diff --git a/lib/internal/url.js b/lib/internal/url.js
index 0e69ff52b5edef..f8152e998a9799 100644
--- a/lib/internal/url.js
+++ b/lib/internal/url.js
@@ -804,6 +804,16 @@ class URL {
     this.#updateContext(bindingUrl.parse(input, base));
   }
 
+  static parse(input, base = undefined) {
+    try {
+      const url = new URL(input, base);
+      return url;
+      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars */
+    } catch (_) {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   [inspect.custom](depth, opts) {
     if (typeof depth === 'number' && depth < 0)
       return this;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/wpt/interfaces/url.idl b/test/fixtures/wpt/interfaces/url.idl
index a5e4d1eb492e82..cd18a66e31b339 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/wpt/interfaces/url.idl
+++ b/test/fixtures/wpt/interfaces/url.idl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 interface URL {
   constructor(USVString url, optional USVString base);
 
+  static URL? parse(USVString url, optional USVString base);
   static boolean canParse(USVString url, optional USVString base);
 
   stringifier attribute USVString href;