diff --git a/runtime/query.go b/runtime/query.go
index d9f3b2583c7..a71ffe13847 100644
--- a/runtime/query.go
+++ b/runtime/query.go
@@ -149,11 +149,13 @@ func populateRepeatedField(f reflect.Value, values []string, props *proto.Proper
 }
 
 func populateField(f reflect.Value, value string, props *proto.Properties) error {
-	// Handle well known type
+	i := f.Addr().Interface()
+
+	// Handle protobuf well known types
 	type wkt interface {
 		XXX_WellKnownType() string
 	}
-	if wkt, ok := f.Addr().Interface().(wkt); ok {
+	if wkt, ok := i.(wkt); ok {
 		switch wkt.XXX_WellKnownType() {
 		case "Timestamp":
 			if value == "null" {
@@ -218,6 +220,20 @@ func populateField(f reflect.Value, value string, props *proto.Properties) error
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Handle google well known types
+	if gwkt, ok := i.(proto.Message); ok {
+		switch proto.MessageName(gwkt) {
+		case "google.protobuf.FieldMask":
+			p := f.Field(0)
+			for _, v := range strings.Split(value, ",") {
+				if v != "" {
+					p.Set(reflect.Append(p, reflect.ValueOf(v)))
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	// is the destination field an enumeration type?
 	if enumValMap := proto.EnumValueMap(props.Enum); enumValMap != nil {
 		return populateFieldEnum(f, value, enumValMap)
diff --git a/runtime/query_test.go b/runtime/query_test.go
index d5b4c758469..8d5ac5f7040 100644
--- a/runtime/query_test.go
+++ b/runtime/query_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/wrappers"
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/runtime"
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/utilities"
+	"google.golang.org/genproto/protobuf/field_mask"
 )
 
 func TestPopulateParameters(t *testing.T) {
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ func TestPopulateParameters(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Couldn't setup timestamp in Protobuf format: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	fieldmaskStr := "float_value,double_value"
+	fieldmaskPb := &field_mask.FieldMask{[]string{"float_value", "double_value"}}
+
 	for _, spec := range []struct {
 		values  url.Values
 		filter  *utilities.DoubleArray
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ func TestPopulateParameters(t *testing.T) {
 				"enum_value":            {"1"},
 				"repeated_enum":         {"1", "2", "0"},
 				"timestamp_value":       {timeStr},
+				"fieldmask_value":       {fieldmaskStr},
 				"wrapper_float_value":   {"1.5"},
 				"wrapper_double_value":  {"2.5"},
 				"wrapper_int64_value":   {"-1"},
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ func TestPopulateParameters(t *testing.T) {
 				EnumValue:          EnumValue_Y,
 				RepeatedEnum:       []EnumValue{EnumValue_Y, EnumValue_Z, EnumValue_X},
 				TimestampValue:     timePb,
+				FieldMaskValue:     fieldmaskPb,
 				WrapperFloatValue:  &wrappers.FloatValue{1.5},
 				WrapperDoubleValue: &wrappers.DoubleValue{2.5},
 				WrapperInt64Value:  &wrappers.Int64Value{-1},
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ func TestPopulateParameters(t *testing.T) {
 				"enumValue":          {"1"},
 				"repeatedEnum":       {"1", "2", "0"},
 				"timestampValue":     {timeStr},
+				"fieldmaskValue":     {fieldmaskStr},
 				"wrapperFloatValue":  {"1.5"},
 				"wrapperDoubleValue": {"2.5"},
 				"wrapperInt64Value":  {"-1"},
@@ -122,6 +129,7 @@ func TestPopulateParameters(t *testing.T) {
 				EnumValue:          EnumValue_Y,
 				RepeatedEnum:       []EnumValue{EnumValue_Y, EnumValue_Z, EnumValue_X},
 				TimestampValue:     timePb,
+				FieldMaskValue:     fieldmaskPb,
 				WrapperFloatValue:  &wrappers.FloatValue{1.5},
 				WrapperDoubleValue: &wrappers.DoubleValue{2.5},
 				WrapperInt64Value:  &wrappers.Int64Value{-1},
@@ -484,6 +492,7 @@ type proto3Message struct {
 	EnumValue          EnumValue                `protobuf:"varint,11,opt,name=enum_value,json=enumValue,enum=runtime_test_api.EnumValue" json:"enum_value,omitempty"`
 	RepeatedEnum       []EnumValue              `protobuf:"varint,12,rep,packed,name=repeated_enum,json=repeatedEnum,enum=runtime_test_api.EnumValue" json:"repeated_enum,omitempty"`
 	TimestampValue     *timestamp.Timestamp     `protobuf:"bytes,16,opt,name=timestamp_value,json=timestampValue" json:"timestamp_value,omitempty"`
+	FieldMaskValue     *field_mask.FieldMask    `protobuf:"bytes,27,opt,name=fieldmask_value,json=fieldmaskValue" json:"fieldmask_value,omitempty"`
 	OneofValue         proto3Message_OneofValue `protobuf_oneof:"oneof_value"`
 	WrapperDoubleValue *wrappers.DoubleValue    `protobuf:"bytes,17,opt,name=wrapper_double_value,json=wrapperDoubleValue" json:"wrapper_double_value,omitempty"`
 	WrapperFloatValue  *wrappers.FloatValue     `protobuf:"bytes,18,opt,name=wrapper_float_value,json=wrapperFloatValue" json:"wrapper_float_value,omitempty"`