diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index 6a6191d9..08d9a231 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	stdLog "log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
@@ -434,7 +435,11 @@ func (e *Echo) Static(prefix, root string) {
 
 func static(i i, prefix, root string) {
 	h := func(c Context) error {
-		name := filepath.Join(root, path.Clean("/"+c.Param("*"))) // "/"+ for security
+		p, err := url.PathUnescape(c.Param("*"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		name := filepath.Join(root, path.Clean("/"+p)) // "/"+ for security
 		return c.File(name)
 	}
 	i.GET(prefix, h)
@@ -542,7 +547,10 @@ func (e *Echo) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Middleware
 	h := func(c Context) error {
 		method := r.Method
-		path := r.URL.Path
+		path := r.URL.RawPath
+		if path == "" {
+			path = r.URL.Path
+		}
 		e.router.Find(method, path, c)
 		h := c.Handler()
 		for i := len(e.middleware) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
diff --git a/echo_test.go b/echo_test.go
index 7ee26eb6..f9e56e8c 100644
--- a/echo_test.go
+++ b/echo_test.go
@@ -304,6 +304,17 @@ func TestEchoRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEchoEncodedPath(t *testing.T) {
+	e := New()
+	e.GET("/:id", func(c Context) error {
+		return c.NoContent(http.StatusOK)
+	})
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(GET, "/with%2Fslash", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	e.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+}
+
 func TestEchoGroup(t *testing.T) {
 	e := New()
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
diff --git a/middleware/static.go b/middleware/static.go
index e715c1c4..f992773a 100644
--- a/middleware/static.go
+++ b/middleware/static.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package middleware
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func StaticWithConfig(config StaticConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	}
 
 	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
-		return func(c echo.Context) error {
+		return func(c echo.Context) (err error) {
 			if config.Skipper(c) {
 				return next(c)
 			}
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ func StaticWithConfig(config StaticConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 			if strings.HasSuffix(c.Path(), "*") { // When serving from a group, e.g. `/static*`.
 				p = c.Param("*")
 			}
+			p, err = url.PathUnescape(p)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			name := filepath.Join(config.Root, path.Clean("/"+p)) // "/"+ for security
 
 			fi, err := os.Stat(name)