diff --git a/lib/faraday/encoders/flat_params_encoder.rb b/lib/faraday/encoders/flat_params_encoder.rb
index 8a4eae358..bc10c8b9a 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/encoders/flat_params_encoder.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/encoders/flat_params_encoder.rb
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ def self.encode(params)
           key = key.to_s if key.is_a?(Symbol)
           [key, value]
         end
-        # Useful default for OAuth and caching.
+
         # Only to be used for non-Array inputs. Arrays should preserve order.
-        params.sort!
+        params.sort! if @sort_params
       end
 
       # The params have form [['key1', 'value1'], ['key2', 'value2']].
@@ -94,5 +94,12 @@ def self.decode(query)
         end
       end
     end
+
+    class << self
+      attr_accessor :sort_params
+    end
+
+    # Useful default for OAuth and caching.
+    @sort_params = true
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/faraday/encoders/nested_params_encoder.rb b/lib/faraday/encoders/nested_params_encoder.rb
index d726a535a..705cd3e50 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/encoders/nested_params_encoder.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/encoders/nested_params_encoder.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ def encode(params)
           key = key.to_s if key.is_a?(Symbol)
           [key, value]
         end
-        # Useful default for OAuth and caching.
+
         # Only to be used for non-Array inputs. Arrays should preserve order.
-        params.sort!
+        params.sort! if @sort_params
       end
 
       # The params have form [['key1', 'value1'], ['key2', 'value2']].
@@ -161,10 +161,15 @@ def dehash(hash, depth)
   # for your requests.
   module NestedParamsEncoder
     class << self
+      attr_accessor :sort_params
+
       extend Forwardable
       def_delegators :'Faraday::Utils', :escape, :unescape
     end
 
+    # Useful default for OAuth and caching.
+    @sort_params = true
+
     extend EncodeMethods
     extend DecodeMethods
   end
diff --git a/spec/faraday/params_encoders/flat_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/params_encoders/flat_spec.rb
index fe746d635..115342e53 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/params_encoders/flat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/params_encoders/flat_spec.rb
@@ -31,4 +31,12 @@
     params = { a: [] }
     expect(subject.encode(params)).to eq('a=')
   end
+
+  it 'encodes unsorted when asked' do
+    params = { b: false, a: true }
+    expect(subject.encode(params)).to eq('a=true&b=false')
+    Faraday::FlatParamsEncoder.sort_params = false
+    expect(subject.encode(params)).to eq('b=false&a=true')
+    Faraday::FlatParamsEncoder.sort_params = true
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/faraday/params_encoders/nested_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/params_encoders/nested_spec.rb
index 6909f42f0..98c372ef6 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/params_encoders/nested_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/params_encoders/nested_spec.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@
     expect(subject.encode(params)).to eq('a%5B%5D=true&a%5B%5D=false')
   end
 
+  it 'encodes unsorted when asked' do
+    params = { b: false, a: true }
+    expect(subject.encode(params)).to eq('a=true&b=false')
+    Faraday::NestedParamsEncoder.sort_params = false
+    expect(subject.encode(params)).to eq('b=false&a=true')
+    Faraday::NestedParamsEncoder.sort_params = true
+  end
+
   shared_examples 'a wrong decoding' do
     it do
       expect { subject.decode(query) }.to raise_error(TypeError) do |e|