diff --git a/modules/mappers/mod_rewrite.c b/modules/mappers/mod_rewrite.c
index 53fb1e9..f735c50 100644
--- a/modules/mappers/mod_rewrite.c
+++ b/modules/mappers/mod_rewrite.c
@@ -4477,20 +4477,6 @@ static rule_return_type apply_rewrite_rule(rewriterule_entry *p,
      * ourself).
      */
     if (p->flags & RULEFLAG_PROXY) {
-        /* For rules evaluated in server context, the mod_proxy fixup
-         * hook can be relied upon to escape the URI as and when
-         * necessary, since it occurs later.  If in directory context,
-         * the ordering of the fixup hooks is forced such that
-         * mod_proxy comes first, so the URI must be escaped here
-         * instead.  See PR 39746, 46428, and other headaches. */
-        if (ctx->perdir && (p->flags & RULEFLAG_NOESCAPE) == 0) {
-            char *old_filename = r->filename;
-
-            r->filename = ap_escape_uri(r->pool, r->filename);
-            rewritelog((r, 2, ctx->perdir, "escaped URI in per-dir context "
-                        "for proxy, %s -> %s", old_filename, r->filename));
-        }
-
         fully_qualify_uri(r);
 
         rewritelog((r, 2, ctx->perdir, "forcing proxy-throughput with %s",
@@ -5013,7 +4999,7 @@ static int hook_uri2file(request_rec *r)
             }
             if ((r->args != NULL)
                 && ((r->proxyreq == PROXYREQ_PROXY)
-                    || (rulestatus == ACTION_NOESCAPE))) {
+                    || apr_table_get(r->notes, "proxy-nocanon"))) {
                 /* see proxy_http:proxy_http_canon() */
                 r->filename = apr_pstrcat(r->pool, r->filename,
                                           "?", r->args, NULL);
@@ -5304,13 +5290,28 @@ static int hook_fixup(request_rec *r)
         if (to_proxyreq) {
             /* it should go on as an internal proxy request */
 
-            /* make sure the QUERY_STRING and
-             * PATH_INFO parts get incorporated
+            /* check if the proxy module is enabled, so
+             * we can actually use it!
+             */
+            if (!proxy_available) {
+                ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r, APLOGNO(10160)
+                              "attempt to make remote request from mod_rewrite "
+                              "without proxy enabled: %s", r->filename);
+                return HTTP_FORBIDDEN;
+            }
+
+            if (rulestatus == ACTION_NOESCAPE) {
+                apr_table_setn(r->notes, "proxy-nocanon", "1");
+            }
+
+            /* make sure the QUERY_STRING gets incorporated in the case
+             * [NE] was specified on the Proxy rule. We are preventing
+             * mod_proxy canon handler from incorporating r->args as well
+             * as escaping the URL.
              * (r->path_info was already appended by the
              * rewriting engine because of the per-dir context!)
              */
-            if (r->args != NULL) {
-                /* see proxy_http:proxy_http_canon() */
+            if ((r->args != NULL) && apr_table_get(r->notes, "proxy-nocanon")) {
                 r->filename = apr_pstrcat(r->pool, r->filename,
                                           "?", r->args, NULL);
             }
@@ -5610,10 +5611,7 @@ static void ap_register_rewrite_mapfunc(char *name, rewrite_mapfunc_t *func)
 
 static void register_hooks(apr_pool_t *p)
 {
-    /* fixup after mod_proxy, so that the proxied url will not
-     * escaped accidentally by mod_proxy's fixup.
-     */
-    static const char * const aszPre[]={ "mod_proxy.c", NULL };
+    static const char * const aszModProxy[] = { "mod_proxy.c", NULL };
 
     /* make the hashtable before registering the function, so that
      * other modules are prevented from accessing uninitialized memory.
@@ -5625,10 +5623,12 @@ static void register_hooks(apr_pool_t *p)
     ap_hook_pre_config(pre_config, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
     ap_hook_post_config(post_config, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
     ap_hook_child_init(init_child, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
-
-    ap_hook_fixups(hook_fixup, aszPre, NULL, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
+    
+    /* allow to change the uri before mod_proxy takes over it */
+    ap_hook_translate_name(hook_uri2file, NULL, aszModProxy, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
+    /* fixup before mod_proxy so that a [P] URL gets fixed up there */
+    ap_hook_fixups(hook_fixup, NULL, aszModProxy, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
     ap_hook_fixups(hook_mimetype, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_LAST);
-    ap_hook_translate_name(hook_uri2file, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
 }
 
     /* the main config structure */
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
index 8f13e68..bd0aa68 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
@@ -3344,27 +3344,26 @@ static int proxy_pre_config(apr_pool_t *pconf, apr_pool_t *plog,
 }
 static void register_hooks(apr_pool_t *p)
 {
-    /* fixup before mod_rewrite, so that the proxied url will not
-     * escaped accidentally by our fixup.
-     */
-    static const char * const aszSucc[] = { "mod_rewrite.c", NULL};
     /* Only the mpm_winnt has child init hook handler.
      * make sure that we are called after the mpm
      * initializes.
      */
     static const char *const aszPred[] = { "mpm_winnt.c", "mod_proxy_balancer.c",
                                            "mod_proxy_hcheck.c", NULL};
+    static const char * const aszModRewrite[] = { "mod_rewrite.c", NULL };
+
     /* handler */
     ap_hook_handler(proxy_handler, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
     /* filename-to-URI translation */
     ap_hook_pre_translate_name(proxy_pre_translate_name, NULL, NULL,
                                APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
-    ap_hook_translate_name(proxy_translate_name, aszSucc, NULL,
+    /* mod_rewrite has a say on the uri before proxy translation */
+    ap_hook_translate_name(proxy_translate_name, aszModRewrite, NULL,
                            APR_HOOK_FIRST);
     /* walk <Proxy > entries and suppress default TRACE behavior */
     ap_hook_map_to_storage(proxy_map_location, NULL,NULL, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
-    /* fixups */
-    ap_hook_fixups(proxy_fixup, NULL, aszSucc, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
+    /* fixup after mod_rewrite so that a [P] URL from there gets fixed up */
+    ap_hook_fixups(proxy_fixup, aszModRewrite, NULL, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
     /* post read_request handling */
     ap_hook_post_read_request(proxy_detect, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_FIRST);
     /* pre config handling */