diff --git a/src/net/url/url.go b/src/net/url/url.go
index 6480d4b432242b..74b1ccec1e8caa 100644
--- a/src/net/url/url.go
+++ b/src/net/url/url.go
@@ -821,6 +821,16 @@ func (u *URL) String() string {
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
+// Redacted returns a password-redacted version of the String() method, only if
+// the password exists. The password is substituted by "xxxxx".
+func (u *URL) Redacted() string {
+	rdkt := *u
+	if _, has := rdkt.User.Password(); has {
+		rdkt.User = UserPassword(rdkt.User.Username(), "xxxxx")
+	}
+	return rdkt.String()
+}
+
 // Values maps a string key to a list of values.
 // It is typically used for query parameters and form values.
 // Unlike in the http.Header map, the keys in a Values map
diff --git a/src/net/url/url_test.go b/src/net/url/url_test.go
index 79fd3d5c79f37f..bb4660128a46b2 100644
--- a/src/net/url/url_test.go
+++ b/src/net/url/url_test.go
@@ -765,6 +765,74 @@ func TestURLString(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+var maskedURLTestsPtr = []struct {
+	url        *URL
+	want       string
+	shouldMask bool
+}{
+	{
+		url: &URL{
+			Scheme: "http",
+			Host:   "host.tld",
+			Path:   "this:that",
+			User:   UserPassword("user", "password"),
+		},
+		want:       "http://user:xxxxx@host.tld/this:that",
+		shouldMask: true,
+	},
+	{
+		url: &URL{
+			Scheme: "http",
+			Host:   "host.tld",
+			Path:   "this:that",
+			User:   User("user"),
+		},
+		want:       "http://user@host.tld/this:that",
+		shouldMask: false,
+	},
+}
+
+var redactedURLTests = []struct {
+	url  *URL
+	want string
+}{
+	{
+		url: &URL{
+			Scheme: "http",
+			Host:   "host.tld",
+			Path:   "this:that",
+			User:   UserPassword("user", "password"),
+		},
+		want: "http://user:xxxxx@host.tld/this:that",
+	},
+	{
+		url: &URL{
+			Scheme: "http",
+			Host:   "host.tld",
+			Path:   "this:that",
+			User:   User("user"),
+		},
+		want: "http://user@host.tld/this:that",
+	},
+}
+
+func TestURLRedacted(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range redactedURLTests {
+		if got := tt.url.Redacted(); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("%+v.Redacted() = %q; want %q", tt.url, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, tt := range maskedURLTestsPtr {
+		if got := tt.url.Redacted(); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("%+v.Redacted() = %q; want %q", tt.url, got, tt.want)
+		}
+
+		if tt.shouldMask && tt.url.Redacted() == tt.url.String() {
+			t.Errorf("%+v.Redacted() password should differ to %+v.String()", tt.url, tt.url)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type EscapeTest struct {
 	in  string
 	out string