Index: src/OFHTTPRequest.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFHTTPRequest.h
+++ src/OFHTTPRequest.h
@@ -49,10 +49,24 @@
 /**
  * \return A new, autoreleased OFHTTPRequest
  */
 + request;
 
+/**
+ * \param url The URL for the request
+ * \return A new, autoreleased OFHTTPRequest
+ */
++ requestWithURL: (OFURL*)url;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated OFHTTPRequest with the specified URL.
+ *
+ * \param url The URL for the request
+ * \return An initialized OFHTTPRequest
+ */
+- initWithURL: (OFURL*)url;
+
 /**
  * Sets the URL for the HTTP request.
  *
  * \param URL The URL for the HTTP request
  */

Index: src/OFHTTPRequest.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFHTTPRequest.m
+++ src/OFHTTPRequest.m
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@
 @implementation OFHTTPRequest
 + request
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] init] autorelease];
 }
+
++ requestWithURL: (OFURL*)url
+{
+	return [[[self alloc] initWithURL: url] autorelease];
+}
 
 - init
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
@@ -48,10 +53,24 @@
 	requestType = OF_HTTP_REQUEST_TYPE_GET;
 	headers = [[OFDictionary alloc]
 	    initWithObject: @"Something using ObjFW "
 			    @"<https://webkeks.org/objfw/>"
 		    forKey: @"User-Agent"];
+
+	return self;
+}
+
+- initWithURL: (OFURL*)url
+{
+	self = [self init];
+
+	@try {
+		[self setURL: url];
+	} @catch (id e) {
+		[self release];
+		@throw e;
+	}
 
 	return self;
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc

Index: tests/OFHTTPRequestTests.m
==================================================================
--- tests/OFHTTPRequestTests.m
+++ tests/OFHTTPRequestTests.m
@@ -103,12 +103,11 @@
 
 	url = [OFURL URLWithString:
 	    [OFString stringWithFormat: @"http://127.0.0.1:%" @PRIu16 "/foo",
 					server->port]];
 
-	TEST(@"+[request]", (req = [OFHTTPRequest request]))
-	TEST(@"-[setURL:]", R([req setURL: url]))
+	TEST(@"+[requestWithURL]", (req = [OFHTTPRequest requestWithURL: url]))
 
 	[cond wait];
 	[cond unlock];
 
 	TEST(@"-[perform]", (res = [req perform]))