diff --git a/doc/api/url.md b/doc/api/url.md
index 94551f162b8eef..c7bed64d9edacc 100644
--- a/doc/api/url.md
+++ b/doc/api/url.md
@@ -153,6 +153,45 @@ myURL = new URL('foo:Example.com/', 'https://example.org/');
 // foo:Example.com/
 ```
 
+#### Class Method: URL.from(input)
+
+* `input` {Object}
+  * `protocol` {string} any valid protocol. See [`url.protocol`][].
+  * `username` {string} any valid username. See [`url.username`][].
+  * `password` {string} any valid password. See [`url.password`][].
+  * `host` {string} any valid host. See [`url.host`][].
+  * `port` {string|number} any valid port. See [`url.port`][].
+  * `query` {string} is a string representing the query.
+    It gets parsed into a valid [`URLSearchParams`][] and used inside of
+    the [`url.href`][] and [`url.search`][].
+  * `path` {string[]} unlike [`url.pathname`][] it is not a string,
+    but rather an array representing the path.
+  * `fragment` {string} represents the fragment (part after `#`).
+
+Creates a new `URL` instance based on the input object.
+
+```js
+const myURL = URL.from({
+  protocol: 'http',
+  username: 'root',
+  password: '1234',
+  port: '3000',
+  host: 'localhost',
+  path: ['main'],
+  fragment: 'app',
+  query: 'el=%3Cdiv%20%2F%3E',
+});
+// -> "http://root:1234@localhost:3000/main?el=%3Cdiv%20%2F%3E#app"
+```
+
+All properties are optional in case you want to build your `URL` object
+gradually (note that you have to pass an empty object in this case anyway)
+
+```js
+const myURL = URL.from({});
+// -> ":"
+```
+
 #### url.hash
 
 * {string}
@@ -1323,6 +1362,12 @@ console.log(myURL.origin);
 [`url.format()`]: #url_url_format_urlobject
 [`url.href`]: #url_url_href
 [`url.parse()`]: #url_url_parse_urlstring_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost
+[`url.protocol`]: #url_url_protocol
+[`url.username`]: #url_url_username
+[`url.password`]: #url_url_password
+[`url.host`]: #url_url_host
+[`url.port`]: #url_url_port
+[`url.pathname`]: #url_url_pathname
 [`url.search`]: #url_url_search
 [`url.toJSON()`]: #url_url_tojson
 [`url.toString()`]: #url_url_tostring
diff --git a/lib/internal/url.js b/lib/internal/url.js
index a920511df489dc..17bbb300e9ac95 100644
--- a/lib/internal/url.js
+++ b/lib/internal/url.js
@@ -320,6 +320,65 @@ class URL {
           onParseError);
   }
 
+  static from(input) {
+    if (!input || typeof input !== 'object')
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('input', 'Object', input);
+
+    const {
+      username = '',
+      password = '',
+      host = null,
+      port = null,
+      query = null,
+      path = [],
+      fragment = null,
+    } = input;
+    const protocol = `${input.protocol || ''}:`;
+
+    let flags = 0;
+
+    if (
+      protocol === 'file:' ||
+      protocol === 'https:' ||
+      protocol === 'wss:' ||
+      protocol === 'http:' ||
+      protocol === 'ftp:' ||
+      protocol === 'ws:' ||
+      protocol === 'gopher:'
+    )
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL;
+    else if (!host)
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_CANNOT_BE_BASE;
+
+    if (path.length)
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH;
+    if (host)
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
+    if (query)
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
+    if (username)
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME;
+    if (password)
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD;
+    if (fragment)
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGMENT;
+
+    // TODO: maybe don't need to support this since it was used for
+    // the host setter hack at src/node_url.cc:1816
+    if (port == '-1') // eslint-disable-line eqeqeq
+      flags |= URL_FLAGS_IS_DEFAULT_SCHEME_PORT;
+
+    const self = Object.create(URL.prototype);
+    self[context] = new URLContext();
+
+    onParseComplete.apply(self, [
+      flags, protocol, username, password,
+      host, port, path, query, fragment
+    ]);
+
+    return self;
+  }
+
   get [special]() {
     return (this[context].flags & URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL) !== 0;
   }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-from.js b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-from.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c693d901c08f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-url-from.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { URL } = require('url');
+
+function t(expectedUrl, actualConfig) {
+  const url = URL.from(actualConfig);
+  assert.strictEqual(String(url), expectedUrl);
+}
+
+assert.throws(
+  () => { URL.from(); },
+  {
+    name: 'TypeError',
+  },
+  'when argument is ommited altogether'
+);
+
+[
+  ['undefined', undefined],
+  ['null', null],
+  ['false', false],
+  ['true', true],
+  ['0', 0],
+  ['42', 42],
+  ['NaN', NaN],
+  ['empty string', ''],
+  ['symbol', Symbol()],
+  ['class', class {}],
+  ['function', function() {}],
+  ['string', 'string'],
+].forEach(([desc, arg]) => {
+  assert.throws(
+    () => { URL.from(arg); },
+    {
+      name: 'TypeError',
+    },
+    `when ${desc} passed`
+  );
+});
+
+t(':', {});
+
+t('https://nodejs.org', {
+  protocol: 'https',
+  host: 'nodejs.org'
+});
+
+t('https://root@site.com', {
+  protocol: 'https',
+  host: 'site.com',
+  username: 'root'
+});
+
+t('https://:1234@site.com', {
+  protocol: 'https',
+  host: 'site.com',
+  password: '1234'
+});
+
+t('https://root:1234@site.com', {
+  protocol: 'https',
+  host: 'site.com',
+  username: 'root',
+  password: '1234'
+});
+
+t('https://site.com?a=1&b=2', {
+  protocol: 'https',
+  host: 'site.com',
+  query: 'a=1&b=2'
+});
+
+t('https://site.com/one/two', {
+  protocol: 'https',
+  host: 'site.com',
+  path: ['one', 'two']
+});
+
+t('http://localhost:3000', {
+  protocol: 'http',
+  host: 'localhost',
+  port: '3000',
+});
+
+t('http://localhost#fr', {
+  protocol: 'http',
+  host: 'localhost',
+  fragment: 'fr'
+});
+
+t('http://root:1234@localhost:3000/main?el=%3Cdiv%20%2F%3E#app', {
+  protocol: 'http',
+  username: 'root',
+  password: '1234',
+  port: '3000',
+  host: 'localhost',
+  path: ['main'],
+  fragment: 'app',
+  query: 'el=%3Cdiv%20%2F%3E'
+});
+
+t('https://nodejs.org', new Proxy({}, {
+  get(target, p) {
+    if (p === 'protocol')
+      return 'https';
+    else if (p === 'host')
+      return 'nodejs.org';
+  }
+}));