diff --git a/source/index.ts b/source/index.ts
index 868ec18..7111804 100644
--- a/source/index.ts
+++ b/source/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import util from 'util';
 import symbolObservable from 'symbol-observable';
+import {URL} from 'url';
 
 type TypedArray = Int8Array | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray | Int16Array | Uint16Array | Int32Array | Uint32Array | Float32Array | Float64Array;
 type Primitive = null | undefined | string | number | boolean | Symbol;
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ namespace is { // tslint:disable-line:no-namespace
 	export const dataView = isObjectOfType<DataView>(TypeName.DataView);
 
 	export const directInstanceOf = <T>(instance: any, klass: Class<T>): instance is T => Object.getPrototypeOf(instance) === klass.prototype;
+	export const urlInstance = (value: any): value is URL => !nullOrUndefined(value) && directInstanceOf<URL>(value, URL);
 
 	export const truthy = (value: any) => Boolean(value);
 	export const falsy = (value: any) => !value;
diff --git a/source/tests/test.ts b/source/tests/test.ts
index a2d56ad..92897e0 100644
--- a/source/tests/test.ts
+++ b/source/tests/test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import net from 'net';
 import Stream from 'stream';
 import util from 'util';
 import tempy from 'tempy';
+import {URL} from 'url';
 import test, {TestContext, Context} from 'ava';
 import {JSDOM} from 'jsdom';
 import {Subject, Observable} from 'rxjs';
@@ -534,6 +535,16 @@ test('is.directInstanceOf', t => {
 	t.false(m.directInstanceOf(errorSubclass, Error));
 });
 
+test('is.urlInstance', t => {
+	const url = new URL('https://google.com');
+
+	t.true(m.urlInstance(url));
+
+	t.false(m.urlInstance({}));
+	t.false(m.urlInstance(undefined));
+	t.false(m.urlInstance(null));
+});
+
 test('is.truthy', t => {
 	t.true(m.truthy('unicorn'));
 	t.true(m.truthy('🦄'));