diff --git a/.changelog/11821.txt b/.changelog/11821.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..323d48d05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11821.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+http: if a GET request has a non-empty body, log a warning that suggests a possible problem (parameters were meant for the query string, but accidentally placed in the body)
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/agent/http.go b/agent/http.go
index f4455565d2..e899d2420e 100644
--- a/agent/http.go
+++ b/agent/http.go
@@ -544,6 +544,17 @@ func (s *HTTPHandlers) wrap(handler endpoint, methods []string) http.HandlerFunc
 		} else {
 			err = s.checkWriteAccess(req)
 
+			// Give the user a hint that they might be doing something wrong if they issue a GET request
+			// with a non-empty body (e.g., parameters placed in body rather than query string).
+			if req.Method == http.MethodGet {
+				if req.ContentLength > 0 {
+					httpLogger.Warn("GET request has a non-empty body that will be ignored; "+
+						"check whether parameters meant for the query string were accidentally placed in the body",
+						"url", logURL,
+						"from", req.RemoteAddr)
+				}
+			}
+
 			if err == nil {
 				// Invoke the handler
 				obj, err = handler(resp, req)