diff --git a/mocket/mocks/mockhttp.py b/mocket/mocks/mockhttp.py
index d8a83cf..5524ddd 100644
--- a/mocket/mocks/mockhttp.py
+++ b/mocket/mocks/mockhttp.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from functools import cached_property
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler
 from typing import Any, Callable
-from urllib.parse import parse_qs, unquote, urlsplit
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlsplit
 
 from h11 import SERVER, Connection, Data
 from h11 import Request as H11Request
@@ -90,11 +90,7 @@ def querystring(self) -> dict:
             Dictionary of query parameter names to lists of values
         """
         parts = self.path.split("?", 1)
-        return (
-            parse_qs(unquote(parts[1]), keep_blank_values=True)
-            if len(parts) == 2
-            else {}
-        )
+        return parse_qs(parts[1], keep_blank_values=True) if len(parts) == 2 else {}
 
     @cached_property
     def body(self) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_http.py b/tests/test_http.py
index 91fa795..fbb0557 100644
--- a/tests/test_http.py
+++ b/tests/test_http.py
@@ -15,6 +15,49 @@
 from mocket.mocks.mockhttp import Entry, Response
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("query", "expected"),
+    [
+        ("q=one%26two", {"q": ["one&two"]}),
+        ("q=one%2Btwo", {"q": ["one+two"]}),
+        ("q=%2526", {"q": ["%26"]}),
+        ("field%26name=value", {"field&name": ["value"]}),
+        ("field%3Dname=value", {"field=name": ["value"]}),
+        ("q=%25E2%2582%25AC", {"q": ["%E2%82%AC"]}),
+        ("q=one+two", {"q": ["one two"]}),
+        ("q=one%20two", {"q": ["one two"]}),
+        ("q=%E2%82%AC", {"q": ["\u20ac"]}),
+        ("q=&q=next&bare&empty=", {"q": ["", "next"], "bare": [""], "empty": [""]}),
+        ("", {}),
+        (None, {}),
+    ],
+)
+def test_request_querystring_uses_form_urlencoded_semantics(query, expected):
+    path = "/" if query is None else f"/?{query}"
+    url = f"http://testme.org{path}"
+    with Mocketizer(strict_mode=True):
+        Entry.single_register(Entry.GET, url, body="ok")
+        with requests.get(url, timeout=5) as response:
+            assert response.content == b"ok"
+        assert Mocket.last_request().querystring == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("scheme", ["http", "https"])
+def test_recorded_querystring(scheme):
+    parameters = [("field&name", "a+b&c=%26"), ("q", ""), ("q", "\u20ac")]
+    url = f"{scheme}://testme.org/?{urlencode(parameters)}"
+
+    with Mocketizer(strict_mode=True):
+        Entry.single_register(Entry.GET, url, body="ok")
+        with requests.get(url, timeout=5) as response:
+            assert response.content == b"ok"
+
+        assert Mocket.last_request().querystring == {
+            "field&name": ["a+b&c=%26"],
+            "q": ["", "\u20ac"],
+        }
+
+
 class HttpTestCase(TestCase):
     def assertEqualHeaders(self, first, second, msg=None):
         first = {k.lower(): v for k, v in first.items()}