diff --git a/data.go b/data.go
index aaeeefb..97b59c5 100644
--- a/data.go
+++ b/data.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func NewRequest(r *http.Request, baseURL *url.URL) (*Request, error) {
 	var err error
 	req := &Request{Original: r}
 
-	path := r.URL.Path[1:] // strip leading slash
+	path := r.URL.EscapedPath()[1:] // strip leading slash
 	req.URL, err = parseURL(path)
 	if err != nil || !req.URL.IsAbs() {
 		// first segment should be options
diff --git a/data_test.go b/data_test.go
index 2062492..035dca6 100644
--- a/data_test.go
+++ b/data_test.go
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ func TestNewRequest(t *testing.T) {
 			"http://localhost/http:///example.com/foo",
 			"http://example.com/foo", emptyOptions, false,
 		},
+		{ // escaped path
+			"http://localhost/http://example.com/%2C",
+			"http://example.com/%2C", emptyOptions, false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {