diff --git a/lib/browser.js b/lib/browser.js
index 1137590a6..fd964e6e4 100644
--- a/lib/browser.js
+++ b/lib/browser.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ module.exports = class Browser {
     }
 
     _getMetaUrl(uri) {
-        return this._config.baseUrl && uri[0] === '/'
+        return this._config.baseUrl && /^(\/|\?)/.test(uri)
             ? URI(this._config.baseUrl + uri).normalize().toString()
             : uri;
     }
diff --git a/test/lib/browser.js b/test/lib/browser.js
index d592e167f..9fef1d13a 100644
--- a/test/lib/browser.js
+++ b/test/lib/browser.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ describe('Browser', () => {
                     });
             });
 
-            it('should add last url to meta-info', () => {
+            it('should add last url to meta-info if it starts from /', () => {
                 return mkBrowser_({baseUrl: 'http://some.domain.org/root'})
                     .init()
                     .then((browser) => {
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ describe('Browser', () => {
                     });
             });
 
+            it('should add last url to meta-info if it contains only query part', () => {
+                return mkBrowser_({baseUrl: 'http://some.domain.org/root'})
+                    .init()
+                    .then((browser) => {
+                        session.url('?baz=qux');
+
+                        assert.equal(browser.meta.url, 'http://some.domain.org/root?baz=qux');
+                    });
+            });
+
             it('should not concat url without slash at the beginning to the base url', () => {
                 return mkBrowser_({baseUrl: 'http://some.domain.org'})
                     .init()