diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index 951028b..78401be 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -458,6 +458,12 @@ func decodeArg(dst, src []byte, decodePlus bool) []byte {
 }
 
 func decodeArgAppend(dst, src []byte, decodePlus bool) []byte {
+	if bytes.IndexByte(src, '%') < 0 && (!decodePlus || bytes.IndexByte(src, '+') < 0) {
+		// fast path: src doesn't contain encoded chars
+		return append(dst, src...)
+	}
+
+	// slow path
 	for i, n := 0, len(src); i < n; i++ {
 		c := src[i]
 		if c == '%' {
diff --git a/bytesconv_timing_test.go b/bytesconv_timing_test.go
index bd416d1..53f04ac 100644
--- a/bytesconv_timing_test.go
+++ b/bytesconv_timing_test.go
@@ -165,3 +165,23 @@ func BenchmarkLowercaseBytesMixed(b *testing.B) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func BenchmarkAppendUnquotedArgFastPath(b *testing.B) {
+	src := []byte("foobarbaz no quoted chars fdskjsdf jklsdfdfskljd;aflskjdsaf fdsklj fsdkj fsdl kfjsdlk jfsdklj fsdfsdf sdfkflsd")
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		var dst []byte
+		for pb.Next() {
+			dst = AppendUnquotedArg(dst[:0], src)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func BenchmarkAppendUnquotedArgSlowPath(b *testing.B) {
+	src := []byte("D0%B4%20%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%84%D1%8B%D0%B0%D0%BE%20%D1%84%D0%B2%D0%B6%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%8B%20%D0%B0%D0%BE")
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		var dst []byte
+		for pb.Next() {
+			dst = AppendUnquotedArg(dst[:0], src)
+		}
+	})
+}