diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriFormat.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriFormat.java
index 150741ddf..7d74429fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriFormat.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ protected boolean validate(URI uri) {
                 }
             }
 
-            String query = uri.getQuery();
+            String query = uri.getRawQuery();
             if (query != null) {
                 // [ and ] must be percent encoded
                 if (query.indexOf('[') != -1 || query.indexOf(']') != -1) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriReferenceFormat.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriReferenceFormat.java
index 45f8bd93b..aa0a0d0c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriReferenceFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriReferenceFormat.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ protected boolean validate(URI uri) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
-        String query = uri.getQuery();
+        String query = uri.getRawQuery();
         if (query != null) {
             // [ and ] must be percent encoded
             if (query.indexOf('[') != -1 || query.indexOf(']') != -1) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriFormatTest.java b/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriFormatTest.java
index d8655bfc1..112f726f3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriFormatTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriFormatTest.java
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ void queryWithBracketsShouldFail() {
                 InputFormat.JSON);
         assertFalse(messages.isEmpty());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void queryWithEncodedBracketsShouldPass() {
+        String schemaData = "{\r\n"
+                + "  \"format\": \"iri\"\r\n"
+                + "}";
+
+        SchemaValidatorsConfig config = new SchemaValidatorsConfig();
+        config.setFormatAssertionsEnabled(true);
+        JsonSchema schema = JsonSchemaFactory.getInstance(VersionFlag.V202012).getSchema(schemaData, config);
+        Set<ValidationMessage> messages = schema.validate("\"https://test.com/assets/product.pdf?filter%5Btest%5D=1\"",
+                InputFormat.JSON);
+        assertTrue(messages.isEmpty());
+    }
     
     @Test
     void iriShouldPass() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriReferenceFormatTest.java b/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriReferenceFormatTest.java
index 4bbaedaa9..eba077115 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriReferenceFormatTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/networknt/schema/format/IriReferenceFormatTest.java
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ void queryWithBracketsShouldFail() {
         assertFalse(messages.isEmpty());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void queryWithEncodedBracketsShouldPass() {
+        String schemaData = "{\r\n"
+                + "  \"format\": \"iri-reference\"\r\n"
+                + "}";
+
+        SchemaValidatorsConfig config = new SchemaValidatorsConfig();
+        config.setFormatAssertionsEnabled(true);
+        JsonSchema schema = JsonSchemaFactory.getInstance(VersionFlag.V202012).getSchema(schemaData, config);
+        Set<ValidationMessage> messages = schema.validate("\"https://test.com/assets/product.pdf?filter%5Btest%5D=1\"",
+                InputFormat.JSON);
+        assertTrue(messages.isEmpty());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void iriShouldPass() {
         String schemaData = "{\r\n"