diff --git a/packages/common/http/src/params.ts b/packages/common/http/src/params.ts
index d43d91adbd..30caa33cde 100755
--- a/packages/common/http/src/params.ts
+++ b/packages/common/http/src/params.ts
@@ -224,9 +224,15 @@ export class HttpParams {
     return this.keys()
         .map(key => {
           const eKey = this.encoder.encodeKey(key);
+          // `a: ['1']` produces `'a=1'`
+          // `b: []` produces `''`
+          // `c: ['1', '2']` produces `'c=1&c=2'`
           return this.map !.get(key) !.map(value => eKey + '=' + this.encoder.encodeValue(value))
               .join('&');
         })
+        // filter out empty values because `b: []` produces `''`
+        // which results in `a=1&&c=1&c=2` instead of `a=1&c=1&c=2` if we don't
+        .filter(param => param !== '')
         .join('&');
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/common/http/test/params_spec.ts b/packages/common/http/test/params_spec.ts
index 669959c851..9c99771043 100644
--- a/packages/common/http/test/params_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/http/test/params_spec.ts
@@ -76,5 +76,20 @@ import {HttpParams} from '@angular/common/http/src/params';
         expect(body.keys()).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('toString', () => {
+      it('should stringify string params', () => {
+        const body = new HttpParams({fromObject: {a: '', b: '2', c: '3'}});
+        expect(body.toString()).toBe('a=&b=2&c=3');
+      });
+      it('should stringify array params', () => {
+        const body = new HttpParams({fromObject: {a: '', b: ['21', '22'], c: '3'}});
+        expect(body.toString()).toBe('a=&b=21&b=22&c=3');
+      });
+      it('should stringify empty array params', () => {
+        const body = new HttpParams({fromObject: {a: '', b: [], c: '3'}});
+        expect(body.toString()).toBe('a=&c=3');
+      });
+    });
   });
 }