diff --git a/tomcat7-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/tomcat/maven/plugin/tomcat7/run/AbstractRunMojo.java b/tomcat7-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/tomcat/maven/plugin/tomcat7/run/AbstractRunMojo.java
index 929242fd..dd9c894d 100644
--- a/tomcat7-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/tomcat/maven/plugin/tomcat7/run/AbstractRunMojo.java
+++ b/tomcat7-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/tomcat/maven/plugin/tomcat7/run/AbstractRunMojo.java
@@ -1202,6 +1202,8 @@ private void startContainer()
 
                     httpsConnector.setAttribute( "clientAuth", clientAuth );
 
+                    httpsConnector.setURIEncoding( uriEncoding );
+
                     httpsConnector.setUseBodyEncodingForURI( this.useBodyEncodingForURI );
 
                     if ( address != null )