diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/src/util/url.ts b/packages/apidom-reference/src/util/url.ts
index f1a207e01f..96ec6558e8 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-reference/src/util/url.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/src/util/url.ts
@@ -250,8 +250,12 @@ export const sanitize = (uri: string) => {
     return fromFileSystemPath(toFileSystemPath(uri));
   }
 
-  // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURI#encoding_for_ipv6
-  return encodeURI(decodeURI(uri)).replace(/%5B/g, '[').replace(/%5D/g, ']');
+  try {
+    return new URL(uri).toString();
+  } catch {
+    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURI#encoding_for_ipv6
+    return encodeURI(decodeURI(uri)).replace(/%5B/g, '[').replace(/%5D/g, ']');
+  }
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/util/url.ts b/packages/apidom-reference/test/util/url.ts
index 869a749f52..36c24b2c59 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-reference/test/util/url.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/util/url.ts
@@ -291,15 +291,28 @@ describe('util', function () {
         });
       });
 
-      context('given percent encoded URL', function () {
-        specify('should not double percent encode the URL', function () {
-          const url = 'https://example.com/path%20with%20spaces/';
+      context('given ipv6 URL', function () {
+        specify('should return valid ipV6 URL', function () {
+          const url = 'http://[2001:db8::1]:81/path/file.html?q=wery';
           const sanitized = sanitize(url);
 
           assert.strictEqual(sanitized, url);
         });
       });
 
+      context('given percent encoded URL', function () {
+        specify(
+          'should not double percent encode the URL including special characters ; / ? : @ & = + $ , #',
+          function () {
+            const url =
+              'https://example.com/path%20with%20spaces%2Fslashes%3Bsemicolons/?including=in%3Fparameters';
+            const sanitized = sanitize(url);
+
+            assert.strictEqual(sanitized, url);
+          },
+        );
+      });
+
       context('given percent decoded file system path', function () {
         specify('should sanitize the file system path', function () {
           const url = '/home/User/path with spaces';