diff --git a/apps/tests/http-tests.ts b/apps/tests/http-tests.ts
index b50f0949b..3eece7c05 100644
--- a/apps/tests/http-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/http-tests.ts
@@ -534,7 +534,8 @@ export var test_getString_FromVariousUrls_ShouldWorkProperly = function (done) {
     var urls = [
         "https://it-ebooks-api.info/v1/book/1615005640",
         "https://www.telerik.com",
-        "https://spreadsheets.google.com/tq?key=1tJ64Y8hje0ui4ap9U33h3KWwpxT_-JuVMSZzxD2Er8k"
+        "https://spreadsheets.google.com/tq?key=1tJ64Y8hje0ui4ap9U33h3KWwpxT_-JuVMSZzxD2Er8k",
+        "https://chase.arborgoldcloud.net/mobilehandler/mobiledatahandler.ashx?ProcedureName=MEstimGetJobListSpeed&@prmSalesRep=%&@prmStartDate=11/1/2015&@prmEndDate=12/8/2015&@prmStatusFilter=2"
     ];
 
     var i: number;
diff --git a/http/http-request.android.ts b/http/http-request.android.ts
index 8a8ac9baa..e32469af3 100644
--- a/http/http-request.android.ts
+++ b/http/http-request.android.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ function buildJavaOptions(options: http.HttpRequestOptions) {
 
     var javaOptions = new com.tns.Async.Http.RequestOptions();
 
-    javaOptions.url = options.url;
+    javaOptions.url = options.url.replace("%", "%25");
+
     if (types.isString(options.method)) {
         javaOptions.method = options.method;
     }
diff --git a/http/http-request.ios.ts b/http/http-request.ios.ts
index e37d79bc6..ca1827d7b 100644
--- a/http/http-request.ios.ts
+++ b/http/http-request.ios.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function request(options: http.HttpRequestOptions): Promise<http.HttpResp
                 sessionConfig, null, queue);
 
             var urlRequest = NSMutableURLRequest.requestWithURL(
-                NSURL.URLWithString(options.url));
+                NSURL.URLWithString(options.url.replace("%", "%25")));
 
             urlRequest.HTTPMethod = types.isDefined(options.method) ? options.method : GET;