diff --git a/src/Request.php b/src/Request.php
index a9665b2..efb75cc 100644
--- a/src/Request.php
+++ b/src/Request.php
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ public function urlSprintf($format = "%a")
     return str_replace(array_keys($this->_formatCache), $this->_formatCache, $format);
   }
 
+  public function url()
+  {
+    return $this->getSchemeAndHttpHost() . $this->getRequestUri();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Detect if the port is the standard based on the scheme e.g. http = 80
    *
diff --git a/tests/RequestTest.php b/tests/RequestTest.php
index c9340d1..8341cdc 100644
--- a/tests/RequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/RequestTest.php
@@ -273,4 +273,12 @@ public function testAppEngineIp()
     $classicRequest->headers->set('x-appengine-user-ip', '0.0.0.0'); //fake ip through header
     $this->assertEquals(['1.2.3.4', '5.6.7.8'], $classicRequest->getClientIps());
   }
+
+  public function testUrl()
+  {
+    $request = Request::createFromGlobals();
+    $request->headers->set('HOST', 'www.packaged.local:81');
+    $request->server->set('REQUEST_URI', '/path/uri');
+    $this->assertEquals('http://www.packaged.local:81/path/uri', $request->url());
+  }
 }