diff --git a/send.test.ts b/send.test.ts
index d10388c..1ade88f 100644
--- a/send.test.ts
+++ b/send.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the oak authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-import { assertEquals, assertStrictEquals } from "./deps_test.ts";
+import {
+  assertEquals,
+  assertRejects,
+  assertStrictEquals,
+} from "./deps_test.ts";
 import {
   createMockApp,
   createMockContext,
@@ -13,6 +17,7 @@ import { assert, errors, eTag } from "./deps.ts";
 import type { RouteParams } from "./router.ts";
 import { send } from "./send.ts";
 import { isNode } from "./utils/type_guards.ts";
+import { httpErrors } from "./mod.ts";
 
 function setup<
   // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
@@ -482,3 +487,16 @@ Deno.test({
     context.response.destroy();
   },
 });
+
+Deno.test({
+  name: "send - security - decoding paths to subvert checks",
+  async fn() {
+    const { context } = setup("/poc%2f../.test.json");
+    await assertRejects(async () => {
+      await send(context, context.request.url.pathname, {
+        root: "./fixtures",
+        hidden: false,
+      });
+    }, httpErrors.NotFound);
+  },
+});
diff --git a/send.ts b/send.ts
index 8492238..bb8b456 100644
--- a/send.ts
+++ b/send.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from "./deps.ts";
 import type { Response } from "./response.ts";
 import { isNode } from "./utils/type_guards.ts";
-import { decodeComponent } from "./utils/decode_component.ts";
+import { decode } from "./utils/decode.ts";
 import { resolvePath } from "./utils/resolve_path.ts";
 
 if (isNode()) {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export async function send(
     root,
   } = options;
   const trailingSlash = path[path.length - 1] === "/";
-  path = decodeComponent(path.substring(parse(path).root.length));
+  path = decode(path.substring(parse(path).root.length));
   if (index && trailingSlash) {
     path += index;
   }