diff --git a/github/repos_rules.go b/github/repos_rules.go
index 22c555313ef..b6635705a0f 100644
--- a/github/repos_rules.go
+++ b/github/repos_rules.go
@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"iter"
+	"net/url"
 )
 
 // ListRulesForBranch gets all the repository rules that apply to the specified branch.
 //
+// Note: the branch name is URL path escaped for you. See: https://pkg.go.dev/net/url#PathEscape .
+//
 // GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/rest/repos/rules?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-rules-for-a-branch
 //
 //meta:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/rules/branches/{branch}
 func (s *RepositoriesService) ListRulesForBranch(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, branch string, opts *ListOptions) (*BranchRules, *Response, error) {
-	u := fmt.Sprintf("repos/%v/%v/rules/branches/%v", owner, repo, branch)
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("repos/%v/%v/rules/branches/%v", owner, repo, url.PathEscape(branch))
 
 	u, err := addOptions(u, opts)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/github/repos_rules_test.go b/github/repos_rules_test.go
index bae001a69f7..37815bc5f5d 100644
--- a/github/repos_rules_test.go
+++ b/github/repos_rules_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,59 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_ListRulesForBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestRepositoriesService_ListRulesForBranch_EscapeBranch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	for _, tt := range []struct {
+		branch        string
+		escapedBranch string
+	}{
+		{branch: "main", escapedBranch: "main"},
+		{branch: "feature/login", escapedBranch: "feature%2Flogin"},
+		{branch: "fix/#123-login", escapedBranch: "fix%2F%23123-login"},
+		{branch: "release%25", escapedBranch: "release%2525"},
+		{branch: "release%ready", escapedBranch: "release%25ready"},
+	} {
+		for _, options := range []struct {
+			name  string
+			opts  *ListOptions
+			query values
+		}{
+			{name: "no_options", query: values{}},
+			{
+				name: "pagination",
+				opts: &ListOptions{Page: 2, PerPage: 35},
+				query: values{
+					"page":     "2",
+					"per_page": "35",
+				},
+			},
+		} {
+			t.Run(tt.branch+"/"+options.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+				client, mux, _ := setup(t)
+
+				mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+					testMethod(t, r, "GET")
+					if got, want := r.URL.EscapedPath(), "/repos/o/repo/rules/branches/"+tt.escapedBranch; got != want {
+						t.Errorf("Request path = %q, want %q", got, want)
+					}
+					if got, want := r.URL.Path, "/repos/o/repo/rules/branches/"+tt.branch; got != want {
+						t.Errorf("Decoded request path = %q, want %q", got, want)
+					}
+					testFormValues(t, r, options.query)
+					fmt.Fprint(w, `[]`)
+				})
+
+				ctx := t.Context()
+				_, _, err := client.Repositories.ListRulesForBranch(ctx, "o", "repo", tt.branch, options.opts)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Repositories.ListRulesForBranch returned error: %v", err)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRepositoriesService_ListRulesForBranchIter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	client, mux, _ := setup(t)