diff --git a/src/requests/auth.py b/src/requests/auth.py
index c39b645189..54b3db3a37 100644
--- a/src/requests/auth.py
+++ b/src/requests/auth.py
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ def sha512_utf8(x):
         p_parsed = urlparse(url)
         #: path is request-uri defined in RFC 2616 which should not be empty
         path = p_parsed.path or "/"
+        if p_parsed.params:
+            path += f";{p_parsed.params}"
         if p_parsed.query:
             path += f"?{p_parsed.query}"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_requests.py b/tests/test_requests.py
index a482dd727d..67a068d649 100644
--- a/tests/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_requests.py
@@ -807,6 +807,29 @@ def test_DIGESTAUTH_QUOTES_QOP_VALUE(self, httpbin):
             r = requests.get(url, auth=auth)
             assert '"auth"' in r.request.headers["Authorization"]
 
+    def test_DIGESTAUTH_PRESERVES_SEMICOLONS_IN_URI_PATH(self):
+        auth = HTTPDigestAuth("user", "pass")
+        auth.init_per_thread_state()
+        auth._thread_local.chal = {
+            "realm": "realm",
+            "nonce": "nonce",
+            "qop": "auth",
+        }
+
+        header = auth.build_digest_header(
+            "PUT",
+            (
+                "https://example.com/ws/2/collection/test/releases/"
+                "7dc2cfbd;38347564?fmt=json&client=manual-python-requests-test"
+            ),
+        )
+
+        assert (
+            'uri="/ws/2/collection/test/releases/'
+            '7dc2cfbd;38347564?fmt=json&client=manual-python-requests-test"'
+            in header
+        )
+
     def test_POSTBIN_GET_POST_FILES(self, httpbin):
         url = httpbin("post")
         requests.post(url).raise_for_status()