diff --git a/AK/URL.cpp b/AK/URL.cpp
index d029282b959..8c77031b881 100644
--- a/AK/URL.cpp
+++ b/AK/URL.cpp
@@ -297,4 +297,14 @@ URL URL::create_with_file_protocol(const String& path)
     return url;
 }
 
+URL URL::create_with_url_or_path(const String& url_or_path)
+{
+    URL url = url_or_path;
+    if (url.is_valid())
+        return url;
+
+    String path = canonicalized_path(url_or_path);
+    return URL::create_with_file_protocol(path);
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/AK/URL.h b/AK/URL.h
index 4f827cbd033..be8bc05c939 100644
--- a/AK/URL.h
+++ b/AK/URL.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 
     URL complete_url(const String&) const;
 
+    static URL create_with_url_or_path(const String& url_or_path);
     static URL create_with_file_protocol(const String& path);
 
 private: