diff --git a/Annex/FileMatcher.hs b/Annex/FileMatcher.hs
index 6157efa3f0..385e23a16e 100644
--- a/Annex/FileMatcher.hs
+++ b/Annex/FileMatcher.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {- git-annex file matching
  -
- - Copyright 2012-2024 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+ - Copyright 2012-2025 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
  -
  - Licensed under the GNU AGPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ preferredContentTokens pcd =
 	, ValueToken "approxlackingcopies" (usev $ limitLackingCopies "approxlackingcopies" True)
 	, ValueToken "inbackend" (usev limitInBackend)
 	, ValueToken "metadata" (usev limitMetaData)
+	, ValueToken "url" (usev limitUrl)
 	, ValueToken "inallgroup" (usev $ limitInAllGroup $ getGroupMap pcd)
 	, ValueToken "onlyingroup" (usev $ limitOnlyInGroup $ getGroupMap pcd)
 	, ValueToken "balanced" (usev $ limitBalanced (repoUUID pcd) (getGroupMap pcd))
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7216b21fbb..e0407b3919 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ git-annex (10.20250631) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     that have experienced the above bug.
   * Fix symlinks generated to annexed content when in adjusted unlocked
     branch in a linked worktree on a filesystem not supporting symlinks.
+  * Add --url option and url= preferred content expression, to match
+    content that is recorded as present in an url.   
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:59:42 -0400
 
diff --git a/CmdLine/GitAnnex/Options.hs b/CmdLine/GitAnnex/Options.hs
index 890f9654de..4b44edda56 100644
--- a/CmdLine/GitAnnex/Options.hs
+++ b/CmdLine/GitAnnex/Options.hs
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ keyMatchingOptions' =
 		<> help "match files with attached metadata"
 		<> hidden
 		)
+	, annexOption (setAnnexState . Limit.addUrl) $ strOption
+		( long "url" <> metavar paramGlob
+		<> help "match files by url"
+		<> hidden
+		)
 	, annexFlag (setAnnexState Limit.Wanted.addWantGet)
 		( long "want-get"
 		<> help "match files the local repository wants to get"
diff --git a/Limit.hs b/Limit.hs
index d090e09d88..1916a606d5 100644
--- a/Limit.hs
+++ b/Limit.hs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import Types.FileMatcher
 import Types.MetaData
 import Annex.MetaData
 import Logs.MetaData
+import Logs.Web
 import Logs.Group
 import Logs.Unused
 import Logs.Location
@@ -867,6 +868,26 @@ limitMetaData s = case parseMetaDataMatcher s of
 		. S.filter matching
 		. metaDataValues f <$> getCurrentMetaData k
 
+addUrl :: String -> Annex ()
+addUrl = addLimit . limitUrl
+
+limitUrl :: MkLimit Annex
+limitUrl glob = Right $ MatchFiles
+	{ matchAction = const $ const $ checkKey check
+	, matchNeedsFileName = False
+	, matchNeedsFileContent = False
+	, matchNeedsKey = True
+	, matchNeedsLocationLog = False
+	, matchNeedsLiveRepoSize = False
+	, matchNegationUnstable = False
+	, matchDesc = "url" =? glob
+	}
+  where
+	check k = any (matchGlob cglob)
+		. map (fst . getDownloader)
+		<$> getUrls k
+	cglob = compileGlob glob CaseSensitive (GlobFilePath False) -- memoized
+
 addAccessedWithin :: Duration -> Annex ()
 addAccessedWithin duration = do
 	now <- liftIO getPOSIXTime
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-matching-options.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-matching-options.mdwn
index ea29f98848..cf964cc71d 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-matching-options.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-matching-options.mdwn
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ in either of two repositories.
   (Note that you will need to quote the second parameter to avoid
   the shell doing redirection.)
 
+* `--url=glob`
+
+  Matches when the content is recorded as being present in an url that
+  matches the glob.
+
 * `--want-get`
 
   Matches only when the preferred content settings for the local repository
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-preferred-content.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-preferred-content.mdwn
index 52c6ff225e..6b9fc521ac 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-preferred-content.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-preferred-content.mdwn
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ content not being configured.
   To match PDFs with between 100 and 200 pages (assuming something has set
   that metadata), use `metadata=pagecount>=100 and metadata=pagecount<=200`
 
+* `url=glob`
+
+  Matches when the content is recorded as being present in an url that
+  matches the glob. 
+
 * `present`
 
   Makes content be wanted if it's present, but not otherwise.
diff --git a/doc/todo/match_on_url.mdwn b/doc/todo/match_on_url.mdwn
index 6623debbed..5ef885e02d 100644
--- a/doc/todo/match_on_url.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/match_on_url.mdwn
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ expression if adding that.
 An alternative way could be to populate a metadata field with the url,
 if that were done without increasing the size of the git repository.
 --[[Joey]]
+
+> [[done]] --[[Joey]]