diff --git a/AK/URL.cpp b/AK/URL.cpp
index 62e23e062c..329f13f07c 100644
--- a/AK/URL.cpp
+++ b/AK/URL.cpp
@@ -287,4 +287,12 @@ bool URL::compute_validity() const
     return true;
 }
 
+URL URL::create_with_file_protocol(const String& path)
+{
+    URL url;
+    url.set_protocol("file");
+    url.set_path(path);
+    return url;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/AK/URL.h b/AK/URL.h
index 7cc82d83be..4f827cbd03 100644
--- a/AK/URL.h
+++ b/AK/URL.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public:
 
     URL complete_url(const String&) const;
 
+    static URL create_with_file_protocol(const String& path);
+
 private:
     bool parse(const StringView&);
     bool compute_validity() const;