diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/api/EmbedBuilder.java b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/api/EmbedBuilder.java
index 50363dcce9..4ae617edb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/api/EmbedBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/api/EmbedBuilder.java
@@ -907,12 +907,46 @@ public List<MessageEmbed.Field> getFields()
         return fields;
     }
 
+    private static boolean hasUrlFormat(@Nonnull String url)
+    {
+        if (url.regionMatches(true, 0, "https://", 0, "https://".length()))
+        {
+            return url.length() > "https://".length();
+        }
+        if (url.regionMatches(true, 0, "http://", 0, "http://".length()))
+        {
+            return url.length() > "http://".length();
+        }
+        if (url.regionMatches(true, 0, "attachment://", 0, "attachment://".length()))
+        {
+            return url.length() > "attachment://".length();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the provided {@code url} is a valid http(s) or attachment url.
+     * The length of the {@code url} can't exceed {@link MessageEmbed#URL_MAX_LENGTH}.
+     * Note that this check is case-insensitive and at least one character is required
+     * after the url prefix. Meaning that "HtTpS://" will return {@code false}, while
+     * "HtTpS://a" will return {@code true}.
+     *
+     * @param url The string to check.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if {@code url} is a valid http(s) or attachment url,
+     * {@code false} otherwise.
+     */
+    public static boolean isUrlOrAttachment(@Nullable String url)
+    {
+        return url != null && url.length() <= MessageEmbed.URL_MAX_LENGTH && hasUrlFormat(url);
+    }
+
     private void urlCheck(@Nullable String url)
     {
         if (url != null)
         {
             Checks.notLonger(url, MessageEmbed.URL_MAX_LENGTH, "URL");
-            Checks.check(URL_PATTERN.matcher(url).matches(), "URL must be a valid http(s) or attachment url.");
+            Checks.check(hasUrlFormat(url), "URL must be a valid http(s) or attachment url.");
         }
     }
 }