diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
index 62c654da03de2671e525f05a060d541c794773e8..ac8e7eec84df96292e5063898613db5baf6cb3e9 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
@@ -275,6 +275,34 @@ def to_hash
       to_h.to_hash
     end
 
+    # Returns a string representation of the receiver suitable for use as a URL
+    # query string:
+    #
+    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
+    #     name: 'David',
+    #     nationality: 'Danish'
+    #   })
+    #   params.to_query
+    #   # => "name=David&nationality=Danish"
+    #
+    # An optional namespace can be passed to enclose key names:
+    #
+    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
+    #     name: 'David',
+    #     nationality: 'Danish'
+    #   })
+    #   params.to_query('user')
+    #   # => "user%5Bname%5D=David&user%5Bnationality%5D=Danish"
+    #
+    # The string pairs "key=value" that conform the query string
+    # are sorted lexicographically in ascending order.
+    #
+    # This method is also aliased as +to_param+.
+    def to_query(*args)
+      to_h.to_query(*args)
+    end
+    alias_method :to_param, :to_query
+
     # Returns an unsafe, unfiltered
     # <tt>ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess</tt> representation of this
     # parameter.
@@ -744,8 +772,6 @@ def init_with(coder) # :nodoc:
       end
     end
 
-    undef_method :to_param
-
     # Returns duplicate of object including all parameters.
     def deep_dup
       self.class.new(@parameters.deep_dup).tap do |duplicate|
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/required_params_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/required_params_test.rb
index dd07c2486bf886685d274dd43ef25c77760ab468..46bb374b3fc5c66d46b05d52ffcef6302cf54f8d 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/required_params_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/required_params_test.rb
@@ -72,9 +72,27 @@ class ParametersRequireTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert params.value?("cinco")
   end
 
-  test "to_query is not supported" do
-    assert_raises(NoMethodError) do
-      ActionController::Parameters.new(foo: "bar").to_param
+  test "to_param works like in a Hash" do
+    params = ActionController::Parameters.new(nested: { key: "value" }).permit!
+    assert_equal({ nested: { key: "value" } }.to_param, params.to_param)
+
+    params = { root: ActionController::Parameters.new(nested: { key: "value" }).permit! }
+    assert_equal({ root: { nested: { key: "value" } } }.to_param, params.to_param)
+
+    assert_raise(ActionController::UnfilteredParameters) do
+      ActionController::Parameters.new(nested: { key: "value" }).to_param
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "to_query works like in a Hash" do
+    params = ActionController::Parameters.new(nested: { key: "value" }).permit!
+    assert_equal({ nested: { key: "value" } }.to_query, params.to_query)
+
+    params = { root: ActionController::Parameters.new(nested: { key: "value" }).permit! }
+    assert_equal({ root: { nested: { key: "value" } } }.to_query, params.to_query)
+
+    assert_raise(ActionController::UnfilteredParameters) do
+      ActionController::Parameters.new(nested: { key: "value" }).to_query
     end
   end
 end