diff --git a/changelog/28698.txt b/changelog/28698.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a9eb05292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/28698.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+ui: No longer running decodeURIComponent on KVv2 list view allowing percent encoded data-octets in path name.
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/models/kv/data.js b/ui/app/models/kv/data.js
index 19b07fac95..37ab01e3aa 100644
--- a/ui/app/models/kv/data.js
+++ b/ui/app/models/kv/data.js
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ const validations = {
 @withFormFields()
 export default class KvSecretDataModel extends Model {
   @attr('string') backend; // dynamic path of secret -- set on response from value passed to queryRecord.
-  @attr('string', { label: 'Path for this secret' }) path;
+  @attr('string', {
+    label: 'Path for this secret',
+    subText: 'Names with forward slashes define hierarchical path structures.',
+  })
+  path;
   @attr('object') secretData; // { key: value } data of the secret version
 
   // Params returned on the GET response.
diff --git a/ui/lib/kv/addon/routes/list-directory.js b/ui/lib/kv/addon/routes/list-directory.js
index 6190bd6844..3ead4324d8 100644
--- a/ui/lib/kv/addon/routes/list-directory.js
+++ b/ui/lib/kv/addon/routes/list-directory.js
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
 import { service } from '@ember/service';
 import { hash } from 'rsvp';
-import { normalizePath } from 'vault/utils/path-encoding-helpers';
-import { breadcrumbsForSecret } from 'kv/utils/kv-breadcrumbs';
-import { pathIsDirectory } from 'kv/utils/kv-breadcrumbs';
+import { pathIsDirectory, breadcrumbsForSecret } from 'kv/utils/kv-breadcrumbs';
 
 export default class KvSecretsListRoute extends Route {
   @service store;
@@ -48,7 +46,9 @@ export default class KvSecretsListRoute extends Route {
   getPathToSecret(pathParam) {
     if (!pathParam) return '';
     // links and routing assumes pathToParam includes trailing slash
-    return pathIsDirectory(pathParam) ? normalizePath(pathParam) : normalizePath(`${pathParam}/`);
+    // users may want to include a percent-encoded octet like %2f in their path. Example: 'foo%2fbar' or non-data octets like 'foo%bar'.
+    // we are assuming the user intended to include these characters in their path and we should not decode them.
+    return pathIsDirectory(pathParam) ? pathParam : `${pathParam}/`;
   }
 
   model(params) {
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-navigation-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-navigation-test.js
index 854fb173b7..e1ac5dc932 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-navigation-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-navigation-test.js
@@ -125,6 +125,117 @@ module('Acceptance | kv-v2 workflow | navigation', function (hooks) {
     return;
   });
 
+  test('KVv2 handles secret with % and space in path correctly', async function (assert) {
+    // To check this bug no longer happens: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/issues/11616
+    await navToBackend(this.backend);
+    await click(PAGE.list.createSecret);
+    const pathWithSpace = 'per%centfu ll';
+    await typeIn(GENERAL.inputByAttr('path'), pathWithSpace);
+    await fillIn(FORM.keyInput(), 'someKey');
+    await fillIn(FORM.maskedValueInput(), 'someValue');
+    await click(FORM.saveBtn);
+    assert.dom(PAGE.title).hasText(pathWithSpace, 'title is full path without any encoding/decoding.');
+    assert
+      .dom(PAGE.breadcrumbAtIdx(1))
+      .hasText(this.backend, 'breadcrumb before secret path is backend path');
+    assert
+      .dom(PAGE.breadcrumbCurrentAtIdx(2))
+      .hasText('per%centfu ll', 'the current breadcrumb is value of the secret path');
+
+    await click(PAGE.breadcrumbAtIdx(1));
+    assert
+      .dom(`${PAGE.list.item(pathWithSpace)} [data-test-path]`)
+      .hasText(pathWithSpace, 'the list item is shown correctly');
+
+    await typeIn(PAGE.list.filter, 'per%');
+    await click('[data-test-kv-list-filter-submit]');
+    assert
+      .dom(`${PAGE.list.item(pathWithSpace)} [data-test-path]`)
+      .hasText(pathWithSpace, 'the list item is shown correctly after filtering');
+
+    await click(PAGE.list.item(pathWithSpace));
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      currentURL(),
+      `/vault/secrets/${this.backend}/kv/${encodeURIComponent(pathWithSpace)}`,
+      'Path is encoded in the URL'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('KVv2 handles nested secret with % and space in path correctly', async function (assert) {
+    await navToBackend(this.backend);
+    await click(PAGE.list.createSecret);
+    const nestedPathWithSpace = 'per%/centfu ll';
+    await typeIn(GENERAL.inputByAttr('path'), nestedPathWithSpace);
+    await fillIn(FORM.keyInput(), 'someKey');
+    await fillIn(FORM.maskedValueInput(), 'someValue');
+    await click(FORM.saveBtn);
+    assert
+      .dom(PAGE.title)
+      .hasText(
+        nestedPathWithSpace,
+        'title is of the full nested path (directory included) without any encoding/decoding.'
+      );
+    assert.dom(PAGE.breadcrumbAtIdx(2)).hasText('per%');
+    assert
+      .dom(PAGE.breadcrumbCurrentAtIdx(3))
+      .hasText('centfu ll', 'the current breadcrumb is value centfu ll');
+
+    await click(PAGE.breadcrumbAtIdx(1));
+    assert
+      .dom(`${PAGE.list.item('per%/')} [data-test-path]`)
+      .hasText('per%/', 'the directory item is shown correctly');
+
+    await typeIn(PAGE.list.filter, 'per%/');
+    await click('[data-test-kv-list-filter-submit]');
+    assert
+      .dom(`${PAGE.list.item('centfu ll')} [data-test-path]`)
+      .hasText('centfu ll', 'the list item is shown correctly after filtering');
+
+    await click(PAGE.list.item('centfu ll'));
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      currentURL(),
+      `/vault/secrets/${this.backend}/kv/${encodeURIComponent(nestedPathWithSpace)}`,
+      'Path is encoded in the URL'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('KVv2 handles nested secret with a percent-encoded data octet in path correctly', async function (assert) {
+    // To check this bug no longer happens: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/issues/25905
+    await navToBackend(this.backend);
+    await click(PAGE.list.createSecret);
+    const pathDataOctet = 'hello/foo%2fbar/world';
+    await typeIn(GENERAL.inputByAttr('path'), pathDataOctet);
+    await fillIn(FORM.keyInput(), 'someKey');
+    await fillIn(FORM.maskedValueInput(), 'someValue');
+    await click(FORM.saveBtn);
+    assert
+      .dom(PAGE.title)
+      .hasText(
+        pathDataOctet,
+        'title is of the full nested path (directory included) without any encoding/decoding.'
+      );
+    assert
+      .dom(PAGE.breadcrumbAtIdx(2))
+      .hasText('hello', 'hello is the first directory and shows up as a separate breadcrumb');
+    assert
+      .dom(PAGE.breadcrumbAtIdx(3))
+      .hasText('foo%2fbar', 'foo%2fbar is the second directory and shows up as a separate breadcrumb');
+    assert.dom(PAGE.breadcrumbCurrentAtIdx(4)).hasText('world', 'the current breadcrumb is value world');
+
+    await click(PAGE.breadcrumbAtIdx(2));
+    assert
+      .dom(`${PAGE.list.item('foo%2fbar/')} [data-test-path]`)
+      .hasText('foo%2fbar/', 'the directory item is shown correctly');
+
+    await click(PAGE.list.item('foo%2fbar/'));
+    await click(PAGE.list.item('world'));
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      currentURL(),
+      `/vault/secrets/${this.backend}/kv/${encodeURIComponent(pathDataOctet)}`,
+      'Path is encoded in the URL'
+    );
+  });
+
   module('admin persona', function (hooks) {
     hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
       const token = await runCmd(
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/secret-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/secret-test.js
index f4ca3bb2f7..184cfd83e1 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/secret-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/secret-test.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ module('Acceptance | secrets/secret/create, read, delete', function (hooks) {
       await deleteEngine(backend, assert);
     });
 
-    test('UI handles secret with % in path correctly', async function (assert) {
+    test('KVv1 handles secret with % in path correctly', async function (assert) {
       const enginePath = this.backend;
       const secretPath = 'per%cent/%fu ll';
       const [firstPath, secondPath] = secretPath.split('/');
diff --git a/ui/tests/helpers/kv/kv-selectors.js b/ui/tests/helpers/kv/kv-selectors.js
index 77e7b91416..3c0b4af42c 100644
--- a/ui/tests/helpers/kv/kv-selectors.js
+++ b/ui/tests/helpers/kv/kv-selectors.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const PAGE = {
   breadcrumbs: '[data-test-breadcrumbs]',
   breadcrumb: '[data-test-breadcrumbs] li',
   breadcrumbAtIdx: (idx) => `[data-test-breadcrumbs] li:nth-child(${idx + 1}) a`,
+  breadcrumbCurrentAtIdx: (idx) =>
+    `[data-test-breadcrumbs] li:nth-child(${idx + 1}) .hds-breadcrumb__current`,
   infoRow: '[data-test-component="info-table-row"]',
   infoRowValue: (label) => `[data-test-value-div="${label}"]`,
   infoRowToggleMasked: (label) => `[data-test-value-div="${label}"] [data-test-button="toggle-masked"]`,
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/decorators/model-form-fields-test.js b/ui/tests/unit/decorators/model-form-fields-test.js
index 6d824ce9d2..89080bbc34 100644
--- a/ui/tests/unit/decorators/model-form-fields-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/decorators/model-form-fields-test.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module('Unit | Decorators | ModelFormFields', function (hooks) {
           name: 'path',
           options: {
             label: 'Path for this secret',
+            subText: 'Names with forward slashes define hierarchical path structures.',
           },
           type: 'string',
         },