Index: src/test/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlTest.java
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--- src/test/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlTest.java	(revision 453756)
+++ src/test/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlTest.java	(revision 453784)
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@
        urlValidator.isValid("http://www.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.logoworks.comwww.log");
    }
 
+   public void testValidator204() {
+       String[] schemes = {"http","https"};
+       UrlValidator urlValidator = new UrlValidator(schemes);
+       assertTrue(urlValidator.isValid("http://tech.yahoo.com/rc/desktops/102;_ylt=Ao8yevQHlZ4On0O3ZJGXLEQFLZA5"));
+   }
+
    static boolean incrementTestPartsIndex(int[] testPartsIndex, Object[] testParts) {
       boolean carry = true;  //add 1 to lowest order part.
       boolean maxIndex = true;
Index: src/share/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlValidator.java
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--- src/share/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlValidator.java	(revision 453756)
+++ src/share/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlValidator.java	(revision 453784)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
      */
     private static final int PARSE_AUTHORITY_EXTRA = 3;
 
-    private static final String PATH_PATTERN = "/^(/[-\\w:@&?=+,.!/~*'%$]*)?$/";
+    private static final String PATH_PATTERN = "/^(/[-\\w:@&?=+,.!/~*'%$_;]*)?$/";
 
     private static final String QUERY_PATTERN = "/^(.*)$/";