diff --git a/ocis-pkg/middleware/query_unescape.go b/ocis-pkg/middleware/query_unescape.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bde1155c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ocis-pkg/middleware/query_unescape.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+)
+
+// QueryUnescape is a middleware that unescapes the raw path of the request.
+func QueryUnescape(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		rctx := chi.RouteContext(r.Context())
+		routePath := rctx.RoutePath
+
+		if routePath == "" {
+			if r.URL.RawPath != "" {
+				routePath = r.URL.RawPath
+			} else {
+				routePath = r.URL.Path
+			}
+
+			if decodedRoutePath, err := url.QueryUnescape(routePath); err == nil {
+				rctx.RoutePath = decodedRoutePath
+			}
+		}
+
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/middleware/query_unescape_test.go b/ocis-pkg/middleware/query_unescape_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0b166a227c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ocis-pkg/middleware/query_unescape_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package middleware_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/middleware"
+)
+
+func TestQueryUnescape(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"/v1.0/1$2!3///users", "/v1.0/1$2!3///users"},
+		{"/v1.0/1%242%213///users", "/v1.0/1$2!3///users"},
+		{"/v1.0/1%242%213///users?$filter=startswith(givenName,%20%27J%27)", "/v1.0/1$2!3///users"},
+	}
+
+	g := NewWithT(t)
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
+
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			middleware.QueryUnescape(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				ctx := chi.RouteContext(r.Context())
+				g.Expect(ctx).ToNot(BeNil())
+				g.Expect(ctx.RoutePath).To(Equal(tt.expected))
+			})).
+				ServeHTTP(
+					httptest.NewRecorder(),
+					httptest.NewRequest("GET", tt.name, nil).
+						WithContext(context.WithValue(context.Background(), chi.RouteCtxKey, chi.NewRouteContext())),
+				)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/graph/pkg/server/http/server.go b/services/graph/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 113ffac6002..01599f8aedf 100644
--- a/services/graph/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/services/graph/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/events/stream"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/rgrpc/todo/pool"
 	chimiddleware "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"go-micro.dev/v4"
+	"go-micro.dev/v4/events"
+
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/account"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/cors"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/keycloak"
@@ -21,9 +25,6 @@ import (
 	settingssvc "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/protogen/gen/ocis/services/settings/v0"
 	graphMiddleware "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/graph/pkg/middleware"
 	svc "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/graph/pkg/service/v0"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go-micro.dev/v4"
-	"go-micro.dev/v4/events"
 )
 
 // Server initializes the http service and server.
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 	}
 
 	middlewares := []func(stdhttp.Handler) stdhttp.Handler{
+		middleware.QueryUnescape,
 		middleware.TraceContext,
 		chimiddleware.RequestID,
 		middleware.Version(