diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 70405aea..780dc35b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ - add escape type "urlpathinfo" to escape modifier
+ 
 Version 2.6.10 (Aug 5, 2005)
 ----------------------------
 
diff --git a/libs/plugins/modifier.escape.php b/libs/plugins/modifier.escape.php
index a32a8766..98e16e79 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/modifier.escape.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/modifier.escape.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ function smarty_modifier_escape($string, $esc_type = 'html')
         case 'url':
             return rawurlencode($string);
 
+        case 'urlpathinfo':
+            return str_replace('%2F','/',rawurlencode($string));
+            
         case 'quotes':
             // escape unescaped single quotes
             return preg_replace("%(?<!\\\\)'%", "\\'", $string);