diff --git a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Types/Encoders/JsonEncoder.cs b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Types/Encoders/JsonEncoder.cs
index f2ff438bb..c90e906b6 100644
--- a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Types/Encoders/JsonEncoder.cs
+++ b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Types/Encoders/JsonEncoder.cs
@@ -1345,6 +1345,7 @@ public void WriteStatusCode(string fieldName, StatusCode value)
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Verbose and NonReversible
             if (value != StatusCodes.Good)
             {
                 PushStructure(fieldName);
@@ -1355,6 +1356,14 @@ public void WriteStatusCode(string fieldName, StatusCode value)
                     WriteSimpleField("Symbol", symbolicId, EscapeOptions.Quotes | EscapeOptions.NoFieldNameEscape);
                 }
                 PopStructure();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Verbose needs empty object
+            if (EncodingToUse == JsonEncodingType.Verbose)
+            {
+                PushStructure(fieldName);
+                PopStructure();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Types/Utils/Utils.cs b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Types/Utils/Utils.cs
index dca47d47e..e6236c51e 100644
--- a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Types/Utils/Utils.cs
+++ b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Types/Utils/Utils.cs
@@ -1265,10 +1265,37 @@ public static string ReplaceDCLocalhost(string subjectName, string hostname = nu
         /// </summary>
         public static string EscapeUri(string uri)
         {
-            if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(uri))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(uri))
             {
-                var builder = new UriBuilder(uri.Replace(";", "%3b"));
-                return builder.Uri.AbsoluteUri;
+                // back compat: for not well formed Uri, fall back to legacy formatting behavior - see #2793
+                if (!Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(uri, UriKind.Absolute) ||
+                    !Uri.TryCreate(uri.Replace(";", "%3b"), UriKind.Absolute, out Uri validUri))
+                {
+                    var buffer = new StringBuilder();
+                    foreach (char ch in uri)
+                    {
+                        switch (ch)
+                        {
+                            case ';':
+                            case '%':
+                            {
+                                buffer.AppendFormat(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "%{0:X2}", Convert.ToInt16(ch));
+                                break;
+                            }
+
+                            default:
+                            {
+                                buffer.Append(ch);
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return buffer.ToString();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return validUri.AbsoluteUri;
+                }
             }
 
             return String.Empty;
diff --git a/Tests/Opc.Ua.Core.Tests/Types/Encoders/JsonEncoderTests.cs b/Tests/Opc.Ua.Core.Tests/Types/Encoders/JsonEncoderTests.cs
index b70368980..e1cb071c9 100644
--- a/Tests/Opc.Ua.Core.Tests/Types/Encoders/JsonEncoderTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/Opc.Ua.Core.Tests/Types/Encoders/JsonEncoderTests.cs
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ public void ForcePropertiesShouldThrow(JsonEncodingType jsonEncodingType)
                 Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() => encoder.ForceNamespaceUriForIndex1 = true);
                 Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() => encoder.IncludeDefaultNumberValues = true);
                 Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() => encoder.IncludeDefaultValues = true);
+                Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() => encoder.EncodeNodeIdAsString = false);
             }
         }