diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/treeview.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/treeview.js
index 5a88bb1f3b..11fe2fea07 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/treeview.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/treeview.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ frappe.views.TreeView = Class.extend({
 					return !node.is_root && me.can_read;
 				},
 				click: function(node) {
-					frappe.set_route("Form", me.doctype, node.label);
+					frappe.set_route("Form", me.doctype, encodeURIComponent(node.label));
 				}
 			},
 			{