diff --git a/gcloud/storage/key.py b/gcloud/storage/key.py
index 9d119248cb6b..523810fe36bd 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/key.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/key.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def upload_from_file(self, file_obj, rewind=False, size=None,
 
         query_params = {
             'uploadType': 'resumable',
-            'name': urllib.quote_plus(self.name),
+            'name': self.name,
         }
 
         upload_url = self.connection.build_api_url(
diff --git a/gcloud/storage/test_key.py b/gcloud/storage/test_key.py
index 4d3d0ac636e5..bc63190d9c93 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/test_key.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/test_key.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def test_upload_from_file_w_slash_in_name(self):
         self.assertEqual(netloc, 'example.com')
         self.assertEqual(path, '/b/name/o')
         self.assertEqual(dict(parse_qsl(qs)),
-                         {'uploadType': 'resumable', 'name': 'parent%2Fchild'})
+                         {'uploadType': 'resumable', 'name': 'parent/child'})
         self.assertEqual(rq[0]['headers'],
                          {'X-Upload-Content-Length': 6,
                           'X-Upload-Content-Type': 'application/unknown'})