diff --git a/url/orderedparams.go b/url/orderedparams.go
index e7b78b2..6367a7d 100644
--- a/url/orderedparams.go
+++ b/url/orderedparams.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 // OrderedParams is a map that preserves the order of elements
 type OrderedParams struct {
 	om mapsutil.OrderedMap[string, []string]
+	// IncludeEquals is used to include = in encoded parameters, default is false
+	IncludeEquals bool
 }
 
 // NewOrderedParams creates a new ordered params
@@ -103,8 +105,8 @@ func (o *OrderedParams) Encode() string {
 			}
 			buf.WriteString(keyEscaped)
 			value := ParamEncode(v)
-			// donot specify = if parameter has no value (reference: nuclei-templates)
-			if value != "" {
+			//donot specify = if parameter has no value (reference: nuclei-templates)
+			if o.IncludeEquals || value != "" {
 				buf.WriteRune('=')
 				buf.WriteString(value)
 			}
diff --git a/url/orderedparams_test.go b/url/orderedparams_test.go
index 70d10f9..4a7343a 100644
--- a/url/orderedparams_test.go
+++ b/url/orderedparams_test.go
@@ -53,3 +53,17 @@ func TestGetOrderedParams(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equalf(t, p.Get("sqli"), values.Get("sqli"), "malformed or missing value for param sqli expected %v but got %v", values.Get("sqli"), p.Get("sqli"))
 	require.Equalf(t, p.Get("xss"), values.Get("xss"), "malformed or missing value for param xss expected %v but got %v", values.Get("xss"), p.Get("xss"))
 }
+
+func TestIncludeEquals(t *testing.T) {
+	p := NewOrderedParams()
+	p.Add("key1", "")
+	p.Add("key2", "value2")
+	if encoded := p.Encode(); encoded != "key1&key2=value2" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'key1&key2=value2', got '%s'", encoded)
+	}
+
+	p.IncludeEquals = true
+	if encoded := p.Encode(); encoded != "key1=&key2=value2" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'key1=&key2=value2', got '%s'", encoded)
+	}
+}