diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java b/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
index 223b1d2..6465c95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
@@ -73,14 +73,24 @@ class Request
 
   private void createConnection() throws IOException
   {
-    String effectiveUrl = querystringParams.appendTo(url);
+    String completeUrl = getCompleteUrl();
     if (connection == null)
     {
       System.setProperty("http.keepAlive", connectionKeepAlive ? "true" : "false");
-      connection = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(effectiveUrl).openConnection();
+      connection = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(completeUrl).openConnection();
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the complete url (host + resource + encoded querystring parameters).
+   *
+   * @return the complete url.
+   */
+  public String getCompleteUrl()
+  {
+    return querystringParams.appendTo(url);
+  }
+
   Response doSend() throws IOException
   {
     connection.setRequestMethod(this.verb.name());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/RequestTest.java b/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/RequestTest.java
index f2ddc93..c473e77 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/RequestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/RequestTest.java
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ public class RequestTest
     assertEquals(3, request.getQueryStringParams().size());
   }
 
+   @Test
+  public void shouldReturnTheCompleteUrl()
+  {
+    Request request = new Request(Verb.GET, "http://example.com?one=val");
+    request.addQuerystringParameter("two", "other val");
+    request.addQuerystringParameter("more", "params");
+    assertEquals("http://example.com?one=val&two=other%20val&more=params", request.getCompleteUrl());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void shouldHandleQueryStringSpaceEncodingProperly()
   {