diff --git a/src/acr/browser/lightning/Utils.java b/src/acr/browser/lightning/Utils.java
index bddad0a..cda3824 100644
--- a/src/acr/browser/lightning/Utils.java
+++ b/src/acr/browser/lightning/Utils.java
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ public final class Utils {
 		else
 			return domain.startsWith("www.") ? domain.substring(4) : domain;
 	}
+	
+	public static String getProtocol(String url) {
+		int index = url.indexOf('/');
+		return url.substring(0, index + 2);
+	}
 
 	public static List<HistoryItem> getOldBookmarks(Context context) {
 		List<HistoryItem> bookmarks = new ArrayList<HistoryItem>();