diff --git a/src/assay.cc b/src/assay.cc
index bf909ba1..28f75a10 100644
--- a/src/assay.cc
+++ b/src/assay.cc
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ int Assay::processURI(const char *uri, const char *protocol,
 
             std::vector<std::string> key_value = split(t, sep2);
             store_variable("ARGS:" + key_value[0], key_value[1]);
+            store_variable("ARGS_GET:" + key_value[0], key_value[1]);
             this->m_ARGScombinedSize = this->m_ARGScombinedSize + \
                 key_value[0].length() + key_value[1].length();
             this->m_ARGScombinedSizeStr->assign(
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-ARGS_GET.json b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-ARGS_GET.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0d2d272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-ARGS_GET.json
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+[  
+  {  
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Variables :: ARGS_GET (1/2)",
+    "client":{  
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{  
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{  
+      "headers":{  
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*"
+      },
+      "uri":"/?key=value&key=other_value",
+      "protocol":"GET"
+    },
+    "response":{  
+      "headers":{  
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[  
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{  
+      "debug_log":"Target value: \"other_value\""
+    },
+    "rules":[  
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS_GET \"@contains test \" \"pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  },
+  {  
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Variables :: ARGS_GET (2/2)",
+    "client":{  
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{  
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{  
+      "headers":{  
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*"
+      },
+      "uri":"/?key=value&key=other_value",
+      "protocol":"GET"
+    },
+    "response":{  
+      "headers":{  
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[  
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{  
+      "debug_log":"Target value: \"value\""
+    },
+    "rules":[  
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS_GET \"@contains test \" \"pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  }
+]
+