diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeController.cs
index 31272363ae..eedd840a3e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ApplicationTreeController.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Http;
+using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees;
@@ -31,8 +32,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// <param name="queryStrings"></param>
         /// <param name="onlyInitialized">An optional bool (defaults to true), if set to false it will also load uninitialized trees</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpQueryStringFilter("queryStrings")]
-        public async Task<SectionRootNode> GetApplicationTrees(string application, string tree, FormDataCollection queryStrings, bool onlyInitialized = true)
+        public async Task<SectionRootNode> GetApplicationTrees(string application, string tree, [ModelBinder(typeof(HttpQueryStringModelBinder))]FormDataCollection queryStrings, bool onlyInitialized = true)
         {
             application = application.CleanForXss();
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeControllerBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeControllerBase.cs
index 1a0a135bac..af38e21546 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeControllerBase.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters;
 using umbraco;
 using umbraco.BusinessLogic.Actions;
 using System.Globalization;
+using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
@@ -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 3ec12aa2b5..fac2552f99 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ 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;
@@ -53,8 +54,7 @@ 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 b0aacc67c6..98eb2ec8bc 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.Events;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// We are allowing an arbitrary number of query strings to be pased 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
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ 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
@@ -68,8 +69,7 @@ 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);
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
         /// We are allowing an arbitrary number of query strings to be pased 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);
@@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ 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);
@@ -390,4 +388,4 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
             if (handler != null) handler(instance, e);
         }
     }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 036cb96b50..87e42a77b5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\EnableOverrideAuthorizationAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\FeatureAuthorizeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\FilterGrouping.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\HttpQueryStringModelBinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\LegacyTreeAuthorizeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\OutgoingEditorModelEventAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\OutgoingNoHyphenGuidFormatAttribute.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute.cs
index 5cdf7a7e94..5998d54c57 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute.cs
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@ 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>
+    [Obsolete("Use HttpQueryStringModelBinder to model bind FormDataCollection in a GET request")]
     public sealed class HttpQueryStringFilterAttribute : ActionFilterAttribute
     {
         public string ParameterName { get; private set; }
@@ -40,4 +34,4 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters
             base.OnActionExecuting(actionContext);
         }
     }
-}
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+}
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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