diff --git a/Sources/MessagePack/Box.swift b/Sources/MessagePack/Box.swift
index fb222ab..afbb4ce 100644
--- a/Sources/MessagePack/Box.swift
+++ b/Sources/MessagePack/Box.swift
@@ -42,3 +42,15 @@ extension Box where Value == Date {
         try container.encode(self.value)
     }
 }
+
+extension Box where Value == URL {
+    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let container = try decoder.singleValueContainer()
+        self.init(try container.decode(Value.self))
+    }
+
+    func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+        var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
+        try container.encode(self.value)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/MessagePack/Decoder/MessagePackDecoder.swift b/Sources/MessagePack/Decoder/MessagePackDecoder.swift
index 46e4b05..fabd259 100644
--- a/Sources/MessagePack/Decoder/MessagePackDecoder.swift
+++ b/Sources/MessagePack/Decoder/MessagePackDecoder.swift
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ final public class MessagePackDecoder {
         case is Date.Type:
             let box = try Box<Date>(from: decoder)
             return box.value as! T
+        case is URL.Type:
+            let box = try Box<URL>(from: decoder)
+            return box.value as! T
         default:
             return try T(from: decoder)
         }
diff --git a/Sources/MessagePack/Decoder/SingleValueDecodingContainer.swift b/Sources/MessagePack/Decoder/SingleValueDecodingContainer.swift
index 833c339..6347204 100644
--- a/Sources/MessagePack/Decoder/SingleValueDecodingContainer.swift
+++ b/Sources/MessagePack/Decoder/SingleValueDecodingContainer.swift
@@ -203,13 +203,23 @@ extension _MessagePackDecoder.SingleValueContainer: SingleValueDecodingContainer
         
         return self.data.subdata(in: self.index..<self.index.advanced(by: length))
     }
-    
+
+    func decode(_ type: URL.Type) throws -> URL {
+        let urlStr = try decode(String.self)
+        guard let url = URL(string: urlStr) else {
+            throw DecodingError.dataCorruptedError(in: self, debugDescription: "Invalid URL: \(urlStr)")
+        }
+        return url
+    }
+
     func decode<T>(_ type: T.Type) throws -> T where T : Decodable {
         switch type {
         case is Data.Type:
             return try decode(Data.self) as! T
         case is Date.Type:
             return try decode(Date.self) as! T
+        case is URL.Type:
+            return try decode(URL.self) as! T
         default:
             let decoder = _MessagePackDecoder(data: self.data)
             let value = try T(from: decoder)
diff --git a/Sources/MessagePack/Encoder/MessagePackEncoder.swift b/Sources/MessagePack/Encoder/MessagePackEncoder.swift
index d2b6a08..0ffeed4 100644
--- a/Sources/MessagePack/Encoder/MessagePackEncoder.swift
+++ b/Sources/MessagePack/Encoder/MessagePackEncoder.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ final public class MessagePackEncoder {
             try Box<Data>(data).encode(to: encoder)
         case let date as Date:
             try Box<Date>(date).encode(to: encoder)
+        case let url as URL:
+            try Box<URL>(url).encode(to: encoder)
         default:
             try value.encode(to: encoder)
         }
diff --git a/Sources/MessagePack/Encoder/SingleValueEncodingContainer.swift b/Sources/MessagePack/Encoder/SingleValueEncodingContainer.swift
index 9006b3e..989e64e 100644
--- a/Sources/MessagePack/Encoder/SingleValueEncodingContainer.swift
+++ b/Sources/MessagePack/Encoder/SingleValueEncodingContainer.swift
@@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ extension _MessagePackEncoder.SingleValueContainer: SingleValueEncodingContainer
             throw EncodingError.invalidValue(value, context)
         }
     }
-    
+
+    func encode(_ value: URL) throws {
+        try encode(value.absoluteString)
+    }
+
     func encode<T>(_ value: T) throws where T : Encodable {
         try checkCanEncode(value: value)
         defer { self.canEncodeNewValue = false }
@@ -249,6 +253,8 @@ extension _MessagePackEncoder.SingleValueContainer: SingleValueEncodingContainer
             try self.encode(data)
         case let date as Date:
             try self.encode(date)
+        case let url as URL:
+            try self.encode(url)
         default:
             let encoder = _MessagePackEncoder()
             try value.encode(to: encoder)
diff --git a/Tests/MessagePackTests/Airport.swift b/Tests/MessagePackTests/Airport.swift
index b39bf95..8b81832 100644
--- a/Tests/MessagePackTests/Airport.swift
+++ b/Tests/MessagePackTests/Airport.swift
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import Foundation
+
 struct Airport: Codable, Equatable {
     let name: String
     let iata: String
     let icao: String
     let coordinates: [Double]
+    let website: URL
 
     struct Runway: Codable, Equatable {
         enum Surface: String, Codable, Equatable {
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ struct Airport: Codable, Equatable {
             icao: "KPDX",
             coordinates: [-122.5975,
                           45.5886111111111],
+            website: URL(string: "https://www.flypdx.com")!,
             runways: [
                 Airport.Runway(
                     direction: "3/21",
diff --git a/Tests/MessagePackTests/MessagePackRoundTripTests.swift b/Tests/MessagePackTests/MessagePackRoundTripTests.swift
index a0304c7..a80c4ae 100644
--- a/Tests/MessagePackTests/MessagePackRoundTripTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/MessagePackTests/MessagePackRoundTripTests.swift
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class MessagePackRoundTripTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(value.icao, decoded.icao)
         XCTAssertEqual(value.coordinates[0], decoded.coordinates[0], accuracy: 0.01)
         XCTAssertEqual(value.coordinates[1], decoded.coordinates[1], accuracy: 0.01)
+        XCTAssertEqual(value.website, decoded.website)
         XCTAssertEqual(value.runways[0].direction, decoded.runways[0].direction)
         XCTAssertEqual(value.runways[0].distance, decoded.runways[0].distance)
         XCTAssertEqual(value.runways[0].surface, decoded.runways[0].surface)