diff --git a/lib/storage/file.js b/lib/storage/file.js
index 211af929960..8d727ce9a03 100644
--- a/lib/storage/file.js
+++ b/lib/storage/file.js
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ File.prototype.copy = function(destination, callback) {
     throw noDestinationError;
   }
   var path = util.format('/o/{srcName}/copyTo/b/{destBucket}/o/{destName}', {
-    srcName: this.name,
+    srcName: encodeURIComponent(this.name),
     destBucket: destBucket.name,
-    destName: destName
+    destName: encodeURIComponent(destName)
   });
   this.makeReq_('POST', path, null, {}, function(err) {
     if (err) {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ File.prototype.createWriteStream = function(metadata) {
       metadata: metadata,
       request: {
         qs: {
-          name: that.name,
+          name: that.name
         },
         uri: util.format('{base}/{bucket}/o', {
           base: STORAGE_UPLOAD_BASE_URL,
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ File.prototype.createWriteStream = function(metadata) {
  */
 File.prototype.delete = function(callback) {
   callback = callback || util.noop;
-  this.makeReq_('DELETE', '/o/' + this.name, null, true, function(err) {
+  var path = '/o/' + encodeURIComponent(this.name);
+  this.makeReq_('DELETE', path, null, true, function(err) {
     if (err) {
       callback(err);
       return;
@@ -319,7 +320,8 @@ File.prototype.delete = function(callback) {
  */
 File.prototype.getMetadata = function(callback) {
   callback = callback || util.noop;
-  this.makeReq_('GET', '/o/' + this.name, null, true, function(err, resp) {
+  var path = '/o/' + encodeURIComponent(this.name);
+  this.makeReq_('GET', path, null, true, function(err, resp) {
     if (err) {
       callback(err);
       return;
@@ -365,7 +367,9 @@ File.prototype.getSignedUrl = function(options, callback) {
     delete: 'DELETE'
   }[options.action];
 
-  options.resource = '/' + this.bucket.name + '/' + this.name;
+  var name = encodeURIComponent(this.name);
+
+  options.resource = '/' + this.bucket.name + '/' + name;
 
   var makeAuthorizedRequest_ = this.bucket.storage.makeAuthorizedRequest_;
 
@@ -411,8 +415,8 @@ File.prototype.getSignedUrl = function(options, callback) {
  */
 File.prototype.setMetadata = function(metadata, callback) {
   callback = callback || util.noop;
-  this.makeReq_(
-      'PATCH', '/o/' + this.name, null, metadata, function(err, resp) {
+  var path = '/o/' + encodeURIComponent(this.name);
+  this.makeReq_('PATCH', path, null, metadata, function(err, resp) {
     if (err) {
       callback(err);
       return;