diff --git a/lib/encode_url.ts b/lib/encode_url.ts
index b2800748..53242adc 100644
--- a/lib/encode_url.ts
+++ b/lib/encode_url.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const encodeURL = (str: string) => {
     if (parsed.origin === 'null') return str;
 
     parsed.search = encodeURI(unescape(parsed.search));
+    parsed.pathname = encodeURI(decodeURI(parsed.pathname));
     // preserve IDN
     return format(parsed, { unicode: true });
   }
diff --git a/test/encode_url.spec.ts b/test/encode_url.spec.ts
index 583df516..9ebb98f2 100644
--- a/test/encode_url.spec.ts
+++ b/test/encode_url.spec.ts
@@ -102,4 +102,8 @@ describe('encodeURL', () => {
     const content = 'data:,Hello%2C%20World!';
     encodeURL(content).should.eql(content);
   });
+  it('encode pathname', () => {
+    const content = 'https://fóo.com/páth%20[square]';
+    encodeURL(content).should.eql('https://fóo.com/p%C3%A1th%20%5Bsquare%5D');
+  });
 });