diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelper.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelper.java
index a8cabafae9..707c8aff22 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelper.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelper.java
@@ -287,14 +287,15 @@ public class UrlPathHelper {
 	 * @return the query string
 	 */
 	public String getOriginatingQueryString(HttpServletRequest request) {
-		String queryString = (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE);
-		if (queryString == null) {
-			queryString = request.getQueryString();
+		if ((request.getAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE) != null) || 
+			(request.getAttribute(WebUtils.ERROR_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE) != null)) {
+			return (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE);
+		}
+		else {
+			return request.getQueryString();
 		}
-		return queryString;
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Decode the supplied URI string and strips any extraneous portion after a ';'.
 	 */
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelperTests.java b/org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelperTests.java
index a08168fd2f..f35af797b3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelperTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelperTests.java
@@ -289,4 +289,26 @@ public class UrlPathHelperTests {
 		request.setAttribute(WEBSPHERE_URI_ATTRIBUTE, "/test/foo/foo/");
 		tomcatCasualServletFolder();
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getOriginatingQueryString() {
+		request.setQueryString("forward=on");
+		request.setAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE, "/path");
+		request.setAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE, "original=on");
+		assertEquals("original=on", this.helper.getOriginatingQueryString(request));
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void getOriginatingQueryStringNotPresent() {
+		request.setQueryString("forward=true");
+		assertEquals("forward=true", this.helper.getOriginatingQueryString(request));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getOriginatingQueryStringIsNull() {
+		request.setQueryString("forward=true");
+		request.setAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE, "/path");
+		assertNull(this.helper.getOriginatingQueryString(request));
+	}
+
 }
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