diff --git a/lib/route_translator/translator/path/segment.rb b/lib/route_translator/translator/path/segment.rb
index 9c9b3eec..e740190a 100644
--- a/lib/route_translator/translator/path/segment.rb
+++ b/lib/route_translator/translator/path/segment.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ def translate_string(str, locale, scope)
             sanitized_locale = RouteTranslator::LocaleSanitizer.sanitize(locale)
             translated_resource = translate_resource(str, sanitized_locale, scope)
 
-            CGI.escape translated_resource
+            # restore URI.escape behaviour to avoid breaking change
+            CGI.escape(translated_resource).gsub('%2F', '/')
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/test/dummy/app/controllers/dummy_controller.rb b/test/dummy/app/controllers/dummy_controller.rb
index 5bd6ee06..99c6cff0 100644
--- a/test/dummy/app/controllers/dummy_controller.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/app/controllers/dummy_controller.rb
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ def engine_es
   def engine
     render plain: blorgh.posts_path
   end
+
+  def slash
+    render plain: request.env['PATH_INFO']
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/dummy/config/locales/all.yml b/test/dummy/config/locales/all.yml
index bde14756..eb718a24 100644
--- a/test/dummy/config/locales/all.yml
+++ b/test/dummy/config/locales/all.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ es:
     dummy: dummy
     show: mostrar
     suffix: sufijo
+    slash: foo/bar
 ru:
   routes:
     dummy: манекен
diff --git a/test/dummy/config/routes.rb b/test/dummy/config/routes.rb
index 35a340ab..ca4bbd46 100644
--- a/test/dummy/config/routes.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/config/routes.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   localized do
     get 'dummy',  to: 'dummy#dummy'
     get 'show',   to: 'dummy#show'
+    get 'slash',  to: 'dummy#slash'
 
     get 'optional(/:page)',            to: 'dummy#optional', as: :optional
     get 'prefixed_optional(/p-:page)', to: 'dummy#prefixed_optional', as: :prefixed_optional
diff --git a/test/integration/generated_path_test.rb b/test/integration/generated_path_test.rb
index 91fdeabc..0cf13d54 100644
--- a/test/integration/generated_path_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/generated_path_test.rb
@@ -74,4 +74,10 @@ def test_path_translated_with_suffix
     assert_response :success
     assert_equal '10', response.body
   end
+
+  def test_path_with_slash_in_translation
+    get '/es/foo/bar'
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_equal '/es/foo/bar', response.body
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/locales/routes.yml b/test/locales/routes.yml
index 9b2d228f..1a59e4b1 100644
--- a/test/locales/routes.yml
+++ b/test/locales/routes.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ es:
     tr_param: tr_parametro
     favourites: favoritos
     blank: ""
+    slash: foo/bar
     controllers:
       people:
         products:
diff --git a/test/routing_test.rb b/test/routing_test.rb
index 5b740c81..6904aa9c 100644
--- a/test/routing_test.rb
+++ b/test/routing_test.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ def test_params
     assert_routing '/es/productos/product_slug', controller: 'products', action: 'show', locale: 'es', id: 'product_slug'
   end
 
+  def test_slash_in_translation
+    draw_routes do
+      localized do
+        get 'slash', to: 'products#index'
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_routing '/es/foo/bar', controller: 'products', action: 'index', locale: 'es'
+  end
+
   def test_optional_segments
     draw_routes do
       localized do