diff --git a/lib/context.js b/lib/context.js
index dcf2857..595fd34 100644
--- a/lib/context.js
+++ b/lib/context.js
@@ -243,6 +243,22 @@ module.exports = {
     this.request.querystring = val;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Delegate to Request#search.
+   */
+
+  get search() {
+    return this.request.search;
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Delegate to Request#search=.
+   */
+
+  set search(val) {
+    this.request.search = val;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Delegate to Request#host.
    */
diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index c2f2550..3389dd8 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -154,6 +154,31 @@ module.exports = {
     this.url = stringify(url);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Get the search string. Same as the querystring
+   * except it includes the leading ?.
+   *
+   * @return {String}
+   * @api public
+   */
+
+  get search() {
+    if (!this.querystring) return '';
+    return '?' + this.querystring;
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Set the search string. Same as
+   * response.querystring= but included for ubiquity.
+   *
+   * @param {String} str
+   * @api public
+   */
+
+  set search(str) {
+    this.querystring = str;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Parse the "Host" header field hostname
    * and support X-Forwarded-Host when a
diff --git a/test/request/query.js b/test/request/query.js
index 31a76b3..b6669be 100644
--- a/test/request/query.js
+++ b/test/request/query.js
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ describe('ctx.query', function(){
 })
 
 describe('ctx.query=', function(){
-  it('should stringify and replace the querystring', function(){
+  it('should stringify and replace the querystring and search', function(){
     var ctx = context({ url: '/store/shoes' });
     ctx.query = { page: 2, color: 'blue' };
     ctx.url.should.equal('/store/shoes?page=2&color=blue');
     ctx.querystring.should.equal('page=2&color=blue');
+    ctx.search.should.equal('?page=2&color=blue')
   })
 
   it('should change .url but not .originalUrl', function(){
diff --git a/test/request/querystring.js b/test/request/querystring.js
index 53a4a20..ce45577 100644
--- a/test/request/querystring.js
+++ b/test/request/querystring.js
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ describe('ctx.querystring=', function(){
     ctx.querystring.should.equal('page=2&color=blue');
   })
 
+  it('should update ctx.search and ctx.query', function(){
+    var ctx = context({ url: '/store/shoes' });
+    ctx.querystring = 'page=2&color=blue';
+    ctx.url.should.equal('/store/shoes?page=2&color=blue');
+    ctx.search.should.equal('?page=2&color=blue');
+    ctx.query.should.eql({
+      page: '2',
+      color: 'blue'
+    });
+  })
+
   it('should change .url but not .originalUrl', function(){
     var ctx = context({ url: '/store/shoes' });
     ctx.querystring = 'page=2&color=blue';
diff --git a/test/request/search.js b/test/request/search.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f5b1b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/request/search.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+var context = require('../context');
+
+describe('ctx.search=', function(){
+  it('should replace the search', function(){
+    var ctx = context({ url: '/store/shoes' });
+    ctx.search = '?page=2&color=blue';
+    ctx.url.should.equal('/store/shoes?page=2&color=blue');
+    ctx.search.should.equal('?page=2&color=blue');
+  })
+
+  it('should update ctx.querystring and ctx.query', function(){
+    var ctx = context({ url: '/store/shoes' });
+    ctx.search = '?page=2&color=blue';
+    ctx.url.should.equal('/store/shoes?page=2&color=blue');
+    ctx.querystring.should.equal('page=2&color=blue');
+    ctx.query.should.eql({
+      page: '2',
+      color: 'blue'
+    });
+  })
+
+  it('should change .url but not .originalUrl', function(){
+    var ctx = context({ url: '/store/shoes' });
+    ctx.search = '?page=2&color=blue';
+    ctx.url.should.equal('/store/shoes?page=2&color=blue');
+    ctx.originalUrl.should.equal('/store/shoes');
+    ctx.request.originalUrl.should.equal('/store/shoes');
+  })
+
+  describe('when missing', function(){
+    it('should return ""', function(){
+      var ctx = context({ url: '/store/shoes' });
+      ctx.search.should.equal('');
+    })
+  })
+})
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