https.html) when creating the server.  These will be merged with your [SSL settings](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/configuration/sails-config#?sailsconfigssl), if any.  See the [createServer docs](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/docs/api/https.html#https_https_createserver_options_requestlistener) for more info.
   `trustProxy`      | ((boolean)) _or_ ((function)) | `undefined`      | This tells Sails/Express how it should interpret "X-Forwarded" headers.  Only use this setting if you are using HTTPS _and_ if you are deploying behind a proxy (for example, a PaaS like Heroku).  If your app does not fit that description, then leave this as undefined.  Otherwise, you might start by setting this to `true`, which works for many deployments.  If that doesn't work, see [here](https://expressjs.com/en/guide/behind-proxies.html) for all available options.
+  `queryParser`      | ((boolean)) _or_ ((string)) _or_ ((function)) | `undefined`      | This tells Sails/Express how it should parse query strings. See "query parser" [here](https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html#app.settings.table) for more information.
 
 
 ### Customizing the body parser
diff --git a/lib/hooks/http/index.js b/lib/hooks/http/index.js
index 5d09db202d..8f599ff0cb 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/http/index.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/http/index.js
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ module.exports = function(sails) {
         // (this is passed in to Express as the "trust proxy" setting)
         trustProxy: false,
 
+        // (this is passed in to Express as the "query parser" setting)
+        queryParser: undefined,
+
       }//< .http>
 
     },//< / defaults >
diff --git a/lib/hooks/http/initialize.js b/lib/hooks/http/initialize.js
index 6afa01dfe2..58413ac50d 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/http/initialize.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/http/initialize.js
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ module.exports = function(sails) {
           expressApp.set('trust proxy', sails.config.http.trustProxy);
         }
 
+        if (sails.config.http.queryParser !== undefined) {
+          expressApp.set('query parser', sails.config.http.queryParser);
+        }
+
         // Whenever Sails binds a route, bind it to the internal Express router.
         sails.on('router:bind', function(route) {
           // Clone the route so that if a route handler messes with the options, the changes
diff --git a/test/hooks/http/initialize.test.js b/test/hooks/http/initialize.test.js
index 18ca70e06c..73f8b7c766 100644
--- a/test/hooks/http/initialize.test.js
+++ b/test/hooks/http/initialize.test.js
@@ -91,4 +91,43 @@ describe('HTTP hook', function (){
 
   });
 
+  describe('with custom queryParser config', function() {
+
+    var app;
+    before(function(done) {
+      app = Sails();
+      app.lift({
+        globals: false,
+        loadHooks: [
+          'moduleloader',
+          'userconfig',
+          'http'
+        ],
+        log: {level: 'silent'},
+        http: {
+          queryParser: false
+        },
+        routes: {
+          'get /': function(req, res) {return res.send(req.query);}
+        },
+        port: 1343
+      }, done);
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to respond to requests using the custom queryParser', function(done) {
+      request.get('http://localhost:1343?test=123', function(err, res, body) {
+        if (err) { return done(err); }
+        try {
+          assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(body), {});
+        }
+        catch (e) {return done(e);}
+        return done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    after(function(done) {
+      app.lower(done);
+    });
+  });
+
 });