diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e95eb63..a1175c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ UrlEncoder.endode("foo bar", spaceToPlus = true) // -> foo+bar
 
 UrlEncoder.decode("a%20test%20%26") // -> a test &
 UrlEncoder.decode("%25%23ok%C3%A9k%C3%89%C8%A2%20smile%21%F0%9F%98%81") // -> %#okékÉȢ smile!😁
+UrlEncoder.decode("foo+bar", plusToSpace = true) // -> foo bar
 ```
 
 ## Gradle, Maven, etc.
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("net.thauvin.erik:urlencoder:1.0.1")
+    implementation("net.thauvin.erik:urlencoder:1.3.0")
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle.kts b/lib/build.gradle.kts
index 19d997f..3ee47fe 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ plugins {
 
 description = "A simple defensive library to encode/decode URL components"
 group = "net.thauvin.erik"
-version = "1.2.1-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "1.3.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 
 val mavenName = "UrlEncoder"
diff --git a/lib/detekt-baseline.xml b/lib/detekt-baseline.xml
index 571f54a..2876ea2 100644
--- a/lib/detekt-baseline.xml
+++ b/lib/detekt-baseline.xml
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
     <ID>MagicNumber:UrlEncoder.kt$UrlEncoder$4</ID>
     <ID>MaxLineLength:UrlEncoder.kt$UrlEncoder$*</ID>
     <ID>NestedBlockDepth:UrlEncoder.kt$UrlEncoder$@JvmStatic @JvmOverloads fun encode(source: String, allow: String = "", spaceToPlus: Boolean = false): String</ID>
+    <ID>NestedBlockDepth:UrlEncoder.kt$UrlEncoder$@JvmStatic fun decode(source: String, plusToSpace: Boolean = false): String</ID>
   </CurrentIssues>
 </SmellBaseline>
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index 7a70ae1..715598f 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>net.thauvin.erik</groupId>
   <artifactId>urlencoder</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>UrlEncoder for Kotlin</name>
   <description>A simple defensive library to encode/decode URL components</description>
   <url>https://github.com/ethauvin/urlencoder</url>
diff --git a/lib/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/urlencoder/UrlEncoder.kt b/lib/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/urlencoder/UrlEncoder.kt
index d0cc2c7..9347936 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/urlencoder/UrlEncoder.kt
+++ b/lib/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/urlencoder/UrlEncoder.kt
@@ -84,23 +84,24 @@ object UrlEncoder {
      * encoding.
      */
     @JvmStatic
-    fun decode(source: String): String {
+    fun decode(source: String, plusToSpace: Boolean = false): String {
         if (source.isEmpty()) {
             return source
         }
 
         val length = source.length
-        var out: StringBuilder? = null
+        val out: StringBuilder by lazy { StringBuilder(length) }
         var ch: Char
         var bytesBuffer: ByteArray? = null
         var bytesPos = 0
         var i = 0
+        var start = false
         while (i < length) {
             ch = source[i]
             if (ch == '%') {
-                if (out == null) {
-                    out = StringBuilder(length)
+                if (!start) {
                     out.append(source, 0, i)
+                    start = true
                 }
                 if (bytesBuffer == null) {
                     // the remaining characters divided by the length of the encoding format %xx, is the maximum number
@@ -119,20 +120,30 @@ object UrlEncoder {
                 }
             } else {
                 if (bytesBuffer != null) {
-                    out!!.append(String(bytesBuffer, 0, bytesPos, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
+                    out.append(String(bytesBuffer, 0, bytesPos, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
+                    start = true
                     bytesBuffer = null
                     bytesPos = 0
                 }
-                out?.append(ch)
+                if (plusToSpace && ch == '+') {
+                    if (!start) {
+                        out.append(source, 0, i)
+                    }
+                    out.append(" ")
+                    start = true
+                } else if (start) {
+                    out.append(ch)
+                    start = true
+                }
                 i++
             }
         }
 
         if (bytesBuffer != null) {
-            out!!.append(String(bytesBuffer, 0, bytesPos, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
+            out.append(String(bytesBuffer, 0, bytesPos, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
         }
 
-        return out?.toString() ?: source
+        return if (!start) source else out.toString()
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/src/test/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/urlencoder/UrlEncoderTest.kt b/lib/src/test/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/urlencoder/UrlEncoderTest.kt
index 4897040..24f1228 100644
--- a/lib/src/test/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/urlencoder/UrlEncoderTest.kt
+++ b/lib/src/test/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/urlencoder/UrlEncoderTest.kt
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ class UrlEncoderTest {
         assertEquals(" ", decode(" "), "decode(' ')")
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `Decode with Plus to Space`() {
+        assertEquals("foo bar", decode("foo+bar", true))
+        assertEquals("foo bar  foo", decode("foo+bar++foo", true))
+        assertEquals("foo  bar  foo", decode("foo+%20bar%20+foo", true))
+        assertEquals("foo + bar", decode("foo+%2B+bar", plusToSpace = true))
+    }
+
     @ParameterizedTest(name = "encode({0}) should be {1}")
     @MethodSource("validMap")
     fun `Encode URL`(source: String, expected: String) {