diff --git a/tdutils/td/utils/HttpUrl.cpp b/tdutils/td/utils/HttpUrl.cpp
index f5138b20d..09740c58b 100644
--- a/tdutils/td/utils/HttpUrl.cpp
+++ b/tdutils/td/utils/HttpUrl.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "td/utils/misc.h"
 #include "td/utils/Parser.h"
 #include "td/utils/port/IPAddress.h"
+#include "td/utils/SliceBuilder.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -138,42 +139,50 @@ Result<HttpUrl> parse_url(Slice url, HttpUrl::Protocol default_protocol) {
     }
   }
 
+  auto check_url_part = [](Slice part, Slice name, bool allow_colon) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < part.size(); i++) {
+      char c = part[i];
+      if (is_alnum(c) || c == '.' || c == '-' || c == '_' || c == '!' || c == '$' || c == ',' || c == '~' || c == '*' ||
+          c == '\'' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == ';' || c == '&' || c == '+' || c == '=' ||
+          (allow_colon && c == ':')) {
+        // symbols allowed by RFC 7230 and RFC 3986
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (c == '%') {
+        c = part[++i];
+        if (is_hex_digit(c)) {
+          c = part[++i];
+          if (is_hex_digit(c)) {
+            // percent encoded symbol as allowed by RFC 7230 and RFC 3986
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+        return Status::Error(PSLICE() << "Wrong percent-encoded symbol in URL " << name);
+      }
+
+      // all other symbols aren't allowed
+      auto uc = static_cast<unsigned char>(c);
+      if (uc >= 128) {
+        // but we allow plain UTF-8 symbols
+        continue;
+      }
+      return Status::Error(PSLICE() << "Disallowed character in URL " << name);
+    }
+    return Status::OK();
+  };
+
   string host_str = to_lower(host);
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < host_str.size(); i++) {
-    char c = host_str[i];
-    if (is_ipv6) {
-      if (i == 0 || i + 1 == host_str.size() || c == ':' || ('0' <= c && c <= '9') || ('a' <= c && c <= 'f') ||
-          c == '.') {
+  if (is_ipv6) {
+    for (size_t i = 1; i + 1 < host_str.size(); i++) {
+      char c = host_str[i];
+      if (c == ':' || ('0' <= c && c <= '9') || ('a' <= c && c <= 'f') || c == '.') {
         continue;
       }
       return Status::Error("Wrong IPv6 URL host");
     }
-
-    if (('a' <= c && c <= 'z') || c == '.' || ('0' <= c && c <= '9') || c == '-' || c == '_' || c == '!' || c == '$' ||
-        c == ',' || c == '~' || c == '*' || c == '\'' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == ';' || c == '&' || c == '+' ||
-        c == '=') {
-      // symbols allowed by RFC 7230 and RFC 3986
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (c == '%') {
-      c = host_str[++i];
-      if (('a' <= c && c <= 'f') || ('0' <= c && c <= '9')) {
-        c = host_str[++i];
-        if (('a' <= c && c <= 'f') || ('0' <= c && c <= '9')) {
-          // percent encoded symbol as allowed by RFC 7230 and RFC 3986
-          continue;
-        }
-      }
-      return Status::Error("Wrong percent-encoded symbol in URL host");
-    }
-
-    // all other symbols aren't allowed
-    auto uc = static_cast<unsigned char>(c);
-    if (uc >= 128) {
-      // but we allow plain UTF-8 symbols
-      continue;
-    }
-    return Status::Error("Wrong URL host");
+  } else {
+    TRY_STATUS(check_url_part(host_str, "host", false));
+    TRY_STATUS(check_url_part(userinfo, "userinfo", true));
   }
 
   return HttpUrl{protocol, userinfo.str(), std::move(host_str), is_ipv6, specified_port, port, std::move(query_str)};