diff --git a/src/encoding.ts b/src/encoding.ts
index 0708453..eed5550 100644
--- a/src/encoding.ts
+++ b/src/encoding.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ const SLASH_RE = /\//g; // %2F
 const EQUAL_RE = /=/g; // %3D
 const IM_RE = /\?/g; // %3F
 const PLUS_RE = /\+/g; // %2B
+const BACKTICK_RE = /`/g; // %60
 
 const ENC_CARET_RE = /%5e/gi; // ^
-const ENC_BACKTICK_RE = /%60/gi; // `
 const ENC_CURLY_OPEN_RE = /%7b/gi; // {
 const ENC_PIPE_RE = /%7c/gi; // |
 const ENC_CURLY_CLOSE_RE = /%7d/gi; // }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function encodeQueryValue(input: QueryValue): string {
       .replace(ENC_SPACE_RE, "+")
       .replace(HASH_RE, "%23")
       .replace(AMPERSAND_RE, "%26")
-      .replace(ENC_BACKTICK_RE, "`")
+      .replace(BACKTICK_RE, "%60")
       .replace(ENC_CARET_RE, "^")
       .replace(SLASH_RE, "%2F")
   );
diff --git a/test/encoding.test.ts b/test/encoding.test.ts
index c110b23..d561929 100644
--- a/test/encoding.test.ts
+++ b/test/encoding.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   encodeParam,
   decode,
   decodeQueryKey,
+  decodeQueryValue
 } from "../src/";
 
 describe("encode", () => {
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ describe("encodeQueryValue", () => {
   const tests = [
     { input: "hello world", out: "hello+world" },
     { input: "hello+world", out: "hello%2Bworld" },
+    { input: "a`b", out: "a%60b" },
     { input: "key=value", out: "key=value" },
     { input: true, out: "true" },
     { input: 42, out: "42" },
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ describe("encodeQueryKey", () => {
     { input: "key=value", out: "key%3Dvalue" },
     { input: 123, out: "123" },
     { input: "=value", out: "%3Dvalue" },
+    { input: "a`b", out : "a%60b" }
   ];
 
   for (const t of tests) {
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ describe("decodeQueryKey", () => {
     { input: "%3Dvalue", out: "=value" },
     { input: "key+with+space", out: "key with space" },
     { input: "key%2bwith%2bplus", out: "key+with+plus" },
+    { input: "a%60b", out: "a`b" }
   ];
 
   for (const t of tests) {
@@ -207,3 +211,21 @@ describe("decodeQueryKey", () => {
     });
   }
 });
+
+describe("decodeQueryValue", () => {
+  const tests = [
+    { input: "key", out: "key" },
+    { input: "key%3Dvalue", out: "key=value" },
+    { input: "123", out: "123" },
+    { input: "%3Dvalue", out: "=value" },
+    { input: "key+with+space", out: "key with space" },
+    { input: "key%2bwith%2bplus", out: "key+with+plus" },
+    { input: "a%60b", out: "a`b" }
+  ];
+
+  for (const t of tests) {
+    test(t.input.toString(), () => {
+      expect(decodeQueryValue(t.input.toString())).toStrictEqual(t.out);
+    });
+  }
+});