diff --git a/.changeset/giant-jobs-cross.md b/.changeset/giant-jobs-cross.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d9a277981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-jobs-cross.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@urql/core': patch
+---
+
+Fix prevent mangling embedded strings in queries sent using the `GET` method.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/internal/fetchOptions.ts b/packages/core/src/internal/fetchOptions.ts
index 54bc7760a2..3e470501bb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/internal/fetchOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/internal/fetchOptions.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ export const makeFetchURL = (
   if (body.query) {
     search.push(
       'query=' +
-        encodeURIComponent(
-          body.query.replace(/([\s,]|#[^\n\r]+)+/g, ' ').trim()
-        )
+        encodeURIComponent(body.query.replace(/#[^\n\r]+/g, ' ').trim())
     );
   }