diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76bb75da73..c23ab302d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## [4.4.2](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/compare/v4.4.1...v4.4.2) (2019-05-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **angular:** account for query params and fragments within a string when navigating ([#18356](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/issues/18356)) ([b79f68a](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/commit/b79f68a))
+
+
+
 ## [4.4.1](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/compare/v4.4.0...v4.4.1) (2019-05-22)
 
 
diff --git a/angular/package.json b/angular/package.json
index f2b26b2dc7..e1e24d3ca3 100644
--- a/angular/package.json
+++ b/angular/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/angular",
-  "version": "4.4.1",
+  "version": "4.4.2",
   "description": "Angular specific wrappers for @ionic/core",
   "keywords": [
     "ionic",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "css/"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ionic/core": "4.4.1",
+    "@ionic/core": "4.4.2",
     "tslib": "^1.9.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/angular/src/providers/nav-controller.ts b/angular/src/providers/nav-controller.ts
index aa74dc340d..ab69d4d89c 100644
--- a/angular/src/providers/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/angular/src/providers/nav-controller.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Location } from '@angular/common';
 import { Injectable, Optional } from '@angular/core';
-import { NavigationExtras, NavigationStart, Router, UrlTree } from '@angular/router';
+import { NavigationExtras, NavigationStart, Router, UrlSerializer, UrlTree } from '@angular/router';
 import { NavDirection, RouterDirection } from '@ionic/core';
 
 import { IonRouterOutlet } from '../directives/navigation/ion-router-outlet';
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export class NavController {
   constructor(
     platform: Platform,
     private location: Location,
+    private serializer: UrlSerializer,
     @Optional() private router?: Router,
   ) {
     // Subscribe to router events to detect direction
@@ -190,13 +191,18 @@ export class NavController {
        * would change the url, so things like queryParams
        * would be ignored unless we create a url tree
        * More Info: https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/18798
-       *
-       * Additionally, the router does some encoding under the hood,
-       * so make sure we are not encoding special characters more than once
        */
-      return this.router!.navigateByUrl(
-        this.router!.createUrlTree([decodeURIComponent(url.toString())], options)
-      );
+      const urlTree = this.serializer.parse(url.toString());
+
+      if (options.queryParams !== undefined) {
+        urlTree.queryParams = { ...options.queryParams };
+      }
+
+      if (options.fragment !== undefined) {
+        urlTree.fragment = options.fragment;
+      }
+
+      return this.router!.navigateByUrl(urlTree);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/README.md b/core/README.md
index 2474656a0f..be7f328f5f 100644
--- a/core/README.md
+++ b/core/README.md
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ The Ionic Core package contains the Web Components that make up the reusable UI
 Easiest way to start using Ionic Core is by adding a script tag to the CDN:
 
 ```html
-<link href="https://unpkg.com/@ionic/core@4.4.1/css/ionic.bundle.css" rel="stylesheet">
-<script src="https://unpkg.com/@ionic/core@4.4.1/dist/ionic.js"></script>
+<link href="https://unpkg.com/@ionic/core@4.4.2/css/ionic.bundle.css" rel="stylesheet">
+<script src="https://unpkg.com/@ionic/core@4.4.2/dist/ionic.js"></script>
 ```
 
 Any Ionic component added to the webpage will automatically load. This includes writing the component tag directly in HTML, or using JavaScript such as `document.createElement('ion-toggle')`.
diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index 682253d1ed..3d921ca7dd 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/core",
-  "version": "4.4.1",
+  "version": "4.4.2",
   "description": "Base components for Ionic",
   "keywords": [
     "ionic",
diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
index dfaf0000ed..a4577227da 100644
--- a/docs/package.json
+++ b/docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/docs",
-  "version": "4.4.1",
+  "version": "4.4.2",
   "description": "Pre-packaged API documentation for the Ionic docs.",
   "main": "core.json",
   "files": [