diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/legacy-ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore-tests/legacy-ssh-store.cc
index 2ff5e69ed..c69bd9c28 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/legacy-ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/legacy-ssh-store.cc
@@ -6,21 +6,27 @@ namespace nix {
 
 TEST(LegacySSHStore, constructConfig)
 {
-    LegacySSHStoreConfig config{
+    initLibStore(/*loadConfig=*/false);
+
+    auto config = make_ref<LegacySSHStoreConfig>(
         "ssh",
-        "localhost",
+        "me@localhost:2222",
         StoreConfig::Params{
             {
                 "remote-program",
                 // TODO #11106, no more split on space
                 "foo bar",
             },
-        }};
+        });
+
     EXPECT_EQ(
-        config.remoteProgram.get(),
+        config->remoteProgram.get(),
         (Strings{
             "foo",
             "bar",
         }));
+
+    auto store = config->openStore();
+    EXPECT_EQ(store->getUri(), "ssh://me@localhost:2222?remote-program=foo%20bar");
 }
 } // namespace nix
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/nix_api_store.cc b/src/libstore-tests/nix_api_store.cc
index 05373cb88..b0707e9f4 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/nix_api_store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/nix_api_store.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "nix/store/tests/nix_api_store.hh"
 #include "nix/util/tests/string_callback.hh"
+#include "nix/util/url.hh"
 
 #include "store-tests-config.hh"
 
@@ -23,7 +24,13 @@ TEST_F(nix_api_store_test, nix_store_get_uri)
     std::string str;
     auto ret = nix_store_get_uri(ctx, store, OBSERVE_STRING(str));
     ASSERT_EQ(NIX_OK, ret);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("local", str.c_str());
+    auto expectedStoreURI = "local?"
+                            + nix::encodeQuery({
+                                {"log", nixLogDir},
+                                {"state", nixStateDir},
+                                {"store", nixStoreDir},
+                            });
+    ASSERT_EQ(expectedStoreURI, str);
 }
 
 TEST_F(nix_api_util_context, nix_store_get_storedir_default)
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore-tests/ssh-store.cc
index 3c2af311f..28ea0ee0b 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/ssh-store.cc
@@ -8,24 +8,31 @@ namespace nix {
 
 TEST(SSHStore, constructConfig)
 {
-    SSHStoreConfig config{
-        "ssh",
-        "localhost",
+    initLibStore(/*loadConfig=*/false);
+
+    auto config = make_ref<SSHStoreConfig>(
+        "ssh-ng",
+        "me@localhost:2222",
         StoreConfig::Params{
             {
                 "remote-program",
                 // TODO #11106, no more split on space
                 "foo bar",
             },
-        },
-    };
+        });
 
     EXPECT_EQ(
-        config.remoteProgram.get(),
+        config->remoteProgram.get(),
         (Strings{
             "foo",
             "bar",
         }));
+
+    auto store = config->openStore();
+    EXPECT_EQ(store->getUri(), "ssh-ng://me@localhost:2222?remote-program=foo%20bar");
+    config->resetOverridden();
+    store = config->openStore();
+    EXPECT_EQ(store->getUri(), "ssh-ng://me@localhost:2222");
 }
 
 TEST(MountedSSHStore, constructConfig)
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/store-api.hh
index 3fbb539a1..f8356be78 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/store-api.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/store-api.hh
@@ -126,6 +126,19 @@ struct StoreConfig : public StoreDirConfig
         return "";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get overridden store reference query parameters.
+     */
+    StringMap getQueryParams() const
+    {
+        auto queryParams = std::map<std::string, AbstractConfig::SettingInfo>{};
+        getSettings(queryParams, /*overriddenOnly=*/true);
+        StringMap res;
+        for (const auto & [name, info] : queryParams)
+            res.insert({name, info.value});
+        return res;
+    }
+
     /**
      * An experimental feature this type store is gated, if it is to be
      * experimental.
diff --git a/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
index 075702f93..43eaac68b 100644
--- a/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ ref<LegacySSHStore::Connection> LegacySSHStore::openConnection()
 
 std::string LegacySSHStore::getUri()
 {
-    return *Config::uriSchemes().begin() + "://" + config->authority.to_string();
+    return ParsedURL{
+        .scheme = *Config::uriSchemes().begin(), .authority = config->authority, .query = config->getQueryParams()}
+        .to_string();
 }
 
 std::map<StorePath, UnkeyedValidPathInfo> LegacySSHStore::queryPathInfosUncached(const StorePathSet & paths)
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index 685402cfe..48cb8d718 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "nix/store/posix-fs-canonicalise.hh"
 #include "nix/util/posix-source-accessor.hh"
 #include "nix/store/keys.hh"
+#include "nix/util/url.hh"
 #include "nix/util/users.hh"
 #include "nix/store/store-open.hh"
 #include "nix/store/store-registration.hh"
@@ -440,7 +441,13 @@ LocalStore::~LocalStore()
 
 std::string LocalStore::getUri()
 {
-    return "local";
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+    oss << *config->uriSchemes().begin();
+    auto queryParams = config->getQueryParams();
+    if (!queryParams.empty())
+        oss << "?";
+    oss << encodeQuery(queryParams);
+    return std::move(oss).str();
 }
 
 int LocalStore::getSchema()
diff --git a/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
index 875a4fea5..a1b27cfb7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ struct SSHStore : virtual RemoteStore
 
     std::string getUri() override
     {
-        return *Config::uriSchemes().begin() + "://" + host;
+        return ParsedURL{
+            .scheme = *Config::uriSchemes().begin(), .authority = config->authority, .query = config->getQueryParams()}
+            .to_string();
     }
 
     // FIXME extend daemon protocol, move implementation to RemoteStore
@@ -66,8 +68,6 @@ protected:
 
     ref<RemoteStore::Connection> openConnection() override;
 
-    std::string host;
-
     std::vector<std::string> extraRemoteProgramArgs;
 
     SSHMaster master;