diff --git a/src/core/server/core_app/core_app.ts b/src/core/server/core_app/core_app.ts
index bd7de6b20226c..176b93b36d8fd 100644
--- a/src/core/server/core_app/core_app.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/core_app/core_app.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ export class CoreApp {
         }
 
         const querystring = query ? stringify(query) : undefined;
-        const url = `${requestBasePath}/${rewrittenPath}${querystring ? `?${querystring}` : ''}`;
+        const url = `${requestBasePath}/${encodeURIComponent(rewrittenPath)}${
+          querystring ? `?${querystring}` : ''
+        }`;
 
         return res.redirected({
           headers: {
diff --git a/src/core/server/core_app/integration_tests/core_app_routes.test.ts b/src/core/server/core_app/integration_tests/core_app_routes.test.ts
index 77bb1cca9d93d..2a813d5040cb4 100644
--- a/src/core/server/core_app/integration_tests/core_app_routes.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/core_app/integration_tests/core_app_routes.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ describe('Core app routes', () => {
       const response = await kbnTestServer.request.get(root, '/base-path/foo/').expect(302);
       expect(response.get('location')).toEqual('/base-path/foo');
     });
+
+    it('URI encodes redirect path', async () => {
+      const response = await kbnTestServer.request.get(root, '/%5Csome-path/').expect(302);
+      expect(response.get('location')).toEqual('/base-path/%5Csome-path');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('`/` route', () => {