diff --git a/fio-stl.h b/fio-stl.h
index bcc693b..5601eb5 100644
--- a/fio-stl.h
+++ b/fio-stl.h
@@ -17078,12 +17078,18 @@ SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_enc(fio_str_info_s *dest,
                                    const void *raw,
                                    size_t raw_len);
 
-/** Writes decoded URL data to String. */
+/** Writes decoded URL data to String, decoding + to spaces. */
 SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
                                    fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
                                    const void *encoded,
                                    size_t encoded_len);
 
+/** Writes decoded URL data to String, without decoding + to spaces. */
+SFUNC int fio_string_write_path_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
+                                    fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+                                    const void *encoded,
+                                    size_t encoded_len);
+
 /* *****************************************************************************
 String HTML escaping support
 ***************************************************************************** */
@@ -19050,10 +19056,12 @@ SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_enc(fio_str_info_s *dest,
 }
 
 /** Writes decoded URL data to String. */
-SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
-                                   fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
-                                   const void *encoded,
-                                   size_t encoded_len) {
+FIO_IFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec_internal(
+    fio_str_info_s *dest,
+    fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+    const void *encoded,
+    size_t encoded_len,
+    _Bool plus_is_included) {
   int r = 0;
   if (!dest || !encoded || !encoded_len)
     return r;
@@ -19089,13 +19097,15 @@ SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
     if (slice_len) {
       FIO_MEMCPY(dest->buf + dest->len, last, slice_len);
       /* test for '+' in the slice that has no % characters */
-      uint8_t *start_plus = (uint8_t *)dest->buf + dest->len;
-      uint8_t *end_plus = start_plus + slice_len;
-      while (
-          start_plus && start_plus < end_plus &&
-          (start_plus =
-               (uint8_t *)FIO_MEMCHR(start_plus, '+', end_plus - start_plus)))
-        *(start_plus++) = ' ';
+      if (plus_is_included) {
+        uint8_t *start_plus = (uint8_t *)dest->buf + dest->len;
+        uint8_t *end_plus = start_plus + slice_len;
+        while (
+            start_plus && start_plus < end_plus &&
+            (start_plus =
+                 (uint8_t *)FIO_MEMCHR(start_plus, '+', end_plus - start_plus)))
+          *(start_plus++) = ' ';
+      }
     }
     dest->len += slice_len;
     last = pr + 1;
@@ -19131,18 +19141,45 @@ SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
     const size_t slice_len = end - last;
     FIO_MEMCPY(dest->buf + dest->len, last, slice_len);
     /* test for '+' in the slice that has no % characters */
-    uint8_t *start_plus = (uint8_t *)dest->buf + dest->len;
-    uint8_t *end_plus = start_plus + slice_len;
-    while (start_plus && start_plus < end_plus &&
-           (start_plus =
-                (uint8_t *)FIO_MEMCHR(start_plus, '+', end_plus - start_plus)))
-      *(start_plus++) = ' ';
+    if (plus_is_included) {
+      uint8_t *start_plus = (uint8_t *)dest->buf + dest->len;
+      uint8_t *end_plus = start_plus + slice_len;
+      while (
+          start_plus && start_plus < end_plus &&
+          (start_plus =
+               (uint8_t *)FIO_MEMCHR(start_plus, '+', end_plus - start_plus)))
+        *(start_plus++) = ' ';
+    }
     dest->len += slice_len;
   }
   dest->buf[dest->len] = 0;
   return r;
 }
 
+/** Writes decoded URL data to String. */
+SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
+                                   fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+                                   const void *encoded,
+                                   size_t encoded_len) {
+  return fio_string_write_url_dec_internal(dest,
+                                           reallocate,
+                                           encoded,
+                                           encoded_len,
+                                           1);
+}
+
+/** Writes decoded URL data to String. */
+SFUNC int fio_string_write_path_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
+                                    fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+                                    const void *encoded,
+                                    size_t encoded_len) {
+  return fio_string_write_url_dec_internal(dest,
+                                           reallocate,
+                                           encoded,
+                                           encoded_len,
+                                           0);
+}
+
 /* *****************************************************************************
 String HTML escaping support
 ***************************************************************************** */
diff --git a/fio-stl.md b/fio-stl.md
index 5b9659f..6ee9485 100644
--- a/fio-stl.md
+++ b/fio-stl.md
@@ -5766,6 +5766,19 @@ Writes decoded URL data to String. Decodes "percent encoding" as well as spaces
 
 **Note**: the decoding function reads the non-standard `"%uXXXX"` as UTF-8 encoded data.
 
+#### `fio_string_write_path_dec`
+
+```c
+int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
+                             fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+                             const void *encoded,
+                             size_t len);
+```
+
+Writes decoded URL data to String. Decodes "percent encoding" without converting `+` to spaces.
+
+**Note**: the decoding function reads the non-standard `"%uXXXX"` as UTF-8 encoded data.
+
 ### Core String HTML escaping support
 
 #### `fio_string_write_html_escape`
diff --git a/fio-stl/102 string core.h b/fio-stl/102 string core.h
index 114da02..eba28fb 100644
--- a/fio-stl/102 string core.h	
+++ b/fio-stl/102 string core.h	
@@ -270,12 +270,18 @@ SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_enc(fio_str_info_s *dest,
                                    const void *raw,
                                    size_t raw_len);
 
-/** Writes decoded URL data to String. */
+/** Writes decoded URL data to String, decoding + to spaces. */
 SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
                                    fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
                                    const void *encoded,
                                    size_t encoded_len);
 
+/** Writes decoded URL data to String, without decoding + to spaces. */
+SFUNC int fio_string_write_path_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
+                                    fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+                                    const void *encoded,
+                                    size_t encoded_len);
+
 /* *****************************************************************************
 String HTML escaping support
 ***************************************************************************** */
@@ -2242,10 +2248,12 @@ SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_enc(fio_str_info_s *dest,
 }
 
 /** Writes decoded URL data to String. */
-SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
-                                   fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
-                                   const void *encoded,
-                                   size_t encoded_len) {
+FIO_IFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec_internal(
+    fio_str_info_s *dest,
+    fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+    const void *encoded,
+    size_t encoded_len,
+    _Bool plus_is_included) {
   int r = 0;
   if (!dest || !encoded || !encoded_len)
     return r;
@@ -2281,13 +2289,15 @@ SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
     if (slice_len) {
       FIO_MEMCPY(dest->buf + dest->len, last, slice_len);
       /* test for '+' in the slice that has no % characters */
-      uint8_t *start_plus = (uint8_t *)dest->buf + dest->len;
-      uint8_t *end_plus = start_plus + slice_len;
-      while (
-          start_plus && start_plus < end_plus &&
-          (start_plus =
-               (uint8_t *)FIO_MEMCHR(start_plus, '+', end_plus - start_plus)))
-        *(start_plus++) = ' ';
+      if (plus_is_included) {
+        uint8_t *start_plus = (uint8_t *)dest->buf + dest->len;
+        uint8_t *end_plus = start_plus + slice_len;
+        while (
+            start_plus && start_plus < end_plus &&
+            (start_plus =
+                 (uint8_t *)FIO_MEMCHR(start_plus, '+', end_plus - start_plus)))
+          *(start_plus++) = ' ';
+      }
     }
     dest->len += slice_len;
     last = pr + 1;
@@ -2323,18 +2333,45 @@ SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
     const size_t slice_len = end - last;
     FIO_MEMCPY(dest->buf + dest->len, last, slice_len);
     /* test for '+' in the slice that has no % characters */
-    uint8_t *start_plus = (uint8_t *)dest->buf + dest->len;
-    uint8_t *end_plus = start_plus + slice_len;
-    while (start_plus && start_plus < end_plus &&
-           (start_plus =
-                (uint8_t *)FIO_MEMCHR(start_plus, '+', end_plus - start_plus)))
-      *(start_plus++) = ' ';
+    if (plus_is_included) {
+      uint8_t *start_plus = (uint8_t *)dest->buf + dest->len;
+      uint8_t *end_plus = start_plus + slice_len;
+      while (
+          start_plus && start_plus < end_plus &&
+          (start_plus =
+               (uint8_t *)FIO_MEMCHR(start_plus, '+', end_plus - start_plus)))
+        *(start_plus++) = ' ';
+    }
     dest->len += slice_len;
   }
   dest->buf[dest->len] = 0;
   return r;
 }
 
+/** Writes decoded URL data to String. */
+SFUNC int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
+                                   fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+                                   const void *encoded,
+                                   size_t encoded_len) {
+  return fio_string_write_url_dec_internal(dest,
+                                           reallocate,
+                                           encoded,
+                                           encoded_len,
+                                           1);
+}
+
+/** Writes decoded URL data to String. */
+SFUNC int fio_string_write_path_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
+                                    fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+                                    const void *encoded,
+                                    size_t encoded_len) {
+  return fio_string_write_url_dec_internal(dest,
+                                           reallocate,
+                                           encoded,
+                                           encoded_len,
+                                           0);
+}
+
 /* *****************************************************************************
 String HTML escaping support
 ***************************************************************************** */
diff --git a/fio-stl/102 string core.md b/fio-stl/102 string core.md
index 36e2828..6f850a1 100644
--- a/fio-stl/102 string core.md	
+++ b/fio-stl/102 string core.md	
@@ -460,6 +460,19 @@ Writes decoded URL data to String. Decodes "percent encoding" as well as spaces
 
 **Note**: the decoding function reads the non-standard `"%uXXXX"` as UTF-8 encoded data.
 
+#### `fio_string_write_path_dec`
+
+```c
+int fio_string_write_url_dec(fio_str_info_s *dest,
+                             fio_string_realloc_fn reallocate,
+                             const void *encoded,
+                             size_t len);
+```
+
+Writes decoded URL data to String. Decodes "percent encoding" without converting `+` to spaces.
+
+**Note**: the decoding function reads the non-standard `"%uXXXX"` as UTF-8 encoded data.
+
 ### Core String HTML escaping support
 
 #### `fio_string_write_html_escape`