diff --git a/src/requests/auth.py b/src/requests/auth.py
index 2af481dbf5..d12293abca 100644
--- a/src/requests/auth.py
+++ b/src/requests/auth.py
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ def KD(s: str, d: str) -> str:
         p_parsed = urlparse(url)
         #: path is request-uri defined in RFC 2616 which should not be empty
         path = p_parsed.path or "/"
+        if p_parsed.params:
+            path += f";{p_parsed.params}"
         if p_parsed.query:
             path += f"?{p_parsed.query}"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_lowlevel.py b/tests/test_lowlevel.py
index 0a722b07a5..38a73824ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_lowlevel.py
+++ b/tests/test_lowlevel.py
@@ -426,3 +426,36 @@ def response_handler(sock):
     assert isinstance(excinfo.value, requests.exceptions.RequestException)
     assert isinstance(excinfo.value, JSONDecodeError)
     assert r.text not in str(excinfo.value)
+
+def test_digestauth_uri_includes_path_parameters():
+    """Ensure the uri field in Digest auth header includes path parameters
+    (semicolon-delimited) as per RFC 7616.
+
+    Python's urlparse splits "path;params" into .path and .params.
+    The digest auth uri field must reconstruct the full path including params.
+
+    See https://github.com/psf/requests/issues/6990.
+    """
+    auth = requests.auth.HTTPDigestAuth("user", "pass")
+    auth.init_per_thread_state()
+    auth._thread_local.chal = {
+        "nonce": "abc123",
+        "realm": "test",
+        "qop": "auth",
+    }
+
+    # URL with semicolon path parameter (e.g. MusicBrainz API)
+    header = auth.build_digest_header("GET", "http://example.com/ws/2/artist;name=test")
+    assert header is not None
+    # The uri field must include the full path with params
+    assert 'uri="/ws/2/artist;name=test"' in header
+
+    # URL with both params and query
+    header2 = auth.build_digest_header("GET", "http://example.com/path;foo=bar?q=1")
+    assert header2 is not None
+    assert 'uri="/path;foo=bar?q=1"' in header2
+
+    # URL without semicolons should work as before
+    header3 = auth.build_digest_header("GET", "http://example.com/normal/path?q=1")
+    assert header3 is not None
+    assert 'uri="/normal/path?q=1"' in header3