diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index 7c37f17e10d9..a24200e5a87d 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -547,6 +547,10 @@ void WebContents::LoadURL(const GURL& url, const mate::Dictionary& options) {
   web_contents()->GetController().LoadURLWithParams(params);
 }
 
+GURL WebContents::GetURL() const {
+  return web_contents()->GetURL();
+}
+
 base::string16 WebContents::GetTitle() const {
   return web_contents()->GetTitle();
 }
@@ -815,6 +819,7 @@ mate::ObjectTemplateBuilder WebContents::GetObjectTemplateBuilder(
         .SetMethod("getId", &WebContents::GetID)
         .SetMethod("equal", &WebContents::Equal)
         .SetMethod("_loadUrl", &WebContents::LoadURL)
+        .SetMethod("_getUrl", &WebContents::GetURL)
         .SetMethod("getTitle", &WebContents::GetTitle)
         .SetMethod("isLoading", &WebContents::IsLoading)
         .SetMethod("isWaitingForResponse", &WebContents::IsWaitingForResponse)
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
index 3c6bde9c24aa..0001d3e8ef75 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class WebContents : public mate::TrackableObject<WebContents>,
   int GetID() const;
   bool Equal(const WebContents* web_contents) const;
   void LoadURL(const GURL& url, const mate::Dictionary& options);
+  GURL GetURL() const;
   base::string16 GetTitle() const;
   bool IsLoading() const;
   bool IsWaitingForResponse() const;