diff --git a/pandoc_reader.py b/pandoc_reader.py
index 3553828..bde84fe 100644
--- a/pandoc_reader.py
+++ b/pandoc_reader.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class PandocReader(BaseReader):
         if status:
             raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(status, pandoc_cmd)
 
-        return output, metadata
+        return urllib.parse.unquote(output), metadata
 
 
 def add_reader(readers):