diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/pull_hotlinked_images.rb b/app/jobs/regular/pull_hotlinked_images.rb
index a26fd0bf62a..cb0fee6062a 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/pull_hotlinked_images.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/pull_hotlinked_images.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module Jobs
         if should_download_image?(src, post)
           begin
             # have we already downloaded that file?
-            schemeless_src = remove_scheme(original_src)
+            schemeless_src = normalize_src(original_src)
 
             unless downloaded_images.include?(schemeless_src) || large_images.include?(schemeless_src) || broken_images.include?(schemeless_src)
 
@@ -75,17 +75,17 @@ module Jobs
 
                   if upload.persisted?
                     downloaded_urls[src] = upload.url
-                    downloaded_images[remove_scheme(src)] = upload.id
+                    downloaded_images[normalize_src(src)] = upload.id
                     has_downloaded_image = true
                   else
                     log(:info, "Failed to pull hotlinked image for post: #{post_id}: #{src} - #{upload.errors.full_messages.join("\n")}")
                   end
                 else
-                  large_images << remove_scheme(original_src)
+                  large_images << normalize_src(original_src)
                   has_new_large_image = true
                 end
               else
-                broken_images << remove_scheme(original_src)
+                broken_images << normalize_src(original_src)
                 has_new_broken_image = true
               end
             end
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ module Jobs
               escaped_src = Regexp.escape(original_src)
 
               replace_raw = ->(match, match_src, replacement, _index) {
-                if remove_scheme(src) == remove_scheme(match_src)
 
+                if normalize_src(src) == normalize_src(match_src)
                   replacement =
                     if replacement.include?(InlineUploads::PLACEHOLDER)
                       replacement.sub(InlineUploads::PLACEHOLDER, upload.short_url)
@@ -215,8 +215,13 @@ module Jobs
 
     private
 
-    def remove_scheme(src)
-      src.sub(/^https?:/i, "")
+    def normalize_src(src)
+      uri = Addressable::URI.heuristic_parse(src)
+      uri.normalize!
+      uri.scheme = nil
+      uri.to_s
+    rescue URI::Error
+      src
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/jobs/pull_hotlinked_images_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/pull_hotlinked_images_spec.rb
index de87e7e1533..5e6003d0b71 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/pull_hotlinked_images_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/pull_hotlinked_images_spec.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ describe Jobs::PullHotlinkedImages do
   let(:image_url) { "http://wiki.mozilla.org/images/2/2e/Longcat1.png" }
   let(:broken_image_url) { "http://wiki.mozilla.org/images/2/2e/Longcat2.png" }
   let(:large_image_url) { "http://wiki.mozilla.org/images/2/2e/Longcat3.png" }
+  let(:encoded_image_url) { "https://example.com/אלחוט-.jpg" }
   let(:png) { Base64.decode64("R0lGODlhAQABALMAAAAAAIAAAACAAICAAAAAgIAAgACAgMDAwICAgP8AAAD/AP//AAAA//8A/wD//wBiZCH5BAEAAA8ALAAAAAABAAEAAAQC8EUAOw==") }
   let(:large_png) { Base64.decode64("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") }
   let(:upload_path) { Discourse.store.upload_path }
 
   before do
     stub_request(:get, image_url).to_return(body: png, headers: { "Content-Type" => "image/png" })
+    stub_request(:get, encoded_image_url).to_return(body: png, headers: { "Content-Type" => "image/png" })
     stub_request(:get, broken_image_url).to_return(status: 404)
     stub_request(:get, large_image_url).to_return(body: large_png, headers: { "Content-Type" => "image/png" })
 
@@ -58,6 +60,15 @@ describe Jobs::PullHotlinkedImages do
       expect(post.reload.raw).to eq("![](#{Upload.last.short_url})")
     end
 
+    it 'replaces encoded image urls' do
+      post = Fabricate(:post, raw: "<img src='#{encoded_image_url}'>")
+      expect do
+        Jobs::PullHotlinkedImages.new.execute(post_id: post.id)
+      end.to change { Upload.count }.by(1)
+
+      expect(post.reload.raw).to eq("![](#{Upload.last.short_url})")
+    end
+
     it 'replaces images in an anchor tag with weird indentation' do
       stub_request(:get, "http://test.localhost/uploads/short-url/z2QSs1KJWoj51uYhDjb6ifCzxH6.gif")
         .to_return(status: 200, body: "")