diff --git a/packages/core/src/client/utils.ts b/packages/core/src/client/utils.ts
index 8d5bb94..d60df42 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/client/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/client/utils.ts
@@ -7,33 +7,35 @@ import type { QueryParameters } from './types/types.ts'
  * - It will skip the key/value if value is `null` or `undefined`
  */
 export function buildSearchParams(query: QueryParameters) {
-  if (!query) return
+  if (!query) return ''
 
   let stringified = ''
-  const append = (
-    key: string,
-    value: string | number | boolean | null | undefined,
-    isArray = false,
-  ) => {
-    if (value === undefined || value === null) return
 
-    const encodedKey = encodeURIComponent(key)
-    const encodedValue = encodeURIComponent(value)
-    const keyValuePair = `${encodedKey}${isArray ? '[]' : ''}=${encodedValue}`
+  const append = (key: string, value?: string | number | boolean | null) => {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null) return
 
-    stringified += (stringified ? '&' : '?') + keyValuePair
+    stringified +=
+      (stringified ? '&' : '?') + encodeURIComponent(key) + '=' + encodeURIComponent(value)
   }
 
-  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(query)) {
-    if (!value) continue
+  const build = (obj: QueryParameters, prefix = '') => {
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+      if (value === undefined || value === null) continue
 
-    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
-      for (const v of value) append(key, v, true)
-    } else {
-      append(key, `${value}`)
+      const fullKey = prefix ? `${prefix}[${key}]` : key
+
+      if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+        value.forEach((v) => append(`${fullKey}[]`, v))
+      } else if (typeof value === 'object') {
+        build(value, fullKey)
+      } else {
+        append(fullKey, value)
+      }
     }
   }
 
+  build(query)
+
   return stringified
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/client.spec.ts b/packages/core/tests/client.spec.ts
index 3a38e6d..201ea4f 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/client.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/client.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { test } from '@japa/runner'
 import { createTuyau } from '../src/client/tuyau.ts'
 import { defaultRegistry as registry } from './fixtures/index.ts'
 import { TuyauHTTPError, TuyauNetworkError } from '../src/client/errors.ts'
+import { buildSearchParams } from '../src/client/utils.ts'
 
 const createTestTuyau = (baseUrl: string = 'http://localhost:3333') =>
   createTuyau({ baseUrl, registry })
@@ -429,3 +430,17 @@ test.group('Client | url', () => {
     assert.equal(r2.id, '1')
   })
 })
+
+test.group('Client | buildSearchParams', () => {
+  test('pass query params as nested object', async ({ assert }) => {
+    const queryParams = buildSearchParams({
+      filter: {
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        name: { like: 'foo' },
+        price: { gte: 1200 },
+      },
+    })
+
+    assert.equal(decodeURIComponent(queryParams), '?filter[name][like]=foo&filter[price][gte]=1200')
+  })
+})
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