diff --git a/test/e2e/functional/output-jqfilter-parameters.yaml b/test/e2e/functional/output-jqfilter-parameters.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8dc0226aa376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/functional/output-jqfilter-parameters.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Workflow
+metadata:
+  generateName: output-jqfilter-parameters-
+spec:
+  entrypoint: main
+  templates:
+
+  # main template that:
+  #   * create a configmap with json payload
+  #   * extract data using jqFilter from it
+  #   * compare the output parameters are what we expect
+  - name: main
+    steps:
+    - - name: create-param
+        template: create-param
+
+    - - name: get-param
+        template: get-param
+
+    - - name: check-param-one-value
+        template: check-param
+        arguments:
+          parameters:
+          - name: key
+            value: "{{steps.get-param.outputs.parameters.one_value}}"
+          - name: value
+            value: "foo"
+      - name: check-param-one-dict
+        template: check-param
+        arguments:
+          parameters:
+          - name: key
+            value: "{{steps.get-param.outputs.parameters.one_dict}}"
+          - name: value
+            value: |
+              {"foo":"bar"}
+      - name: check-param-one-list
+        template: check-param
+        arguments:
+          parameters:
+          - name: key
+            value: "{{steps.get-param.outputs.parameters.one_list}}"
+          - name: value
+            value: |
+              [{"foo":"bar"}]
+
+  # check that key and value parameters are aligned
+  - name: check-param
+    inputs:
+      parameters:
+      - name: key
+      - name: value
+    container:
+      image: argoproj/argoexec:latest
+      command: [sh, -c]
+      args: ["
+        echo '<{{inputs.parameters.key}}>' > /tmp/input;
+        echo '<{{inputs.parameters.value}}>' > /tmp/expected;
+        diff /tmp/input /tmp/expected;
+      "]
+
+  # extract parameters from a configmap json payload using jqFilter
+  - name: get-param
+    resource:
+      action: get
+      manifest: |
+        apiVersion: v1
+        kind: ConfigMap
+        metadata:
+          name: cm-output-jqfilter-parameters
+    outputs:
+      parameters:
+      - name: one_value
+        valueFrom:
+          jqFilter: '.data.some | fromjson | .one_value'
+      - name: one_dict
+        valueFrom:
+          jqfilter: '.data.some | fromjson | .one_dict'
+      - name: one_list
+        valueFrom:
+          jqfilter: '.data.some | fromjson | .one_list'
+
+  # create a configmap with json payload
+  - name: create-param
+    resource:
+      action: create
+      manifest: |
+        apiVersion: v1
+        kind: ConfigMap
+        metadata:
+          name: cm-output-jqfilter-parameters
+        data:
+          some: |
+            {
+              "one_value": "foo",
+              "one_dict": {"foo":"bar"},
+              "one_list": [
+                {
+                  "foo":"bar"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
diff --git a/workflow/executor/resource.go b/workflow/executor/resource.go
index 515a91ea2aaa..9e64c7765d44 100644
--- a/workflow/executor/resource.go
+++ b/workflow/executor/resource.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (we *WorkflowExecutor) SaveResourceParameters(resourceNamespace string, res
 			if resourceNamespace != "" {
 				resArgs = append(resArgs, "-n", resourceNamespace)
 			}
-			cmdStr := fmt.Sprintf("kubectl get %s -o json | jq -c '%s'", strings.Join(resArgs, " "), param.ValueFrom.JQFilter)
+			cmdStr := fmt.Sprintf("kubectl get %s -o json | jq -rc '%s'", strings.Join(resArgs, " "), param.ValueFrom.JQFilter)
 			cmd = exec.Command("sh", "-c", cmdStr)
 		} else {
 			continue