diff --git a/drive/driveimpl/compositedav/stat_cache.go b/drive/driveimpl/compositedav/stat_cache.go
index fc57ff064..36463fe7e 100644
--- a/drive/driveimpl/compositedav/stat_cache.go
+++ b/drive/driveimpl/compositedav/stat_cache.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -165,7 +166,12 @@ func (c *StatCache) set(name string, depth int, ce *cacheEntry) {
 			children = make(map[string]*cacheEntry, len(ms.Responses)-1)
 			for i := 0; i < len(ms.Responses); i++ {
 				response := ms.Responses[i]
-				name := shared.Normalize(response.Href)
+				name, err := url.PathUnescape(response.Href)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("statcache.set child parse error: %s", err)
+					return
+				}
+				name = shared.Normalize(name)
 				raw := marshalMultiStatus(response)
 				entry := newCacheEntry(ce.Status, raw)
 				if i == 0 {
diff --git a/drive/driveimpl/compositedav/stat_cache_test.go b/drive/driveimpl/compositedav/stat_cache_test.go
index fa63457a2..baa4fdda2 100644
--- a/drive/driveimpl/compositedav/stat_cache_test.go
+++ b/drive/driveimpl/compositedav/stat_cache_test.go
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import (
 	"tailscale.com/tstest"
 )
 
-var parentPath = "/parent"
+var parentPath = "/parent with spaces"
 
-var childPath = "/parent/child.txt"
+var childPath = "/parent with spaces/child.txt"
 
 var parentResponse = `<D:response>
-<D:href>/parent/</D:href>
+<D:href>/parent%20with%20spaces/</D:href>
 <D:propstat>
 <D:prop>
 <D:getlastmodified>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:52:23 GMT</D:getlastmodified>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var parentResponse = `<D:response>
 
 var childResponse = `
 <D:response>
-<D:href>/parent/child.txt</D:href>
+<D:href>/parent%20with%20spaces/child.txt</D:href>
 <D:propstat>
 <D:prop>
 <D:getlastmodified>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:52:23 GMT</D:getlastmodified>