diff --git a/baked_in.go b/baked_in.go
index 95f56e008..09eedf89f 100644
--- a/baked_in.go
+++ b/baked_in.go
@@ -1453,33 +1453,37 @@ func isFileURL(path string) bool {
 // isURL is the validation function for validating if the current field's value is a valid URL.
 func isURL(fl FieldLevel) bool {
 	field := fl.Field()
+	var s string
 
 	switch field.Kind() {
 	case reflect.String:
-
-		s := strings.ToLower(field.String())
-
-		if len(s) == 0 {
-			return false
+		s = strings.ToLower(field.String())
+	default:
+		if stringer, ok := field.Interface().(fmt.Stringer); ok {
+			s = stringer.String()
+		} else {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad field type %T", field.Interface()))
 		}
+	}
 
-		if isFileURL(s) {
-			return true
-		}
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
 
-		url, err := url.Parse(s)
-		if err != nil || url.Scheme == "" {
-			return false
-		}
+	if isFileURL(s) {
+		return true
+	}
 
-		if url.Host == "" && url.Fragment == "" && url.Opaque == "" {
-			return false
-		}
+	url, err := url.Parse(s)
+	if err != nil || url.Scheme == "" {
+		return false
+	}
 
-		return true
+	if url.Host == "" && url.Fragment == "" && url.Opaque == "" {
+		return false
 	}
 
-	panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad field type %T", field.Interface()))
+	return true
 }
 
 // isHttpURL is the validation function for validating if the current field's value is a valid HTTP(s) URL.
@@ -1489,20 +1493,24 @@ func isHttpURL(fl FieldLevel) bool {
 	}
 
 	field := fl.Field()
+	var s string
 	switch field.Kind() {
 	case reflect.String:
-
-		s := strings.ToLower(field.String())
-
-		url, err := url.Parse(s)
-		if err != nil || url.Host == "" {
-			return false
+		s = strings.ToLower(field.String())
+	default:
+		if stringer, ok := fl.Field().Interface().(fmt.Stringer); ok {
+			s = stringer.String()
+		} else {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad field type %T", field.Interface()))
 		}
+	}
 
-		return url.Scheme == "http" || url.Scheme == "https"
+	url, err := url.Parse(s)
+	if err != nil || url.Host == "" {
+		return false
 	}
 
-	panic(fmt.Sprintf("Bad field type %T", field.Interface()))
+	return url.Scheme == "http" || url.Scheme == "https"
 }
 
 // isUrnRFC2141 is the validation function for validating if the current field's value is a valid URN as per RFC 2141.
diff --git a/validator_test.go b/validator_test.go
index 2826ae70e..81d19d96e 100644
--- a/validator_test.go
+++ b/validator_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"image/jpeg"
 	"image/png"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
@@ -8134,59 +8135,70 @@ func TestUrnRFC2141(t *testing.T) {
 	PanicMatches(t, func() { _ = validate.Var(i, tag) }, "Bad field type int")
 }
 
+type Stringer string
+
+func (s Stringer) String() string {
+    return string(s)
+}
+
 func TestUrl(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		param    string
+		param    fmt.Stringer
 		expected bool
 	}{
-		{"http://foo.bar#com", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com", true},
-		{"https://foobar.com", true},
-		{"foobar.com", false},
-		{"http://foobar.coffee/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.中文网/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.org/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.org:8080/", true},
-		{"ftp://foobar.ru/", true},
-		{"http://user:pass@www.foobar.com/", true},
-		{"http://127.0.0.1/", true},
-		{"http://duckduckgo.com/?q=%2F", true},
-		{"http://localhost:3000/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com/?foo=bar#baz=qux", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com?foo=bar", true},
-		{"http://www.xn--froschgrn-x9a.net/", true},
-		{"", false},
-		{"xyz://foobar.com", true},
-		{"invalid.", false},
-		{".com", false},
-		{"rtmp://foobar.com", true},
-		{"http://www.foo_bar.com/", true},
-		{"http://localhost:3000/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com/#baz", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com#baz=qux", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com/t$-_.+!*\\'(),", true},
-		{"http://www.foobar.com/~foobar", true},
-		{"http://www.-foobar.com/", true},
-		{"http://www.foo---bar.com/", true},
-		{"mailto:someone@example.com", true},
-		{"irc://irc.server.org/channel", true},
-		{"irc://#channel@network", true},
-		{"/abs/test/dir", false},
-		{"./rel/test/dir", false},
-		{"irc:", false},
-		{"http://", false},
-		{"file://path/to/file.txt", true},
-		{"file:///c:/Windows/file.txt", true},
-		{"file://localhost/path/to/file.txt", true},
-		{"file://localhost/c:/WINDOWS/file.txt", true},
-		{"file://", true},
-		{"file:////remotehost/path/file.txt", true},
+		{Stringer("http://foo.bar#com"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com"), true},
+		{Stringer("https://foobar.com"), true},
+		{Stringer("foobar.com"), false},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.coffee/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.中文网/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.org/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.org:8080/"), true},
+		{Stringer("ftp://foobar.ru/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://user:pass@www.foobar.com/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://127.0.0.1/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://duckduckgo.com/?q=%2F"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://localhost:3000/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com/?foo=bar#baz=qux"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com?foo=bar"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.xn--froschgrn-x9a.net/"), true},
+		{Stringer(""), false},
+		{Stringer("xyz://foobar.com"), true},
+		{Stringer("invalid."), false},
+		{Stringer(".com"), false},
+		{Stringer("rtmp://foobar.com"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.foo_bar.com/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://localhost:3000/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com/#baz"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com#baz=qux"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com/t$-_.+!*\\'(),"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.foobar.com/~foobar"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.-foobar.com/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.foo---bar.com/"), true},
+		{Stringer("mailto:someone@example.com"), true},
+		{Stringer("irc://irc.server.org/channel"), true},
+		{Stringer("irc://#channel@network"), true},
+		{Stringer("/abs/test/dir"), false},
+		{Stringer("./rel/test/dir"), false},
+		{Stringer("irc:"), false},
+		{Stringer("http://"), false},
+		{Stringer("file://path/to/file.txt"), true},
+		{Stringer("file:///c:/Windows/file.txt"), true},
+		{Stringer("file://localhost/path/to/file.txt"), true},
+		{Stringer("file://localhost/c:/WINDOWS/file.txt"), true},
+		{Stringer("file://"), true},
+		{Stringer("file:////remotehost/path/file.txt"), true},
+		{&url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "foobar.com"}, true},
+		{&url.URL{Scheme: "file"}, true},
+		{&url.URL{Scheme: "file"}, true},
+		{&url.URL{Scheme: "file", Path: "/"}, true},
+		{&url.URL{Host: "foobar.com"}, false},
+		{&url.URL{}, false},
 	}
 
 	validate := New()
 
 	for i, test := range tests {
-
 		errs := validate.Var(test.param, "url")
 
 		if test.expected {
@@ -8211,51 +8223,57 @@ func TestUrl(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestHttpUrl(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		param    string
+		param    fmt.Stringer
 		expected bool
 	}{
-		{"http://foo.bar#com", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com", true},
-		{"HTTP://foobar.com", true},
-		{"https://foobar.com", true},
-		{"foobar.com", false},
-		{"http://foobar.coffee/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.中文网/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.org/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.org:8080/", true},
-		{"ftp://foobar.ru/", false},
-		{"file:///etc/passwd", false},
-		{"file://C:/windows/win.ini", false},
-		{"http://user:pass@www.foobar.com/", true},
-		{"http://127.0.0.1/", true},
-		{"http://duckduckgo.com/?q=%2F", true},
-		{"http://localhost:3000/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com/?foo=bar#baz=qux", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com?foo=bar", true},
-		{"http://www.xn--froschgrn-x9a.net/", true},
-		{"", false},
-		{"a://b", false},
-		{"xyz://foobar.com", false},
-		{"invalid.", false},
-		{".com", false},
-		{"rtmp://foobar.com", false},
-		{"http://www.foo_bar.com/", true},
-		{"http://localhost:3000/", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com/#baz", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com#baz=qux", true},
-		{"http://foobar.com/t$-_.+!*\\'(),", true},
-		{"http://www.foobar.com/~foobar", true},
-		{"http://www.-foobar.com/", true},
-		{"http://www.foo---bar.com/", true},
-		{"mailto:someone@example.com", false},
-		{"irc://irc.server.org/channel", false},
-		{"irc://#channel@network", false},
-		{"/abs/test/dir", false},
-		{"./rel/test/dir", false},
-		{"http:", false},
-		{"http://", false},
-		{"http://#invalid", false},
-		{"https://1.1.1.1", true},
+		{Stringer("http://foo.bar#com"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com"), true},
+		{Stringer("HTTP://foobar.com"), true},
+		{Stringer("https://foobar.com"), true},
+		{Stringer("foobar.com"), false},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.coffee/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.中文网/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.org/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.org:8080/"), true},
+		{Stringer("ftp://foobar.ru/"), false},
+		{Stringer("file:///etc/passwd"), false},
+		{Stringer("file://C:/windows/win.ini"), false},
+		{Stringer("http://user:pass@www.foobar.com/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://127.0.0.1/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://duckduckgo.com/?q=%2F"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://localhost:3000/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com/?foo=bar#baz=qux"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com?foo=bar"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.xn--froschgrn-x9a.net/"), true},
+		{Stringer(""), false},
+		{Stringer("a://b"), false},
+		{Stringer("xyz://foobar.com"), false},
+		{Stringer("invalid."), false},
+		{Stringer(".com"), false},
+		{Stringer("rtmp://foobar.com"), false},
+		{Stringer("http://www.foo_bar.com/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://localhost:3000/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com/#baz"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com#baz=qux"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://foobar.com/t$-_.+!*\\'(),"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.foobar.com/~foobar"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.-foobar.com/"), true},
+		{Stringer("http://www.foo---bar.com/"), true},
+		{Stringer("mailto:someone@example.com"), false},
+		{Stringer("irc://irc.server.org/channel"), false},
+		{Stringer("irc://#channel@network"), false},
+		{Stringer("/abs/test/dir"), false},
+		{Stringer("./rel/test/dir"), false},
+		{Stringer("http:"), false},
+		{Stringer("http://"), false},
+		{Stringer("http://#invalid"), false},
+		{Stringer("https://1.1.1.1"), true},
+
+		{&url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "foobar.com"}, true},
+		{&url.URL{Scheme: "file"}, false},
+		{&url.URL{Scheme: "file", Path: "/"}, false},
+		{&url.URL{Host: "foobar.com"}, false},
+		{&url.URL{}, false},
 	}
 
 	validate := New()