diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/profilefields/url.html b/phpBB/adm/style/profilefields/url.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8dd3a90de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/profilefields/url.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- BEGIN url -->
+<input type="url" class="inputbox autowidth" name="{url.FIELD_IDENT}" id="{url.FIELD_IDENT}" size="{url.FIELD_LENGTH}" maxlength="{url.FIELD_MAXLEN}" value="{url.FIELD_VALUE}" />
+<!-- END url -->
diff --git a/phpBB/config/profilefields.yml b/phpBB/config/profilefields.yml
index 5a861a4b56..d12a1f8a37 100644
--- a/phpBB/config/profilefields.yml
+++ b/phpBB/config/profilefields.yml
@@ -80,3 +80,12 @@ services:
             - @user
         tags:
             - { name: profilefield.type }
+
+    profilefields.type.url:
+        class: phpbb\profilefields\type\type_url
+        arguments:
+            - @request
+            - @template
+            - @user
+        tags:
+            - { name: profilefield.type }
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/profile.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/profile.php
index 0ea95c35ba..93162daa45 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/profile.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/profile.php
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'FIELD_TEXT'				=> 'Textarea',
 	'FIELD_TYPE'				=> 'Field type',
 	'FIELD_TYPE_EXPLAIN'		=> 'You are not able to change the field type later.',
+	'FIELD_URL'					=> 'URL (Link)',
 	'FIELD_VALIDATION'			=> 'Field validation',
 	'FIRST_OPTION'				=> 'First option',
 
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/ucp.php b/phpBB/language/en/ucp.php
index 1520af9ef8..6970319397 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/ucp.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/ucp.php
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'FIELD_INVALID_CHARS_ALPHA_ONLY'	=> 'The field “%s” has invalid characters, only alphanumeric characters are allowed.',
 	'FIELD_INVALID_CHARS_SPACERS_ONLY'	=> 'The field “%s” has invalid characters, only alphanumeric, space or -+_[] characters are allowed.',
 	'FIELD_INVALID_DATE'				=> 'The field “%s” has an invalid date.',
+	'FIELD_INVALID_URL'					=> 'The field “%s” has an invalid url.',
 	'FIELD_INVALID_VALUE'				=> 'The field “%s” has an invalid value.',
 
 	'FOE_MESSAGE'				=> 'Message from foe',
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_int.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_int.php
index 267f522d5d..c98c863e13 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_int.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_int.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class type_int extends type_base
 			0 => array('TITLE' => $this->user->lang['FIELD_LENGTH'],		'FIELD' => '<input type="number" min="0" max="99999" name="field_length" size="5" value="' . $field_data['field_length'] . '" />'),
 			1 => array('TITLE' => $this->user->lang['MIN_FIELD_NUMBER'],	'FIELD' => '<input type="number" min="0" max="99999" name="field_minlen" size="5" value="' . $field_data['field_minlen'] . '" />'),
 			2 => array('TITLE' => $this->user->lang['MAX_FIELD_NUMBER'],	'FIELD' => '<input type="number" min="0" max="99999" name="field_maxlen" size="5" value="' . $field_data['field_maxlen'] . '" />'),
-			3 => array('TITLE' => $this->user->lang['DEFAULT_VALUE'],		'FIELD' => '<input type="post" name="field_default_value" value="' . $field_data['field_default_value'] . '" />'),
+			3 => array('TITLE' => $this->user->lang['DEFAULT_VALUE'],		'FIELD' => '<input type="number" name="field_default_value" value="' . $field_data['field_default_value'] . '" />'),
 		);
 
 		return $options;
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string.php
index 9d241c49ef..9dada592eb 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_string.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class type_string extends type_string_common
 		$default_value = $profile_row['lang_default_value'];
 		$profile_row['field_value'] = ($this->request->is_set($field_ident)) ? $this->request->variable($field_ident, $default_value, true) : ((!isset($this->user->profile_fields[$field_ident]) || $preview_options !== false) ? $default_value : $this->user->profile_fields[$field_ident]);
 
-		$this->template->assign_block_vars('string', array_change_key_case($profile_row, CASE_UPPER));
+		$this->template->assign_block_vars($this->get_name_short(), array_change_key_case($profile_row, CASE_UPPER));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_url.php b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_url.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08f976cf4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/profilefields/type/type_url.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package phpBB
+* @copyright (c) 2014 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+namespace phpbb\profilefields\type;
+
+class type_url extends type_string
+{
+	/**
+	* {@inheritDoc}
+	*/
+	public function get_name_short()
+	{
+		return 'url';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* {@inheritDoc}
+	*/
+	public function get_options($default_lang_id, $field_data)
+	{
+		$options = array(
+			0 => array('TITLE' => $this->user->lang['FIELD_LENGTH'],		'FIELD' => '<input type="number" min="0" name="field_length" size="5" value="' . $field_data['field_length'] . '" />'),
+			1 => array('TITLE' => $this->user->lang['MIN_FIELD_CHARS'],	'FIELD' => '<input type="number" min="0" name="field_minlen" size="5" value="' . $field_data['field_minlen'] . '" />'),
+			2 => array('TITLE' => $this->user->lang['MAX_FIELD_CHARS'],	'FIELD' => '<input type="number" min="0" name="field_maxlen" size="5" value="' . $field_data['field_maxlen'] . '" />'),
+		);
+
+		return $options;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* {@inheritDoc}
+	*/
+	public function get_default_option_values()
+	{
+		return array(
+			'field_length'		=> 40,
+			'field_minlen'		=> 0,
+			'field_maxlen'		=> 200,
+			'field_validation'	=> '',
+			'field_novalue'		=> '',
+			'field_default_value'	=> '',
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	public function get_profile_value($field_value, $field_data)
+	{
+		if (!$field_value && !$field_data['field_show_novalue'])
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return $field_value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* {@inheritDoc}
+	*/
+	public function validate_profile_field(&$field_value, $field_data)
+	{
+		$field_value = trim($field_value);
+
+		if ($field_value === '' && !$field_data['field_required'])
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (!preg_match('#^' . get_preg_expression('url') . '$#i', $field_value))
+		{
+			return $this->user->lang('FIELD_INVALID_URL', $this->get_field_name($field_data['lang_name']));
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/profilefields/url.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/profilefields/url.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8dd3a90de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/profilefields/url.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- BEGIN url -->
+<input type="url" class="inputbox autowidth" name="{url.FIELD_IDENT}" id="{url.FIELD_IDENT}" size="{url.FIELD_LENGTH}" maxlength="{url.FIELD_MAXLEN}" value="{url.FIELD_VALUE}" />
+<!-- END url -->
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/profilefields/url.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/profilefields/url.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42805aa98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/profilefields/url.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- BEGIN url -->
+	<input type="url" class="post" name="{url.FIELD_IDENT}" id="{url.FIELD_IDENT}" size="{url.FIELD_LENGTH}" maxlength="{url.FIELD_MAXLEN}" value="{url.FIELD_VALUE}" />
+<!-- END url -->