diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/PathResourceLookupFunction.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/PathResourceLookupFunction.java
index ca337ddef4..04a28b753d 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/PathResourceLookupFunction.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/PathResourceLookupFunction.java
@@ -149,21 +149,22 @@ class PathResourceLookupFunction implements Function<ServerRequest, Mono<Resourc
 
 	private static String normalizePath(String path) {
 		String result = path;
+		result = decode(result);
 		if (result.contains("%")) {
 			result = decode(result);
-			if (result.contains("%")) {
-				result = decode(result);
-			}
-			if (result.contains("../")) {
-				return StringUtils.cleanPath(result);
-			}
+		}
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(result)) {
+			return result;
+		}
+		if (result.contains("../")) {
+			return StringUtils.cleanPath(result);
 		}
 		return path;
 	}
 
 	private static String decode(String path) {
 		try {
-			return URLDecoder.decode(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+			return UriUtils.decode(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
 			return "";
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceWebHandler.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceWebHandler.java
index 8b0533b22c..c1d63f2e9f 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceWebHandler.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceWebHandler.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.server.MethodNotAllowedException;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
 import org.springframework.web.server.WebHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.util.pattern.PathPattern;
 
 /**
@@ -568,21 +569,22 @@ public class ResourceWebHandler implements WebHandler, InitializingBean {
 
 	private static String normalizePath(String path) {
 		String result = path;
+		result = decode(result);
 		if (result.contains("%")) {
 			result = decode(result);
-			if (result.contains("%")) {
-				result = decode(result);
-			}
-			if (result.contains("../")) {
-				return StringUtils.cleanPath(result);
-			}
+		}
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(result)) {
+			return result;
+		}
+		if (result.contains("../")) {
+			return StringUtils.cleanPath(result);
 		}
 		return path;
 	}
 
 	private static String decode(String path) {
 		try {
-			return URLDecoder.decode(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+			return UriUtils.decode(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
 			return "";
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/function/PathResourceLookupFunction.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/function/PathResourceLookupFunction.java
index 098179e353..be7c784dd2 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/function/PathResourceLookupFunction.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/function/PathResourceLookupFunction.java
@@ -150,21 +150,22 @@ class PathResourceLookupFunction implements Function<ServerRequest, Optional<Res
 
 	private static String normalizePath(String path) {
 		String result = path;
+		result = decode(result);
 		if (result.contains("%")) {
 			result = decode(result);
-			if (result.contains("%")) {
-				result = decode(result);
-			}
-			if (result.contains("../")) {
-				return StringUtils.cleanPath(result);
-			}
+		}
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(result)) {
+			return result;
+		}
+		if (result.contains("../")) {
+			return StringUtils.cleanPath(result);
 		}
 		return path;
 	}
 
 	private static String decode(String path) {
 		try {
-			return URLDecoder.decode(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+			return UriUtils.decode(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
 			return "";
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHttpRequestHandler.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHttpRequestHandler.java
index 369738a565..c996ab1789 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHttpRequestHandler.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHttpRequestHandler.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfigurationSource;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -727,21 +728,22 @@ public class ResourceHttpRequestHandler extends WebContentGenerator
 
 	private static String normalizePath(String path) {
 		String result = path;
+		result = decode(result);
 		if (result.contains("%")) {
 			result = decode(result);
-			if (result.contains("%")) {
-				result = decode(result);
-			}
-			if (result.contains("../")) {
-				return StringUtils.cleanPath(result);
-			}
+		}
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(result)) {
+			return result;
+		}
+		if (result.contains("../")) {
+			return StringUtils.cleanPath(result);
 		}
 		return path;
 	}
 
 	private static String decode(String path) {
 		try {
-			return URLDecoder.decode(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+			return UriUtils.decode(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
 			return "";