diff --git a/jc/parsers/url.py b/jc/parsers/url.py
index 95c70db0..7e5f4b12 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/url.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/url.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def parse(
         normalized = urlsplit(urlunsplit(parts))
 
         quoted = normalized._replace(path=quote(normalized.path),
-                                     query=quote_plus(normalized.query)).geturl()
+                                     query=quote_plus(normalized.query, safe='+')).geturl()
 
         unquoted = normalized._replace(path=unquote(normalized.path),
                                        query=unquote_plus(normalized.query)).geturl()