diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/URIUtil.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/URIUtil.java
index 6817072ad721..7cf58627ab89 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/URIUtil.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/URIUtil.java
@@ -889,6 +889,17 @@ else if (slash)
         return canonical.toString();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param path the encoded URI from the path onwards, which may contain query strings and/or fragments
+     * @return the canonical path, or null if path traversal above root.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #canonicalURI(String)}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static String canonicalEncodedPath(String path)
+    {
+        return canonicalURI(path);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert a decoded URI path to a canonical form.
      * <p>