diff --git a/tests/test_client/tests.py b/tests/test_client/tests.py
index 2c2e394b20ae..211b5d9e6f6f 100644
--- a/tests/test_client/tests.py
+++ b/tests/test_client/tests.py
@@ -1192,8 +1192,11 @@ def test_request_factory_query_params(self):
         for method in tests:
             with self.subTest(method=method):
                 factory = getattr(self.request_factory, method)
-                request = factory("/somewhere", query_params={"example": "data"})
+                request = factory(
+                    "/somewhere", query_params={"example": "data", "empty": []}
+                )
                 self.assertEqual(request.GET["example"], "data")
+                self.assertNotIn("empty", request.GET)
 
 
 @override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF="test_client.urls")