diff --git a/src/ngResource/resource.js b/src/ngResource/resource.js
index 4c37ad48ce62..58dc60f41ad4 100644
--- a/src/ngResource/resource.js
+++ b/src/ngResource/resource.js
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ angular.module('ngResource', ['ng']).
             }
             if (!(new RegExp("^\\d+$").test(param)) && param &&
               (new RegExp("(^|[^\\\\]):" + param + "(\\W|$)").test(url))) {
-              urlParams[param] = true;
+              urlParams[param] = { isQueryParamValue: (new RegExp("\\?.*=:" + param + "(?:\\W|$)")).test(url) };
             }
           });
           url = url.replace(/\\:/g, ':');
@@ -443,10 +443,14 @@ angular.module('ngResource', ['ng']).
           });
 
           params = params || {};
-          forEach(self.urlParams, function(_, urlParam) {
+          forEach(self.urlParams, function(paramInfo, urlParam) {
             val = params.hasOwnProperty(urlParam) ? params[urlParam] : self.defaults[urlParam];
             if (angular.isDefined(val) && val !== null) {
-              encodedVal = encodeUriSegment(val);
+              if (paramInfo.isQueryParamValue === true) {
+                encodedVal = encodeUriQuery(val, true);
+              } else {
+                encodedVal = encodeUriSegment(val);
+              }
               url = url.replace(new RegExp(":" + urlParam + "(\\W|$)", "g"), function(match, p1) {
                 return encodedVal + p1;
               });
diff --git a/test/ngResource/resourceSpec.js b/test/ngResource/resourceSpec.js
index 0fa7fc52959b..d0892454e041 100644
--- a/test/ngResource/resourceSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngResource/resourceSpec.js
@@ -331,10 +331,18 @@ describe("resource", function() {
   });
 
 
-  it('should encode & in url params', function() {
-    var R = $resource('/Path/:a');
+  it('should encode & in query params unless in query param value', function() {
+    var R1 = $resource('/api/myapp/resource?:query');
+    $httpBackend.expect('GET', '/api/myapp/resource?foo&bar').respond('{}');
+    R1.get({query: 'foo&bar'});
+
+    var R2 = $resource('/api/myapp/resource?from=:from');
+    $httpBackend.expect('GET', '/api/myapp/resource?from=bar%20%26%20blanks').respond('{}');
+    R2.get({from: 'bar & blanks'});
+
+    var R3 = $resource('/Path/:a');
     $httpBackend.expect('GET', '/Path/doh&foo?bar=baz%261').respond('{}');
-    R.get({a: 'doh&foo', bar: 'baz&1'});
+    R3.get({a: 'doh&foo', bar: 'baz&1'});
   });