diff --git a/AK/Tests/TestURL.cpp b/AK/Tests/TestURL.cpp
index 1c9f2e388e..53251a3cca 100644
--- a/AK/Tests/TestURL.cpp
+++ b/AK/Tests/TestURL.cpp
@@ -130,4 +130,22 @@ TEST_CASE(serialization)
     EXPECT_EQ(URL("https://www.serenityos.org:443/foo/bar.html?query#fragment").to_string(), "https://www.serenityos.org/foo/bar.html?query#fragment");
 }
 
+TEST_CASE(file_url_with_hostname)
+{
+    URL url("file://localhost/my/file");
+    EXPECT_EQ(url.is_valid(), true);
+    EXPECT_EQ(url.host(), "localhost");
+    EXPECT_EQ(url.path(), "/my/file");
+    EXPECT_EQ(url.to_string(), "file://localhost/my/file");
+}
+
+TEST_CASE(file_url_without_hostname)
+{
+    URL url("file:///my/file");
+    EXPECT_EQ(url.is_valid(), true);
+    EXPECT_EQ(url.host(), "");
+    EXPECT_EQ(url.path(), "/my/file");
+    EXPECT_EQ(url.to_string(), "file:///my/file");
+}
+
 TEST_MAIN(URL)
diff --git a/AK/URL.cpp b/AK/URL.cpp
index 1d60fb53eb..1f84604202 100644
--- a/AK/URL.cpp
+++ b/AK/URL.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,14 @@ bool URL::parse(const StringView& string)
                 buffer.append(consume());
                 continue;
             }
-            if (buffer.is_empty())
+            if (buffer.is_empty()) {
+                if (m_protocol == "file") {
+                    m_host = "";
+                    state = State::InPath;
+                    continue;
+                }
                 return false;
+            }
             m_host = String::copy(buffer);
             buffer.clear();
             if (peek() == ':') {