diff --git a/src/Http/ServerRequest.php b/src/Http/ServerRequest.php
index 68d44d54d87..424abf2a7ec 100644
--- a/src/Http/ServerRequest.php
+++ b/src/Http/ServerRequest.php
@@ -1389,14 +1389,26 @@ protected function _parseAcceptWithQualifier($header)
      *
      * @param string|null $name Query string variable name or null to read all.
      * @return string|array|null The value being read
+     * @deprecated 3.4.0 Use getQuery() instead.
      */
     public function query($name = null)
     {
         if ($name === null) {
             return $this->query;
         }
+        return $this->getQuery($name);
+    }
 
-        return Hash::get($this->query, $name);
+    /**
+     * Read a specific query value or dotted path.
+     *
+     * @param string $name The name of the query arg or a dotted path.
+     * @param mixed $default The default value if the named parameter is not set.
+     * @return mixed Query data.
+     */
+    public function getQuery($name, $default = null)
+    {
+        return Hash::get($this->query, $name, $default);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1444,13 +1456,11 @@ public function data($name = null, ...$args)
     /**
      * Safely access the values in $this->params.
      *
-     * As of 3.4.0, the setter mode of this method is *deprecated*.
-     * Use `withParam` instead.
-     *
      * @param string $name The name of the parameter to get.
      * @param mixed ...$args Value to set (deprecated).
      * @return mixed|$this The value of the provided parameter. Will
      *   return false if the parameter doesn't exist or is falsey.
+     * @deprecated 3.4.0 Use getParam() and withParam() instead.
      */
     public function param($name, ...$args)
     {
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Network/RequestTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Network/RequestTest.php
index 16861decef7..0a778377093 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Network/RequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Network/RequestTest.php
@@ -2396,40 +2396,40 @@ public function testQuery()
         ];
         $request = new Request($array);
 
-        $result = $request->query('foo');
-        $this->assertSame('bar', $result);
-
-        $result = $request->query('zero');
-        $this->assertSame('0', $result);
-
-        $result = $request->query('imaginary');
-        $this->assertNull($result);
-
-        $result = $request->query();
-        $this->assertSame($array['query'], $result);
+        $this->assertSame('bar', $request->query('foo'));
+        $this->assertSame('0', $request->query('zero'));
+        $this->assertNull($request->query('imaginary'));
+        $this->assertSame($array['query'], $request->query());
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test the query() method with arrays passed via $_GET
+     * Test the getQuery() method
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function testQueryWithArray()
+    public function testGetQuery()
     {
-        $get['test'] = ['foo', 'bar'];
-
-        $request = new Request([
-            'query' => $get
-        ]);
-
-        $result = $request->query('test');
-        $this->assertEquals(['foo', 'bar'], $result);
+        $array = [
+            'query' => [
+                'foo' => 'bar',
+                'zero' => '0',
+                'test' => [
+                    'foo', 'bar'
+                ]
+            ]
+        ];
+        $request = new Request($array);
 
-        $result = $request->query('test.1');
-        $this->assertEquals('bar', $result);
+        $this->assertSame('bar', $request->getQuery('foo'));
+        $this->assertSame('0', $request->getQuery('zero'));
+        $this->assertNull($request->getQuery('imaginary'));
+        $this->assertSame('default', $request->getQuery('imaginary', 'default'));
+        $this->assertFalse($request->getQuery('imaginary', false));
 
-        $result = $request->query('test.2');
-        $this->assertNull($result);
+        $this->assertSame(['foo', 'bar'], $request->getQuery('test'));
+        $this->assertSame('bar', $request->getQuery('test.1'));
+        $this->assertNull($request->getQuery('test.2'));
+        $this->assertSame('default', $request->getQuery('test.2', 'default'));
     }
 
     /**