diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index dbcad19..85b1293 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ package krouter
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/Shopify/sarama"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -10,11 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/data"
 	"github.com/tryfix/log"
 	traceable_context "github.com/tryfix/traceable-context"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
-	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type InvalidHeaderError struct {
@@ -30,12 +31,14 @@ func (i InvalidHeaderError) Error() string {
 type Payload struct {
 	headers map[string]interface{}
 	params  map[string]interface{}
+	query   map[string]interface{}
 	Body    interface{}
 }
 
 type HttpPayload struct {
 	headers map[string]string
 	params  map[string]string
+	query   map[string]string
 	Body    interface{}
 }
 
@@ -47,6 +50,10 @@ func (p *HttpPayload) Header(name string) string {
 	return p.headers[name]
 }
 
+func (p *HttpPayload) Query(name string) string {
+	return p.query[name]
+}
+
 type PreRouteHandleFunc func(ctx context.Context, payload HttpPayload) (interface{}, error)
 
 type PostRouteHandleFunc func(ctx context.Context, payload Payload) error
@@ -59,6 +66,10 @@ func (p *Payload) Header(name string) interface{} {
 	return p.headers[name]
 }
 
+func (p *Payload) Query(name string) interface{} {
+	return p.query[name]
+}
+
 type handlerOption func(*Handler)
 
 func HandlerWithValidator(v Validator) handlerOption {
@@ -92,6 +103,16 @@ func HandlerWithParameter(name string, typ ParamType) handlerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func HandlerWithQueryParam(name string, typ ParamType, required bool) handlerOption {
+	return func(h *Handler) {
+		h.supportedQueryParams = append(h.supportedQueryParams, Param{
+			name:      name,
+			typ:       typ,
+			whenEmpty: nil,
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func HandlerWithSuccessHandlerFunc(fn SuccessHandlerFunc) handlerOption {
 	return func(h *Handler) {
 		h.successHandlerFunc = fn
@@ -119,21 +140,21 @@ func HandlerWithContextExtractor(fn ContextExtractor) handlerOption {
 type KeyMapper func(ctx context.Context, routeName string, body interface{}, params, headers map[string]string) (string, error)
 
 type Handler struct {
-	request            *Payload
-	logger             log.Logger
-	postHandler        PostRouteHandleFunc
-	preHandler         PreRouteHandleFunc
-	validators         []Validator
-	encode             Encoder
-	supportedHeaders   []Param
-	supportedParams    []Param
-	router             *Router
-	name               string
-	headersFuncs       map[string]func() string
-	keyMapper          KeyMapper
-	successHandlerFunc SuccessHandlerFunc
-	errorHandlerFunc   ErrorHandlerFunc
-	contextExtractor   ContextExtractor
+	logger               log.Logger
+	postHandler          PostRouteHandleFunc
+	preHandler           PreRouteHandleFunc
+	validators           []Validator
+	encode               Encoder
+	supportedHeaders     []Param
+	supportedParams      []Param
+	supportedQueryParams []Param
+	router               *Router
+	name                 string
+	headersFuncs         map[string]func() string
+	keyMapper            KeyMapper
+	successHandlerFunc   SuccessHandlerFunc
+	errorHandlerFunc     ErrorHandlerFunc
+	contextExtractor     ContextExtractor
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -150,6 +171,7 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func (h *Handler) serve(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	rawParams := map[string]string{}
 	rawHeaders := map[string]string{}
+	rawQuery := map[string]string{}
 
 	// apply http request headers to re-route headers
 	for _, h := range h.supportedHeaders {
@@ -165,6 +187,16 @@ func (h *Handler) serve(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 		rawHeaders[h.name] = h.whenEmpty()
 	}
 
+	// apply query parameters
+	queryValues := r.URL.Query()
+	for _, q := range h.supportedQueryParams {
+		if value := queryValues.Get(q.name); value != "" {
+			rawQuery[q.name] = value
+		} else if q.whenEmpty != nil {
+			rawQuery[q.name] = q.whenEmpty()
+		}
+	}
+
 	// apply http Router params to re-route params
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	for _, h := range h.supportedParams {
@@ -202,9 +234,16 @@ func (h *Handler) serve(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 		}
 	}
 
+	// decode query parameters
+	_, err = h.decodeParams(h.supportedQueryParams, rawQuery)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode query parameters: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	payload := HttpPayload{
 		headers: rawHeaders,
 		params:  rawParams,
+		query:   rawQuery,
 		Body:    v,
 	}
 
@@ -227,6 +266,7 @@ func (h *Handler) serve(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	route := Route{
 		Params:  rawParams,
 		Headers: rawHeaders,
+		Query:   rawQuery,
 		Payload: string(byt),
 		Name:    h.name,
 	}
diff --git a/route.go b/route.go
index 0ef0359..79e597d 100644
--- a/route.go
+++ b/route.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import "encoding/json"
 type Route struct {
 	Params  map[string]string `json:"params"`
 	Headers map[string]string `json:"headers"`
+	Query   map[string]string `json:"query"`
 	Payload string            `json:"payload"`
 	Name    string            `json:"name"`
 }
@@ -16,4 +17,3 @@ func (r Route) Encode() ([]byte, error) {
 func (r Route) Decode(data []byte) error {
 	return json.Unmarshal(data, &r)
 }
-
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 3ccf299..bfd0816 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/Shopify/sarama"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/tryfix/errors"
@@ -12,9 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/producer"
 	"github.com/tryfix/log"
 	"github.com/tryfix/metrics"
-	"github.com/tryfix/traceable-context"
-	"net/http"
-	"time"
+	traceable_context "github.com/tryfix/traceable-context"
 )
 
 type group struct {
@@ -262,9 +263,16 @@ func (r *Router) process(ctx context.Context, record *data.Record) error {
 		return errors.WithPrevious(err, fmt.Sprintf(`header decode error on route [%s]`, route.Name))
 	}
 
+	// decode query parameters
+	query, err := h.decodeParams(h.supportedQueryParams, route.Query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.WithPrevious(err, fmt.Sprintf(`query parameter decode error on route [%s]`, route.Name))
+	}
+
 	payload := Payload{
 		params:  params,
 		headers: headers,
+		query:   query,
 		Body:    nil,
 	}
 
diff --git a/router_error_test.go b/router_error_test.go
index eed7669..1bc9f3d 100644
--- a/router_error_test.go
+++ b/router_error_test.go
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/admin"
-	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/consumer"
-	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/producer"
-	"github.com/tryfix/log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/admin"
+	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/consumer"
+	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/producer"
+	"github.com/tryfix/log"
 )
 
 type someError struct {
@@ -69,12 +70,14 @@ var somePrehandlerError = func(ctx context.Context, payload HttpPayload) (interf
 }
 
 type somehandler struct {
-	actualUserId     uuid.UUID
-	actualSomeInt    int
-	actualSomeString string
-	actualAccid      customInt
-	actualPayload    fooRequest
-	mu               sync.Mutex
+	actualUserId       uuid.UUID
+	actualSomeInt      int
+	actualSomeString   string
+	actualAccid        customInt
+	actualPayload      fooRequest
+	actualQueryParam   string
+	expectedQueryParam string
+	mu                 sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func (s *somehandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, request Payload) error {
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ func (s *somehandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, request Payload) error {
 	s.actualSomeString = request.Header(`some-string`).(string)
 	s.actualAccid = request.Param(`acc-id`).(customInt)
 	s.actualPayload = request.Body.(fooRequest)
+	if qoo := request.Query("qoo"); qoo != nil {
+		s.actualQueryParam = qoo.(string)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/router_test.go b/router_test.go
index 5f4f6e3..9091ad7 100644
--- a/router_test.go
+++ b/router_test.go
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/admin"
-	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/consumer"
-	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/producer"
-	"github.com/tryfix/log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/admin"
+	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/consumer"
+	"github.com/tryfix/kstream/producer"
+	"github.com/tryfix/log"
 )
 
 type testErrorResponse struct {
@@ -87,8 +88,11 @@ func TestHandler_ServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		Id:   1000,
 		Name: "some name",
 	}
+	assertQueryParam := "var"
 
-	payloadhandler := new(somehandler)
+	payloadhandler := &somehandler{
+		expectedQueryParam: assertQueryParam,
+	}
 
 	h := router.NewHandler(`route1`, fooRequestEncoder{}, somePrehandler, payloadhandler.Handle,
 		HandlerWithHeader(`user-id`, ParamTypeUuid, nil),
@@ -96,6 +100,8 @@ func TestHandler_ServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		HandlerWithHeader(`some-string`, ParamTypeString, nil),
 		HandlerWithHeader(`trace-id`, ParamTypeUuid, func() string { return uuid.New().String() }),
 		HandlerWithParameter(`acc-id`, `my-custom-type`),
+		HandlerWithQueryParam(`qoo`, ParamTypeString, false),
+		HandlerWithQueryParam(`qoo`, ParamTypeString, false),
 		HandlerWithKeyMapper(func(ctx context.Context, routeName string, body interface{}, params, headers map[string]string) (s string, err error) {
 			return fmt.Sprint(params[`acc-id`]), nil
 		}),
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ func TestHandler_ServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 	buff := bytes.NewBuffer(testByt)
-	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "http://example.com/foo/1222/bar", buff)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "http://example.com/foo/1222/bar?qoo=var", buff)
 	req.Header.Set(`user-id`, assertUserId.String())
 	req.Header.Set(`some-int`, `133`)
 	req.Header.Set(`some-string`, assertSomeString)
@@ -138,6 +144,9 @@ func TestHandler_ServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	r.Handle(`/foo/{acc-id}/bar`, h).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 
+	// Query parameter validation is now done through the handler's stored value
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
 	res := successResponse{}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Result().Body).Decode(&res); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -171,4 +180,8 @@ func TestHandler_ServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(payloadhandler.actualPayload, assertpayload) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
+	if payloadhandler.actualQueryParam != payloadhandler.expectedQueryParam {
+		t.Errorf("Expected query param 'qoo' to be '%s', got '%s'",
+			payloadhandler.expectedQueryParam, payloadhandler.actualQueryParam)
+	}
 }