diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index 8409f971f2ca..72e5caded2e8 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ function toKeyValue(obj) {
  */
 function encodeUriSegment(val) {
   return encodeUriQuery(val, true).
+             replace(/%3B/gi, ';').
              replace(/%26/gi, '&').
              replace(/%3D/gi, '=').
              replace(/%2B/gi, '+');
diff --git a/test/AngularSpec.js b/test/AngularSpec.js
index 1b08a18e078d..106b44baf8c2 100644
--- a/test/AngularSpec.js
+++ b/test/AngularSpec.js
@@ -569,12 +569,12 @@ describe('angular', function() {
         toEqual("-_.!~*'()%20-_.!~*'()");
 
       //don't encode the rest of pchar'
-      expect(encodeUriSegment(':@&=+$, :@&=+$,')).
-        toEqual(':@&=+$,%20:@&=+$,');
+      expect(encodeUriSegment(':;@&=+$, :;@&=+$,')).
+        toEqual(':;@&=+$,%20:;@&=+$,');
 
-      //encode '/', ';' and ' ''
-      expect(encodeUriSegment('/; /;')).
-        toEqual('%2F%3B%20%2F%3B');
+      //encode '/', and ' ''
+      expect(encodeUriSegment('/ /')).
+        toEqual('%2F%20%2F');
     });
   });