diff --git a/lib/connection_config.js b/lib/connection_config.js
index ec52051625e..a18b30b3301 100644
--- a/lib/connection_config.js
+++ b/lib/connection_config.js
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ class ConnectionConfig {
   static parseUrl(url) {
     const parsedUrl = new URL(url);
     const options = {
-      host: parsedUrl.hostname,
+      host: decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.hostname),
       port: parseInt(parsedUrl.port, 10),
-      database: parsedUrl.pathname.slice(1),
-      user: parsedUrl.username,
-      password: parsedUrl.password
+      database: decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.pathname.slice(1)),
+      user: decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.username),
+      password: decodeURIComponent(parsedUrl.password),
     };
     parsedUrl.searchParams.forEach((value, key) => {
       try {
diff --git a/test/unit/connection/test-connection_config.js b/test/unit/connection/test-connection_config.js
index 0e1c0b1ca66..7222f77db32 100644
--- a/test/unit/connection/test-connection_config.js
+++ b/test/unit/connection/test-connection_config.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
 
 assert.strictEqual(
   ConnectionConfig.parseUrl(
-    String.raw`fml://test:pass!@$%^&*()\word:@www.example.com/database`
+    String.raw`fml://test:pass!%40%24%25%5E%26*()word%3A@www.example.com/database`,
   ).password,
-  'pass!%40$%%5E&*()%5Cword%3A'
+  'pass!@$%^&*()word:',
 );