diff --git a/apps/files/index.php b/apps/files/index.php
index 493087d26f..240fc029fc 100644
--- a/apps/files/index.php
+++ b/apps/files/index.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if(!isset($_SESSION['timezone'])) {
 }
 OCP\App::setActiveNavigationEntry( 'files_index' );
 // Load the files
-$dir = isset( $_GET['dir'] ) ? stripslashes($_GET['dir']) : '';
+$dir = isset( $_GET['dir'] ) ? urldecode(stripslashes($_GET['dir'])) : '';
 // Redirect if directory does not exist
 if(!OC_Filesystem::is_dir($dir.'/')) {
 	header('Location: '.$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'].'');