diff --git a/starlette/testclient.py b/starlette/testclient.py
index c951767b4..7567d18fd 100644
--- a/starlette/testclient.py
+++ b/starlette/testclient.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ def send(
             scope = {
                 "type": "websocket",
                 "path": unquote(path),
+                "raw_path": path.encode(),
                 "root_path": self.root_path,
                 "scheme": scheme,
                 "query_string": query.encode(),
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ def send(
             "http_version": "1.1",
             "method": request.method,
             "path": unquote(path),
+            "raw_path": path.encode(),
             "root_path": self.root_path,
             "scheme": scheme,
             "query_string": query.encode(),
diff --git a/tests/test_requests.py b/tests/test_requests.py
index d7c69fbeb..e535e7790 100644
--- a/tests/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_requests.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from starlette.requests import ClientDisconnect, Request, State
-from starlette.responses import JSONResponse, Response
+from starlette.responses import JSONResponse, PlainTextResponse, Response
 
 
 def test_request_url(test_client_factory):
@@ -176,6 +176,19 @@ def test_request_scope_interface():
     assert len(request) == 3
 
 
+def test_request_raw_path(test_client_factory):
+    async def app(scope, receive, send):
+        request = Request(scope, receive)
+        path = request.scope["path"]
+        raw_path = request.scope["raw_path"]
+        response = PlainTextResponse(f"{path}, {raw_path}")
+        await response(scope, receive, send)
+
+    client = test_client_factory(app)
+    response = client.get("/he%2Fllo")
+    assert response.text == "/he/llo, b'/he%2Fllo'"
+
+
 def test_request_without_setting_receive(test_client_factory):
     """
     If Request is instantiated without the receive channel, then .body()