diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
index a4ee60906b..385d07b1d8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ final class WP_Theme implements ArrayAccess {
 				break;
 			case 'ThemeURI' :
 			case 'AuthorURI' :
-				$value = esc_url( $value );
+				$value = esc_url_raw( $value );
 				break;
 			case 'Tags' :
 				$value = array_filter( array_map( 'trim', explode( ',', strip_tags( $value ) ) ) );
@@ -627,6 +627,10 @@ final class WP_Theme implements ArrayAccess {
 				}
 				$value = implode( $comma, $value );
 				break;
+			case 'ThemeURI' :
+			case 'AuthorURI' :
+				$value = esc_url( $value );
+				break;
 		}
 
 		return $value;