diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/argument_default/QueryParameter.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/argument_default/QueryParameter.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\argument_default\QueryParameter.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\views\Plugin\views\argument_default;
+
+/**
+ * A query parameter argument default handler.
+ *
+ * @ingroup views_argument_default_plugins
+ *
+ * @ViewsArgumentDefault(
+ *   id = "query_parameter",
+ *   title = @Translation("Query parameter")
+ * )
+ */
+class QueryParameter extends ArgumentDefaultPluginBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function defineOptions() {
+    $options = parent::defineOptions();
+    $options['query_param'] = array('default' => '');
+    $options['fallback'] = array('default' => '');
+    $options['multiple'] = array('default' => 'and');
+
+    return $options;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function buildOptionsForm(&$form, &$form_state) {
+    parent::buildOptionsForm($form, $form_state);
+    $form['query_param'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Query parameter'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('The query parameter to use.'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['query_param'],
+    );
+    $form['fallback'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Fallback value'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('The fallback value to use when the above query parameter is not present.'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['fallback'],
+    );
+    $form['multiple'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'radios',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Multiple values'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('Conjunction to use when handling multiple values. E.g. "?value[0]=a&value[1]=b".'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['multiple'],
+      '#options' => array(
+        'and' => $this->t('AND'),
+        'or' => $this->t('OR'),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getArgument() {
+    $current_request = $this->view->getRequest();
+
+    if ($current_request->query->has($this->options['query_param'])) {
+      $param = $current_request->query->get($this->options['query_param']);
+      if (is_array($param)) {
+        $conjunction = ($this->options['multiple'] == 'and') ? ',' : '+';
+        $param = implode($conjunction, $param);
+      }
+
+      return $param;
+    }
+    else {
+      // Otherwise, use the fixed fallback value.
+      return $this->options['fallback'];
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Plugin/argument_default/QueryParameterTest.php b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Plugin/argument_default/QueryParameterTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\views\Tests\Plugin\argument_default\QueryParameterTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\views\Tests\Plugin\argument_default;
+
+use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\argument_default\QueryParameter;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the query parameter argument_default plugin.
+ *
+ * @covers \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\argument_default\QueryParameter
+ */
+class QueryParameterTest extends UnitTestCase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Tests \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\argument_default\QueryParameter',
+      'description' => '',
+      'group' => 'Views Plugin',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test the getArgument() method.
+   *
+   * @covers ::getArgument()
+   * @dataProvider providerGetArgument
+   */
+  public function testGetArgument($options, Request $request, $expected) {
+    $view = $this->getMockBuilder('Drupal\views\ViewExecutable')
+      ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+      ->setMethods(NULL)
+      ->getMock();
+    $view->setRequest($request);
+    $display_plugin = $this->getMockBuilder('Drupal\views\Plugin\views\display\DisplayPluginBase')
+      ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+      ->getMock();
+
+    $raw = new QueryParameter(array(), 'query_parameter', array());
+    $raw->init($view, $display_plugin, $options);
+    $this->assertEquals($expected, $raw->getArgument());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provides data for testGetArgument().
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   An array of test data, with the following entries:
+   *   - first entry: the options for the plugin.
+   *   - second entry: the request object to test with.
+   *   - third entry: the expected default argument value.
+   */
+  public function providerGetArgument() {
+    $data = array();
+
+    $single[] = array(
+      'query_param' => 'test',
+    );
+    $single[] = new Request(array('test' => 'data'));
+    $single[] = 'data';
+    $data[] = $single;
+
+    $single[] = array(
+      'query_param' => 'test',
+      'multiple' => 'AND'
+    );
+    $single[] = new Request(array('test' => array('data1', 'data2')));
+    $single[] = 'data1+data2';
+    $data[] = $single;
+
+    $single[] = array(
+      'query_param' => 'test',
+      'multiple' => 'OR'
+    );
+    $single[] = new Request(array('test' => array('data1', 'data2')));
+    $single[] = 'data1,data2';
+    $data[] = $single;
+
+    $single[] = array(
+      'query_param' => 'test',
+      'fallback' => 'blub',
+    );
+    $single[] = new Request(array());
+    $single[] = 'blub';
+    $data[] = $single;
+
+    return $data;
+  }
+
+}
+