diff --git a/tdecore/kurl.cpp b/tdecore/kurl.cpp
index 0b5f88c3d..7fd8ad26a 100644
--- a/tdecore/kurl.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/kurl.cpp
@@ -1182,6 +1182,11 @@ bool KURL::cmp( const KURL &u, bool ignore_trailing ) const
 }
 
 bool KURL::equals( const KURL &_u, bool ignore_trailing ) const
+{
+  return equals(_u, ignore_trailing, false);
+}
+
+bool KURL::equals( const KURL &_u, bool ignore_trailing, bool ignore_internalReferenceURLS ) const
 {
   if ( !isValid() || !_u.isValid() )
     return false;
@@ -1200,7 +1205,7 @@ bool KURL::equals( const KURL &_u, bool ignore_trailing ) const
          m_strQuery_encoded == _u.m_strQuery_encoded &&
          m_strRef_encoded == _u.m_strRef_encoded &&
          m_iPort == _u.m_iPort &&
-         d->m_strInternalReferenceURL == _u.d->m_strInternalReferenceURL )
+         ((ignore_internalReferenceURLS) || (d->m_strInternalReferenceURL == _u.d->m_strInternalReferenceURL)) )
       return true;
 
     return false;
diff --git a/tdecore/kurl.h b/tdecore/kurl.h
index bcb44907e..740c8a0df 100644
--- a/tdecore/kurl.h
+++ b/tdecore/kurl.h
@@ -1483,7 +1483,23 @@ public:
    *
    * @since 3.1
    */
-  bool equals( const KURL &u, bool ignore_trailing = false ) const; // TODO KDE4: add bool _ignore_ref = false
+  bool equals( const KURL &u, bool ignore_trailing = false ) const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Compares this URL with another one
+   *
+   * @param u the URL to compare this one with
+   * @param ignore_trailing set to @c true to ignore trailing @c '/' characters
+   * @param ignore_internalReferenceURLS set to @c true to ignore the internal reference URLs during comparison
+   *
+   * @return @c true if both urls are the same
+   *
+   * @see operator==. This function should be used if you want to
+   *      ignore trailing @c '/' characters
+   *
+   * @since R14.0.0
+   */
+  bool equals( const KURL &u, bool ignore_trailing, bool ignore_internalReferenceURLS ) const; // TODO KDE4: add bool _ignore_ref = false
 
   /**
    * @brief Tests if the given URL is parent of this URL