diff --git a/gitea/client.go b/gitea/client.go
index cbd266d..f73a55c 100644
--- a/gitea/client.go
+++ b/gitea/client.go
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ func (c *Client) GetCommitStatuses(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, sha string)
 
 // GetFileContent fetches a file from the default branch of a repo.
 func (c *Client) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath string) (string, error) {
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/raw/%s", c.baseURL, owner, repo, filepath)
-	body, err := c.doGet(ctx, url)
+	reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/raw/%s", c.baseURL, owner, repo, escapePath(filepath))
+	body, err := c.doGet(ctx, reqURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetch file %s: %w", filepath, err)
 	}
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath strin
 
 // GetFileContentRef fetches a file from a specific ref (branch/tag/sha) in a repo.
 func (c *Client) GetFileContentRef(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath, ref string) (string, error) {
-	reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/raw/%s?ref=%s", c.baseURL, owner, repo, filepath, url.QueryEscape(ref))
+	reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/raw/%s?ref=%s", c.baseURL, owner, repo, escapePath(filepath), url.QueryEscape(ref))
 	body, err := c.doGet(ctx, reqURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetch file %s@%s: %w", filepath, ref, err)
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ func (c *Client) PostReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int,
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, url string) ([]byte, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
+func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", reqURL, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, url string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 }
 
+// escapePath escapes each segment of a file path for use in URLs.
+// Slashes are preserved as path separators; other special characters are escaped.
+func escapePath(p string) string {
+	parts := strings.Split(p, "/")
+	for i, part := range parts {
+		parts[i] = url.PathEscape(part)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, "/")
+}
+
 // ContentEntry represents a file or directory entry from the contents API.
 type ContentEntry struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
@@ -193,8 +203,8 @@ type ContentEntry struct {
 
 // ListContents lists files and directories at a given path in a repo.
 func (c *Client) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]ContentEntry, error) {
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s", c.baseURL, owner, repo, path)
-	body, err := c.doGet(ctx, url)
+	reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s", c.baseURL, owner, repo, escapePath(path))
+	body, err := c.doGet(ctx, reqURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list contents %s: %w", path, err)
 	}