diff --git a/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp b/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
index b372fcfbdc..c1f9c999b9 100644
--- a/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ URLInputGroup::URLTextView::URLTextView(URLInputGroup* parent)
 	fPreviousText("")
 {
 	MakeResizable(true);
+	SetStylable(true);
 }
 
 
@@ -334,6 +335,31 @@ URLInputGroup::URLTextView::InsertText(const char* inText, int32 inLength,
 		BTextView::InsertText(filteredText.String(), inLength, inOffset,
 			inRuns);
 	}
+
+	// Make the base URL part bold.
+	BString text(Text(), TextLength());
+	int32 baseUrlStart = text.FindFirst("://");
+	if (baseUrlStart >= 0)
+		baseUrlStart += 3;
+	else
+		baseUrlStart = 0;
+	int32 baseUrlEnd = text.FindFirst("/", baseUrlStart);
+	if (baseUrlEnd < 0)
+		baseUrlEnd = TextLength();
+	BFont font;
+	GetFont(&font);
+	const rgb_color black = (rgb_color){ 0, 0, 0, 255 };
+	const rgb_color gray = (rgb_color){ 60, 60, 60, 255 };
+	if (baseUrlStart > 0)
+		SetFontAndColor(0, baseUrlStart - 1, &font, B_FONT_ALL, &gray);
+	if (baseUrlEnd > baseUrlStart) {
+		font.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE);
+		SetFontAndColor(baseUrlStart, baseUrlEnd, &font, B_FONT_ALL, &black);
+	}
+	if (baseUrlEnd < TextLength()) {
+		font.SetFace(B_REGULAR_FACE);
+		SetFontAndColor(baseUrlEnd, TextLength(), &font, B_FONT_ALL, &gray);
+	}
 }