2 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/examples/webview/webview/main.cpp b/examples/webview/webview/main.cpp
index 8525bc2..b569129 100644
--- a/examples/webview/webview/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/webview/webview/main.cpp
@@ -38,14 +38,27 @@
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
 
+#include <QtCore/QUrl>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include <QtQml/QQmlContext>
+
+// Workaround: As of Qt 5.4 QtQuick does not expose QUrl::fromUserInput.
+class Utils : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    Utils(QObject* parent = 0) : QObject(parent) { }
+    Q_INVOKABLE static QUrl fromUserInput(const QString& userInput) { return QUrl::fromUserInput(userInput); }
+};
+
+#include "main.moc"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("utils", new Utils(&engine));
     engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));
 
     return app.exec();
diff --git a/examples/webview/webview/main.qml b/examples/webview/webview/main.qml
index 5b1e951..57b3e7a 100644
--- a/examples/webview/webview/main.qml
+++ b/examples/webview/webview/main.qml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             anchors.margins: topLevel.width / 30
             text: qsTr("Go")
             onClicked: {
-                webView.url = addressField.text
+                webView.url = utils.fromUserInput(addressField.text)
             }
         }