diff --git a/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewritePatternRule.java b/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewritePatternRule.java
index 59f3f3a97b3..b177d0410e2 100644
--- a/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewritePatternRule.java
+++ b/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewritePatternRule.java
@@ -90,13 +90,15 @@ public class RewritePatternRule extends PatternRule implements Rule.ApplyURI
     @Override
     public void applyURI(Request request, String oldURI, String newURI) throws IOException
     {
+        String queryString = request.getQueryString();
         if (_query == null)
         {
             request.setURIPathQuery(newURI);
+            if (queryString != null)
+                request.setQueryString(queryString);
         }
         else
         {
-            String queryString = request.getQueryString();
             if (queryString != null)
                 queryString = queryString + "&" + _query;
             else
diff --git a/jetty-rewrite/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewritePatternRuleTest.java b/jetty-rewrite/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewritePatternRuleTest.java
index 30f856dc0f7..a69e253a47d 100644
--- a/jetty-rewrite/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewritePatternRuleTest.java
+++ b/jetty-rewrite/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewritePatternRuleTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 public class RewritePatternRuleTest extends AbstractRuleTestCase
 {
     // TODO: Parameterize
-    private String[][] _tests =
+    private final String[][] _tests =
         {
             {"/foo/bar", "/", "/replace"},
             {"/foo/bar", "/*", "/replace/foo/bar"},
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ public class RewritePatternRuleTest extends AbstractRuleTestCase
         assertThat("result matches expected", result, is(replacement));
 
         rewritePatternRule.applyURI(_request, null, result);
-        assertThat("queryString matches expected", _request.getQueryString(), is(queryString));
         assertThat("request URI matches expected", _request.getRequestURI(), is(replacement));
+        assertThat("queryString matches expected", _request.getQueryString(), is(queryString));
     }
 
     @Test