diff --git a/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EWSMethod.java b/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EWSMethod.java
index 70bbc4e3..98877303 100644
--- a/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EWSMethod.java
+++ b/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EWSMethod.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package davmail.exchange.ews;
 
+import davmail.util.StringUtil;
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection;
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ public abstract class EWSMethod extends PostMethod {
                 writer.write("<t:");
                 writer.write(mapEntry.getKey());
                 writer.write(">");
-                writer.write(mapEntry.getValue());
+                writer.write(StringUtil.xmlEncode(mapEntry.getValue()));
                 writer.write("</t:");
                 writer.write(mapEntry.getKey());
                 writer.write(">");
diff --git a/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java b/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
index 9f00aec3..68f7c8ca 100644
--- a/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
+++ b/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ public class EwsExchangeSession extends ExchangeSession {
     protected Folder buildFolder(EWSMethod.Item item) {
         Folder folder = new Folder();
         folder.folderId = new FolderId(item);
-        folder.displayName = item.get(Field.get("urlcompname").getResponseName());
+        folder.displayName = StringUtil.urlDecodeAmpersand(item.get(Field.get("urlcompname").getResponseName()));
         folder.folderClass = item.get(Field.get("folderclass").getResponseName());
         folder.etag = item.get(Field.get("lastmodified").getResponseName());
         folder.ctag = item.get(Field.get("ctag").getResponseName());
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ public class EwsExchangeSession extends ExchangeSession {
                 parentFolderId,
                 FOLDER_PROPERTIES,
                 new TwoOperandExpression(TwoOperandExpression.Operator.IsEqualTo,
-                        Field.get("urlcompname"), folderName)
+                        Field.get("urlcompname"), StringUtil.urlEncodeAmpersand(folderName))
         );
         executeMethod(findFolderMethod);
         EWSMethod.Item item = findFolderMethod.getResponseItem();
diff --git a/src/java/davmail/util/StringUtil.java b/src/java/davmail/util/StringUtil.java
index 77c53166..b5bcac59 100644
--- a/src/java/davmail/util/StringUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/davmail/util/StringUtil.java
@@ -129,12 +129,42 @@ public final class StringUtil {
     private static final Pattern LT_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("<");
     private static final Pattern GT_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(">");
 
+    private static final Pattern URLENCODED_AMP_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("%26");
+
     private static final Pattern ENCODED_AMP_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("&amp;");
     private static final Pattern ENCODED_LT_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("&lt;");
     private static final Pattern ENCODED_GT_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("&gt;");
 
     /**
-     * Need to encode xml for iCal
+     * Encode & to %26 for urlcompname.
+     *
+     * @param name decoded name
+     * @return name encoded name
+     */
+    public static String urlEncodeAmpersand(String name) {
+        String result = name;
+        if (name.indexOf('&') >= 0) {
+            result = AMP_PATTERN.matcher(result).replaceAll("%26");
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decode %26 to & for urlcompname.
+     *
+     * @param name decoded name
+     * @return name encoded name
+     */
+    public static String urlDecodeAmpersand(String name) {
+        String result = name;
+        if (name.indexOf("%26") >= 0) {
+            result = URLENCODED_AMP_PATTERN.matcher(result).replaceAll("&");
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Need to encode xml for iCal.
      *
      * @param name decoded name
      * @return name encoded name
diff --git a/src/test/davmail/exchange/TestExchangeSessionFolder.java b/src/test/davmail/exchange/TestExchangeSessionFolder.java
index be4347db..28b7e80e 100644
--- a/src/test/davmail/exchange/TestExchangeSessionFolder.java
+++ b/src/test/davmail/exchange/TestExchangeSessionFolder.java
@@ -105,4 +105,17 @@ public class TestExchangeSessionFolder extends AbstractExchangeSessionTestCase {
         assertEquals(folderName, folder.folderPath);
         session.deleteFolder(folderName);
     }
+
+    public void testSpecialFolderCharacter() throws IOException {
+        String folderName = "Special & accenté";
+        session.deleteFolder(folderName);
+        session.createMessageFolder(folderName);
+        ExchangeSession.Folder folder = session.getFolder(folderName);
+        assertNotNull(folder);
+        assertEquals(folderName, folder.displayName);
+        assertEquals(folderName, folder.folderPath);
+        session.deleteFolder(folderName);
+    }
+
+    
 }
diff --git a/src/test/davmail/util/StringUtilTest.java b/src/test/davmail/util/StringUtilTest.java
index c5fc06a2..e6426875 100644
--- a/src/test/davmail/util/StringUtilTest.java
+++ b/src/test/davmail/util/StringUtilTest.java
@@ -57,4 +57,9 @@ public class StringUtilTest extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(">", StringUtil.xmlDecode("&gt;"));
         assertEquals("&lt;test&gt;", StringUtil.xmlEncode("<test>"));
     }
+
+    public void testUrlEncodeAmpersand() {
+        assertEquals("%26", StringUtil.urlEncodeAmpersand("&"));
+        assertEquals("&", StringUtil.urlDecodeAmpersand("%26"));
+    }
 }