diff --git a/django/http/__init__.py b/django/http/__init__.py
index 8756d046b5..c3917a16b2 100644
--- a/django/http/__init__.py
+++ b/django/http/__init__.py
@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ class QueryDict(MultiValueDict):
         super(QueryDict, self).__delitem__(key)
 
     def __copy__(self):
-        result = self.__class__('', mutable=True)
+        result = self.__class__('', mutable=True, encoding=self.encoding)
         for key, value in dict.items(self):
             dict.__setitem__(result, key, value)
         return result
 
     def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
         import django.utils.copycompat as copy
-        result = self.__class__('', mutable=True)
+        result = self.__class__('', mutable=True, encoding=self.encoding)
         memo[id(self)] = result
         for key, value in dict.items(self):
             dict.__setitem__(result, copy.deepcopy(key, memo), copy.deepcopy(value, memo))
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/httpwrappers/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/httpwrappers/tests.py
index 6821bb3c21..23aa526a37 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/httpwrappers/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/httpwrappers/tests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import unittest
+import copy
 import pickle
+import unittest
 from django.http import QueryDict, HttpResponse, CompatCookie, BadHeaderError
 
 class QueryDictTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -182,6 +183,19 @@ class QueryDictTests(unittest.TestCase):
         x.update(y)
         self.assertEqual(x.getlist('a'), [u'1', u'2', u'3', u'4'])    
 
+    def test_non_default_encoding(self):
+        """#13572 - QueryDict with a non-default encoding"""
+        q = QueryDict('sbb=one', encoding='rot_13') 
+        self.assertEqual(q.encoding , 'rot_13' )
+        self.assertEqual(q.items() , [(u'foo', u'bar')] )
+        self.assertEqual(q.urlencode() , 'sbb=one' )
+        q = q.copy() 
+        self.assertEqual(q.encoding , 'rot_13' )
+        self.assertEqual(q.items() , [(u'foo', u'bar')] )
+        self.assertEqual(q.urlencode() , 'sbb=one' )
+        self.assertEqual(copy.copy(q).encoding , 'rot_13' )
+        self.assertEqual(copy.deepcopy(q).encoding , 'rot_13')
+        
 class HttpResponseTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_unicode_headers(self):
         r = HttpResponse()