diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config
index cfc38814a6..ff42f098f7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.Debug.config
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@
                 <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.7.0" newVersion="5.2.7.0"/>
             </dependentAssembly>
 
+            <dependentAssembly xdt:Transform="Remove"
+                               xdt:Locator="Condition(_defaultNamespace:assemblyIdentity[@name='System.Net.Http.Formatting']])"/>
+            <dependentAssembly xdt:Transform="Insert">
+                <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Formatting" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
+                <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.7.0" newVersion="5.2.7.0"/>
+            </dependentAssembly>
+
         </assemblyBinding>
     </runtime>
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
index b977dddc6c..f0abbfde52 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@
                 <assemblyIdentity name="System.ValueTuple" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
                 <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.3.0" newVersion="4.0.3.0" />
             </dependentAssembly>
+            <dependentAssembly>
+                <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Formatting" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
+                <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.7.0" newVersion="5.2.7.0"/>
+            </dependentAssembly>
         </assemblyBinding>
     </runtime>
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/EntityController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/EntityController.cs
index 55604e0eb9..d89909d793 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/EntityController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/EntityController.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.DatabaseModelDefinitions;
 using System.Web.Http.Controllers;
+using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
 using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
@@ -605,8 +606,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             }
         }
 
-        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        public IEnumerable<EntityBasic> GetAncestors(int id, UmbracoEntityTypes type, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
+        public IEnumerable<EntityBasic> GetAncestors(int id, UmbracoEntityTypes type, [ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings)
         {
             return GetResultForAncestors(id, type, queryStrings);
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeController.cs
index 68d7fbb3fd..162d001e96 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeController.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
@@ -50,8 +49,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
         /// <param name="use">Tree use.</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        public async Task<TreeRootNode> GetApplicationTrees(string application, string tree, FormDataCollection queryStrings, TreeUse use = TreeUse.Main)
+        public async Task<TreeRootNode> GetApplicationTrees(string application, string tree, [System.Web.Http.ModelBinding.ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings, TreeUse use = TreeUse.Main)
         {
             application = application.CleanForXss();
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeControllerBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeControllerBase.cs
index ca2f2031bb..e521deca40 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeControllerBase.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees;
 using Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters;
 using System.Globalization;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Entities;
+using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
 using Umbraco.Web.Actions;
 using Umbraco.Web.Composing;
 
@@ -30,8 +31,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// <param name="id"></param>
         /// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        public TreeNode GetTreeNode(string id, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
+        public TreeNode GetTreeNode(string id, [ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings)
         {
             int asInt;
             Guid asGuid = Guid.Empty;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs
index 430c5d2111..6107540c0c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Formatting;
 using System.Web.Http;
+using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
 using System.Web.Security;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
@@ -49,8 +50,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// <param name="id"></param>
         /// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        public TreeNode GetTreeNode(string id, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
+        public TreeNode GetTreeNode(string id, [ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings)
         {
             var node = GetSingleTreeNode(id, queryStrings);
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/TreeControllerBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/TreeControllerBase.cs
index e3946ce532..f7c2b2460e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/TreeControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/TreeControllerBase.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http.Formatting;
+using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// We are allowing an arbitrary number of query strings to be passed in so that developers are able to persist custom data from the front-end
         /// to the back end to be used in the query for model data.
         /// </remarks>
-        protected abstract TreeNodeCollection GetTreeNodes(string id, FormDataCollection queryStrings);
+        protected abstract TreeNodeCollection GetTreeNodes(string id, [ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the menu structure for the node
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// <param name="id"></param>
         /// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        protected abstract MenuItemCollection GetMenuForNode(string id, FormDataCollection queryStrings);
+        protected abstract MenuItemCollection GetMenuForNode(string id, [ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The name to display on the root node
@@ -86,8 +87,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        public TreeNode GetRootNode(FormDataCollection queryStrings)
+        public TreeNode GetRootNode([ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings)
         {
             if (queryStrings == null) queryStrings = new FormDataCollection("");
             var node = CreateRootNode(queryStrings);
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// We are allowing an arbitrary number of query strings to be passed in so that developers are able to persist custom data from the front-end
         /// to the back end to be used in the query for model data.
         /// </remarks>
-        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        public TreeNodeCollection GetNodes(string id, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
+        public TreeNodeCollection GetNodes(string id, [ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings)
         {
             if (queryStrings == null) queryStrings = new FormDataCollection("");
             var nodes = GetTreeNodes(id, queryStrings);
@@ -158,8 +157,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// <param name="id"></param>
         /// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        public MenuItemCollection GetMenu(string id, FormDataCollection queryStrings)
+        public MenuItemCollection GetMenu(string id, [ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings)
         {
             if (queryStrings == null) queryStrings = new FormDataCollection("");
             var menu = GetMenuForNode(id, queryStrings);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 681713afa5..0dc0845ee5 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
     <Compile Include="JavaScript\ClientDependencyConfiguration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\Binders\BlueprintItemBinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UmbracoApplicationBase.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\HttpQueryStringModelBinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\HttpActionContextExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\IContentSave.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\SerializeVersionAttribute.cs" />
@@ -1058,7 +1059,6 @@
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\FileUploadCleanupFilterAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\FilterAllowedOutgoingContentAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\FilterAllowedOutgoingMediaAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\OutgoingDateTimeFormatAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\UmbracoApplicationAuthorizeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\GuidNoHyphenConverter.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index eea4ef7e67..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Net.Http.Formatting;
-using System.Web.Http.Controllers;
-using System.Web.Http.Filters;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Allows an Action to execute with an arbitrary number of QueryStrings
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    /// Just like you can POST an arbitrary number of parameters to an Action, you can't GET an arbitrary number
-    /// but this will allow you to do it
-    /// </remarks>
-    public sealed class HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute : ActionFilterAttribute
-    {
-        public string ParameterName { get; private set; }
-
-        public HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute(string parameterName)
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameterName))
-                throw new ArgumentException("ParameterName is required.");
-            ParameterName = parameterName;
-        }
-
-        public override void OnActionExecuting(HttpActionContext actionContext)
-        {
-            //get the query strings from the request properties
-            if (actionContext.Request.Properties.ContainsKey("MS_QueryNameValuePairs"))
-            {
-                var queryStrings = actionContext.Request.Properties["MS_QueryNameValuePairs"] as IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>>;
-                if (queryStrings == null) return;
-
-                var formData = new FormDataCollection(queryStrings);
-
-                actionContext.ActionArguments[ParameterName] = formData;
-            }
-
-            base.OnActionExecuting(actionContext);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringModelBinder.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringModelBinder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ffbb239f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringModelBinder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net.Http.Formatting;
+using System.Web.Http.Controllers;
+using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Allows an Action to execute with an arbitrary number of QueryStrings
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Just like you can POST an arbitrary number of parameters to an Action, you can't GET an arbitrary number
+    /// but this will allow you to do it
+    /// </remarks>
+    public sealed class HttpQueryStringModelBinder : IModelBinder
+    {
+        public bool BindModel(HttpActionContext actionContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
+        {
+            //get the query strings from the request properties
+            if (actionContext.Request.Properties.ContainsKey("MS_QueryNameValuePairs"))
+            {
+                if (actionContext.Request.Properties["MS_QueryNameValuePairs"] is IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> queryStrings)
+                {
+                    var formData = new FormDataCollection(queryStrings);
+                    bindingContext.Model = formData;
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
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