diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequest.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequest.java
index 3a2022f004..15e5fc17ea 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequest.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequest.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public interface ServerRequest {
 	 * Return the request path.
 	 */
 	default String path() {
-		return uri().getPath();
+		return uri().getRawPath();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/RequestPredicatesTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/RequestPredicatesTests.java
index 3a535f9b6d..10a04e3943 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/RequestPredicatesTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/RequestPredicatesTests.java
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ public class RequestPredicatesTests {
 		assertFalse(predicate.test(request));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void pathEncoded() throws Exception {
+		URI uri = URI.create("http://localhost/foo%20bar");
+		RequestPredicate predicate = RequestPredicates.path("/foo bar");
+		MockServerRequest request = MockServerRequest.builder().uri(uri).build();
+		assertTrue(predicate.test(request));
+
+		request = MockServerRequest.builder().build();
+		assertFalse(predicate.test(request));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void pathPredicates() throws Exception {
 		PathPatternParser parser = new PathPatternParser();