diff --git a/lib/twitter/api/lists.rb b/lib/twitter/api/lists.rb
index 6829af25d..7ef921734 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/api/lists.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/api/lists.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module API
     module Lists
       include Twitter::API::Utils
       MAX_USERS_PER_REQUEST = 100
+      URI_SUBSTRING = "://"
 
       # Returns all lists the authenticating or specified user subscribes to, including their own
       #
@@ -591,7 +592,13 @@ def merge_list!(hash, list)
         when Integer
           hash[:list_id] = list
         when String
-          hash[:slug] = list
+          if list[URI_SUBSTRING]
+            list = list.split("/")
+            hash[:slug] = list.pop
+            hash[:owner_screen_name] = list.pop
+          else
+            hash[:slug] = list
+          end
         when URI
           list = list.path.split("/")
           hash[:slug] = list.pop
diff --git a/lib/twitter/api/utils.rb b/lib/twitter/api/utils.rb
index b74f556ce..d24755083 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/api/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/api/utils.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module API
     module Utils
 
       DEFAULT_CURSOR = -1
+      URI_SUBSTRING = "://"
 
     private
 
@@ -163,7 +164,11 @@ def merge_user!(hash, user, prefix=nil)
         when Integer
           hash[[prefix, "user_id"].compact.join("_").to_sym] = user
         when String
-          hash[[prefix, "screen_name"].compact.join("_").to_sym] = user
+          if user[URI_SUBSTRING]
+            hash[[prefix, "screen_name"].compact.join("_").to_sym] = user.split("/").last
+          else
+            hash[[prefix, "screen_name"].compact.join("_").to_sym] = user
+          end
         when URI
           hash[[prefix, "screen_name"].compact.join("_").to_sym] = user.path.split("/").last
         when Twitter::User
@@ -193,7 +198,11 @@ def merge_users!(hash, users)
           when Integer
             user_ids << user
           when String
-            screen_names << user
+            if user[URI_SUBSTRING]
+              screen_names << user.split("/").last
+            else
+              screen_names << user
+            end
           when URI
             screen_names << user.path.split("/").last
           when Twitter::User
diff --git a/spec/twitter/api/direct_messages_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/api/direct_messages_spec.rb
index c4be6dd2a..a252034a1 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/api/direct_messages_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/api/direct_messages_spec.rb
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@
         expect(a_post("/1.1/direct_messages/new.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "pengwynn", :text => "Creating a fixture for the Twitter gem"})).to have_been_made
       end
     end
+    context "with a URI string passed" do
+      it "requests the correct resource" do
+        @client.direct_message_create("https://twitter.com/pengwynn", "Creating a fixture for the Twitter gem")
+        expect(a_post("/1.1/direct_messages/new.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "pengwynn", :text => "Creating a fixture for the Twitter gem"})).to have_been_made
+      end
+    end
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/twitter/api/favorites_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/api/favorites_spec.rb
index d3fb9c9f8..687501ca3 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/api/favorites_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/api/favorites_spec.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
           expect(a_get("/1.1/favorites/list.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik"})).to have_been_made
         end
       end
+      context "with a URI string passed" do
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.favorites("https://twitter.com/sferik")
+          expect(a_get("/1.1/favorites/list.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
     end
     context "without arguments passed" do
       before do
diff --git a/spec/twitter/api/lists_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/api/lists_spec.rb
index a2f414657..a2c2aa779 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/api/lists_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/api/lists_spec.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
           expect(a_get("/1.1/lists/statuses.json").with(:query => {:owner_screen_name => "sferik", :slug => "presidents"})).to have_been_made
         end
       end
+      context "with a URI string passed" do
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.list_timeline("https://twitter.com/sferik/presidents")
+          expect(a_get("/1.1/lists/statuses.json").with(:query => {:owner_screen_name => "sferik", :slug => "presidents"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
       context "with URI objects passed" do
         it "requests the correct resource" do
           user = URI.parse("https://twitter.com/sferik")
@@ -52,6 +58,12 @@
           expect(a_get("/1.1/lists/statuses.json").with(:query => {:owner_screen_name => "sferik", :slug => "presidents"})).to have_been_made
         end
       end
+      context "with URI strings passed" do
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.list_timeline("https://twitter.com/sferik", "https://twitter.com/sferik/presidents")
+          expect(a_get("/1.1/lists/statuses.json").with(:query => {:owner_screen_name => "sferik", :slug => "presidents"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
     end
     context "without a screen name passed" do
       before do
diff --git a/spec/twitter/api/users_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/api/users_spec.rb
index 71de071f0..32c481bd4 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/api/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/api/users_spec.rb
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@
             expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"})).to have_been_made
           end
         end
+        context "with URI strings passed" do
+          it "requests the correct resource" do
+            @client.users("https://twitter.com/sferik", "https://twitter.com/pengwynn")
+            expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"})).to have_been_made
+          end
+        end
       end
       context "with numeric screen names passed" do
         before do
@@ -391,6 +397,12 @@
             expect(a_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"})).to have_been_made
           end
         end
+        context "with URI objects passed" do
+          it "requests the correct resource" do
+            @client.users("https://twitter.com/sferik", "https://twitter.com/pengwynn", :method => :get)
+            expect(a_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"})).to have_been_made
+          end
+        end
       end
       context "with numeric screen names passed" do
         before do