diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index 52e1b00..c3e2376 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ impl Core {
     loop {
       match input.peek() {
         Some('?') | Some('#') | None => break,
+        Some('%') => self
+          .parse_pct_enc_char(input)
+          .map(|_| ())
+          .ok_or(Error::InvalidPath)?,
         Some(ch) if char_path(ch) => {}
         _ => return Err(Error::InvalidPath),
       }
@@ -316,6 +320,10 @@ impl Core {
     loop {
       match input.peek() {
         Some('#') | None => break,
+        Some('%') => self
+          .parse_pct_enc_char(input)
+          .map(|_| ())
+          .ok_or(Error::InvalidPath)?,
         Some(ch) if char_query(ch) => {}
         _ => return Err(Error::InvalidQuery),
       }
@@ -342,6 +350,10 @@ impl Core {
     loop {
       match input.peek() {
         None => break,
+        Some('%') => self
+          .parse_pct_enc_char(input)
+          .map(|_| ())
+          .ok_or(Error::InvalidPath)?,
         Some(ch) if char_fragment(ch) => {}
         _ => return Err(Error::InvalidFragment),
       }
diff --git a/src/did.rs b/src/did.rs
index 663d7eb..69a87ad 100644
--- a/src/did.rs
+++ b/src/did.rs
@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@ mod resolution {
   #[repr(transparent)]
   pub struct Path<'a>(Cow<'a, str>);
 
-  impl<'a> Default for Path<'a> {
+  impl Default for Path<'_> {
     fn default() -> Self {
       Self::new()
     }
   }
 
-  impl<'a> Path<'a> {
+  impl Path<'_> {
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
       Self(Cow::Borrowed(""))
     }
diff --git a/tests/parse.rs b/tests/parse.rs
index 8fc23e2..a210151 100644
--- a/tests/parse.rs
+++ b/tests/parse.rs
@@ -116,3 +116,14 @@ fn test_parse_simple_fragment() {
   assert_eq!(did.query(), None);
   assert_eq!(did.fragment(), Some("public-key-1"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+fn test_parse_percent_encoded_components() {
+  let did: DID = DID::parse("did:example:123456/p%3Ath?qu%3Ary#fr%3Agment").unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(did.method(), "example");
+  assert_eq!(did.method_id(), "123456");
+  assert_eq!(did.path(), "/p%3Ath");
+  assert_eq!(did.query(), Some("qu%3Ary"));
+  assert_eq!(did.fragment(), Some("fr%3Agment"));
+}