diff --git a/command/server.go b/command/server.go
index 32be0f197f..0aab187f04 100644
--- a/command/server.go
+++ b/command/server.go
@@ -944,8 +944,9 @@ CLUSTER_SYNTHESIS_COMPLETE:
 	// Initialize the HTTP servers
 	for _, ln := range lns {
 		handler := vaulthttp.Handler(&vault.HandlerProperties{
-			Core:           core,
-			MaxRequestSize: ln.maxRequestSize,
+			Core:                  core,
+			MaxRequestSize:        ln.maxRequestSize,
+			DisablePrintableCheck: config.DisablePrintableCheck,
 		})
 
 		// We perform validation on the config earlier, we can just cast here
diff --git a/command/server/config.go b/command/server/config.go
index 7a5212aa99..beb77a1e3f 100644
--- a/command/server/config.go
+++ b/command/server/config.go
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	Seal *Seal `hcl:"-"`
 
-	CacheSize       int         `hcl:"cache_size"`
-	DisableCache    bool        `hcl:"-"`
-	DisableCacheRaw interface{} `hcl:"disable_cache"`
-	DisableMlock    bool        `hcl:"-"`
-	DisableMlockRaw interface{} `hcl:"disable_mlock"`
+	CacheSize                int         `hcl:"cache_size"`
+	DisableCache             bool        `hcl:"-"`
+	DisableCacheRaw          interface{} `hcl:"disable_cache"`
+	DisableMlock             bool        `hcl:"-"`
+	DisableMlockRaw          interface{} `hcl:"disable_mlock"`
+	DisablePrintableCheck    bool        `hcl:"-"`
+	DisablePrintableCheckRaw interface{} `hcl:"disable_printable_check"`
 
 	EnableUI    bool        `hcl:"-"`
 	EnableUIRaw interface{} `hcl:"ui"`
@@ -391,6 +393,12 @@ func ParseConfig(d string, logger log.Logger) (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if result.DisablePrintableCheckRaw != nil {
+		if result.DisablePrintableCheck, err = parseutil.ParseBool(result.DisablePrintableCheckRaw); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if result.EnableRawEndpointRaw != nil {
 		if result.EnableRawEndpoint, err = parseutil.ParseBool(result.EnableRawEndpointRaw); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
index 0939d1dd96..f5586ab8fb 100644
--- a/http/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ func Handler(props *vault.HandlerProperties) http.Handler {
 
 	// Wrap the handler with PrintablePathCheckHandler to check for non-printable
 	// characters in the request path.
-	printablePathCheckHandler := cleanhttp.PrintablePathCheckHandler(genericWrappedHandler, nil)
+	printablePathCheckHandler := genericWrappedHandler
+	if !props.DisablePrintableCheck {
+		printablePathCheckHandler = cleanhttp.PrintablePathCheckHandler(genericWrappedHandler, nil)
+	}
 
 	return printablePathCheckHandler
 }
diff --git a/http/handler_test.go b/http/handler_test.go
index ca9a945788..af19940695 100644
--- a/http/handler_test.go
+++ b/http/handler_test.go
@@ -410,11 +410,22 @@ func TestHandler_error(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHandler_nonPrintableChars(t *testing.T) {
+	testNonPrintable(t, false)
+	testNonPrintable(t, true)
+}
+
+func testNonPrintable(t *testing.T, disable bool) {
 	core, _, token := vault.TestCoreUnsealed(t)
-	ln, addr := TestServer(t, core)
+	ln, addr := TestListener(t)
+	props := &vault.HandlerProperties{
+		Core:                  core,
+		MaxRequestSize:        DefaultMaxRequestSize,
+		DisablePrintableCheck: disable,
+	}
+	TestServerWithListenerAndProperties(t, ln, addr, core, props)
 	defer ln.Close()
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", addr+"/v1/sys/mounts\n", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", addr+"/v1/cubbyhole/foo\u2028bar", strings.NewReader(`{"zip": "zap"}`))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -426,5 +437,9 @@ func TestHandler_nonPrintableChars(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	testResponseStatus(t, resp, 400)
+	if disable {
+		testResponseStatus(t, resp, 204)
+	} else {
+		testResponseStatus(t, resp, 400)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/http/testing.go b/http/testing.go
index 13501f5daf..f390b5f42b 100644
--- a/http/testing.go
+++ b/http/testing.go
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@ func TestListener(tb testing.TB) (net.Listener, string) {
 	return ln, addr
 }
 
-func TestServerWithListener(tb testing.TB, ln net.Listener, addr string, core *vault.Core) {
+func TestServerWithListenerAndProperties(tb testing.TB, ln net.Listener, addr string, core *vault.Core, props *vault.HandlerProperties) {
 	// Create a muxer to handle our requests so that we can authenticate
 	// for tests.
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.Handle("/_test/auth", http.HandlerFunc(testHandleAuth))
-	mux.Handle("/", Handler(&vault.HandlerProperties{
-		Core:           core,
-		MaxRequestSize: DefaultMaxRequestSize,
-	}))
+	mux.Handle("/", Handler(props))
 
 	server := &http.Server{
 		Addr:    ln.Addr().String(),
@@ -42,6 +39,16 @@ func TestServerWithListener(tb testing.TB, ln net.Listener, addr string, core *v
 	go server.Serve(ln)
 }
 
+func TestServerWithListener(tb testing.TB, ln net.Listener, addr string, core *vault.Core) {
+	// Create a muxer to handle our requests so that we can authenticate
+	// for tests.
+	props := &vault.HandlerProperties{
+		Core:           core,
+		MaxRequestSize: DefaultMaxRequestSize,
+	}
+	TestServerWithListenerAndProperties(tb, ln, addr, core, props)
+}
+
 func TestServer(tb testing.TB, core *vault.Core) (net.Listener, string) {
 	ln, addr := TestListener(tb)
 	TestServerWithListener(tb, ln, addr, core)
diff --git a/vault/request_handling.go b/vault/request_handling.go
index a6424b3626..f474e062ba 100644
--- a/vault/request_handling.go
+++ b/vault/request_handling.go
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ const (
 // HanlderProperties is used to seed configuration into a vaulthttp.Handler.
 // It's in this package to avoid a circular dependency
 type HandlerProperties struct {
-	Core           *Core
-	MaxRequestSize int64
+	Core                  *Core
+	MaxRequestSize        int64
+	DisablePrintableCheck bool
 }
 
 // fetchEntityAndDerivedPolicies returns the entity object for the given entity