diff --git a/spec/lucky/base_http_client_spec.cr b/spec/lucky/base_http_client_spec.cr
index 45f0350c7..569669480 100644
--- a/spec/lucky/base_http_client_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/lucky/base_http_client_spec.cr
@@ -3,11 +3,23 @@ require "../spec_helper"
 class HelloWorldAction < TestAction
   accepted_formats [:plain_text]
 
+  param codes : Array(String)?
+
   post "/hello" do
     plain_text "world"
   end
 end
 
+class ArrayParamAction < TestAction
+  accepted_formats [:plain_text]
+
+  param codes : Array(String)
+
+  post "/array_param" do
+    plain_text codes.join("--")
+  end
+end
+
 class MyClient < Lucky::BaseHTTPClient
   app TestServer.new
 end
@@ -46,6 +58,14 @@ describe Lucky::BaseHTTPClient do
         request = TestServer.last_request
         request.body.to_s.should eq({foo: "bar"}.to_json)
       end
+
+      it "works with array query params" do
+        response = MyClient.new.exec ArrayParamAction.with(codes: ["ab", "xy"])
+        response.body.should eq "ab--xy"
+
+        request = TestServer.last_request
+        request.query.should eq("codes%5B%5D=ab&codes%5B%5D=xy")
+      end
     end
 
     describe "with a Lucky::RouteHelper" do
diff --git a/src/lucky/routable.cr b/src/lucky/routable.cr
index 786b5aafd..518a818f4 100644
--- a/src/lucky/routable.cr
+++ b/src/lucky/routable.cr
@@ -298,19 +298,25 @@ module Lucky::Routable
             {{ param.gsub(/^\?:/, "").id }},
           {% end %}
         )
-        query_params = {} of String => String
-        {% for param in PARAM_DECLARATIONS %}
-          # add query param if given and not nil
-          query_params["{{ param.var }}"] = {{ param.var }}.to_s unless {{ param.var }}.nil?
-        {% end %}
+
+        query_params = URI::Params.build do |builder|
+          {% for param in PARAM_DECLARATIONS %}
+            _param = {{ param.var }}
+
+            # add query param if given and not nil
+            unless _param.nil?
+              if _param.is_a?(Array)
+                builder.add("{{ param.var }}[]", _param.map(&.to_s))
+              else
+                builder.add("{{ param.var }}", _param.to_s)
+              end
+            end
+          {% end %}
+        end
+
         unless query_params.empty?
           io << '?'
-          {% if compare_versions(Crystal::VERSION, "1.10.0") < 0 %}
-            {% @type.warning("[Deprecated] Please update your Crystal version #{Crystal::VERSION}. Using Lucky with a version below 1.10.0 is deprecated.") %}
-            io << HTTP::Params.encode(query_params)
-          {% else %}
-            HTTP::Params.encode(io, query_params)
-          {% end %}
+          io << query_params
         end
 
         anchor.try do |value|