diff --git a/modules/mappers/mod_rewrite.c b/modules/mappers/mod_rewrite.c
index b89d3e4..19f70d1 100644
--- a/modules/mappers/mod_rewrite.c
+++ b/modules/mappers/mod_rewrite.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static const char* really_last_key = "rewrite_really_last";
 #define RULEFLAG_DISCARDPATHINFO    1<<15
 #define RULEFLAG_QSDISCARD          1<<16
 #define RULEFLAG_END                1<<17
+#define RULEFLAG_QSNONE             (1<<20) /* programattic only */
 
 /* return code of the rewrite rule
  * the result may be escaped - or not
@@ -725,10 +726,18 @@ static char *escape_absolute_uri(apr_pool_t *p, char *uri, unsigned scheme)
  * split out a QUERY_STRING part from
  * the current URI string
  */
-static void splitout_queryargs(request_rec *r, int qsappend, int qsdiscard)
+static void splitout_queryargs(request_rec *r, int flags)
 {
     char *q;
     int split;
+    int qsappend = flags & RULEFLAG_QSAPPEND;
+    int qsdiscard = flags & RULEFLAG_QSDISCARD;
+
+    if (flags & RULEFLAG_QSNONE) {
+        rewritelog((r, 2, NULL, "discarding query string, no parse from substitution"));
+        r->args = NULL;
+        return;
+    }
 
     /* don't touch, unless it's a scheme for which a query string makes sense.
      * See RFC 1738 and RFC 2368.
@@ -2661,7 +2670,7 @@ static apr_status_t rewritelock_remove(void *data)
  * XXX: what an inclined parser. Seems we have to leave it so
  *      for backwards compat. *sigh*
  */
-static int parseargline(char *str, char **a1, char **a2, char **a3)
+static int parseargline(char *str, char **a1, char **a2, char **a2_end, char **a3)
 {
     char quote;
 
@@ -2712,8 +2721,10 @@ static int parseargline(char *str, char **a1, char **a2, char **a3)
 
     if (!*str) {
         *a3 = NULL; /* 3rd argument is optional */
+        *a2_end = str;
         return 0;
     }
+    *a2_end = str;
     *str++ = '\0';
 
     while (apr_isspace(*str)) {
@@ -3230,6 +3241,7 @@ static const char *cmd_rewritecond(cmd_parms *cmd, void *in_dconf,
     ap_regex_t *regexp;
     char *a1;
     char *a2;
+    char *a2_end;
     char *a3;
     const char *err;
 
@@ -3248,7 +3260,7 @@ static const char *cmd_rewritecond(cmd_parms *cmd, void *in_dconf,
      * of the argument line. So we can use a1 .. a3 without
      * copying them again.
      */
-    if (parseargline(str, &a1, &a2, &a3)) {
+    if (parseargline(str, &a1, &a2, &a2_end, &a3)) {
         return apr_pstrcat(cmd->pool, "RewriteCond: bad argument line '", str,
                            "'", NULL);
     }
@@ -3645,6 +3657,7 @@ static const char *cmd_rewriterule(cmd_parms *cmd, void *in_dconf,
     ap_regex_t *regexp;
     char *a1;
     char *a2;
+    char *a2_end;
     char *a3;
     const char *err;
 
@@ -3659,7 +3672,7 @@ static const char *cmd_rewriterule(cmd_parms *cmd, void *in_dconf,
     }
 
     /*  parse the argument line ourself */
-    if (parseargline(str, &a1, &a2, &a3)) {
+    if (parseargline(str, &a1, &a2, &a2_end, &a3)) {
         return apr_pstrcat(cmd->pool, "RewriteRule: bad argument line '", str,
                            "'", NULL);
     }
@@ -3705,6 +3718,16 @@ static const char *cmd_rewriterule(cmd_parms *cmd, void *in_dconf,
         newrule->flags |= RULEFLAG_NOSUB;
     }
 
+    if (*(a2_end-1) == '?') {
+        /* a literal ? at the end of the unsubstituted rewrite rule */
+        newrule->flags |= RULEFLAG_QSNONE;
+    }
+    else if (newrule->flags & RULEFLAG_QSDISCARD) {
+        if (NULL == ap_strchr(newrule->output, '?')) {
+            newrule->flags |= RULEFLAG_QSNONE;
+        }
+    }
+
     /* now, if the server or per-dir config holds an
      * array of RewriteCond entries, we take it for us
      * and clear the array
@@ -4110,7 +4133,7 @@ static int apply_rewrite_rule(rewriterule_entry *p, rewrite_ctx *ctx)
         r->path_info = NULL;
     }
 
-    splitout_queryargs(r, p->flags & RULEFLAG_QSAPPEND, p->flags & RULEFLAG_QSDISCARD);
+    splitout_queryargs(r, p->flags);
 
     /* Add the previously stripped per-directory location prefix, unless
      * (1) it's an absolute URL path and
@@ -4565,6 +4588,17 @@ static int hook_uri2file(request_rec *r)
         unsigned skip;
         apr_size_t flen;
 
+        if (r->args && *(ap_scan_vchar_obstext(r->args))) {
+            /*
+             * We have a raw control character or a ' ' in r->args.
+             * Correct encoding was missed.
+             */
+            ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r, APLOGNO(10410)
+                          "Rewritten query string contains control "
+                          "characters or spaces");
+            return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+        }
+
         if (ACTION_STATUS == rulestatus) {
             int n = r->status;
 
@@ -4833,6 +4867,17 @@ static int hook_fixup(request_rec *r)
     if (rulestatus) {
         unsigned skip;
 
+        if (r->args && *(ap_scan_vchar_obstext(r->args))) {
+            /*
+             * We have a raw control character or a ' ' in r->args.
+             * Correct encoding was missed.
+             */
+            ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r, APLOGNO(10411)
+                          "Rewritten query string contains control "
+                          "characters or spaces");
+            return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+        }
+
         if (ACTION_STATUS == rulestatus) {
             int n = r->status;
 
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_ajp.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_ajp.c
index 9b69a2e..a52d777 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_ajp.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_ajp.c
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ static int proxy_ajp_canon(request_rec *r, char *url)
         path = ap_proxy_canonenc(r->pool, url, strlen(url), enc_path, 0,
                                  r->proxyreq);
         search = r->args;
+        if (search && *(ap_scan_vchar_obstext(search))) {
+            /*
+             * We have a raw control character or a ' ' in r->args.
+             * Correct encoding was missed.
+             */
+             ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r, APLOGNO(10406)
+                           "To be forwarded query string contains control "
+                           "characters or spaces");
+             return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+        }
     }
     if (path == NULL)
         return HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c
index 4d9d2af..fa385c3 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ static int proxy_balancer_canon(request_rec *r, char *url)
         path = ap_proxy_canonenc(r->pool, url, strlen(url), enc_path, 0,
                                  r->proxyreq);
         search = r->args;
+        if (search && *(ap_scan_vchar_obstext(search))) {
+            /*
+             * We have a raw control character or a ' ' in r->args.
+             * Correct encoding was missed.
+             */
+             ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r, APLOGNO(10407)
+                           "To be forwarded query string contains control "
+                           "characters or spaces");
+             return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+        }
     }
     if (path == NULL)
         return HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
index 6767c89..1a10d99 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ static int proxy_http_canon(request_rec *r, char *url)
             path = ap_proxy_canonenc(r->pool, url, strlen(url),
                                      enc_path, 0, r->proxyreq);
             search = r->args;
+            if (search && *(ap_scan_vchar_obstext(search))) {
+                /*
+                 * We have a raw control character or a ' ' in r->args.
+                 * Correct encoding was missed.
+                 */
+                ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r, APLOGNO(10408)
+                              "To be forwarded query string contains control "
+                              "characters or spaces");
+                return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+            }
         }
         break;
     case PROXYREQ_PROXY:
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_wstunnel.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_wstunnel.c
index eb34eee..438d035 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_wstunnel.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_wstunnel.c
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ static int proxy_wstunnel_canon(request_rec *r, char *url)
         path = ap_proxy_canonenc(r->pool, url, strlen(url), enc_path, 0,
                                  r->proxyreq);
         search = r->args;
+        if (search && *(ap_scan_vchar_obstext(search))) {
+            /*
+             * We have a raw control character or a ' ' in r->args.
+             * Correct encoding was missed.
+             */
+            ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r, APLOGNO(10409)
+                          "To be forwarded query string contains control "
+                          "characters or spaces");
+            return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+        }
     }
     if (path == NULL)
         return HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;