diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c938e476a..4c3d49a84 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ bitcore.Script = require('./lib/script');
 bitcore.Transaction = require('./lib/transaction');
 bitcore.Txin = require('./lib/txin');
 bitcore.Txout = require('./lib/txout');
+bitcore.URI = require('./lib/uri');
 bitcore.Unit = require('./lib/unit');
 
-
 // dependencies, subject to change
 bitcore.deps = {};
 bitcore.deps.bnjs = require('bn.js');
diff --git a/lib/uri.js b/lib/uri.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8bc3eb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/uri.js
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var _ = require('lodash');
+
+var URL = require('url');
+var Address = require('./address');
+
+var URI = function(arg, knownArgs) {
+  this.extras = {};
+  this.knownArgs = knownArgs || [];
+  this.address = this.network = this.amount = this.message = null;
+
+  if (typeof(arg) == 'string') {
+    var params = URI.parse(arg);
+    this._fromObject(params);
+  } else if (typeof(arg) == 'object') {
+    this._fromObject(arg);
+  } else {
+    throw new TypeError('Unrecognized data format.');
+  }
+};
+
+URI.isValid = function(arg, knownArgs) {
+  try {
+    var uri = new URI(arg, knownArgs);
+    return true;
+  } catch(err) {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+URI.parse = function(uri) {
+  var info = URL.parse(uri, true);
+
+  if (info.protocol != 'bitcoin:') {
+    throw new TypeError('Invalid bitcoin URI');
+  }
+
+  // workaround to host insensitiveness
+  var group = /[^:]*:\/?\/?([^?]*)/.exec(uri);
+  info.query.address = group && group[1] || undefined;
+
+  return info.query;
+};
+
+
+URI.prototype._fromObject = function(obj) {
+  var members = ['address', 'amount', 'message', 'label'];
+
+  if (!Address.isValid(obj.address)) throw new TypeError('Invalid bitcoin address');
+
+  this.address = new Address(obj.address);
+  this.network = this.address.network;
+
+  if (obj.amount) this.amount = this._parseAmount(obj.amount);
+
+  for (var key in obj) {
+    if (key === 'address' || key === 'amount') continue;
+
+    if (/^req-/.exec(key) && this.knownArgs.indexOf(key) === -1) {
+      throw Error('Unknown required argument ' + key);
+    }
+
+    var destination = members.indexOf(key) > -1 ? this : this.extras;
+    destination[key] = obj[key];
+  }
+};
+
+URI.prototype._parseAmount = function(amount) {
+  var amount = Number(amount);
+  if (isNaN(amount)) throw new TypeError('Invalid amount');
+  return amount; // TODO: Convert to Satoshis (yemel)
+};
+
+
+URI.prototype.toString = function() {
+  var query = _.clone(this.extras);
+  if (this.amount) query.amount = this.amount; // TODO: Convert to BTC (yemel)
+  if (this.message) query.message = this.message;
+
+  return URL.format({
+    protocol: 'bitcoin:',
+    host: this.address,
+    query: query
+  });
+};
+
+URI.prototype.inspect = function() {
+  return '<URI: ' + this.toString()+ '>';
+}
+
+module.exports = URI;
diff --git a/test/uri.js b/test/uri.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db7729112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/uri.js
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var chai = chai || require('chai');
+var should = chai.should();
+var expect = chai.expect;
+var bitcore = require('..');
+var URI = bitcore.URI;
+
+describe('URI', function() {
+
+  it('should parse uris strings', function() {
+    var uri;
+
+    URI.parse.bind(URI, 'badURI').should.throw(TypeError);
+
+    uri = URI.parse('bitcoin:');
+    expect(uri.address).to.be.undefined;
+    expect(uri.amount).to.be.undefined;
+    expect(uri.otherParam).to.be.undefined;
+
+    uri = URI.parse('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+    uri.address.should.equal('1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+    expect(uri.amount).to.be.undefined;
+    expect(uri.otherParam).to.be.undefined;
+
+    uri = URI.parse('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=123.22');
+    uri.address.should.equal('1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+    uri.amount.should.equal('123.22');
+    expect(uri.otherParam).to.be.undefined;
+
+    uri = URI.parse('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=123.22&other-param=something&req-extra=param');
+    uri.address.should.equal('1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+    uri.amount.should.equal('123.22');
+    uri['other-param'].should.equal('something');
+    uri['req-extra'].should.equal('param');
+  });
+
+  it('should statically validate uris', function() {
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj').should.be.true;
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:mkYY5NRvikVBY1EPtaq9fAFgquesdjqECw').should.be.true;
+
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=1.2').should.be.true;
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=1.2&other=param').should.be.true;
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=1.2&req-other=param', ['req-other']).should.be.true;
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:mmrqEBJxUCf42vdb3oozZtyz5mKr3Vb2Em?amount=0.1&r=https%3A%2F%2Ftest.bitpay.com%2Fi%2F6DKgf8cnJC388irbXk5hHu').should.be.true;
+
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:').should.be.false;
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:badUri').should.be.false;
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfk?amount=bad').should.be.false;
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfk?amount=1.2&req-other=param').should.be.false;
+    URI.isValid('bitcoin:?r=https%3A%2F%2Ftest.bitpay.com%2Fi%2F6DKgf8cnJC388irbXk5hHu').should.be.false;
+  });
+
+  it('should fail creation with no params', function() {
+    (function(){
+      new URI();
+    }).should.throw(TypeError);
+  });
+
+  it('should create instance from bitcoin uri', function() {
+    var uri;
+
+    uri = new URI('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+    uri.address.should.be.instanceof(bitcore.Address);
+    uri.network.should.equal('mainnet');
+
+    uri = new URI('bitcoin:mkYY5NRvikVBY1EPtaq9fAFgquesdjqECw');
+    uri.address.should.be.instanceof(bitcore.Address);
+    uri.network.should.equal('testnet');
+
+    uri = new URI('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=1.2&other=param');
+    uri.address.should.be.instanceof(bitcore.Address);
+    uri.amount.should.equal(1.2);
+    expect(uri.other).to.be.undefined;
+    uri.extras.other.should.equal('param');
+
+    (function() {
+      new URI('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=1.2&other=param&req-required=param');
+    }).should.throw(Error);
+
+    uri = new URI('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=1.2&other=param&req-required=param', ['req-required']);
+    uri.address.should.be.instanceof(bitcore.Address);
+    uri.amount.should.equal(1.2);
+    uri.extras.other.should.equal('param');
+    uri.extras['req-required'].should.equal('param');
+  });
+
+  it('should create instance from object', function() {
+    var uri;
+
+    uri = new URI({
+      address: '1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj'
+    });
+    uri.address.should.be.instanceof(bitcore.Address);
+    uri.network.should.equal('mainnet');
+
+    uri = new URI({
+      address: 'mkYY5NRvikVBY1EPtaq9fAFgquesdjqECw'
+    });
+    uri.address.should.be.instanceof(bitcore.Address);
+    uri.network.should.equal('testnet');
+
+
+    uri = new URI({
+      address: '1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj',
+      amount: '1.2',
+      other: 'param'
+    });
+    uri.address.should.be.instanceof(bitcore.Address);
+    uri.amount.should.equal(1.2);
+    expect(uri.other).to.be.undefined;
+    uri.extras.other.should.equal('param');
+
+    (function() {
+      new URI({
+        address: '1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj',
+        'req-required': param
+      });
+    }).should.throw(Error);
+
+    uri = new URI({
+      address: '1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj',
+      amount: 1.2,
+      other: 'param',
+      'req-required': 'param'
+    }, ['req-required']);
+    uri.address.should.be.instanceof(bitcore.Address);
+    uri.amount.should.equal(1.2);
+    uri.extras.other.should.equal('param');
+    uri.extras['req-required'].should.equal('param');
+  });
+
+  it('should support double slash scheme', function() {
+    var uri = new URI('bitcoin://1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+    uri.address.toString().should.equal('1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+  });
+
+  it('should support numeric amounts', function() {
+    var uri = new URI('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?amount=12.10001');
+    expect(uri.amount).to.be.equal(12.10001);
+  });
+
+  it('should support extra arguments', function() {
+    var uri = new URI('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?message=Donation%20for%20project%20xyz&label=myLabel&other=xD');
+
+    should.exist(uri.message);
+    uri.message.should.equal('Donation for project xyz');
+
+    should.exist(uri.label);
+    uri.label.should.equal('myLabel');
+
+    should.exist(uri.extras.other);
+    uri.extras.other.should.equal('xD');
+  });
+
+  it('should generate a valid URI', function() {
+    new URI({
+      address: '1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj',
+    }).toString().should.equal(
+      'bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj'
+    );
+
+    new URI({
+      address: '1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj',
+      amount: 1.10001,
+      message: 'Hello World',
+      something: 'else'
+    }).toString().should.equal(
+      'bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj?something=else&amount=1.10001&message=Hello%20World'
+    );
+
+  });
+
+  it('should be case insensitive to protocol', function() {
+    var uri1 = new URI('bItcOin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+    var uri2 = new URI('bitcoin:1DP69gMMvSuYhbnxsi4EJEFufUAbDrEQfj');
+
+    uri1.address.toString().should.equal(uri2.address.toString());
+  });
+});