diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index aa2daa3..a2cd183 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ function parse (uri, opts) {
         parsed.host = unescape(parsed.host)
       }
       if (parsed.path !== undefined && parsed.path.length) {
-        parsed.path = encodeURI(parsed.path)
+        parsed.path = escape(unescape(parsed.path))
       }
       if (parsed.fragment !== undefined && parsed.fragment.length) {
         parsed.fragment = encodeURI(decodeURI(parsed.fragment))
diff --git a/test/compatibility.test.js b/test/compatibility.test.js
index 73bc65a..5c5edc4 100644
--- a/test/compatibility.test.js
+++ b/test/compatibility.test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ test('compatibility Parse', (t) => {
   const toParse = [
     '//www.g.com/error\n/bleh/bleh',
     'https://fastify.org',
+    '/definitions/Record%3Cstring%2CPerson%3E',
     '//10.10.10.10',
     '//10.10.000.10',
     '//[2001:db8::7%en0]',