diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/queryrest/controller/QueryRestController.java b/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/queryrest/controller/QueryRestController.java
index 18ebfe5..db58502 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/queryrest/controller/QueryRestController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/queryrest/controller/QueryRestController.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import ch.psi.daq.query.request.ChannelsRequest;
 import ch.psi.daq.queryrest.response.csv.CSVResponseStreamWriter;
 import ch.psi.daq.queryrest.response.json.JSONResponseStreamWriter;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
 @RestController
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ public class QueryRestController {
 
    @Resource
    private ApplicationContext appContext;
+   
+   @Resource
+   private ObjectMapper objectMapper;
 
    // using Deferred ensures that data-api startup succeeds even if DataBuffer/ArchiverAppliance is
    // not reachable at startup
@@ -157,6 +162,25 @@ public class QueryRestController {
          throw e;
       }
    }
+   
+   /**
+    * Accepts the properties for the {@link DAQQuery} instance as stringified JSON query string.
+    * 
+    * @param jsonBody The {@link DAQQuery} properties sent as a JSON string, i.e. this is the
+    *        stringified body of the POST request method
+    * @param res the current {@link HttpServletResponse} instance
+    * @throws Exception if reading the JSON string fails or if the subsequent call to
+    *         {@link #executeQuery(DAQQuery, HttpServletResponse)} fails
+    */
+   @RequestMapping(
+         value = QUERY,
+         method = RequestMethod.GET)
+   public void executeQueryBodyAsString(@RequestParam String jsonBody, HttpServletResponse res) throws Exception {
+      
+      DAQQuery query = objectMapper.readValue(jsonBody, DAQQuery.class);
+      executeQuery(query, res);
+      
+   }
 
    /**
     * Returns data in CSV format to the client.