diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/assets/native-bridge.js b/android/capacitor/src/main/assets/native-bridge.js
index 7cee6e1db2..44ca34056f 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/assets/native-bridge.js
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/assets/native-bridge.js
@@ -144,23 +144,19 @@ var nativeBridge = (function (exports) {
         return { data: body, type: 'json' };
     };
     const CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR = '/_capacitor_http_interceptor_';
-    const CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR = '/_capacitor_https_interceptor_';
+    const CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_URL_PARAM = 'u';
     // TODO: export as Cap function
     const isRelativeOrProxyUrl = (url) => !url ||
         !(url.startsWith('http:') || url.startsWith('https:')) ||
-        url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR) > -1 ||
-        url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR) > -1;
+        url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR) > -1;
     // TODO: export as Cap function
     const createProxyUrl = (url, win) => {
         var _a, _b;
         if (isRelativeOrProxyUrl(url))
             return url;
-        const proxyUrl = new URL(url);
         const bridgeUrl = new URL((_b = (_a = win.Capacitor) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.getServerUrl()) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : '');
-        const isHttps = proxyUrl.protocol === 'https:';
-        bridgeUrl.search = proxyUrl.search;
-        bridgeUrl.hash = proxyUrl.hash;
-        bridgeUrl.pathname = `${isHttps ? CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR : CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR}/${encodeURIComponent(proxyUrl.host)}${proxyUrl.pathname}`;
+        bridgeUrl.pathname = CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR;
+        bridgeUrl.searchParams.append(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_URL_PARAM, url);
         return bridgeUrl.toString();
     };
     const initBridge = (w) => {
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
index 1b01134c1e..13131949ca 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ public class Bridge {
     public static final String CAPACITOR_FILE_START = "/_capacitor_file_";
     public static final String CAPACITOR_CONTENT_START = "/_capacitor_content_";
     public static final String CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_START = "/_capacitor_http_interceptor_";
+
+    /** @deprecated CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR_START is no longer required. All proxied requests are handled via CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_START instead */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final String CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR_START = "/_capacitor_https_interceptor_";
 
+    public static final String CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_URL_PARAM = "u";
+
     public static final int DEFAULT_ANDROID_WEBVIEW_VERSION = 60;
     public static final int MINIMUM_ANDROID_WEBVIEW_VERSION = 55;
     public static final int DEFAULT_HUAWEI_WEBVIEW_VERSION = 10;
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
index b0e4c26a36..fd8cf8997e 100755
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
-import java.net.URLDecoder;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -172,13 +171,7 @@ private static Uri parseAndVerifyUrl(String url) {
     public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebResourceRequest request) {
         Uri loadingUrl = request.getUrl();
 
-        if (
-            null != loadingUrl.getPath() &&
-            (
-                loadingUrl.getPath().startsWith(Bridge.CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_START) ||
-                loadingUrl.getPath().startsWith(Bridge.CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR_START)
-            )
-        ) {
+        if (null != loadingUrl.getPath() && loadingUrl.getPath().startsWith(Bridge.CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_START)) {
             Logger.debug("Handling CapacitorHttp request: " + loadingUrl);
             try {
                 return handleCapacitorHttpRequest(request);
@@ -259,16 +252,7 @@ private String getReasonPhraseFromResponseCode(int code) {
     }
 
     private WebResourceResponse handleCapacitorHttpRequest(WebResourceRequest request) throws IOException {
-        boolean isHttps =
-            request.getUrl().getPath() != null && request.getUrl().getPath().startsWith(Bridge.CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR_START);
-
-        String urlString = request
-            .getUrl()
-            .toString()
-            .replace(bridge.getLocalUrl(), isHttps ? "https:/" : "http:/")
-            .replace(Bridge.CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_START, "")
-            .replace(Bridge.CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR_START, "");
-        urlString = URLDecoder.decode(urlString, "UTF-8");
+        String urlString = request.getUrl().getQueryParameter(Bridge.CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_URL_PARAM);
         URL url = new URL(urlString);
         JSObject headers = new JSObject();
 
diff --git a/core/native-bridge.ts b/core/native-bridge.ts
index cb415519e9..e298e14877 100644
--- a/core/native-bridge.ts
+++ b/core/native-bridge.ts
@@ -130,27 +130,21 @@ const convertBody = async (
 };
 
 const CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR = '/_capacitor_http_interceptor_';
-const CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR = '/_capacitor_https_interceptor_';
+const CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_URL_PARAM = 'u';
 
 // TODO: export as Cap function
 const isRelativeOrProxyUrl = (url: string | undefined): boolean =>
   !url ||
   !(url.startsWith('http:') || url.startsWith('https:')) ||
-  url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR) > -1 ||
-  url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR) > -1;
+  url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR) > -1;
 
 // TODO: export as Cap function
 const createProxyUrl = (url: string, win: WindowCapacitor): string => {
   if (isRelativeOrProxyUrl(url)) return url;
-
-  const proxyUrl = new URL(url);
   const bridgeUrl = new URL(win.Capacitor?.getServerUrl() ?? '');
-  const isHttps = proxyUrl.protocol === 'https:';
-  bridgeUrl.search = proxyUrl.search;
-  bridgeUrl.hash = proxyUrl.hash;
-  bridgeUrl.pathname = `${
-    isHttps ? CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR : CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR
-  }/${encodeURIComponent(proxyUrl.host)}${proxyUrl.pathname}`;
+  bridgeUrl.pathname = CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR;
+  bridgeUrl.searchParams.append(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_URL_PARAM, url);
+
   return bridgeUrl.toString();
 };
 
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift
index 394c5afeba..a6ef6c7fd5 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ internal class CapacitorBridge: NSObject, CAPBridgeProtocol {
     public static let capacitorSite = "https://capacitorjs.com/"
     public static let fileStartIdentifier = "/_capacitor_file_"
     public static let httpInterceptorStartIdentifier = "/_capacitor_http_interceptor_"
+    @available(*, deprecated, message: "`httpsInterceptorStartIdentifier` is no longer required. All proxied requests are handled via `httpInterceptorStartIdentifier` instead")
     public static let httpsInterceptorStartIdentifier = "/_capacitor_https_interceptor_"
+    public static let httpInterceptorUrlParam = "u"
     public static let defaultScheme = "capacitor"
 
     var webViewAssetHandler: WebViewAssetHandler
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/WebViewAssetHandler.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/WebViewAssetHandler.swift
index 66121d3255..4dbaeb9dd8 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/WebViewAssetHandler.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/WebViewAssetHandler.swift
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ internal class WebViewAssetHandler: NSObject, WKURLSchemeHandler {
             return
         }
 
-        if url.path.starts(with: CapacitorBridge.httpsInterceptorStartIdentifier) {
-            handleCapacitorHttpRequest(urlSchemeTask, localUrl, true)
-            return
-        }
-
         if stringToLoad.starts(with: CapacitorBridge.fileStartIdentifier) {
             startPath = stringToLoad.replacingOccurrences(of: CapacitorBridge.fileStartIdentifier, with: "")
         } else {
@@ -138,21 +133,13 @@ internal class WebViewAssetHandler: NSObject, WKURLSchemeHandler {
     func handleCapacitorHttpRequest(_ urlSchemeTask: WKURLSchemeTask, _ localUrl: URL, _ isHttpsRequest: Bool) {
         var urlRequest = urlSchemeTask.request
         guard let url = urlRequest.url else { return }
-        var targetUrl = url.absoluteString
-            .replacingOccurrences(of: CapacitorBridge.httpInterceptorStartIdentifier, with: "")
-            .replacingOccurrences(of: CapacitorBridge.httpsInterceptorStartIdentifier, with: "")
-        // Only replace first occurrence of the scheme
-        if let range = targetUrl.range(of: localUrl.scheme ?? InstanceDescriptorDefaults.scheme) {
-            targetUrl = targetUrl.replacingCharacters(in: range, with: isHttpsRequest ? "https" : "http")
+        
+        let urlComponents = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false)
+        if let targetUrl = urlComponents?.queryItems?.first(where: { $0.name == CapacitorBridge.httpInterceptorUrlParam })?.value,
+           !targetUrl.isEmpty {
+            urlRequest.url = URL(string: targetUrl)
         }
 
-        // Only replace first occurrence of the hostname
-        if let range = targetUrl.range(of: (localUrl.host ?? InstanceDescriptorDefaults.hostname) + "/") {
-            targetUrl = targetUrl.replacingCharacters(in: range, with: "")
-        }
-
-        urlRequest.url = URL(string: targetUrl.removingPercentEncoding ?? targetUrl)
-
         let urlSession = URLSession.shared
         let task = urlSession.dataTask(with: urlRequest) { (data, response, error) in
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/assets/native-bridge.js b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/assets/native-bridge.js
index 7cee6e1db2..44ca34056f 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/assets/native-bridge.js
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/assets/native-bridge.js
@@ -144,23 +144,19 @@ var nativeBridge = (function (exports) {
         return { data: body, type: 'json' };
     };
     const CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR = '/_capacitor_http_interceptor_';
-    const CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR = '/_capacitor_https_interceptor_';
+    const CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_URL_PARAM = 'u';
     // TODO: export as Cap function
     const isRelativeOrProxyUrl = (url) => !url ||
         !(url.startsWith('http:') || url.startsWith('https:')) ||
-        url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR) > -1 ||
-        url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR) > -1;
+        url.indexOf(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR) > -1;
     // TODO: export as Cap function
     const createProxyUrl = (url, win) => {
         var _a, _b;
         if (isRelativeOrProxyUrl(url))
             return url;
-        const proxyUrl = new URL(url);
         const bridgeUrl = new URL((_b = (_a = win.Capacitor) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.getServerUrl()) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : '');
-        const isHttps = proxyUrl.protocol === 'https:';
-        bridgeUrl.search = proxyUrl.search;
-        bridgeUrl.hash = proxyUrl.hash;
-        bridgeUrl.pathname = `${isHttps ? CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR : CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR}/${encodeURIComponent(proxyUrl.host)}${proxyUrl.pathname}`;
+        bridgeUrl.pathname = CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR;
+        bridgeUrl.searchParams.append(CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_URL_PARAM, url);
         return bridgeUrl.toString();
     };
     const initBridge = (w) => {