diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/hackney.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/hackney.ex
index f3be1f3d0..f3451cf9c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/hackney.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/hackney.ex
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper.Hackney do
 
     config_opts = Pleroma.Config.get([:http, :adapter], [])
 
+    url_encoding =
+      Keyword.new()
+      |> Keyword.put(:path_encode_fun, fn path -> path end)
+
     @defaults
+    |> Keyword.merge(url_encoding)
     |> Keyword.merge(config_opts)
     |> Keyword.merge(connection_opts)
     |> add_scheme_opts(uri)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/client/hackney.ex b/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/client/hackney.ex
index d3e986912..0aa5f5715 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/client/hackney.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy/client/hackney.ex
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxy.Client.Hackney do
 
   @impl true
   def request(method, url, headers, body, opts \\ []) do
+    opts =
+      Keyword.put_new(opts, :path_encode_fun, fn path ->
+        path
+      end)
+
     :hackney.request(method, url, headers, body, opts)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/reverse_proxy_test.exs b/test/pleroma/reverse_proxy_test.exs
index 3595568cf..8dbe9c6bf 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/reverse_proxy_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/reverse_proxy_test.exs
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxyTest do
     end
   end
 
-  # Hackey is used for Reverse Proxy when Hackney or Finch is the Tesla Adapter
+  # Hackney is used for Reverse Proxy when Hackney or Finch is the Tesla Adapter
   # Gun is able to proxy through Tesla, so it does not need testing as the
   # test cases in the Pleroma.HTTPTest module are sufficient
   describe "Hackney URL encoding:" do