diff --git a/sanic/mixins/routes.py b/sanic/mixins/routes.py
index c38b32eeaf..544cbc36cb 100644
--- a/sanic/mixins/routes.py
+++ b/sanic/mixins/routes.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ def add_route(
         stream: bool = False,
         version_prefix: str = "/v",
         error_format: Optional[str] = None,
+        unquote: bool = False,
         **ctx_kwargs: Any,
     ) -> RouteHandler:
         """A helper method to register class instance or
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ def add_route(
             name=name,
             version_prefix=version_prefix,
             error_format=error_format,
+            unquote=unquote,
             **ctx_kwargs,
         )(handler)
         return handler
diff --git a/tests/test_routes.py b/tests/test_routes.py
index 4ff5d9fd61..6d4317ce23 100644
--- a/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -803,6 +803,21 @@ async def handler2(request):
     assert response.text == "OK2"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("unquote", [True, False, None])
+def test_unquote_add_route(app, unquote):
+    async def handler1(_, foo):
+        return text(foo)
+
+    app.add_route(handler1, "/<foo>", unquote=unquote)
+    value = "啊" if unquote else r"%E5%95%8A"
+
+    _, response = app.test_client.get("/啊")
+    assert response.text == value
+
+    _, response = app.test_client.get(r"/%E5%95%8A")
+    assert response.text == value
+
+
 def test_dynamic_add_route(app):
 
     results = []