From 0b4f2d8d397dacb555b327435d1c815da59feda5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Natalia <124304+nessita@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:32:54 -0300
Subject: Fixed #36268 -- Added leading `?` in every querystring template tag
 result.

Thanks Sarah Boyce for the report.
---
 django/template/defaulttags.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'django')

diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index a7885e541a..d26d54a826 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -1182,6 +1182,8 @@ def querystring(context, query_dict=None, **kwargs):
     `request.GET`). Keyword arguments are processed sequentially, with later
     arguments taking precedence.
 
+    A query string prefixed with `?` is returned.
+
     For example::
 
         {# Set a parameter on top of `request.GET` #}
@@ -1207,9 +1209,7 @@ def querystring(context, query_dict=None, **kwargs):
             params.setlist(key, value)
         else:
             params[key] = value
-    if not params and not query_dict:
-        return ""
-    query_string = params.urlencode()
+    query_string = params.urlencode() if params else ""
     return f"?{query_string}"
 
 
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