diff --git a/__tests__/atomWithQueryParam_spec.tsx b/__tests__/atomWithQueryParam_spec.tsx
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+++ b/__tests__/atomWithQueryParam_spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import { act, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { Provider, useAtom } from 'jotai';
+import { RESET } from 'jotai/utils';
+
+import { atomWithQueryParam } from '../src/atomWithQueryParam';
+
+let pushStateSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+let replaceStateSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  pushStateSpy = jest.spyOn(window.history, 'pushState');
+  replaceStateSpy = jest.spyOn(window.history, 'replaceState');
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  pushStateSpy.mockRestore();
+  replaceStateSpy.mockRestore();
+});
+
+describe('atomWithQueryParam', () => {
+  it('should return a default value for the atom if the query parameter is not present', () => {
+    const queryParamAtom = atomWithQueryParam('test', 'default');
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAtom(queryParamAtom), {
+      // the provider scopes the atoms to a store so their values dont persist between tests
+      wrapper: Provider,
+    });
+    expect(result.current[0]).toEqual('default');
+  });
+
+  it('should sync an atom to a query parameter', () => {
+    const queryParamAtom = atomWithQueryParam('test', {
+      value: 'default',
+    });
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAtom(queryParamAtom), {
+      // the provider scopes the atoms to a store so their values dont persist between tests
+      wrapper: Provider,
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current[1]({ value: 'test value' });
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current[0]).toEqual({ value: 'test value' });
+    expect(
+      (window.history.pushState as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][2].toString(),
+    ).toEqual(
+      expect.stringContaining('?test=%7B%22value%22%3A%22test+value%22%7D'),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should read an atom from a query parameter', () => {
+    const queryParamAtom = atomWithQueryParam('test', {
+      value: 'default',
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      window.history.pushState(
+        null,
+        '',
+        '?test=%7B%22value%22%3A%22test+value%22%7D',
+      );
+    });
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAtom(queryParamAtom), {
+      // the provider scopes the atoms to a store so their values dont persist between tests
+      wrapper: Provider,
+    });
+    expect(result.current[0]).toEqual({ value: 'test value' });
+  });
+
+  it('should allow passing custom serialization and deserialization functions', () => {
+    const queryParamAtom = atomWithQueryParam('test', 'default', {
+      serialize: (val) => val.toUpperCase(),
+      deserialize: (str) => str.toLowerCase(),
+    });
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAtom(queryParamAtom), {
+      // the provider scopes the atoms to a store so their values dont persist between tests
+      wrapper: Provider,
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current[1]('new value');
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current[0]).toEqual('new value');
+    expect(
+      (window.history.pushState as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][2].toString(),
+    ).toEqual(expect.stringContaining('?test=NEW+VALUE'));
+  });
+
+  it('should allow resetting the query parameter', () => {
+    const queryParamAtom = atomWithQueryParam('test', 'default');
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAtom(queryParamAtom), {
+      // the provider scopes the atoms to a store so their values dont persist between tests
+      wrapper: Provider,
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      result.current[1]('new value');
+    });
+    expect(result.current[0]).toEqual('new value');
+    act(() => {
+      result.current[1](RESET);
+    });
+    expect(result.current[0]).toEqual('default');
+  });
+
+  it('should allow replacing the search params instead of pushing', () => {
+    const queryParamAtom = atomWithQueryParam('test', 'default', {
+      replace: true,
+    });
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAtom(queryParamAtom), {
+      // the provider scopes the atoms to a store so their values dont persist between tests
+      wrapper: Provider,
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      result.current[1]('new value');
+    });
+    expect(
+      // replaceState instead of pushState
+      (window.history.replaceState as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][2].toString(),
+    ).toEqual(expect.stringContaining('?test=%22new+value%22'));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/atomWithHash.ts b/src/atomWithHash.ts
index 76b5d58..822f123 100644
--- a/src/atomWithHash.ts
+++ b/src/atomWithHash.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,7 @@ import { atom } from 'jotai/vanilla';
 import type { WritableAtom } from 'jotai/vanilla';
 import { RESET } from 'jotai/vanilla/utils';
 
-type SetStateActionWithReset<Value> =
-  | Value
-  | typeof RESET
-  | ((prev: Value) => Value | typeof RESET);
-
-const safeJSONParse = (initialValue: unknown) => (str: string) => {
-  try {
-    return JSON.parse(str);
-  } catch (e) {
-    return initialValue;
-  }
-};
+import { SetStateActionWithReset, safeJSONParse } from './utils';
 
 export function atomWithHash<Value>(
   key: string,
diff --git a/src/atomWithQueryParam.ts b/src/atomWithQueryParam.ts
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+++ b/src/atomWithQueryParam.ts
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+import { atom } from 'jotai/vanilla';
+import { RESET } from 'jotai/vanilla/utils';
+
+import { atomWithLocation } from './atomWithLocation';
+import { SetStateActionWithReset, safeJSONParse } from './utils';
+
+/**
+ * Creates an atom that syncs its value with a specific query parameter in the URL.
+ *
+ * @param key The name of the query parameter.
+ * @param initialValue The initial value of the atom if the query parameter is not present.
+ * @param options Additional options for the atom:
+ *  - serialize: A custom function to serialize the atom value to the hash. Defaults to JSON.stringify.
+ *  - deserialize: A custom function to deserialize the hash to the atom value. Defaults to JSON.parse.
+ *  - subscribe: A custom function to subscribe to location change
+ *  - replace: A boolean to indicate to use replaceState instead of pushState. Defaults to false.
+ */
+export const atomWithQueryParam = <Value>(
+  key: string,
+  initialValue: Value,
+  options?: {
+    serialize?: (val: Value) => string;
+    deserialize?: (str: string) => Value;
+    subscribe?: (callback: () => void) => () => void;
+    replace?: boolean;
+  },
+) => {
+  const locationAtom = atomWithLocation(options);
+
+  const serialize = options?.serialize || JSON.stringify;
+  const deserialize =
+    options?.deserialize ||
+    (safeJSONParse(initialValue) as (str: string) => Value);
+
+  const valueAtom = atom((get) => {
+    const location = get(locationAtom);
+    const value = location.searchParams?.get(key);
+    return value == null ? initialValue : deserialize(value);
+  });
+
+  // Create a derived atom that focuses on the specific query parameter
+  const queryParamAtom = atom(
+    (get) => get(valueAtom),
+    (get, set, update: SetStateActionWithReset<Value>) => {
+      const nextValue =
+        typeof update === 'function'
+          ? (update as (prev: Value) => Value | typeof RESET)(get(valueAtom))
+          : update;
+      const location = get(locationAtom);
+      const params = new URLSearchParams(location.searchParams);
+      if (nextValue === RESET) {
+        params.delete(key);
+      } else {
+        params.set(key, serialize(nextValue));
+      }
+      set(locationAtom, {
+        ...location,
+        searchParams: params,
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
+  return queryParamAtom;
+};
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
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+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { RESET } from 'jotai/vanilla/utils';
+
+export type SetStateActionWithReset<Value> =
+  | Value
+  | typeof RESET
+  | ((prev: Value) => Value | typeof RESET);
+
+export const safeJSONParse = (initialValue: unknown) => (str: string) => {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(str);
+  } catch (e) {
+    return initialValue;
+  }
+};
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