diff --git a/.changeset/two-tigers-cry.md b/.changeset/two-tigers-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d6a9a5a4e9f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/two-tigers-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+[fix] don't decode URL when finding matching route
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/index.js b/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/index.js
index 8cb6aa87aec0f..acef1c8ea6a79 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/index.js
@@ -388,13 +388,10 @@ function get_pattern(segments, add_trailing_slash) {
 							.map((part) => {
 								return part.dynamic
 									? '([^/]+?)'
-									: part.content
-											.normalize()
-											.replace(/\?/g, '%3F')
-											.replace(/#/g, '%23')
-											.replace(/%5B/g, '[')
-											.replace(/%5D/g, ']')
-											.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+									: encodeURIComponent(part.content.normalize()).replace(
+											/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g,
+											'\\$&'
+									  );
 							})
 							.join('');
 		})
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/index.spec.js b/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/index.spec.js
index 2f0a80d0fd9df..203a6421de596 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/index.spec.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/index.spec.js
@@ -132,18 +132,20 @@ test('creates routes with layout', () => {
 	]);
 });
 
-test('encodes invalid characters', () => {
+test('encoding of characters', () => {
 	const { components, routes } = create('samples/encoding');
 
 	// had to remove ? and " because windows
 
 	// const quote = 'samples/encoding/".svelte';
 	const hash = 'samples/encoding/#.svelte';
+	const potato = 'samples/encoding/土豆.svelte';
 	// const question_mark = 'samples/encoding/?.svelte';
 
 	assert.equal(components, [
 		layout,
 		error,
+		potato,
 		// quote,
 		hash
 		// question_mark
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ test('encodes invalid characters', () => {
 	assert.equal(
 		routes.map((p) => p.pattern),
 		[
+			/^\/%E5%9C%9F%E8%B1%86\/?$/,
 			// /^\/%22\/?$/,
 			/^\/%23\/?$/
 			// /^\/%3F\/?$/
diff --git "a/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/test/samples/encoding/\345\234\237\350\261\206.svelte" "b/packages/kit/src/core/create_manifest_data/test/samples/encoding/\345\234\237\350\261\206.svelte"
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
index 4f3de22b7da25..eb5399658cc49 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ export class Renderer {
 	 * @param {boolean} no_cache
 	 * @returns {Promise<import('./types').NavigationResult | undefined>} undefined if fallthrough
 	 */
-	async _load({ route, info: { path, decoded_path, query } }, no_cache) {
-		const key = `${decoded_path}?${query}`;
+	async _load({ route, info: { path, query } }, no_cache) {
+		const key = `${path}?${query}`;
 
 		if (!no_cache) {
 			const cached = this.cache.get(key);
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ export class Renderer {
 		const [pattern, a, b, get_params] = route;
 		const params = get_params
 			? // the pattern is for the route which we've already matched to this path
-			  get_params(/** @type {RegExpExecArray}  */ (pattern.exec(decoded_path)))
+			  get_params(/** @type {RegExpExecArray}  */ (pattern.exec(path)))
 			: {};
 
 		const changed = this.current.page && {
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/router.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/router.js
index 9fb9c5dd07155..95fafcca34267 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/router.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/router.js
@@ -170,13 +170,12 @@ export class Router {
 		if (this.owns(url)) {
 			const path = url.pathname.slice(this.base.length) || '/';
 
-			const decoded_path = decodeURI(path);
-			const routes = this.routes.filter(([pattern]) => pattern.test(decoded_path));
+			const routes = this.routes.filter(([pattern]) => pattern.test(path));
 
 			const query = new URLSearchParams(url.search);
 			const id = `${path}?${query}`;
 
-			return { id, routes, path, decoded_path, query };
+			return { id, routes, path, query };
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/types.d.ts b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/types.d.ts
index e5865fa3591bc..82a91d9034240 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/types.d.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export type NavigationInfo = {
 	id: string;
 	routes: CSRRoute[];
 	path: string;
-	decoded_path: string;
 	query: URLSearchParams;
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
index 8d6d4be7050f3..d915cec6fa279 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ export async function respond(incoming, options, state = {}) {
 					});
 				}
 
-				const decoded = decodeURI(request.path);
 				for (const route of options.manifest.routes) {
-					const match = route.pattern.exec(decoded);
+					const match = route.pattern.exec(request.path);
 					if (!match) continue;
 
 					const response =
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/encoded/_tests.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/encoded/_tests.js
index cb33123d204cc..f8fce00a643ba 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/encoded/_tests.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/encoded/_tests.js
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ export default function (test) {
 		assert.equal(decodeURI(await page.innerHTML('h3')), '/encoded/苗条');
 	});
 
+	test('visits a route with a doubly encoded space', '/encoded/test%2520me', async ({ page }) => {
+		assert.equal(await page.innerHTML('h2'), '/encoded/test%2520me: test%20me');
+		assert.equal(await page.innerHTML('h3'), '/encoded/test%2520me: test%20me');
+	});
+
 	test(
 		'visits a dynamic route with non-ASCII character',
 		'/encoded',