diff --git a/stdlib/http/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/net/http/HttpDispatcher.java b/stdlib/http/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/net/http/HttpDispatcher.java
index 656622242b38..60abbb114b17 100644
--- a/stdlib/http/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/net/http/HttpDispatcher.java
+++ b/stdlib/http/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/net/http/HttpDispatcher.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URLDecoder;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -108,6 +109,16 @@ private static void setInboundReqProperties(HttpCarbonMessage inboundReqMsg, Str
         inboundReqMsg.setProperty(HttpConstants.RAW_QUERY_STR, rawQuery);
     }
 
+    public static URI getValidatedURI(String uriStr) {
+        URI requestUri;
+        try {
+            requestUri = URI.create(uriStr);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            throw new BallerinaConnectorException(e.getMessage());
+        }
+        return requestUri;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method finds the matching resource for the incoming request.
      *