diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Io_infer.ml b/infer/src/IR/Io_infer.ml
index 203c60271..2ea24820b 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Io_infer.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Io_infer.ml
@@ -174,8 +174,9 @@ struct
     let pos_str = match pos with
       | None -> ""
       | Some s -> "#" ^ s in
+    let escaped_path = List.map ~f:Escape.escape_url path in
     let link_str =
-      (DB.filename_to_string (DB.Results_dir.path_to_filename DB.Results_dir.Rel path))
+      (DB.filename_to_string (DB.Results_dir.path_to_filename DB.Results_dir.Rel escaped_path))
       ^ ".html"
       ^ pos_str in
     let name_str = match name with
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Escape.ml b/infer/src/base/Escape.ml
index 99691ccb4..62f49e36b 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Escape.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Escape.ml
@@ -44,6 +44,29 @@ let escape_xml s =
     | _ -> None in
   escape_map map s
 
+let escape_url s =
+  let map = function
+    | '!' -> Some "%21"
+    | '#' -> Some "%23"
+    | '$' -> Some "%24"
+    | '&' -> Some "%26"
+    | '\'' -> Some "%27"
+    | '(' -> Some "%28"
+    | ')' -> Some "%29"
+    | '*' -> Some "%2A"
+    | '+' -> Some "%2B"
+    | ',' -> Some "%2C"
+    | '/' -> Some "%2F"
+    | ':' -> Some "%3A"
+    | ';' -> Some "%3B"
+    | '=' -> Some "%3D"
+    | '?' -> Some "%3F"
+    | '@' -> Some "%40"
+    | '[' -> Some "%5B"
+    | ']' -> Some "%5D"
+    | _ -> None in
+  escape_map map s
+
 let escape_dotty s =
   let map = function
     | '"' -> Some "\\\""
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Escape.mli b/infer/src/base/Escape.mli
index d02e37d90..e91dd3741 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Escape.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Escape.mli
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@ val escape_path : string -> string
 (** escape a string to be used in an xml file *)
 val escape_xml : string -> string
 
+
+val escape_url : string -> string
+
 (** escape a string to be used as a file name *)
 val escape_filename : string -> string