diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index ec96749f46..f90effed3e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ function get_sample_permalink_html( $id, $new_title = null, $new_slug = null ) {
 		}
 
 		$post_name_html = '<span id="editable-post-name" title="' . $title . '">' . $post_name_abridged . '</span>';
-		$display_link = str_replace( array( '%pagename%', '%postname%' ), $post_name_html, $permalink );
+		$display_link = str_replace( array( '%pagename%', '%postname%' ), $post_name_html, urldecode( $permalink ) );
 
 		$return =  '<strong>' . __( 'Permalink:' ) . "</strong>\n";
 		$return .= '<span id="sample-permalink" tabindex="-1">' . $display_link . "</span>\n";