diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 428012f3e..7e0c785f8 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export {
   getQueryParameters,
   ensureDefinedConfig,
   mix,
+  parseURL,
 } from './utils';
 export {
   APP_TOPIC,
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index e173ca75f..79e8231c8 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -122,6 +122,27 @@ export function convertKeyNames(object, nameMap) {
   return modifyObjectKeys(object, transformer);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Given a string URL return an element that has been parsed via href.
+ * This element has the possibility to return different part of the URL.
+  parser.protocol; // => "http:"
+  parser.hostname; // => "example.com"
+  parser.port;     // => "3000"
+  parser.pathname; // => "/pathname/"
+  parser.search;   // => "?search=test"
+  parser.hash;     // => "#hash"
+  parser.host;     // => "example.com:3000"
+ * https://gist.github.com/jlong/2428561
+ *
+ * @param {string}
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+export function parseURL(url) {
+  const parser = document.createElement('a');
+  parser.href = url;
+  return parser;
+}
+
 /**
  * *Deprecated*: A method which converts the supplied query string into an object of
  * key-value pairs and returns it.  Defaults to the current query string - should perform like
diff --git a/src/utils.test.js b/src/utils.test.js
index 1c366c772..0f887fd58 100644
--- a/src/utils.test.js
+++ b/src/utils.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   camelCaseObject,
   snakeCaseObject,
   convertKeyNames,
+  parseURL,
   getQueryParameters,
   mix,
 } from '.';
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ describe('getQueryParameters', () => {
   });
 });
 
+
 describe('mix', () => {
   it('should return rigth value', () => {
     const expected = '#546e88'; // This value was calculated in https://sass.js.org/ by using sass mix function
@@ -130,5 +132,43 @@ describe('mix', () => {
     const expected = '#8598aa'; // This value was calculated in https://sass.js.org/ by using sass mix function
 
     expect(mix('FFFFFF', '0A3055')).toBe(expected);
+      });
+});
+
+describe('ParseURL', () => {
+  const testURL = 'http://example.com:3000/pathname/?search=test#hash';
+  const parsedURL = parseURL(testURL);
+  it('String URL is correctly parsed', () => {
+    expect(parsedURL.toString()).toEqual(testURL);
+    expect(parsedURL.href).toEqual(testURL);
+    expect(typeof (parsedURL)).toEqual('object');
+  });
+
+  it('should return protocol from URL', () => {
+    expect(parsedURL.protocol).toEqual('http:');
+  });
+
+  it('should return hostname from URL', () => {
+    expect(parsedURL.hostname).toEqual('example.com');
+  });
+
+  it('should return port from URL', () => {
+    expect(parsedURL.port).toEqual('3000');
+  });
+
+  it('should return pathname from URL', () => {
+    expect(parsedURL.pathname).toEqual('/pathname/');
+  });
+
+  it('should return search rom URL', () => {
+    expect(parsedURL.search).toEqual('?search=test');
+  });
+
+  it('should return hash from URL', () => {
+    expect(parsedURL.hash).toEqual('#hash');
+  });
+
+  it('should return host from URL', () => {
+    expect(parsedURL.host).toEqual('example.com:3000');
   });
 });