diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24635cf2d6..c5673daa6e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
 /git-update-server-info
 /git-upload-archive
 /git-upload-pack
+/git-url-parse
 /git-var
 /git-verify-commit
 /git-verify-pack
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cedc234173..1c757a1aa0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1497,6 +1497,7 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/update-ref.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/update-server-info.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/upload-archive.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/upload-pack.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/url-parse.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/var.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/verify-commit.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/verify-pack.o
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index 235c51f30e..c6f7672991 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ int cmd_update_server_info(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, stru
 int cmd_upload_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_upload_archive_writer(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_upload_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
+int cmd_url_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_var(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_verify_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_verify_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
diff --git a/builtin/url-parse.c b/builtin/url-parse.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e705538c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/url-parse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "gettext.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
+#include "url.h"
+#include "urlmatch.h"
+
+static const char * const builtin_url_parse_usage[] = {
+	N_("git url-parse [-c <component>] [--] <url>..."),
+	NULL
+};
+
+static char *component_arg;
+
+static struct option builtin_url_parse_options[] = {
+	OPT_STRING('c', "component", &component_arg, N_("component"),
+		N_("which URL component to extract")),
+	OPT_END(),
+};
+
+enum url_component {
+	URL_NONE = 0,
+	URL_SCHEME,
+	URL_USER,
+	URL_PASSWORD,
+	URL_HOST,
+	URL_PORT,
+	URL_PATH,
+};
+
+static void parse_or_die(const char *url, struct url_info *info)
+{
+	if (url_is_local_not_ssh(url)) {
+		if (*url == '/')
+			die("'%s' is not a URL; if you meant a local "
+			    "repository, use 'file://%s'", url, url);
+		if (has_dos_drive_prefix(url))
+			die("'%s' is not a URL; if you meant a local "
+			    "repository, use 'file:///%s'", url, url);
+		die("'%s' is not a URL; if you meant a local repository, "
+		    "use a 'file://' URL with an absolute path", url);
+	}
+	if (!url_parse(url, info))
+		die("invalid git URL '%s': %s", url, info->err);
+}
+
+static enum url_component get_component_or_die(const char *arg)
+{
+	if (!strcmp("path", arg))
+		return URL_PATH;
+	if (!strcmp("host", arg))
+		return URL_HOST;
+	if (!strcmp("scheme", arg))
+		return URL_SCHEME;
+	if (!strcmp("user", arg))
+		return URL_USER;
+	if (!strcmp("password", arg))
+		return URL_PASSWORD;
+	if (!strcmp("port", arg))
+		return URL_PORT;
+	die("invalid git URL component '%s'", arg);
+}
+
+static char *extract_component(enum url_component component,
+			       struct url_info *info)
+{
+	size_t offset, length;
+
+	switch (component) {
+	case URL_SCHEME:
+		offset = 0;
+		length = info->scheme_len;
+		break;
+	case URL_USER:
+		offset = info->user_off;
+		length = info->user_len;
+		break;
+	case URL_PASSWORD:
+		offset = info->passwd_off;
+		length = info->passwd_len;
+		break;
+	case URL_HOST:
+		offset = info->host_off;
+		length = info->host_len;
+		break;
+	case URL_PORT:
+		offset = info->port_off;
+		length = info->port_len;
+		break;
+	case URL_PATH:
+		offset = info->path_off;
+		length = info->path_len;
+		break;
+	case URL_NONE:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return xstrndup(info->url + offset, length);
+}
+
+int cmd_url_parse(int argc,
+		  const char **argv,
+		  const char *prefix,
+		  struct repository *repo UNUSED)
+{
+	struct url_info info;
+	enum url_component selected = URL_NONE;
+	char *extracted;
+	int i;
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_url_parse_options,
+			     builtin_url_parse_usage, 0);
+
+	if (argc == 0)
+		usage_with_options(builtin_url_parse_usage,
+				   builtin_url_parse_options);
+
+	if (component_arg)
+		selected = get_component_or_die(component_arg);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+		parse_or_die(argv[i], &info);
+
+		if (selected != URL_NONE) {
+			extracted = extract_component(selected, &info);
+			if (extracted) {
+				puts(extracted);
+				free(extracted);
+			}
+		}
+
+		free(info.url);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/command-list.txt b/command-list.txt
index f9005cf459..1ede48186f 100644
--- a/command-list.txt
+++ b/command-list.txt
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ git-update-ref                          plumbingmanipulators
 git-update-server-info                  synchingrepositories
 git-upload-archive                      synchelpers
 git-upload-pack                         synchelpers
+git-url-parse                           purehelpers
 git-var                                 plumbinginterrogators
 git-verify-commit                       ancillaryinterrogators
 git-verify-pack                         plumbinginterrogators
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 5a40eab8a2..a073eed931 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "upload-archive", cmd_upload_archive, NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "upload-archive--writer", cmd_upload_archive_writer, NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "upload-pack", cmd_upload_pack },
+	{ "url-parse", cmd_url_parse },
 	{ "var", cmd_var, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "verify-commit", cmd_verify_commit, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "verify-pack", cmd_verify_pack },
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 11488623bf..dc3cf68ee5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ builtin_sources = [
   'builtin/update-server-info.c',
   'builtin/upload-archive.c',
   'builtin/upload-pack.c',
+  'builtin/url-parse.c',
   'builtin/var.c',
   'builtin/verify-commit.c',
   'builtin/verify-pack.c',