diff --git a/benches/parse.rs b/benches/parse.rs
index 97a6204..d3d9c9d 100644
--- a/benches/parse.rs
+++ b/benches/parse.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn uri(c: &mut Criterion) {
         .throughput(Throughput::Bytes(input.len() as u64))
         .bench_function(name, |b| b.iter(|| {
             let mut b = httparse::_benchable::Bytes::new(black_box(input));
-            httparse::_benchable::parse_uri(&mut b).unwrap()
+            httparse::_benchable::parse_uri(&mut b, false).unwrap()
         }));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4ccd783..bc2f32a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -90,9 +90,32 @@ static URI_MAP: [bool; 256] = byte_map![
     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 ];
 
+static URI_NON_COMPLIANT_MAP: [bool; 256] = byte_map![
+    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+    0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+];
+
 #[inline]
-pub(crate) fn is_uri_token(b: u8) -> bool {
-    URI_MAP[b as usize]
+pub(crate) fn is_uri_token(b: u8, allow_non_compliant: bool) -> bool {
+    if allow_non_compliant {
+        URI_NON_COMPLIANT_MAP[b as usize]
+    } else {
+        URI_MAP[b as usize]
+    }
 }
 
 static HEADER_NAME_MAP: [bool; 256] = byte_map![
@@ -260,6 +283,7 @@ pub struct ParserConfig {
     allow_multiple_spaces_in_request_line_delimiters: bool,
     allow_multiple_spaces_in_response_status_delimiters: bool,
     allow_space_before_first_header_name: bool,
+    allow_rfc3986_non_compliant_path: bool,
     ignore_invalid_headers_in_responses: bool,
     ignore_invalid_headers_in_requests: bool,
 }
@@ -539,7 +563,7 @@ impl<'h, 'b> Request<'h, 'b> {
         if config.allow_multiple_spaces_in_request_line_delimiters {
             complete!(skip_spaces(&mut bytes));
         }
-        self.path = Some(complete!(parse_uri(&mut bytes)));
+        self.path = Some(complete!(parse_uri(&mut bytes, config.allow_rfc3986_non_compliant_path)));
         if config.allow_multiple_spaces_in_request_line_delimiters {
             complete!(skip_spaces(&mut bytes));
         }
@@ -952,9 +976,9 @@ fn parse_token<'a>(bytes: &mut Bytes<'a>) -> Result<&'a str> {
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 // WARNING: Exported for internal benchmarks, not fit for public consumption
-pub fn parse_uri<'a>(bytes: &mut Bytes<'a>) -> Result<&'a str> {
+pub fn parse_uri<'a>(bytes: &mut Bytes<'a>, allow_non_compliant: bool) -> Result<&'a str> {
     let start = bytes.pos();
-    simd::match_uri_vectored(bytes);
+    simd::match_uri_vectored(bytes, allow_non_compliant);
     let end = bytes.pos();
 
     if next!(bytes) == b' ' {
@@ -2676,4 +2700,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(response.headers[0].name, "foo");
         assert_eq!(response.headers[0].value, &b"bar"[..]);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rfc3986_non_compliant_path_ko() {
+        let mut headers = [EMPTY_HEADER; 1];
+        let mut request = Request::new(&mut headers[..]);
+
+        let result = crate::ParserConfig::default().parse_request(&mut request, b"GET /test?post=I\xE2\x80\x99msorryIforkedyou HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: example.org\r\n\r\n");
+
+        assert_eq!(result, Err(crate::Error::Token));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rfc3986_non_compliant_path_ok() {
+        let mut headers = [EMPTY_HEADER; 1];
+        let mut request = Request::new(&mut headers[..]);
+        let mut config = crate::ParserConfig::default();
+        config.allow_rfc3986_non_compliant_path = true;
+
+        let result = config.parse_request(&mut request, b"GET /test?post=I\xE2\x80\x99msorryIforkedyou HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: example.org\r\n\r\n");
+
+        assert_eq!(result, Ok(Status::Complete(67)));
+        assert_eq!(request.version.unwrap(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(request.method.unwrap(), "GET");
+        assert_eq!(request.path.unwrap(), "/test?post=I’msorryIforkedyou");
+        assert_eq!(request.headers.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(request.headers[0].name, "Host");
+        assert_eq!(request.headers[0].value, &b"example.org"[..]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/simd/avx2.rs b/src/simd/avx2.rs
index c1a41f9..57e584d 100644
--- a/src/simd/avx2.rs
+++ b/src/simd/avx2.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ use crate::iter::Bytes;
 
 #[inline]
 #[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
-pub unsafe fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
+pub unsafe fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes, allow_non_compliant: bool) {
     while bytes.as_ref().len() >= 32 {
-        let advance = match_url_char_32_avx(bytes.as_ref());
+
+        let advance = if allow_non_compliant {
+            match_url_char_non_compliant_32_avx(bytes.as_ref())
+        } else {
+            match_url_char_32_avx(bytes.as_ref())
+        };
+
         bytes.advance(advance);
 
         if advance != 32 {
@@ -12,7 +18,7 @@ pub unsafe fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
         }
     }
     // NOTE: use SWAR for <32B, more efficient than falling back to SSE4.2
-    super::swar::match_uri_vectored(bytes)
+    super::swar::match_uri_vectored(bytes, allow_non_compliant)
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
@@ -56,6 +62,33 @@ unsafe fn match_url_char_32_avx(buf: &[u8]) -> usize {
     r.trailing_zeros() as usize
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+#[allow(non_snake_case, overflowing_literals)]
+#[allow(unused)]
+unsafe fn match_url_char_non_compliant_32_avx(buf: &[u8]) -> usize {
+    debug_assert!(buf.len() >= 32);
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86")]
+    use core::arch::x86::*;
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    use core::arch::x86_64::*;
+
+    let ptr = buf.as_ptr();
+
+    // %x21-%x7e %x80-%xff
+    let DEL: __m256i = _mm256_set1_epi8(0x7f);
+    let LOW: __m256i = _mm256_set1_epi8(0x21);
+
+    let dat = _mm256_lddqu_si256(ptr as *const _);
+    // unsigned comparison dat >= LOW
+    let low = _mm256_cmpeq_epi8(_mm256_max_epu8(dat, LOW), dat);
+    let del = _mm256_cmpeq_epi8(dat, DEL);
+    let bit = _mm256_andnot_si256(del, low);
+    let res = _mm256_movemask_epi8(bit) as u32;
+    // TODO: use .trailing_ones() once MSRV >= 1.46
+    (!res).trailing_zeros() as usize
+}
+
 #[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
 pub unsafe fn match_header_value_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
     while bytes.as_ref().len() >= 32 {
@@ -107,11 +140,11 @@ fn avx2_code_matches_uri_chars_table() {
 
     #[allow(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
     unsafe {
-        assert!(byte_is_allowed(b'_', match_uri_vectored));
+        assert!(byte_is_allowed(b'_', |b| match_uri_vectored(b, false)));
 
         for (b, allowed) in crate::URI_MAP.iter().cloned().enumerate() {
             assert_eq!(
-                byte_is_allowed(b as u8, match_uri_vectored), allowed,
+                byte_is_allowed(b as u8, |b| match_uri_vectored(b, false)), allowed,
                 "byte_is_allowed({:?}) should be {:?}", b, allowed,
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/simd/runtime.rs b/src/simd/runtime.rs
index c523a92..20f6017 100644
--- a/src/simd/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/simd/runtime.rs
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ pub fn match_header_name_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
     super::swar::match_header_name_vectored(bytes);
 }
 
-pub fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
+pub fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes, allow_non_compliant: bool) {
     // SAFETY: calls are guarded by a feature check
     unsafe {
         match get_runtime_feature() {
-            AVX2 => avx2::match_uri_vectored(bytes),
-            SSE42 => sse42::match_uri_vectored(bytes),
-            _ /* NOP */ => super::swar::match_uri_vectored(bytes),
+            AVX2 => avx2::match_uri_vectored(bytes, allow_non_compliant),
+            SSE42 => sse42::match_uri_vectored(bytes, allow_non_compliant),
+            _ /* NOP */ => super::swar::match_uri_vectored(bytes, allow_non_compliant),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/simd/sse42.rs b/src/simd/sse42.rs
index d6fbf02..4ab8e00 100644
--- a/src/simd/sse42.rs
+++ b/src/simd/sse42.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 use crate::iter::Bytes;
 
 #[target_feature(enable = "sse4.2")]
-pub unsafe fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
+pub unsafe fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes, allow_non_compliant: bool) {
     while bytes.as_ref().len() >= 16 {
-        let advance = match_url_char_16_sse(bytes.as_ref());
+        let advance = if allow_non_compliant {
+            match_url_char_non_compliant_16_sse(bytes.as_ref())
+        } else {
+            match_url_char_16_sse(bytes.as_ref())
+        };
+
         bytes.advance(advance);
 
         if advance != 16 {
             return;
         }
     }
-    super::swar::match_uri_vectored(bytes);
+    super::swar::match_uri_vectored(bytes, allow_non_compliant);
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
@@ -61,6 +66,33 @@ unsafe fn match_url_char_16_sse(buf: &[u8]) -> usize {
     r.trailing_zeros() as usize
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+unsafe fn match_url_char_non_compliant_16_sse(buf: &[u8]) -> usize {
+    debug_assert!(buf.len() >= 16);
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86")]
+    use core::arch::x86::*;
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    use core::arch::x86_64::*;
+
+    let ptr = buf.as_ptr();
+
+    // %x21-%x7e %x80-%xff
+    let DEL: __m128i = _mm_set1_epi8(0x7f);
+    let LOW: __m128i = _mm_set1_epi8(0x21);
+
+    let dat = _mm_lddqu_si128(ptr as *const _);
+    // unsigned comparison dat >= LOW
+    let low = _mm_cmpeq_epi8(_mm_max_epu8(dat, LOW), dat);
+    let del = _mm_cmpeq_epi8(dat, DEL);
+    let bit = _mm_andnot_si128(del, low);
+    let res = _mm_movemask_epi8(bit) as u16;
+
+    // TODO: use .trailing_ones() once MSRV >= 1.46
+    (!res).trailing_zeros() as usize
+}
+
 #[target_feature(enable = "sse4.2")]
 pub unsafe fn match_header_value_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
     while bytes.as_ref().len() >= 16 {
@@ -111,11 +143,11 @@ fn sse_code_matches_uri_chars_table() {
 
     #[allow(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
     unsafe {
-        assert!(byte_is_allowed(b'_', match_uri_vectored));
+        assert!(byte_is_allowed(b'_', |b| match_uri_vectored(b, false)));
 
         for (b, allowed) in crate::URI_MAP.iter().cloned().enumerate() {
             assert_eq!(
-                byte_is_allowed(b as u8, match_uri_vectored), allowed,
+                byte_is_allowed(b as u8, |b| match_uri_vectored(b, false)), allowed,
                 "byte_is_allowed({:?}) should be {:?}", b, allowed,
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/simd/swar.rs b/src/simd/swar.rs
index 857fc58..d745318 100644
--- a/src/simd/swar.rs
+++ b/src/simd/swar.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const BLOCK_SIZE: usize = core::mem::size_of::<usize>();
 type ByteBlock = [u8; BLOCK_SIZE];
 
 #[inline]
-pub fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
+pub fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes, allow_non_compliant: bool) {
     loop {
         if let Some(bytes8) = bytes.peek_n::<ByteBlock>(BLOCK_SIZE) {
             let n = match_uri_char_8_swar(bytes8);
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn match_uri_vectored(bytes: &mut Bytes) {
             }
         }
         if let Some(b) = bytes.peek() {
-            if is_uri_token(b) {
+            if is_uri_token(b, allow_non_compliant) {
                 // SAFETY: using peek to retrieve the byte ensures that there is at least 1 more byte
                 // in bytes, so calling advance is safe.
                 unsafe {