diff --git a/rest_framework/request.py b/rest_framework/request.py
index dcf17adf2..2034ccc63 100644
--- a/rest_framework/request.py
+++ b/rest_framework/request.py
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ class Request(object):
             self._load_stream()
         return self._stream
 
+    @property
+    def QUERY_PARAMS(self):
+        """
+        More semantically correct name for request.GET.
+        """
+        return self._request.GET
+
     @property
     def DATA(self):
         """