2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/Uri.cpp b/src/Uri.cpp
index 309ce88..2d549c2 100644
--- a/src/Uri.cpp
+++ b/src/Uri.cpp
@@ -671,6 +671,15 @@ namespace Uri {
             return false;
         }
 
+        // Handle special case of absolute URI with empty
+        // path -- treat the same as "/" path.
+        if (
+            !impl_->scheme.empty()
+            && impl_->path.empty()
+        ) {
+            impl_->path.push_back("");
+        }
+
         // Next, parse the fragment if there is one.
         if (!impl_->ParseFragment(queryAndOrFragment, rest)) {
             return false;
diff --git a/test/src/UriTests.cpp b/test/src/UriTests.cpp
index fcd6309..897047d 100644
--- a/test/src/UriTests.cpp
+++ b/test/src/UriTests.cpp
@@ -646,3 +646,13 @@ TEST(UriTests, ConstructNormalizeAndCompareEquivalentUris) {
     uri2.NormalizePath();
     ASSERT_EQ(uri1, uri2);
 }
+
+TEST(UriTests, EmptyPathInUriWithAuthorityIsEquivalentToSlashOnlyPath) {
+    Uri::Uri uri1, uri2;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(uri1.ParseFromString("http://example.com"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(uri2.ParseFromString("http://example.com/"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(uri1, uri2);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(uri1.ParseFromString("urn:"));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(uri2.ParseFromString("urn:/"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(uri1, uri2);
+}