diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
index 56b41d1f41..f001f96db2 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ var et2_url = (function(){ "use strict"; return et2_textbox.extend(
 	attributes: {
 		"multiline": {
 			"ignore": true
+		},
+		"allow_path": {
+			type: "boolean",
+			name: "Allow path",
+			description: "Allow a path instead of a URL, path must start with /",
+			default: false
+		},
+		"trailing_slash": {
+			type: "boolean",
+			name: "Trailing slash",
+			description: "Require (or forbid) that the path ends with a /",
+			default: et2_no_init
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -212,10 +224,24 @@ var et2_url = (function(){ "use strict"; return et2_textbox.extend(
 		if(value == "") return;
 		switch(e.data._type) {
 			case "url":
-				if(value.indexOf("://") == -1) {
+				if(value.indexOf("://") == -1 && !e.data.options.allow_path) {
 					e.data.set_value("http://"+value);
 					e.data.showMessage(e.data.egw().lang("Protocol is required"), "hint", true);
 				}
+				else if (e.data.options.allow_path && value[0] !== '/')
+				{
+					e.data.showMessage(e.data.egw().lang("Path must start with '/'"), "hint", true);
+				}
+
+				// Adjust trailing slash - required or forbidden
+				if(e.data.options.trailing_slash === true && value[value.length-1] !== '/' )
+				{
+					e.data.set_value(value+'/');
+				}
+				else if (e.data.options.trailing_slash === false && value[value.length-1] === '/'  )
+				{
+					e.data.set_value(value.substr(0,value.length-1));
+				}
 				break;
 			case "url-email":
 				if(!e.data.EMAIL_PREG.test(value) ||
diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Url.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Url.php
index 39306aec86..5dc3dbfc68 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Url.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Url.php
@@ -78,17 +78,34 @@ class Url extends Etemplate\Widget
 			}
 			elseif ((string)$value != '' && !isset($this->attrs['preg']))
 			{
+				$url_valid = true;
 				switch($this->type)
 				{
 					case 'url':
+						$this->attrs['preg'] = self::URL_PREG;
+						if($this->attrs['allow_path'])
+						{
+							$url_valid = $value[0] === '/';
+
+							// Just need to override the regex
+							$this->attrs['preg'] = '_\/.*_';
+						}
 						// if no protocol given eg. "www.egroupware.org" prepend "http://" for validation
-						if (($missing_protocol = strpos($value, '://') === false))
+						else if (($missing_protocol = strpos($value, '://') === false))
 						{
 							$value = 'http://'.$value;
 						}
-						$url_valid = filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) ||
-							// Remove intl chars & check again, but if it passes we'll keep the original
-							filter_var(preg_replace('/[^[:print:]]/','',$value), FILTER_VALIDATE_URL);
+						if($url_valid && !$this->attrs['allow_path'])
+						{
+							$url_valid = filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) ||
+								// Remove intl chars & check again, but if it passes we'll keep the original
+								filter_var(preg_replace('/[^[:print:]]/','',$value), FILTER_VALIDATE_URL);
+						}
+						if(array_key_exists('trailing_slash', $this->attrs))
+						{
+							$trailing_slash = substr($value, -1) === '/';
+							$url_valid = (($this->attrs['trailing_slash'] == 'true') == $trailing_slash);
+						}
 						//error_log(__METHOD__."() filter_var(value=".array2string($value).", FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)=".array2string(filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL))." --> url_valid=".array2string($url_valid));
 						// remove http:// validation prefix again
 						if ($missing_protocol)
@@ -100,7 +117,6 @@ class Url extends Etemplate\Widget
 							self::set_validation_error($form_name,lang("'%1' has an invalid format !!!",$value),'');
 							return;
 						}
-						$this->attrs['preg'] = self::URL_PREG;
 						break;
 					case 'url-email':
 						$this->attrs['preg'] = self::EMAIL_PREG;