diff --git a/django/test/client.py b/django/test/client.py
index 67866e9bab..203828a98a 100644
--- a/django/test/client.py
+++ b/django/test/client.py
@@ -203,13 +203,20 @@ class RequestFactory(object):
         "Construct a generic request object."
         return WSGIRequest(self._base_environ(**request))
 
+    def _get_path(self, parsed):
+        # If there are parameters, add them
+        if parsed[3]:
+            return urllib.unquote(parsed[2] + ";" + parsed[3])
+        else:
+            return urllib.unquote(parsed[2])
+
     def get(self, path, data={}, **extra):
         "Construct a GET request"
 
         parsed = urlparse(path)
         r = {
             'CONTENT_TYPE':    'text/html; charset=utf-8',
-            'PATH_INFO':       urllib.unquote(parsed[2]),
+            'PATH_INFO':       self._get_path(parsed),
             'QUERY_STRING':    urlencode(data, doseq=True) or parsed[4],
             'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET',
             'wsgi.input':      FakePayload('')
@@ -236,7 +243,7 @@ class RequestFactory(object):
         r = {
             'CONTENT_LENGTH': len(post_data),
             'CONTENT_TYPE':   content_type,
-            'PATH_INFO':      urllib.unquote(parsed[2]),
+            'PATH_INFO':      self._get_path(parsed),
             'QUERY_STRING':   parsed[4],
             'REQUEST_METHOD': 'POST',
             'wsgi.input':     FakePayload(post_data),
@@ -250,7 +257,7 @@ class RequestFactory(object):
         parsed = urlparse(path)
         r = {
             'CONTENT_TYPE':    'text/html; charset=utf-8',
-            'PATH_INFO':       urllib.unquote(parsed[2]),
+            'PATH_INFO':       self._get_path(parsed),
             'QUERY_STRING':    urlencode(data, doseq=True) or parsed[4],
             'REQUEST_METHOD': 'HEAD',
             'wsgi.input':      FakePayload('')
@@ -263,7 +270,7 @@ class RequestFactory(object):
 
         parsed = urlparse(path)
         r = {
-            'PATH_INFO':       urllib.unquote(parsed[2]),
+            'PATH_INFO':       self._get_path(parsed),
             'QUERY_STRING':    urlencode(data, doseq=True) or parsed[4],
             'REQUEST_METHOD': 'OPTIONS',
             'wsgi.input':      FakePayload('')
@@ -290,7 +297,7 @@ class RequestFactory(object):
         r = {
             'CONTENT_LENGTH': len(post_data),
             'CONTENT_TYPE':   content_type,
-            'PATH_INFO':      urllib.unquote(parsed[2]),
+            'PATH_INFO':      self._get_path(parsed),
             'QUERY_STRING':   query_string or parsed[4],
             'REQUEST_METHOD': 'PUT',
             'wsgi.input':     FakePayload(post_data),
@@ -303,7 +310,7 @@ class RequestFactory(object):
 
         parsed = urlparse(path)
         r = {
-            'PATH_INFO':       urllib.unquote(parsed[2]),
+            'PATH_INFO':       self._get_path(parsed),
             'QUERY_STRING':    urlencode(data, doseq=True) or parsed[4],
             'REQUEST_METHOD': 'DELETE',
             'wsgi.input':      FakePayload('')
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/test_client/models.py b/tests/modeltests/test_client/models.py
index 426cc77686..0960929004 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/test_client/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/test_client/models.py
@@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ class ClientTest(TestCase):
         # Check that the response was a 404
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
 
+    def test_url_parameters(self):
+        "Make sure that URL ;-parameters are not stripped."
+        response = self.client.get('/test_client/unknown_view/;some-parameter')
+
+        # Check that the path in the response includes it (ignore that it's a 404)
+        self.assertEqual(response.request['PATH_INFO'], '/test_client/unknown_view/;some-parameter')
+
     def test_view_with_login(self):
         "Request a page that is protected with @login_required"