diff --git a/pyrit/converter/url_converter.py b/pyrit/converter/url_converter.py
index 6895a4b126..5446cb2c2e 100644
--- a/pyrit/converter/url_converter.py
+++ b/pyrit/converter/url_converter.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import urllib.parse
 
 from pyrit.converter.converter import Converter, ConverterResult
-from pyrit.models import PromptDataType
+from pyrit.models import ComponentIdentifier, PromptDataType
 
 
 class UrlConverter(Converter):
@@ -15,6 +15,26 @@ class UrlConverter(Converter):
     SUPPORTED_INPUT_TYPES = ("text",)
     SUPPORTED_OUTPUT_TYPES = ("text",)
 
+    def __init__(self, *, safe: str = "/") -> None:
+        """
+        Initialize the converter with safe characters that should not be converted.
+
+        Args:
+            safe (str): Characters that should not be URL-encoded. Defaults to "/",
+                matching urllib.parse.quote. Set to "" to encode forward slashes.
+        """
+        super().__init__()
+        self._safe = safe
+
+    def _build_identifier(self) -> ComponentIdentifier:
+        """
+        Build the converter identifier with encoding parameters.
+
+        Returns:
+            ComponentIdentifier: The identifier for this converter.
+        """
+        return self._create_identifier(params={"safe": self._safe})
+
     async def convert_async(self, *, prompt: str, input_type: PromptDataType = "text") -> ConverterResult:
         """
         Convert the given prompt into a URL-encoded string.
@@ -32,4 +52,4 @@ async def convert_async(self, *, prompt: str, input_type: PromptDataType = "text
         if not self.input_supported(input_type):
             raise ValueError("Input type not supported")
 
-        return ConverterResult(output_text=urllib.parse.quote(prompt), output_type="text")
+        return ConverterResult(output_text=urllib.parse.quote(prompt, safe=self._safe), output_type="text")
diff --git a/tests/unit/converter/test_url_converter.py b/tests/unit/converter/test_url_converter.py
index 18b0d2cb64..df712eaddb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/converter/test_url_converter.py
+++ b/tests/unit/converter/test_url_converter.py
@@ -42,3 +42,39 @@ async def test_url_converter_input_not_supported():
     converter = UrlConverter()
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         await converter.convert_async(prompt="hello", input_type="image_path")
+
+
+async def test_url_converter_default_preserves_forward_slash_async() -> None:
+    converter = UrlConverter()
+    result = await converter.convert_async(prompt="https://example.com/a b")
+    assert result.output_text == "https%3A//example.com/a%20b"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("safe", "prompt", "expected"),
+    [
+        ("", "../../etc/passwd", "..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd"),
+        ("", "https://example.com/test", "https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Ftest"),
+        ("/:", "https://example.com/test", "https://example.com/test"),
+        ("?=", "?query=1&foo=bar", "?query=1%26foo=bar"),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_url_converter_custom_safe_async(*, safe: str, prompt: str, expected: str) -> None:
+    converter = UrlConverter(safe=safe)
+    result = await converter.convert_async(prompt=prompt)
+    assert result.output_text == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("safe", ["/", "", "/:"])
+def test_url_converter_identifier_and_reconstruction(safe: str) -> None:
+    converter = UrlConverter(safe=safe)
+    assert converter.get_identifier().params["safe"] == safe
+    params = converter.get_reconstruction_parameters()
+    assert params == {"safe": safe}
+    assert UrlConverter(**params).get_identifier() == converter.get_identifier()
+
+
+def test_url_converter_default_reconstruction() -> None:
+    converter = UrlConverter()
+    assert converter.get_identifier().params["safe"] == "/"
+    assert converter.get_reconstruction_parameters() == {"safe": "/"}