diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da8b2fce9b95a..3403735d268b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
     "mkdirp": "0.5.1",
     "moment": "2.13.0",
     "moment-timezone": "0.5.4",
+    "querystring-browser": "1.0.4",
     "raw-loader": "0.5.1",
     "request": "2.61.0",
     "requirefrom": "0.2.0",
diff --git a/src/ui/UiBundlerEnv.js b/src/ui/UiBundlerEnv.js
index d01e8cdcd4eb4..7219811a6fef6 100644
--- a/src/ui/UiBundlerEnv.js
+++ b/src/ui/UiBundlerEnv.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ module.exports = class UiBundlerEnv {
     // webpack aliases, like require paths, mapping a prefix to a directory
     this.aliases = {
       ui: fromRoot('src/ui/public'),
-      testHarness: fromRoot('src/testHarness/public')
+      testHarness: fromRoot('src/testHarness/public'),
+      querystring: 'querystring-browser',
     };
 
     // map of which plugins created which aliases