diff --git a/.changeset/curly-ants-guess.md b/.changeset/curly-ants-guess.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9b2911fefa3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-ants-guess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+[fix] prevent double decoding of params
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
index b622af0c4824..7877024ee85b 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { onMount, tick } from 'svelte';
-import { make_trackable, decode_params, normalize_path, add_data_suffix } from '../../utils/url.js';
+import {
+	make_trackable,
+	decode_pathname,
+	decode_params,
+	normalize_path,
+	add_data_suffix
+} from '../../utils/url.js';
 import { find_anchor, get_base_uri, scroll_state } from './utils.js';
 import {
 	lock_fetch,
@@ -992,7 +998,7 @@ export function create_client({ target, base, trailing_slash }) {
 	function get_navigation_intent(url, invalidating) {
 		if (is_external_url(url)) return;
 
-		const path = decodeURI(url.pathname.slice(base.length) || '/');
+		const path = decode_pathname(url.pathname.slice(base.length) || '/');
 
 		for (const route of routes) {
 			const params = route.exec(path);
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
index 0b479fc60a97..aa52e2860d55 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { coalesce_to_error } from '../../utils/error.js';
 import { is_form_content_type } from '../../utils/http.js';
 import { GENERIC_ERROR, handle_fatal_error } from './utils.js';
 import {
+	decode_pathname,
 	decode_params,
 	disable_search,
 	has_data_suffix,
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export async function respond(request, options, state) {
 
 	let decoded;
 	try {
-		decoded = decodeURI(url.pathname);
+		decoded = decode_pathname(url.pathname);
 	} catch {
 		return new Response('Malformed URI', { status: 400 });
 	}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/utils/url.js b/packages/kit/src/utils/url.js
index 77d60b789c16..db4e6d882137 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/utils/url.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/utils/url.js
@@ -54,23 +54,20 @@ export function normalize_path(path, trailing_slash) {
 	return path;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Decode pathname excluding %25 to prevent further double decoding of params
+ * @param {string} pathname
+ */
+export function decode_pathname(pathname) {
+	return pathname.split('%25').map(decodeURI).join('%25');
+}
+
 /** @param {Record<string, string>} params */
 export function decode_params(params) {
 	for (const key in params) {
 		// input has already been decoded by decodeURI
-		// now handle the rest that decodeURIComponent would do
-		params[key] = params[key]
-			.replace(/%23/g, '#')
-			.replace(/%3[Bb]/g, ';')
-			.replace(/%2[Cc]/g, ',')
-			.replace(/%2[Ff]/g, '/')
-			.replace(/%3[Ff]/g, '?')
-			.replace(/%3[Aa]/g, ':')
-			.replace(/%40/g, '@')
-			.replace(/%26/g, '&')
-			.replace(/%3[Dd]/g, '=')
-			.replace(/%2[Bb]/g, '+')
-			.replace(/%24/g, '$');
+		// now handle the rest
+		params[key] = decodeURIComponent(params[key]);
 	}
 
 	return params;
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/encoded/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/encoded/+page.svelte
index b21e07113fa9..3b96b33a5ef4 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/encoded/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/encoded/+page.svelte
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 <a href="/encoded/@svelte">@svelte</a>
 <a href="/encoded/$SVLT">$SVLT</a>
 <a href="/encoded/test%2520me">test%20me</a>
+<a href="/encoded/test%252fme">test%2fme</a>
 <a href="/encoded/AC%2fDC">AC/DC</a>
 <a href="/encoded/%5b">[</a>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/test.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/test.js
index 7c7632120788..5b18cfa246a4 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/test.js
@@ -331,6 +331,14 @@ test.describe('Encoded paths', () => {
 		expect(await page.innerHTML('h3')).toBe('/encoded/test%2520me: test%20me');
 	});
 
+	test('visits a route with a doubly encoded slash', async ({ page, clicknav }) => {
+		await page.goto('/encoded');
+		await clicknav('[href="/encoded/test%252fme"]');
+		expect(await page.innerHTML('h1')).toBe('dynamic');
+		expect(await page.innerHTML('h2')).toBe('/encoded/test%252fme: test%2fme');
+		expect(await page.innerHTML('h3')).toBe('/encoded/test%252fme: test%2fme');
+	});
+
 	test('visits a route with an encoded slash', async ({ page, clicknav }) => {
 		await page.goto('/encoded');
 		await clicknav('[href="/encoded/AC%2fDC"]');