diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 9a15abaa79..a73fb79ac8 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ import shlex
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
+import urllib
 import bb
 import bb.progress
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -888,7 +889,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             username = ud.user + '@'
         else:
             username = ""
-        return "%s://%s%s%s" % (ud.proto, username, ud.host, ud.path)
+        return "%s://%s%s%s" % (ud.proto, username, ud.host, urllib.parse.quote(ud.path))
 
     def _revision_key(self, ud, d, name):
         """
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index d000dc465d..0c87730c5e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -2508,11 +2508,13 @@ class GitURLWithSpacesTest(FetcherTest):
     test_git_urls = {
         "git://tfs-example.org:22/tfs/example%20path/example.git;branch=master" : {
             'url': 'git://tfs-example.org:22/tfs/example%20path/example.git;branch=master',
+            'repo_url': 'git://tfs-example.org:22/tfs/example%20path/example.git',
             'gitsrcname': 'tfs-example.org.22.tfs.example_path.example.git',
             'path': '/tfs/example path/example.git'
         },
         "git://tfs-example.org:22/tfs/example%20path/example%20repo.git;branch=master" : {
             'url': 'git://tfs-example.org:22/tfs/example%20path/example%20repo.git;branch=master',
+            'repo_url': 'git://tfs-example.org:22/tfs/example%20path/example%20repo.git',
             'gitsrcname': 'tfs-example.org.22.tfs.example_path.example_repo.git',
             'path': '/tfs/example path/example repo.git'
         }
@@ -2535,6 +2537,7 @@ class GitURLWithSpacesTest(FetcherTest):
             self.assertEqual(ud.lockfile, os.path.join(self.dldir, "git2", ref['gitsrcname'] + '.lock'))
             self.assertEqual(ud.clonedir, os.path.join(self.dldir, "git2", ref['gitsrcname']))
             self.assertEqual(ud.fullmirror, os.path.join(self.dldir, "git2_" + ref['gitsrcname'] + '.tar.gz'))
+            self.assertEqual(ud.method._get_repo_url(ud), ref['repo_url'])
 
 class CrateTest(FetcherTest):
     @skipIfNoNetwork()