diff --git a/jenkins/__init__.py b/jenkins/__init__.py
index 4105c89..77ffd31 100755
--- a/jenkins/__init__.py
+++ b/jenkins/__init__.py
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ class Jenkins(object):
 
         """
         url = '/'.join((item, INFO)).lstrip('/')
+        url = quote(url)
         if query:
             url += query
         try:
diff --git a/tests/jobs/base.py b/tests/jobs/base.py
index 0ddf67b..4b8bbfa 100644
--- a/tests/jobs/base.py
+++ b/tests/jobs/base.py
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ class JenkinsGetJobsTestBase(JenkinsJobsTestBase):
         ]
     )
 
+    jobs_in_unsafe_name_folders = copy.deepcopy(jobs_in_folder)
+    jobs_in_unsafe_name_folders[1].insert(
+        0, {'name': 'my spaced folder', 'jobs': None})
+    jobs_in_unsafe_name_folders.append(
+        # my_folder1/my\ spaced\ folder jobs
+        [
+            {'name': 'my job 5'}
+        ]
+    )
+
 
 def build_jobs_list_responses(jobs_list, server_url):
     responses = []
diff --git a/tests/jobs/test_getall.py b/tests/jobs/test_getall.py
index fad2570..bc0f549 100644
--- a/tests/jobs/test_getall.py
+++ b/tests/jobs/test_getall.py
@@ -59,3 +59,20 @@ class JenkinsGetAllJobsTest(JenkinsGetJobsTestBase):
         self.assertEqual(len(expected_fullnames), len(jobs_info))
         got_fullnames = [job[u"fullname"] for job in jobs_info]
         self.assertEqual(expected_fullnames, got_fullnames)
+
+    @patch.object(jenkins.Jenkins, 'jenkins_open')
+    def test_unsafe_chars(self, jenkins_mock):
+        response = build_jobs_list_responses(
+            self.jobs_in_unsafe_name_folders, 'http://example.com/')
+        jenkins_mock.side_effect = iter(response)
+
+        jobs_info = self.j.get_all_jobs()
+
+        expected_fullnames = [
+            u"my_job1", u"my_job2",
+            u"my_folder1/my_job3", u"my_folder1/my_job4",
+            u"my_folder1/my spaced folder/my job 5"
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(len(expected_fullnames), len(jobs_info))
+        got_fullnames = [job[u"fullname"] for job in jobs_info]
+        self.assertEqual(expected_fullnames, got_fullnames)