diff --git a/restless/fl.py b/restless/fl.py
index ea34c06..861dba7 100644
--- a/restless/fl.py
+++ b/restless/fl.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ def _wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
     def request_body(self):
         return self.request.data
 
+    def request_parameters(self):
+        return self.request.args
+
     def is_debug(self):
         from flask import current_app
         return current_app.debug
diff --git a/restless/resources.py b/restless/resources.py
index 644319d..41198a2 100644
--- a/restless/resources.py
+++ b/restless/resources.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.init_args = args
         self.init_kwargs = kwargs
         self.request = None
+        self.params = None
         self.data = None
         self.endpoint = None
         self.status = 200
@@ -171,6 +172,21 @@ def request_body(self):
         # By default, Django-esque.
         return self.request.body
 
+    def request_parameters(self):
+        """
+        Returns the current request URL parameters.
+
+        Useful for providing custom options on your resources.
+
+        If you're integrating with a new web framework, you might need to
+        override this method within your subclass.
+
+        :returns: The request parameters, parsed as a mapping
+        :rtype: dict
+        """
+        # By default, Django-esque.
+        return self.request.GET
+
     def build_response(self, data, status=200):
         """
         Given some data, generates an HTTP response.
@@ -281,6 +297,7 @@ def handle(self, endpoint, *args, **kwargs):
             if not self.is_authenticated():
                 raise Unauthorized()
 
+            self.params = self.request_parameters()
             self.data = self.deserialize(method, endpoint, self.request_body())
             view_method = getattr(self, self.http_methods[endpoint][method])
             data = view_method(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/restless/tnd.py b/restless/tnd.py
index 8231d39..2bd729a 100644
--- a/restless/tnd.py
+++ b/restless/tnd.py
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ def request_method(self):
     def request_body(self):
         return self.request.body 
 
+    def request_parameters(self):
+        return self.request.query_arguments
+
     def build_response(self, data, status=OK):
         if status == NO_CONTENT:
             # Avoid crashing the client when it tries to parse nonexisting JSON.