diff --git a/routers/common/middleware.go b/routers/common/middleware.go
index 4f9d43c3621..2abdcb583d8 100644
--- a/routers/common/middleware.go
+++ b/routers/common/middleware.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/routing"
 
 	"github.com/chi-middleware/proxy"
-	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
+	chi "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 )
 
 // Middlewares returns common middlewares
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ func Middlewares() []func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		handlers = append(handlers, proxy.ForwardedHeaders(opt))
 	}
 
-	handlers = append(handlers, middleware.StripSlashes)
+	// Strip slashes.
+	handlers = append(handlers, stripSlashesMiddleware)
 
 	if !setting.Log.DisableRouterLog {
 		handlers = append(handlers, routing.NewLoggerHandler())
@@ -81,3 +82,33 @@ func Middlewares() []func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	})
 	return handlers
 }
+
+func stripSlashesMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		var urlPath string
+		rctx := chi.RouteContext(req.Context())
+		if rctx != nil && rctx.RoutePath != "" {
+			urlPath = rctx.RoutePath
+		} else if req.URL.RawPath != "" {
+			urlPath = req.URL.RawPath
+		} else {
+			urlPath = req.URL.Path
+		}
+
+		sanitizedPath := &strings.Builder{}
+		prevWasSlash := false
+		for _, chr := range strings.TrimRight(urlPath, "/") {
+			if chr != '/' || !prevWasSlash {
+				sanitizedPath.WriteRune(chr)
+			}
+			prevWasSlash = chr == '/'
+		}
+
+		if rctx == nil {
+			req.URL.Path = sanitizedPath.String()
+		} else {
+			rctx.RoutePath = sanitizedPath.String()
+		}
+		next.ServeHTTP(resp, req)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/routers/common/middleware_test.go b/routers/common/middleware_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f16b9374eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/common/middleware_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+package common
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestStripSlashesMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	type test struct {
+		name         string
+		expectedPath string
+		inputPath    string
+	}
+
+	tests := []test{
+		{
+			name:         "path with multiple slashes",
+			inputPath:    "https://github.com///go-gitea//gitea.git",
+			expectedPath: "/go-gitea/gitea.git",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "path with no slashes",
+			inputPath:    "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea.git",
+			expectedPath: "/go-gitea/gitea.git",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "path with slashes in the middle",
+			inputPath:    "https://git.data.coop//halfd/new-website.git",
+			expectedPath: "/halfd/new-website.git",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "path with slashes in the middle",
+			inputPath:    "https://git.data.coop//halfd/new-website.git",
+			expectedPath: "/halfd/new-website.git",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "path with slashes in the end",
+			inputPath:    "/user2//repo1/",
+			expectedPath: "/user2/repo1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "path with slashes and query params",
+			inputPath:    "/repo//migrate?service_type=3",
+			expectedPath: "/repo/migrate",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "path with encoded slash",
+			inputPath:    "/user2/%2F%2Frepo1",
+			expectedPath: "/user2/%2F%2Frepo1",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		testMiddleware := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedPath, r.URL.Path)
+		})
+
+		// pass the test middleware to validate the changes
+		handlerToTest := stripSlashesMiddleware(testMiddleware)
+		// create a mock request to use
+		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", tt.inputPath, nil)
+		// call the handler using a mock response recorder
+		handlerToTest.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), req)
+	}
+}