diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1e783288..d47b324c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
+    "aiohttp", # http filesystem support
     "astropy",
     "fsspec>=2023.10.0", # Used for abstract filesystems
     "healpy",
diff --git a/src/hipscat/io/paths.py b/src/hipscat/io/paths.py
index d4bb5ec5..17ade760 100644
--- a/src/hipscat/io/paths.py
+++ b/src/hipscat/io/paths.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 import re
 from typing import Dict, List
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+from fsspec.implementations.http import HTTPFileSystem
 
 from hipscat.io.file_io.file_pointer import FilePointer, append_paths_to_pointer, get_fs
 from hipscat.pixel_math.healpix_pixel import INVALID_PIXEL, HealpixPixel
@@ -87,7 +90,10 @@ def get_healpix_from_path(path: str) -> HealpixPixel:
 
 
 def pixel_catalog_files(
-    catalog_base_dir: FilePointer, pixels: List[HealpixPixel], storage_options: Dict | None = None
+    catalog_base_dir: FilePointer,
+    pixels: List[HealpixPixel],
+    query_params: dict = None,
+    storage_options: Dict | None = None,
 ) -> List[FilePointer]:
     """Create a list of path *pointers* for pixel catalog files. This will not create the directory
     or files.
@@ -103,25 +109,60 @@ def pixel_catalog_files(
     Args:
         catalog_base_dir (FilePointer): base directory of the catalog (includes catalog name)
         pixels (List[HealpixPixel]): the healpix pixels to create pointers to
+        query_params (dict): Params to append to URL. Ex: {'cols': ['ra', 'dec'], 'fltrs': ['r>=10', 'g<18']}
         storage_options (dict): the storage options for the file system to target when generating the paths
+
     Returns (List[FilePointer]):
         A list of paths to the pixels, in the same order as the input pixel list.
     """
     fs, _ = get_fs(catalog_base_dir, storage_options)
     base_path_stripped = catalog_base_dir.removesuffix(fs.sep)
+
+    url_params = ""
+    if isinstance(fs, HTTPFileSystem) and query_params:
+        url_params = dict_to_query_urlparams(query_params)
+
     return [
         fs.sep.join(
             [
                 base_path_stripped,
                 f"{ORDER_DIRECTORY_PREFIX}={pixel.order}",
                 f"{DIR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX}={pixel.dir}",
-                f"{PIXEL_DIRECTORY_PREFIX}={pixel.pixel}.parquet",
+                f"{PIXEL_DIRECTORY_PREFIX}={pixel.pixel}.parquet" + url_params,
             ]
         )
         for pixel in pixels
     ]
 
 
+def dict_to_query_urlparams(query_params: dict) -> str:
+    """Converts a dictionary to a url query parameter string
+
+    Args:
+        query_params (dict): dictionary of query parameters.
+    Returns:
+        query parameter string to append to a url
+    """
+
+    if not query_params:
+        return ""
+
+    query = {}
+    for key, value in query_params.items():
+        if not all([key, value]):
+            continue
+        if isinstance(value, list):
+            value = ",".join(value).replace(" ", "")
+        query[key] = value
+
+    if not query:
+        return ""
+
+    # Build the query string and add the "?" prefix
+    url_params = "?" + urlencode(query, doseq=True)
+    return url_params
+
+
 def pixel_catalog_file(catalog_base_dir: FilePointer, pixel_order: int, pixel_number: int) -> FilePointer:
     """Create path *pointer* for a pixel catalog file. This will not create the directory
     or file.
diff --git a/tests/hipscat/io/test_paths.py b/tests/hipscat/io/test_paths.py
index 40c54e05..2c0bdca3 100644
--- a/tests/hipscat/io/test_paths.py
+++ b/tests/hipscat/io/test_paths.py
@@ -54,6 +54,42 @@ def test_pixel_catalog_files():
     assert expected == result
 
 
+def test_pixel_catalog_files_w_query_params():
+    expected = [
+        "https://foo/Norder=0/Dir=0/Npix=5.parquet?columns=ID%2CRA%2CDEC%2Cr_auto&filters=r_auto%3C13"
+    ]
+    query_params = {"columns": ["ID", "RA", "DEC", "r_auto"], "filters": ["r_auto<13"]}
+    result = paths.pixel_catalog_files("https://foo", [HealpixPixel(0, 5)], query_params=query_params)
+    assert expected == result
+
+
+def test_dict_to_query_urlparams():
+    expected = "?columns=ID%2CRA%2CDEC%2Cr_auto&filters=r_auto%3C13"
+    query_params = {"columns": ["ID", "RA", "DEC", "r_auto"], "filters": ["r_auto<13"]}
+    result = paths.dict_to_query_urlparams(query_params)
+    assert result == expected
+
+    expected = "?columns=ID%2CRA%2CDEC%2Cr_auto&filters=r_auto%3C13"
+    query_params = {"columns": [" ID", "RA ", "DEC ", "r_auto"], "filters": ["r_auto < 13"]}
+    result = paths.dict_to_query_urlparams(query_params)
+    assert result == expected
+
+    result = paths.dict_to_query_urlparams({})
+    assert result == ""
+
+    result = paths.dict_to_query_urlparams(None)
+    assert result == ""
+
+    result = paths.dict_to_query_urlparams({"": ""})
+    assert result == ""
+
+    result = paths.dict_to_query_urlparams({None: ""})
+    assert result == ""
+
+    result = paths.dict_to_query_urlparams({"": "nonempty"})
+    assert result == ""
+
+
 def test_get_healpix_from_path():
     expected = HealpixPixel(5, 34)