diff --git a/AK/URL.cpp b/AK/URL.cpp
index 1a026d9e5fe..0ddcecd1705 100644
--- a/AK/URL.cpp
+++ b/AK/URL.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ bool URL::parse(const StringView& string)
                 return false;
             m_protocol = String::copy(buffer);
             buffer.clear();
-            state = State::InHostname;
+            if (m_protocol == "file")
+                state = State::InPath;
+            else
+                state = State::InHostname;
             continue;
         case State::InHostname:
             if (is_valid_hostname_character(peek())) {
@@ -120,9 +123,11 @@ String URL::to_string() const
     StringBuilder builder;
     builder.append(m_protocol);
     builder.append("://");
-    builder.append(m_host);
-    builder.append(':');
-    builder.append(String::number(m_port));
+    if (protocol() != "file") {
+        builder.append(m_host);
+        builder.append(':');
+        builder.append(String::number(m_port));
+    }
     builder.append(m_path);
     return builder.to_string();
 }
diff --git a/AK/URL.h b/AK/URL.h
index 8a37f9af32e..ec249be0a51 100644
--- a/AK/URL.h
+++ b/AK/URL.h
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ public:
     String path() const { return m_path; }
     u16 port() const { return m_port; }
 
+    void set_protocol(const String& protocol) { m_protocol = protocol; }
+    void set_host(const String& host) { m_host = host; }
+    void set_path(const String& path) { m_path = path; }
+    void set_port(u16 port) { m_port = port; }
+
     String to_string() const;
 
 private: