diff --git a/spec/driver_spec.rb b/spec/driver_spec.rb
index c705b5e..8cdaf08 100644
--- a/spec/driver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/driver_spec.rb
@@ -424,6 +424,12 @@ describe Capybara::Webkit::Driver do
       driver.current_url.should =~ /success=\%25true/
     end
 
+    it "returns the current URL with encoded characters" do
+      visit("/hello/world?success[value]=true")
+      current_url = Rack::Utils.unescape(driver.current_url)
+      current_url.should include('success[value]=true')
+    end
+
     it "visits a page with an anchor" do
       visit("/hello#display_none")
       driver.current_url.should =~ /hello#display_none/
diff --git a/src/Visit.cpp b/src/Visit.cpp
index 0fecc28..f7256b2 100644
--- a/src/Visit.cpp
+++ b/src/Visit.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Visit::Visit(WebPageManager *manager, QStringList &arguments, QObject *parent) :
 }
 
 void Visit::start() {
-  QUrl requestedUrl = QUrl::fromEncoded(arguments()[0].toUtf8(), QUrl::StrictMode);
+  QUrl requestedUrl = QUrl::fromEncoded(arguments()[0].toUtf8(), QUrl::TolerantMode);
   page()->currentFrame()->load(QUrl(requestedUrl));
   finish(true);
 }