diff --git a/include/boost/url/impl/params_encoded_view.ipp b/include/boost/url/impl/params_encoded_view.ipp
index 0470a472..b0a27a90 100644
--- a/include/boost/url/impl/params_encoded_view.ipp
+++ b/include/boost/url/impl/params_encoded_view.ipp
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ params_encoded_view::
 begin() const noexcept ->
     iterator
 {
-    return { s_ };
+    if(n_ > 0)
+        return { s_ };
+    return { s_, 0 };
 }
 
 auto
diff --git a/include/boost/url/impl/params_view.ipp b/include/boost/url/impl/params_view.ipp
index e9237a4b..26f738f7 100644
--- a/include/boost/url/impl/params_view.ipp
+++ b/include/boost/url/impl/params_view.ipp
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ params_view::
 begin() const noexcept ->
     iterator
 {
-    return { s_, a_ };
+    if(n_ > 0)
+        return { s_, a_ };
+    return { s_, 0, a_ };
 }
 
 auto
diff --git a/test/limits/CMakeLists.txt b/test/limits/CMakeLists.txt
index 1719c05f..0a08ced4 100644
--- a/test/limits/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/limits/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,3 @@ target_link_libraries(boost_url_limits PRIVATE
 target_link_libraries(boost_url_limits INTERFACE Boost::url)
 add_test(NAME boost_url_limits COMMAND boost_url_limits)
 add_dependencies(tests boost_url_limits)
-
diff --git a/test/unit/params.cpp b/test/unit/params.cpp
index 8ffefea2..22b47c38 100644
--- a/test/unit/params.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/params.cpp
@@ -496,6 +496,20 @@ class params_test
         BOOST_TEST(it2 >= it);
     }
 
+    void
+    testRange()
+    {
+        // issue 129
+        // empty range iterates once
+        {
+            url u = parse_uri(
+                "http://example.com/index.htm").value();
+            auto const r = u.params();
+            BOOST_TEST(
+                r.begin() == r.end());
+        }
+    }
+
     void
     run()
     {
@@ -505,6 +519,7 @@ class params_test
         testModifiers();
         testLookup();
         testIterators();
+        testRange();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/params_encoded.cpp b/test/unit/params_encoded.cpp
index 6c8f1c54..60302eec 100644
--- a/test/unit/params_encoded.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/params_encoded.cpp
@@ -506,6 +506,20 @@ class params_encoded_test
         }
     }
 
+    void
+    testRange()
+    {
+        // issue 129
+        // empty range iterates once
+        {
+            url u = parse_uri(
+                "http://example.com/index.htm").value();
+            auto const r = u.encoded_params();
+            BOOST_TEST(
+                r.begin() == r.end());
+        }
+    }
+
     void
     run()
     {
@@ -515,6 +529,7 @@ class params_encoded_test
         testModifiers();
         testLookup();
         testIterators();
+        testRange();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/params_encoded_view.cpp b/test/unit/params_encoded_view.cpp
index 5840b598..fbfbe4b7 100644
--- a/test/unit/params_encoded_view.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/params_encoded_view.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,20 @@ class params_encoded_view_test
         }
     }
 
+    void
+    testRange()
+    {
+        // issue 129
+        // empty range iterates once
+        {
+            url_view u = parse_uri(
+                "http://example.com/index.htm").value();
+            auto const r = u.encoded_params();
+            BOOST_TEST(
+                r.begin() == r.end());
+        }
+    }
+
     void
     run()
     {
@@ -181,6 +195,7 @@ class params_encoded_view_test
         testLookup();
         testIterators();
         testEncoding();
+        testRange();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/params_view.cpp b/test/unit/params_view.cpp
index 1bab880f..45f67dc7 100644
--- a/test/unit/params_view.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/params_view.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ class params_view_test
         }
     }
 
+    void
+    testRange()
+    {
+        // issue 129
+        // empty range iterates once
+        {
+            url_view u = parse_uri(
+                "http://example.com/index.htm").value();
+            auto const r = u.params();
+            BOOST_TEST(
+                r.begin() == r.end());
+        }
+    }
+
     void
     run()
     {
@@ -172,6 +186,7 @@ class params_view_test
         testLookup();
         testIterators();
         testEncoding();
+        testRange();
     }
 };