diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplate.java
index c41f0cdb..e899a345 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplate.java
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ public class UriTemplate implements Iterable<TemplateVariable>, Serializable {
 			return URI.create(baseUri);
 		}
 
-		org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplate baseTemplate = new org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplate(baseUri);
-		UriComponentsBuilder builder = UriComponentsBuilder.fromUri(baseTemplate.expand(parameters));
+		UriComponentsBuilder builder = UriComponentsBuilder.fromUriString(baseUri);
 		Iterator<Object> iterator = Arrays.asList(parameters).iterator();
 
 		for (TemplateVariable variable : getOptionalVariables()) {
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ public class UriTemplate implements Iterable<TemplateVariable>, Serializable {
 			appendToBuilder(builder, variable, value);
 		}
 
-		return builder.build().toUri();
+		return builder.buildAndExpand(parameters).toUri();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -265,20 +264,19 @@ public class UriTemplate implements Iterable<TemplateVariable>, Serializable {
 	 */
 	public URI expand(Map<String, ?> parameters) {
 
+		Assert.notNull(parameters, "Parameters must not be null!");
+
 		if (TemplateVariables.NONE.equals(variables)) {
 			return URI.create(baseUri);
 		}
 
-		Assert.notNull(parameters, "Parameters must not be null!");
-
-		org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplate baseTemplate = new org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplate(baseUri);
-		UriComponentsBuilder builder = UriComponentsBuilder.fromUri(baseTemplate.expand(parameters));
+		UriComponentsBuilder builder = UriComponentsBuilder.fromUriString(baseUri);
 
 		for (TemplateVariable variable : getOptionalVariables()) {
 			appendToBuilder(builder, variable, parameters.get(variable.getName()));
 		}
 
-		return builder.build().toUri();
+		return builder.buildAndExpand(parameters).toUri();
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplateUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplateUnitTest.java
index 7a299e2d..441003bd 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplateUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplateUnitTest.java
@@ -342,6 +342,13 @@ class UriTemplateUnitTest {
 		assertThat(expandedTemplate).isEqualTo("/foo?bar=barExpanded&foobar=singleValue");
 	}
 
+	@Test // #1127
+	void escapesBaseUriProperly() {
+
+		assertThat(UriTemplate.of("https://example.org/foo and bar/{baz}").expand("xyzzy"))
+				.hasToString("https://example.org/foo%20and%20bar/xyzzy");
+	}
+
 	private static void assertVariables(UriTemplate template, TemplateVariable... variables) {
 		assertVariables(template, Arrays.asList(variables));
 	}