diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c9ad2a50a16..ee391a24245 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export { Events, setupEvents, setupProvideEvents } from './util/events';
 export { IonicErrorHandler } from './util/ionic-error-handler';
 export { Keyboard } from './platform/keyboard';
 export { Form, IonicFormInput, IonicTapInput } from './util/form';
-export { reorderArray } from './util/util';
+export { reorderArray, normalizeURL } from './util/util';
 export { Animation, AnimationOptions, EffectProperty, EffectState, PlayOptions } from './animations/animation';
 export { PageTransition } from './transitions/page-transition';
 export { Transition } from './transitions/transition';
diff --git a/src/util/util.ts b/src/util/util.ts
index 6858060f86f..ef2fa614cc5 100644
--- a/src/util/util.ts
+++ b/src/util/util.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ export function debounce(fn: Function, wait: number, immediate: boolean = false)
  };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Rewrites an absolute URL so it works across file and http based engines.
+ */
+export function normalizeURL(url: string): string {
+  const ionic = (<any>window)['Ionic'];
+  if (ionic && ionic.normalizeURL) {
+    return ionic.normalizeURL(url);
+  }
+  return url;
+}
+
 /**
  * @hidden
  * Apply default arguments if they don't exist in