diff --git a/src/url.rs b/src/url.rs
index b381e247d..9d71d62fa 100644
--- a/src/url.rs
+++ b/src/url.rs
@@ -177,15 +177,25 @@ impl PyUrl {
         };
         let mut url = format!("{scheme}://{url_host}");
         if let Some(path) = path {
-            url.push('/');
-            url.push_str(path);
+            if !url.ends_with('/') {
+                url.push('/');
+            }
+            if path.starts_with('/') {
+                url.push_str(path.trim_start_matches('/'));
+            } else {
+                url.push_str(path);
+            }
         }
         if let Some(query) = query {
-            url.push('?');
+            if !query.starts_with('?') {
+                url.push('?');
+            }
             url.push_str(query);
         }
         if let Some(fragment) = fragment {
-            url.push('#');
+            if !fragment.starts_with('#') {
+                url.push('#');
+            }
             url.push_str(fragment);
         }
         cls.call1((url,))
@@ -405,15 +415,25 @@ impl PyMultiHostUrl {
             };
 
         if let Some(path) = path {
-            url.push('/');
-            url.push_str(path);
+            if !url.ends_with('/') {
+                url.push('/');
+            }
+            if path.starts_with('/') {
+                url.push_str(path.trim_start_matches('/'));
+            } else {
+                url.push_str(path);
+            }
         }
         if let Some(query) = query {
-            url.push('?');
+            if !query.starts_with('?') {
+                url.push('?');
+            }
             url.push_str(query);
         }
         if let Some(fragment) = fragment {
-            url.push('#');
+            if !fragment.starts_with('#') {
+                url.push('#');
+            }
             url.push_str(fragment);
         }
         cls.call1((url,))
diff --git a/tests/validators/test_url.py b/tests/validators/test_url.py
index 421f5e683..ffe3021c0 100644
--- a/tests/validators/test_url.py
+++ b/tests/validators/test_url.py
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 from ..conftest import Err, PyAndJson
 
 
-def test_url_ok(py_and_json: PyAndJson):
-    v = py_and_json(core_schema.url_schema())
-    url = v.validate_test('https://example.com/foo/bar?baz=qux#quux')
+def assert_example_url(url: Url):
+    # example URL in question 'https://example.com/foo/bar?baz=qux#quux'
 
     assert isinstance(url, Url)
     assert str(url) == 'https://example.com/foo/bar?baz=qux#quux'
@@ -30,23 +29,51 @@ def test_url_ok(py_and_json: PyAndJson):
     assert url.port == 443
 
 
+def test_url_ok(py_and_json: PyAndJson):
+    v = py_and_json(core_schema.url_schema())
+    url = v.validate_test('https://example.com/foo/bar?baz=qux#quux')
+
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+
 def test_url_from_constructor_ok():
     url = Url('https://example.com/foo/bar?baz=qux#quux')
 
-    assert isinstance(url, Url)
-    assert str(url) == 'https://example.com/foo/bar?baz=qux#quux'
-    assert repr(url) == "Url('https://example.com/foo/bar?baz=qux#quux')"
-    assert url.unicode_string() == 'https://example.com/foo/bar?baz=qux#quux'
-    assert url.scheme == 'https'
-    assert url.host == 'example.com'
-    assert url.unicode_host() == 'example.com'
-    assert url.path == '/foo/bar'
-    assert url.query == 'baz=qux'
-    assert url.query_params() == [('baz', 'qux')]
-    assert url.fragment == 'quux'
-    assert url.username is None
-    assert url.password is None
-    assert url.port == 443
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+
+def test_url_from_build_ok():
+    # 1) no host trailing slash/no path leading slash in the input
+    url = Url.build(scheme='https', host='example.com', path='foo/bar', query='baz=qux', fragment='quux')
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+    # 2) no host trailing slash/with path leading slash in the input
+    url = Url.build(scheme='https', host='example.com', path='/foo/bar', query='baz=qux', fragment='quux')
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+    # 3) with host trailing slash/no path leading slash in the input
+    url = Url.build(scheme='https', host='example.com/', path='foo/bar', query='baz=qux', fragment='quux')
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+    # 4) with host trailing slash/with path leading slash in the input
+    url = Url.build(scheme='https', host='example.com/', path='/foo/bar', query='baz=qux', fragment='quux')
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+    # 5) query no leading question mark
+    url = Url.build(scheme='https', host='example.com', path='foo/bar', query='baz=qux', fragment='quux')
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+    # 6) query with leading question mark
+    url = Url.build(scheme='https', host='example.com', path='foo/bar', query='?baz=qux', fragment='quux')
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+    # 7) fragment no leading hash
+    url = Url.build(scheme='https', host='example.com', path='foo/bar', query='baz=qux', fragment='quux')
+    assert_example_url(url)
+
+    # 8) fragment with leading hash
+    url = Url.build(scheme='https', host='example.com', path='foo/bar', query='baz=qux', fragment='#quux')
+    assert_example_url(url)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module', name='url_validator')
@@ -1232,6 +1259,20 @@ def test_multi_url_build() -> None:
     assert url == MultiHostUrl('postgresql://testuser:testpassword@127.0.0.1:5432/database?sslmode=require#test')
     assert str(url) == 'postgresql://testuser:testpassword@127.0.0.1:5432/database?sslmode=require#test'
 
+    # assert that `build` builds correctly with leading slash in path, leading question mark in query and leading hash in fragment
+    url = MultiHostUrl.build(
+        scheme='postgresql',
+        username='testuser',
+        password='testpassword',
+        host='127.0.0.1',
+        port=5432,
+        path='/database',
+        query='?sslmode=require',
+        fragment='#test',
+    )
+    assert url == MultiHostUrl('postgresql://testuser:testpassword@127.0.0.1:5432/database?sslmode=require#test')
+    assert str(url) == 'postgresql://testuser:testpassword@127.0.0.1:5432/database?sslmode=require#test'
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('field', ['host', 'password', 'username', 'port'])
 def test_multi_url_build_hosts_set_with_single_value(field) -> None: