diff --git a/docs/content/0.nuxt-seo/2.guides/2.default-meta.md b/docs/content/0.nuxt-seo/2.guides/2.default-meta.md
index aefb8126..1f743500 100644
--- a/docs/content/0.nuxt-seo/2.guides/2.default-meta.md
+++ b/docs/content/0.nuxt-seo/2.guides/2.default-meta.md
@@ -6,15 +6,36 @@ description: The default meta tags Nuxt SEO sets for you.
 To ensure your site is SEO friendly, Nuxt SEO sets some default meta tags for you based
 on your [site config](/nuxt-seo/guides/configuring-modules).
 
-## Canonical
+## Canonical URL
 
-Ensuring a canonical URL is set helps avoid [duplicate content issues](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/66359?hl=en)
-when you have multiple domains or subdomains pointing to the same content.
+Ensuring a canonical URL is set helps avoid [duplicate content issues](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/66359?hl=en).
 
-It can also occur when you have multiple URLs for the same page, such as when you don't redirect
-[trailing slashes](/nuxt-seo/guides/trailing-slashes).
+This can be an issue when you have multiple domains or subdomains pointing to the same content, 
+[trailing slashes](/nuxt-seo/guides/trailing-slashes) and non-trailing slashes showing the same content
+and when you have query parameters that don't change the content.
 
-The canonical will be set based on your site config `url` and the current route.
+The canonical URL is generated from your site config `url`, the current route and the `canonicalQueryWhitelist`.
+
+### canonicalQueryWhitelist
+
+By default, the `canonicalQueryWhitelist` includes a number of common query parameters that will modify the page content:
+
+- `page`
+- `sort`
+- `filter`
+- `search`
+- `q`
+- `query`
+
+You can override this by providing your own list of query parameters that should be included in the canonical URL.
+
+```ts [nuxt.config.ts]
+export default defineNuxtConfig({
+  seo: {
+    canonicalQueryWhitelist: ['myCustomQuery']
+  }
+})
+```
 
 ## I18n
 
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 217de1c9..70f20ed4 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export interface ModuleOptions {
    * @default true
    */
   automaticDefaults?: boolean
+  /**
+   * When enabled, it will whitelist the query parameters that are allowed in the canonical URL.
+   */
+  canonicalQueryWhitelist?: string[]
   /**
    * When enabled, it will redirect any request to the canonical domain (site url) using a 301 redirect on non-dev environments.
    *
@@ -105,6 +109,18 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
     for (const module of Modules)
       await installModule(await resolvePath(module))
 
+    nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public['nuxt-seo'] = {
+      canonicalQueryWhitelist: config.canonicalQueryWhitelist || [
+        'page',
+        'sort',
+        'filter',
+        'search',
+        'q',
+        'category',
+        'tag',
+      ],
+    }
+
     if (config.automaticDefaults) {
       // i18n complicates things, we need to run the server plugin at the right time, client is fine
       if (hasNuxtModule('@nuxtjs/i18n')) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/nuxt/logic/applyDefaults.ts b/src/runtime/nuxt/logic/applyDefaults.ts
index 689b6742..8ec21a4c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/nuxt/logic/applyDefaults.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/nuxt/logic/applyDefaults.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import type { UseHeadOptions, UseSeoMetaInput } from '@unhead/vue'
+import type { QueryObject } from 'ufo'
+import { stringifyQuery } from 'ufo'
 import {
   computed,
   createSitePathResolver,
   useHead,
   useRoute,
+  useRuntimeConfig,
   useSeoMeta,
   useServerHead,
   useSiteConfig,
@@ -11,10 +14,21 @@ import {
 
 export function applyDefaults() {
   // get the head instance
+  const { canonicalQueryWhitelist } = useRuntimeConfig().public['nuxt-seo']
   const siteConfig = useSiteConfig()
   const route = useRoute()
   const resolveUrl = createSitePathResolver({ withBase: true, absolute: true })
-  const canonicalUrl = computed<string>(() => resolveUrl(route.path || '/').value || route.path)
+  const canonicalUrl = computed<string>(() => {
+    const { query } = route
+    const url = resolveUrl(route.path || '/').value || route.path
+    // apply canonicalQueryWhitelist to query
+    const filteredQuery = Object.fromEntries(
+      Object.entries(query).filter(([key]) => canonicalQueryWhitelist.includes(key)),
+    ) as QueryObject
+    return Object.keys(filteredQuery).length
+      ? `${url}?${stringifyQuery(filteredQuery)}`
+      : url
+  })
 
   const minimalPriority: UseHeadOptions = {
     // give nuxt.config values higher priority
@@ -24,7 +38,7 @@ export function applyDefaults() {
   // needs higher priority
   useHead({
     link: [{ rel: 'canonical', href: () => canonicalUrl.value }],
-  })
+  }, minimalPriority)
   const locale = siteConfig.currentLocale || siteConfig.defaultLocale
   if (locale) {
     useServerHead({