diff --git a/lib/http_parser.cpp b/lib/http_parser.cpp
index 87c4106e..188bdf77 100644
--- a/lib/http_parser.cpp
+++ b/lib/http_parser.cpp
@@ -27,14 +27,46 @@ HTTP::URL::URL(const std::string & url){
   }
   //proto_sep now points to the start of the host, guaranteed
   //continue by finding the path, if any
-  size_t first_slash = url.find('/', proto_sep);
+  size_t first_slash = url.find_first_of("/?#", proto_sep);
   if (first_slash != std::string::npos){
-    path = url.substr(first_slash+1);
+    if (url[first_slash] == '/'){
+      path = url.substr(first_slash+1);
+    }else{
+      path = url.substr(first_slash);
+    }
+    size_t hmark = path.find('#');
+    if (hmark != std::string::npos){
+      frag = path.substr(hmark+1);
+      path.erase(hmark);
+    }
     size_t qmark = path.find('?');
     if (qmark != std::string::npos){
       args = path.substr(qmark+1);
       path.erase(qmark);
     }
+    if (path.size()){
+      size_t dots = path.find("/./");
+      while (dots != std::string::npos){
+        path.erase(dots, 2);
+        dots = path.find("/./");
+      }
+      dots = path.find("/../");
+      while (dots != std::string::npos){
+        size_t prevslash = path.rfind('/', dots-1);
+        if (prevslash == std::string::npos){
+          path.erase(0, dots+4);
+        }else{
+          path.erase(prevslash+1, dots-prevslash+3);
+        }
+        dots = path.find("/../");
+      }
+      if (path.substr(0, 2) == "./"){
+        path.erase(0, 2);
+      }
+      if (path.substr(0, 3) == "../"){
+        path.erase(0, 3);
+      }
+    }
   }
   //host and port are now definitely between proto_sep and first_slash
   //we check for [ at the start because we may have an IPv6 address as host
@@ -60,8 +92,8 @@ HTTP::URL::URL(const std::string & url){
     //"normal" host - first find port, if any
     size_t colon = url.rfind(':', first_slash);
     if (colon == std::string::npos || colon < proto_sep){
-      //no port. Assume 80
-      port = "80";
+      //no port. Assume default
+      port = "";
       host = url.substr(proto_sep, first_slash-proto_sep);
     }else{
       //we have a port number, read it
@@ -83,10 +115,82 @@ HTTP::URL::URL(const std::string & url){
 
 ///Returns the port in numeric format
 uint32_t HTTP::URL::getPort() const{
-  if (!port.size()){return 80;}
+  if (!port.size()){return getDefaultPort();}
   return atoi(port.c_str());
 }
 
+///Returns the default port for the protocol in numeric format
+uint32_t HTTP::URL::getDefaultPort() const{
+  if (protocol == "https"){return 443;}
+  if (protocol == "rtmp"){return 1935;}
+  if (protocol == "dtsc"){return 4200;}
+  return 80;
+}
+
+///Returns the full URL in string format
+std::string HTTP::URL::getUrl() const{
+  std::string ret;
+  if (protocol.size()){
+    ret = protocol + "://" + host;
+  }else{
+    ret = "//" + host;
+  }
+  if (port.size() && getPort() != getDefaultPort()){ret += ":" + port;}
+  ret += "/";
+  if (path.size()){ret += path;}
+  if (args.size()){ret += "?" + args;}
+  if (frag.size()){ret += "#" + frag;}
+  return ret;
+}
+
+///Returns the URL in string format without args and frag
+std::string HTTP::URL::getBareUrl() const{
+  std::string ret;
+  if (protocol.size()){
+    ret = protocol + "://" + host;
+  }else{
+    ret = "//" + host;
+  }
+  if (port.size() && getPort() != getDefaultPort()){ret += ":" + port;}
+  ret += "/";
+  if (path.size()){ret += path;}
+  return ret;
+}
+
+///Returns a URL object for the given link, resolved relative to the current URL object.
+HTTP::URL HTTP::URL::link(const std::string &l){
+  //Full link
+  if (l.find("://") < l.find('/') && l.find('/' != std::string::npos)){
+    DONTEVEN_MSG("Full link: %s", l.c_str());
+    return URL(l);
+  }
+  //Absolute link
+  if (l[0] == '/'){
+    DONTEVEN_MSG("Absolute link: %s", l.c_str());
+    if (l.size() > 1 && l[1] == '/'){
+      //Same-protocol full link
+      return URL(protocol+":"+l);
+    }else{
+      //Same-domain/port absolute link
+      URL tmp = *this;
+      tmp.args.clear();
+      tmp.path = l.substr(1);
+      //Abuse the fact that we don't check for arguments in getUrl()
+      return URL(tmp.getUrl());
+    }
+  }
+  //Relative link
+  std::string tmpUrl = getBareUrl();
+  size_t slashPos = tmpUrl.rfind('/');
+  if (slashPos == std::string::npos){
+    tmpUrl += "/";
+  }else{
+    tmpUrl.erase(slashPos+1);
+  }
+  DONTEVEN_MSG("Relative link: %s+%s", tmpUrl.c_str(), l.c_str());
+  return URL(tmpUrl+l);
+}
+
 /// This constructor creates an empty HTTP::Parser, ready for use for either reading or writing.
 /// All this constructor does is call HTTP::Parser::Clean().
 HTTP::Parser::Parser() {
diff --git a/lib/http_parser.h b/lib/http_parser.h
index 181ea5f5..692febd8 100644
--- a/lib/http_parser.h
+++ b/lib/http_parser.h
@@ -74,11 +74,16 @@ namespace HTTP {
     public:
       URL(const std::string & url);
       uint32_t getPort() const;
+      uint32_t getDefaultPort() const;
+      std::string getUrl() const;
+      std::string getBareUrl() const;
       std::string host;///< Hostname or IP address of URL
       std::string protocol;///<Protocol of URL
       std::string port;///<Port of URL
       std::string path;///<Path after the first slash (not inclusive) but before any question mark
       std::string args;///<Everything after the question mark in the path, if it was present
+      std::string frag;///<Everything after the # in the path, if it was present
+      URL link(const std::string &l);
   };
 
 }//HTTP namespace