diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index 831574606..bc0d73e21 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -751,6 +751,19 @@ def test_wsgi_path_info_unquoted(self):
         }
         request = create_wsgi_request(event, trailing_slash=True)
         self.assertEqual("/path:1", request["PATH_INFO"])
+        
+    def test_wsgi_query_string_unquoted(self):
+        event = {
+            "body": {},
+            "headers": {},
+            "pathParameters": {},
+            "path": "/path/path1",
+            "httpMethod": "GET",
+            "queryStringParameters": {"a": "A,B", "b": "C#D"},
+            "requestContext": {}
+        }
+        request = create_wsgi_request(event)
+        self.assertEqual(request["QUERY_STRING"], "a=A,B&b=C#D")
 
     def test_wsgi_latin1(self):
         event = {
diff --git a/zappa/wsgi.py b/zappa/wsgi.py
index d2300bc3b..4220c053f 100644
--- a/zappa/wsgi.py
+++ b/zappa/wsgi.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def create_wsgi_request(
     else:
         query = event_info.get("queryStringParameters", {})
         query_string = urlencode(query) if query else ""
+    query_string = urls.url_unquote(query_string)
 
     if context_header_mappings:
         for key, value in context_header_mappings.items():