diff --git a/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
index 741d9fdcf01c..c5711ee628a9 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 ## v0.19.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
 
 ### Features Added
+* Adds an `ETag` type for comparing etags and handling etags on requests
+* Simplifies the `requestBodyProgess` and `responseBodyProgress` into a single `progress` object
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 ### Bugs Fixed
+* `JoinPaths` will preserve query parameters encoded in the `root` url.
 
 ### Other Changes
 
diff --git a/sdk/azcore/request.go b/sdk/azcore/request.go
index b01b3ded5c40..e4e0cc509280 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/request.go
+++ b/sdk/azcore/request.go
@@ -67,23 +67,32 @@ func (ov opValues) get(value interface{}) bool {
 }
 
 // JoinPaths concatenates multiple URL path segments into one path,
-// inserting path separation characters as required.
-func JoinPaths(paths ...string) string {
+// inserting path separation characters as required. JoinPaths will preserve
+// query parameters in the root path
+func JoinPaths(root string, paths ...string) string {
 	if len(paths) == 0 {
-		return ""
-	}
-	path := paths[0]
-	for i := 1; i < len(paths); i++ {
-		if path[len(path)-1] == '/' && paths[i][0] == '/' {
-			// strip off trailing '/' to avoid doubling up
-			path = path[:len(path)-1]
-		} else if path[len(path)-1] != '/' && paths[i][0] != '/' {
-			// add a trailing '/'
-			path = path + "/"
+		return root
+	}
+
+	qps := ""
+	if strings.Contains(root, "?") {
+		splitPath := strings.Split(root, "?")
+		root, qps = splitPath[0], splitPath[1]
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(paths); i++ {
+		root = strings.TrimRight(root, "/")
+		paths[i] = strings.TrimLeft(paths[i], "/")
+		root += "/" + paths[i]
+	}
+
+	if qps != "" {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(root, "/") {
+			root += "/"
 		}
-		path += paths[i]
+		return root + "?" + qps
 	}
-	return path
+	return root
 }
 
 // NewRequest creates a new Request with the specified input.
diff --git a/sdk/azcore/request_test.go b/sdk/azcore/request_test.go
index f4fc75acdcc4..994d0a6132a1 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/request_test.go
+++ b/sdk/azcore/request_test.go
@@ -510,13 +510,18 @@ func TestNewRequestFail(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestJoinPaths(t *testing.T) {
-	if path := JoinPaths(); path != "" {
+	if path := JoinPaths(""); path != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected path %s", path)
 	}
-	const expected = "http://test.contoso.com/path/one/path/two/path/three/path/four/"
+	expected := "http://test.contoso.com/path/one/path/two/path/three/path/four/"
 	if path := JoinPaths("http://test.contoso.com/", "/path/one", "path/two", "/path/three/", "path/four/"); path != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("got %s, expected %s", path, expected)
 	}
+
+	expected = "http://test.contoso.com/path/one/path/two/?qp1=abc&qp2=def"
+	if path := JoinPaths("http://test.contoso.com/?qp1=abc&qp2=def", "/path/one", "path/two"); path != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("got %s, expected %s", path, expected)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRequestValidFail(t *testing.T) {