diff --git a/headers/os/net/Url.h b/headers/os/net/Url.h
index 06dc6047483..0363989ef87 100644
--- a/headers/os/net/Url.h
+++ b/headers/os/net/Url.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <Archivable.h>
 #include <Message.h>
+#include <Path.h>
 #include <String.h>
 
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class BUrl : public BArchivable {
 								BUrl(BMessage* archive);
 								BUrl(const BUrl& other);
 								BUrl(const BUrl& base, const BString& relative);
+								BUrl(const BPath& path);
 								BUrl();
 	virtual						~BUrl();
 
diff --git a/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserApp.cpp b/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserApp.cpp
index bd419eaa73d..5243513780c 100644
--- a/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserApp.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserApp.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ void
 BrowserApp::_RefsReceived(BMessage* message, int32* _pagesCreated,
 	bool* _fullscreen)
 {
+	puts("refs!");
 	int32 pagesCreated = 0;
 
 	BrowserWindow* window = NULL;
@@ -390,9 +391,9 @@ BrowserApp::_RefsReceived(BMessage* message, int32* _pagesCreated,
 		BPath path;
 		if (entry.GetPath(&path) != B_OK)
 			continue;
-		BString url;
-		url << path.Path();
-		window = _CreateNewPage(url, window, fullscreen, pagesCreated == 0);
+		BUrl url(path);
+		window = _CreateNewPage(url.UrlString(), window, fullscreen,
+			pagesCreated == 0);
 		pagesCreated++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserWindow.cpp b/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserWindow.cpp
index c177aa0b784..7b25f9213c5 100644
--- a/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserWindow.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <StringView.h>
 #include <TextControl.h>
 #include <UnicodeChar.h>
+#include <Url.h>
 
 #include <map>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -967,7 +968,9 @@ BrowserWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			BPath path;
 			if (!entry.Exists() || entry.GetPath(&path) != B_OK)
 				break;
-			CurrentWebView()->LoadURL(path.Path());
+
+			BUrl url(path);
+			CurrentWebView()->LoadURL(url);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/Url.cpp b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/Url.cpp
index a32d1477202..fb1d499aaea 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/Url.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/Url.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,24 @@ BUrl::BUrl()
 }
 
 
+BUrl::BUrl(const BPath& path)
+	:
+	fUrlString(),
+	fProtocol(),
+	fUser(),
+	fPassword(),
+	fHost(),
+	fPort(0),
+	fPath(),
+	fRequest(),
+	fHasHost(false),
+	fHasFragment(false)
+{
+	SetUrlString(UrlEncode(path.Path(), true, true));
+	SetProtocol("file");
+}
+
+
 BUrl::~BUrl()
 {
 }