diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index e4f63edc..6f6c4cce 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
     }
 
     function specHref(result) {
-      return addToExistingQueryString('spec', encodeURIComponent(result.fullName));
+      return addToExistingQueryString('spec', result.fullName);
     }
 
     function defaultQueryString(key, value) {
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
index 09a52161..0d1054ec 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
       var suiteDetail = outerSuite.childNodes[0];
       var suiteLink = suiteDetail.childNodes[0];
       expect(suiteLink.innerHTML).toEqual("A Suite");
-      expect(suiteLink.getAttribute('href')).toEqual("?foo=bar&spec=A%20Suite");
+      expect(suiteLink.getAttribute('href')).toEqual("?foo=bar&spec=A Suite");
 
       var specs = outerSuite.childNodes[1];
       var spec = specs.childNodes[0];
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
 
       var specLink = spec.childNodes[0];
       expect(specLink.innerHTML).toEqual("with a spec");
-      expect(specLink.getAttribute("href")).toEqual("?foo=bar&spec=A%20Suite%20with%20a%20spec");
+      expect(specLink.getAttribute("href")).toEqual("?foo=bar&spec=A Suite with a spec");
 //      expect(specLink.getAttribute("title")).toEqual("A Suite with a spec");
     });
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
 
         var specLink = specDiv.childNodes[0];
         expect(specLink.getAttribute("title")).toEqual("a suite with a failing spec");
-        expect(specLink.getAttribute("href")).toEqual("?foo=bar&spec=a%20suite%20with%20a%20failing%20spec");
+        expect(specLink.getAttribute("href")).toEqual("?foo=bar&spec=a suite with a failing spec");
 
         var message = failure.childNodes[1].childNodes[0];
         expect(message.getAttribute("class")).toEqual("result-message");
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
index c96b8583..e49f83b4 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
     }
 
     function specHref(result) {
-      return addToExistingQueryString('spec', encodeURIComponent(result.fullName));
+      return addToExistingQueryString('spec', result.fullName);
     }
 
     function defaultQueryString(key, value) {