diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/common/utils.py b/api/funkwhale_api/common/utils.py
index c9d450e6a..2d7641bf5 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/common/utils.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/common/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from urllib.parse import urlencode, parse_qs, urlsplit, urlunsplit
 import os
 import shutil
 
@@ -25,3 +26,20 @@ def on_commit(f, *args, **kwargs):
     return transaction.on_commit(
         lambda: f(*args, **kwargs)
     )
+
+
+def set_query_parameter(url, **kwargs):
+    """Given a URL, set or replace a query parameter and return the
+    modified URL.
+
+    >>> set_query_parameter('http://example.com?foo=bar&biz=baz', 'foo', 'stuff')
+    'http://example.com?foo=stuff&biz=baz'
+    """
+    scheme, netloc, path, query_string, fragment = urlsplit(url)
+    query_params = parse_qs(query_string)
+
+    for param_name, param_value in kwargs.items():
+        query_params[param_name] = [param_value]
+    new_query_string = urlencode(query_params, doseq=True)
+
+    return urlunsplit((scheme, netloc, path, new_query_string, fragment))