diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 372a9915e9..3ece922453 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ defineGetter(req, 'query', function query(){
   var querystring = parse(this).query;
 
   return queryparse(querystring);
-});
+}, true);
 
 /**
  * Check if the incoming request contains the "Content-Type"
@@ -504,12 +504,19 @@ defineGetter(req, 'xhr', function xhr(){
  * @param {Object} obj
  * @param {String} name
  * @param {Function} getter
+ * @param {boolean} enableCache
  * @private
  */
-function defineGetter(obj, name, getter) {
+function defineGetter(obj, name, getter, enableCache) {
+  let cache;
   Object.defineProperty(obj, name, {
     configurable: true,
     enumerable: true,
-    get: getter
+    get: function() {
+      if (typeof cache === "undefined" || !enableCache) {
+        cache = getter.call(this);
+      }
+      return cache;
+    }
   });
 }