Index: src/OFFile.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFFile.h
+++ src/OFFile.h
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@
 
 /*!
  * @brief Creates a new OFFile with the specified path and mode.
  *
  * @param path The path to the file to open as a string
- * @param mode The mode in which the file should be opened.@n
+ * @param mode The mode in which the file should be opened.
+ *             @n
  *	       Possible modes are:
  *	       Mode           | Description
  *	       ---------------|-------------------------------------
  *	       `r`            | Read-only
  *	       `r+`           | Read-write

Index: src/OFURLHandler.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFURLHandler.h
+++ src/OFURLHandler.h
@@ -66,10 +66,34 @@
  * @param scheme The scheme to initialize for
  * @return An initialized URL handler
  */
 - (instancetype)initWithScheme: (OFString *)scheme OF_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Opens the item at the specified URL.
+ *
+ * @param URL The URL of the item which should be opened
+ * @param mode The mode in which the file should be opened.@n
+ *	       Possible modes are:
+ *	       @n
+ *	       Mode           | Description
+ *	       ---------------|-------------------------------------
+ *	       `r`            | Read-only
+ *	       `r+`           | Read-write
+ *	       `w`            | Write-only, create or truncate
+ *	       `wx`           | Write-only, create or fail, exclusive
+ *	       `w+`           | Read-write, create or truncate
+ *	       `w+x`          | Read-write, create or fail, exclusive
+ *	       `a`            | Write-only, create or append
+ *	       `a+`           | Read-write, create or append
+ *	       @n
+ *	       The handler is allowed to not implement all modes and is also
+ *	       allowed to implement additional, scheme-specific modes.
+ */
+- (OFStream *)openItemAtURL: (OFURL *)URL
+		       mode: (OFString *)mode;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Returns the attributes for the item at the specified URL.
  *
  * @param URL The URL to return the attributes for
  * @return A dictionary of attributes for the specified URL, with the keys of

Index: src/OFURLHandler.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFURLHandler.m
+++ src/OFURLHandler.m
@@ -116,10 +116,16 @@
 {
 	[_scheme release];
 
 	[super dealloc];
 }
+
+- (OFStream *)openItemAtURL: (OFURL *)URL
+		       mode: (OFString *)mode
+{
+	OF_UNRECOGNIZED_SELECTOR
+}
 
 - (of_file_attributes_t)attributesOfItemAtURL: (OFURL *)URL
 {
 	OF_UNRECOGNIZED_SELECTOR
 }

Index: src/OFURLHandler_file.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFURLHandler_file.m
+++ src/OFURLHandler_file.m
@@ -410,10 +410,23 @@
 	if (of_stat(path, &s) == -1)
 		return false;
 
 	return S_ISDIR(s.st_mode);
 }
+
+- (OFStream *)openItemAtURL: (OFURL *)URL
+		       mode: (OFString *)mode
+{
+	void *pool = objc_autoreleasePoolPush();
+	OFFile *file = [[OFFile alloc]
+	    initWithPath: [URL fileSystemRepresentation]
+		    mode: mode];
+
+	objc_autoreleasePoolPop(pool);
+
+	return [file autorelease];
+}
 
 - (of_file_attributes_t)attributesOfItemAtURL: (OFURL *)URL
 {
 	of_mutable_file_attributes_t ret = [OFMutableDictionary dictionary];
 	void *pool = objc_autoreleasePoolPush();

Index: src/ObjFW.h
==================================================================
--- src/ObjFW.h
+++ src/ObjFW.h
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@
 #import "OFIntrospection.h"
 
 #import "OFNumber.h"
 #import "OFDate.h"
 #import "OFURL.h"
+#import "OFURLHandler.h"
 
 #import "OFStream.h"
 #import "OFStdIOStream.h"
 #import "OFInflateStream.h"
 #import "OFInflate64Stream.h"