diff --git a/src/jquery.address.js b/src/jquery.address.js
index de35e3c..fa928bb 100644
--- a/src/jquery.address.js
+++ b/src/jquery.address.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             _listen = function() {
                 if (!_silent) {
                     var hash = _href(),
-                        diff = _value != hash;
+                        diff = decodeURI(_value) != decodeURI(hash);
                     if (diff) {
                         if (_msie && _version < 7) {
                             _l.reload();
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
             },
             _html = function() {
                 var src = _js() + ':' + FALSE + ';document.open();document.writeln(\'<html><head><title>' + 
-                    _d.title.replace(/\'/g, '\\\'') + '</title><script>var ' + ID + ' = "' + _href() + 
+                    _d.title.replace(/\'/g, '\\\'') + '</title><script>var ' + ID + ' = "' + encodeURIComponent(_href()).replace(/\'/g, '\\\'') + 
                     (_d.domain != _l.hostname ? '";document.domain="' + _d.domain : '') + 
                     '";</' + 'script></head></html>\');document.close();';
                 if (_version < 7) {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
                 _st(fn, delay);
             },
             _popstate = function() {
-                if (_value != _href()) {
+                if (decodeURI(_value) != decodeURI(_href())) {
                     _value = _href();
                     _update(FALSE);
                 }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 409a3bd..9d53d3d 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -243,6 +243,22 @@ asyncTest('Character test', function() {
     }, 1000);
 });
 
+asyncTest('Single quote test', function() {
+    setTimeout(function() {
+        var externalChange = 0;
+        var testFunction = function() {
+            externalChange++;
+            equals(externalChange, 0);
+        };
+        var ignore = false;
+        $.address.value('/')
+            .bind('externalChange', testFunction)
+            .parameter('p', "Patrick's Test")
+            .unbind('externalChange', testFunction);
+        start();
+    }, 1000);
+});
+
 asyncTest('Value test', function() {
     setTimeout(function() {
         $.address.value(1);
