diff -r 01966f6feadc android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
--- a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.media.*;
 import android.hardware.*;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.net.Uri;
 
 /**
     SDL Activity
@@ -433,6 +435,21 @@
     /**
      * This method is called by SDL using JNI.
      */
+    public static int openURL(String url)
+    {
+       try {
+          Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+          i.setData(Uri.parse(url));
+          mSingleton.startActivity(i);
+       } catch (Exception ex) {
+          return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method is called by SDL using JNI.
+     */
     public static boolean sendMessage(int command, int param) {
         return mSingleton.sendCommand(command, Integer.valueOf(param));
     }
diff -r 01966f6feadc include/SDL_filesystem.h
--- a/include/SDL_filesystem.h	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/include/SDL_filesystem.h	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@
  */
 extern DECLSPEC char *SDLCALL SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app);
 
+/**
+ * \brief Open an URL in a web browser
+ *
+ *  \param url The URL to open  (ex: "http://www.libsdl.org")
+ *
+ *  \return 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */ 
+extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_OpenURL(const char *url);
+
 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff -r 01966f6feadc src/core/android/SDL_android.c
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -477,6 +477,21 @@
     }
 }
 
+int Android_JNI_OpenURL(const char *url)
+{
+    int retval = -1;
+    jmethodID mid;
+    JNIEnv *mEnv = Android_JNI_GetEnv();
+    mid = (*mEnv)->GetStaticMethodID(mEnv, mActivityClass,"openURL","(Ljava/lang/String;)I");
+    if (mid) {
+        jstring jurl = (jstring)((*mEnv)->NewStringUTF(mEnv, url));
+        retval = (*mEnv)->CallStaticIntMethod(mEnv, mActivityClass, mid, jurl);
+        (*mEnv)->DeleteLocalRef(mEnv, jurl);
+    }
+
+    return retval;
+}
+
 SDL_bool Android_JNI_GetAccelerometerValues(float values[3])
 {
     int i;
diff -r 01966f6feadc src/core/android/SDL_android.h
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.h	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.h	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 extern SDL_bool Android_JNI_DeleteContext(void); */
 extern void Android_JNI_SwapWindow();
 extern void Android_JNI_SetActivityTitle(const char *title);
+extern int Android_JNI_OpenURL(const char *url);
+
 extern SDL_bool Android_JNI_GetAccelerometerValues(float values[3]);
 extern void Android_JNI_ShowTextInput(SDL_Rect *inputRect);
 extern void Android_JNI_HideTextInput();
diff -r 01966f6feadc src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 #define SDL_RegisterEvents SDL_RegisterEvents_REAL
 #define SDL_GetBasePath SDL_GetBasePath_REAL
 #define SDL_GetPrefPath SDL_GetPrefPath_REAL
+#define SDL_OpenURL SDL_OpenURL_REAL
 #define SDL_GameControllerAddMapping SDL_GameControllerAddMapping_REAL
 #define SDL_GameControllerMappingForGUID SDL_GameControllerMappingForGUID_REAL
 #define SDL_GameControllerMapping SDL_GameControllerMapping_REAL
diff -r 01966f6feadc src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(Uint32,SDL_RegisterEvents,(int a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(char*,SDL_GetBasePath,(void),(),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(char*,SDL_GetPrefPath,(const char *a, const char *b),(a,b),return)
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_OpenURL,(const char *a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_GameControllerAddMapping,(const char *a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(char*,SDL_GameControllerMappingForGUID,(SDL_JoystickGUID a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(char*,SDL_GameControllerMapping,(SDL_GameController *a),(a),return)
diff -r 01966f6feadc src/filesystem/android/SDL_sysfilesystem.c
--- a/src/filesystem/android/SDL_sysfilesystem.c	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/src/filesystem/android/SDL_sysfilesystem.c	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
+int
+SDL_OpenURL(const char *url)
+{
+    if (url == NULL) {
+        return SDL_InvalidParamError("url");
+    }
+
+    return Android_JNI_OpenURL(url);
+}
+
 #endif /* SDL_FILESYSTEM_ANDROID */
 
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
diff -r 01966f6feadc src/filesystem/cocoa/SDL_sysfilesystem.m
--- a/src/filesystem/cocoa/SDL_sysfilesystem.m	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/src/filesystem/cocoa/SDL_sysfilesystem.m	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -98,6 +98,21 @@
     return retval;
 }}
 
+
+/*
+ *
+ * TODO FIXME: dont know if this even compile ...
+ */
+#if 0
+int
+SDL_OpenURL(const char *url)
+{ @autoreleasepool
+{
+    NSURL the_url =  [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.apple.com"];
+    [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:the_url];
+}}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* SDL_FILESYSTEM_COCOA */
 
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
diff -r 01966f6feadc src/filesystem/unix/SDL_sysfilesystem.c
--- a/src/filesystem/unix/SDL_sysfilesystem.c	Thu Jan 29 13:33:53 2015 -0800
+++ b/src/filesystem/unix/SDL_sysfilesystem.c	Fri Feb 06 16:23:31 2015 +0100
@@ -205,6 +205,28 @@
     return retval;
 }
 
+int
+SDL_OpenURL(const char *url)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    char cmd[PATH_MAX];
+
+    if (url == NULL) {
+        return SDL_InvalidParamError("url");
+    }
+
+    SDL_strlcpy(cmd, "xdg-open ", PATH_MAX);
+    SDL_strlcat(cmd, url, PATH_MAX);
+
+    ret = system(cmd);
+
+    if (ret == 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
 #endif /* SDL_FILESYSTEM_UNIX */
 
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */