diff --git a/authorize/grpc.go b/authorize/grpc.go
index 0476f5903..5c0f6b79e 100644
--- a/authorize/grpc.go
+++ b/authorize/grpc.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/authorize/evaluator"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/config"
-	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/httputil"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/log"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/sessions"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/telemetry/trace"
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func (a *Authorize) Check(ctx context.Context, in *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRe
 	isForwardAuth := a.isForwardAuth(in)
 	if isForwardAuth {
 		// update the incoming http request's uri to match the forwarded URI
-		fwdAuthURI := getForwardAuthURL(hreq)
+		fwdAuthURI := urlutil.GetForwardAuthURL(hreq)
 		in.Attributes.Request.Http.Scheme = fwdAuthURI.Scheme
 		in.Attributes.Request.Http.Host = fwdAuthURI.Host
 		in.Attributes.Request.Http.Path = fwdAuthURI.EscapedPath()
@@ -103,26 +102,6 @@ func (a *Authorize) Check(ctx context.Context, in *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRe
 	return a.handleResultDenied(ctx, in, req, res, isForwardAuthVerify, res.Allow.Reasons)
 }
 
-func getForwardAuthURL(r *http.Request) *url.URL {
-	urqQuery := r.URL.Query().Get("uri")
-	u, _ := urlutil.ParseAndValidateURL(urqQuery)
-	if u == nil {
-		u = &url.URL{
-			Scheme: r.Header.Get(httputil.HeaderForwardedProto),
-			Host:   r.Header.Get(httputil.HeaderForwardedHost),
-			Path:   r.Header.Get(httputil.HeaderForwardedURI),
-		}
-	}
-	originalURL := r.Header.Get(httputil.HeaderOriginalURL)
-	if originalURL != "" {
-		k, _ := urlutil.ParseAndValidateURL(originalURL)
-		if k != nil {
-			u = k
-		}
-	}
-	return u
-}
-
 // isForwardAuth returns if the current request is a forward auth route.
 func (a *Authorize) isForwardAuth(req *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRequest) bool {
 	opts := a.currentOptions.Load()
diff --git a/internal/urlutil/forward.go b/internal/urlutil/forward.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a15481ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/urlutil/forward.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package urlutil
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Forward headers contains information from the client-facing side of proxy
+// servers that is altered or lost when a proxy is involved in the path of the
+// request.
+//
+// https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7239
+// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Forwarded-For
+const (
+	HeaderForwardedHost  = "X-Forwarded-Host"
+	HeaderForwardedProto = "X-Forwarded-Proto"
+	HeaderForwardedURI   = "X-Forwarded-Uri" // traefik
+	HeaderOriginalURL    = "X-Original-Url"  // nginx
+)
+
+// GetForwardAuthURL gets the forward-auth URL for the given request.
+func GetForwardAuthURL(r *http.Request) *url.URL {
+	urqQuery := r.URL.Query().Get("uri")
+	u, _ := ParseAndValidateURL(urqQuery)
+	if u == nil {
+		u = &url.URL{
+			Scheme: r.Header.Get(HeaderForwardedProto),
+			Host:   r.Header.Get(HeaderForwardedHost),
+		}
+		rawPath := r.Header.Get(HeaderForwardedURI)
+		if idx := strings.Index(rawPath, "?"); idx >= 0 {
+			u.RawPath = rawPath[:idx]
+			u.RawQuery = rawPath[idx+1:]
+		} else {
+			u.RawPath = rawPath
+		}
+	}
+	originalURL := r.Header.Get(HeaderOriginalURL)
+	if originalURL != "" {
+		k, _ := ParseAndValidateURL(originalURL)
+		if k != nil {
+			u = k
+		}
+	}
+	return u
+}
diff --git a/internal/urlutil/forward_test.go b/internal/urlutil/forward_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..537996c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/urlutil/forward_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package urlutil
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestGetForwardAuthURL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("double-escaping", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://example.com", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Proto", "https")
+		req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Host", "protected-host.tld")
+		req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Uri", "/example?a=b&c=d")
+
+		u := GetForwardAuthURL(req)
+		assert.Equal(t, "https://protected-host.tld?a=b&c=d", u.String())
+	})
+}