diff --git a/oapi_validate_test.go b/oapi_validate_test.go
index 8bc6a11..2d7e29f 100644
--- a/oapi_validate_test.go
+++ b/oapi_validate_test.go
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ func TestOapiRequestValidator(t *testing.T) {
 		called = true
 		return nil
 	})
+	// add a Handler for an encoded path parameter
+	// this needs to be installed before calling the first doGet
+	// because of echo internals (maxParam)
+	e.GET("/resource/maxlength/:encoded", func(c echo.Context) error {
+		called = true
+		return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
+	})
+	e.GET("/resource/pattern/:encoded", func(c echo.Context) error {
+		called = true
+		return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
+	})
+
 	// Let's send the request to the wrong server, this should return 404
 	{
 		rec := doGet(t, e, "http://not.deepmap.ai/resource")
@@ -231,6 +243,43 @@ func TestOapiRequestValidator(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.False(t, called, "Handler should not have been called")
 		called = false
 	}
+
+	// Let's send a request with an encoded parameter
+	// It should pass validation even though the parameter is encoded
+	// to 3 chars and the parameter is limited to maxLength: 1
+	{
+		rec := doGet(t, e, "http://deepmap.ai/resource/maxlength/%2B")
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNoContent, rec.Code)
+		assert.True(t, called, "Handler should have been called")
+		called = false
+	}
+
+	// Let's send a request with an unencoded parameter
+	// It should pass as well
+	{
+		rec := doGet(t, e, "http://deepmap.ai/resource/maxlength/+")
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNoContent, rec.Code)
+		assert.True(t, called, "Handler should have been called")
+		called = false
+	}
+
+	// Let's send a request with an encoded parameter
+	// It should pass validation
+	{
+		rec := doGet(t, e, "http://deepmap.ai/resource/pattern/%2B1234")
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNoContent, rec.Code)
+		assert.True(t, called, "Handler should have been called")
+		called = false
+	}
+
+	// Let's send a request with an unencoded parameter
+	// It should pass as well
+	{
+		rec := doGet(t, e, "http://deepmap.ai/resource/pattern/+1234")
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNoContent, rec.Code)
+		assert.True(t, called, "Handler should have been called")
+		called = false
+	}
 }
 
 func TestOapiRequestValidatorWithOptionsMultiError(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/test_spec.yaml b/test_spec.yaml
index 1f847d7..56af6a4 100644
--- a/test_spec.yaml
+++ b/test_spec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ paths:
             minimum: 10
             maximum: 100
       responses:
-        '200':
+        "200":
           description: success
           content:
             application/json:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ paths:
     post:
       operationId: createResource
       responses:
-        '204':
+        "204":
           description: No content
       requestBody:
         required: true
@@ -39,6 +39,32 @@ paths:
               properties:
                 name:
                   type: string
+  /resource/maxlength/{param}:
+    get:
+      operationId: getMaxLengthResourceParameter
+      parameters:
+        - name: param
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            maxLength: 1
+      responses:
+        "204":
+          description: success
+  /resource/pattern/{param}:
+    get:
+      operationId: getPatternResourceParameter
+      parameters:
+        - name: param
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            pattern: '^\+[1-9]+$'
+      responses:
+        "204":
+          description: success
   /protected_resource:
     get:
       operationId: getProtectedResource
@@ -46,7 +72,7 @@ paths:
         - BearerAuth:
             - someScope
       responses:
-        '204':
+        "204":
           description: no content
   /protected_resource2:
     get:
@@ -55,7 +81,7 @@ paths:
         - BearerAuth:
             - otherScope
       responses:
-        '204':
+        "204":
           description: no content
   /protected_resource_401:
     get:
@@ -64,7 +90,7 @@ paths:
         - BearerAuth:
             - unauthorized
       responses:
-        '401':
+        "401":
           description: no content
   /multiparamresource:
     get:
@@ -85,7 +111,7 @@ paths:
             minimum: 10
             maximum: 100
       responses:
-        '200':
+        "200":
           description: success
           content:
             application/json: