diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_link.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
index e4d0cff442..f0f6db524b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
  */
 
 import {LocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
-import {Directive, HostBinding, HostListener, Input, OnChanges} from '@angular/core';
+import {Directive, HostBinding, HostListener, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy} from '@angular/core';
+import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 
-import {Router} from '../router';
+import {NavigationEnd, Router} from '../router';
 import {ActivatedRoute} from '../router_state';
 import {UrlTree} from '../url_tree';
 
+
 /**
  * The RouterLink directive lets you link to specific parts of your app.
  *
@@ -93,11 +95,12 @@ export class RouterLink {
  * @stable
  */
 @Directive({selector: 'a[routerLink]'})
-export class RouterLinkWithHref implements OnChanges {
+export class RouterLinkWithHref implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   @Input() target: string;
   private commands: any[] = [];
   @Input() queryParams: {[k: string]: any};
   @Input() fragment: string;
+  private subscription: Subscription;
 
   // the url displayed on the anchor element.
   @HostBinding() href: string;
@@ -109,7 +112,13 @@ export class RouterLinkWithHref implements OnChanges {
    */
   constructor(
       private router: Router, private route: ActivatedRoute,
-      private locationStrategy: LocationStrategy) {}
+      private locationStrategy: LocationStrategy) {
+    this.subscription = router.events.subscribe(s => {
+      if (s instanceof NavigationEnd) {
+        this.updateTargetUrlAndHref();
+      }
+    });
+  }
 
   @Input()
   set routerLink(data: any[]|string) {
@@ -121,6 +130,7 @@ export class RouterLinkWithHref implements OnChanges {
   }
 
   ngOnChanges(changes: {}): any { this.updateTargetUrlAndHref(); }
+  ngOnDestroy(): any { this.subscription.unsubscribe(); }
 
   @HostListener('click', ['$event.button', '$event.ctrlKey', '$event.metaKey'])
   onClick(button: number, ctrlKey: boolean, metaKey: boolean): boolean {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts b/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
index d7b29f196c..78ba3c9a01 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/test/router.spec.ts
@@ -503,6 +503,33 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
              expect(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement).toHaveText('team 33 { simple, right:  }');
            })));
 
+    it('should update hrefs when query params change',
+       fakeAsync(
+           inject([Router, TestComponentBuilder], (router: Router, tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
+
+             @Component({
+               selector: 'someRoot',
+               template: `<router-outlet></router-outlet><a routerLink="/home">Link</a>`,
+               directives: ROUTER_DIRECTIVES
+             })
+             class RootCmpWithLink {
+             }
+
+             const fixture = createRoot(tcb, router, RootCmpWithLink);
+
+             router.resetConfig([{path: 'home', component: SimpleCmp}]);
+
+             const native = fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.querySelector('a');
+
+             router.navigateByUrl('/home?q=123');
+             advance(fixture);
+             expect(native.getAttribute('href')).toEqual('/home?q=123');
+
+             router.navigateByUrl('/home?q=456');
+             advance(fixture);
+             expect(native.getAttribute('href')).toEqual('/home?q=456');
+           })));
+
     it('should support using links on non-a tags',
        fakeAsync(
            inject([Router, TestComponentBuilder], (router: Router, tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
@@ -1154,6 +1181,14 @@ class UserCmp {
   }
 }
 
+@Component({
+  selector: 'wrapper',
+  template: `<router-outlet></router-outlet>`,
+  directives: [ROUTER_DIRECTIVES]
+})
+class WrapperCmp {
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'query-cmp',
   template: `query: {{name | async}} fragment: {{fragment | async}}`,
@@ -1192,7 +1227,7 @@ class RelativeLinkInIfCmp {
   precompile: [
     BlankCmp, SimpleCmp, TeamCmp, UserCmp, StringLinkCmp, DummyLinkCmp, AbsoluteLinkCmp,
     RelativeLinkCmp, DummyLinkWithParentCmp, LinkWithQueryParamsAndFragment, CollectParamsCmp,
-    QueryParamsAndFragmentCmp, StringLinkButtonCmp
+    QueryParamsAndFragmentCmp, StringLinkButtonCmp, WrapperCmp
   ]
 })
 class RootCmp {