diff --git a/action/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/components/URL.java b/action/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/components/URL.java
index 4dab5997b..b3b7df1af 100644
--- a/action/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/components/URL.java
+++ b/action/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/action2/components/URL.java
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ public class URL extends Component {
         // no explicit url set so attach params from current url, do
         // this at start so body params can override any of these they wish.
         try {
-            String includeParams = null;
+        	// ww-1266
+            String includeParams = GET;
 
             if (this.includeParams != null) {
                 includeParams = findString(this.includeParams);
diff --git a/action/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/action2/views/jsp/URLTagTest.java b/action/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/action2/views/jsp/URLTagTest.java
index f75e89b2f..d5daae2a0 100644
--- a/action/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/action2/views/jsp/URLTagTest.java
+++ b/action/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/action2/views/jsp/URLTagTest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,17 @@
  */
 package org.apache.struts.action2.views.jsp;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.servlet.jsp.JspWriter;
 
+import org.apache.struts.action2.components.URL;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+
+import com.opensymphony.xwork.util.OgnlValueStack;
+
 /**
  * Unit test for {@link URLTag}.
  *
@@ -27,6 +36,31 @@ public class URLTagTest extends AbstractUITagTest {
 
     private URLTag tag;
 
+    public void testIncludeParamsDefaultToGET() throws Exception {
+    	request.setQueryString("one=oneVal&two=twoVal&three=threeVal");
+    	
+    	// request parameter map should not have any effect, as includeParams 
+    	// default to GET, which get its param from request.getQueryString()
+    	Map tmp = new HashMap();
+    	tmp.put("one", "aaa");
+    	tmp.put("two", "bbb");
+    	tmp.put("three", "ccc");
+    	request.setParameterMap(tmp);
+    	
+    	tag.setValue("TestAction.acton");
+    	
+    	tag.doStartTag();
+    	
+    	URL url = (URL) tag.getComponent();
+    	Map parameters = url.getParameters();
+    	
+    	tag.doEndTag();
+    	
+    	assertEquals(parameters.get("one"), "oneVal");
+    	assertEquals(parameters.get("two"), "twoVal");
+    	assertEquals(parameters.get("three"), "threeVal");
+    }
+    
     public void testActionURL() throws Exception {
         tag.setValue("TestAction.action");