diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index a9a51945..95a10d02 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ set(CORE_SRC
     "util/base64.cpp"
     "util/util.cpp"
     "util/Log.cpp"
+    "util/HTTP.cpp"
     "tunnel/TransitTunnel.cpp"
     "tunnel/Tunnel.cpp"
     "tunnel/TunnelGateway.cpp"
diff --git a/core/util/HTTP.cpp b/core/util/HTTP.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2addeda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/util/HTTP.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include "HTTP.h"
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace i2p {
+namespace util {
+namespace http {
+
+void Request::parseRequestLine(const std::string& line)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss(line);
+    ss >> method;
+    ss >> uri;
+}
+
+void Request::parseHeaderLine(const std::string& line)
+{
+    const std::size_t pos = line.find_first_of(':');
+    headers[boost::trim_copy(line.substr(0, pos))] = boost::trim_copy(line.substr(pos + 1));
+}
+
+Request::Request(const std::string& data)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss(data);
+    std::string line;
+    std::getline(ss, line);
+    parseRequestLine(line);
+
+    while(std::getline(ss, line))
+        parseHeaderLine(line);
+}
+
+std::string Request::getMethod() const
+{
+    return method;
+}
+
+std::string Request::getUri() const
+{
+    return uri;
+}
+
+std::string Request::getHost() const
+{
+    return host;
+}
+
+int Request::getPort() const
+{
+    return port;
+}
+
+std::string Request::getHeader(const std::string& name) const
+{
+    return headers.at(name);
+}
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/core/util/HTTP.h b/core/util/HTTP.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ceb3d931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/util/HTTP.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef _HTTP_H__
+#define _HTTP_H__
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+
+namespace i2p {
+namespace util {
+namespace http {
+
+class Request {
+    void parseRequestLine(const std::string& line);
+    void parseHeaderLine(const std::string& line);
+public:
+    Request(const std::string& data);
+
+    std::string getMethod() const;
+
+    std::string getUri() const;
+
+    std::string getHost() const;
+
+    int getPort() const;
+
+    /**
+     * @throw std::out_of_range if no such header exists
+     */
+    std::string getHeader(const std::string& name) const;
+
+private:
+    std::string method;
+    std::string uri;
+    std::string host;
+    int port;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> headers;
+};
+
+}
+}
+}
+
+#endif // _HTTP_H__
diff --git a/core/util/util.cpp b/core/util/util.cpp
index cb53e786..a576bd09 100644
--- a/core/util/util.cpp
+++ b/core/util/util.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ namespace filesystem
         return pathTunnelsConfigFile;
     }
 
+    boost::filesystem::path GetWebuiDataDir()
+    {
+        return GetDataDir() / "webui";
+    }
+
     boost::filesystem::path GetDefaultDataDir()
     {
         // Custom path, or default path:
diff --git a/core/util/util.h b/core/util/util.h
index 29f68de5..0fb000ed 100644
--- a/core/util/util.h
+++ b/core/util/util.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ namespace util
          */
         boost::filesystem::path GetDefaultDataDir();
 
+        /**
+         * @return the default directory for webui data
+         */
+        boost::filesystem::path GetWebuiDataDir();
         
         /**
          * Read a configuration file and store its contents in the given maps.
diff --git a/tests/Utility.cpp b/tests/Utility.cpp
index dbbe2bb6..8317669f 100644
--- a/tests/Utility.cpp
+++ b/tests/Utility.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include "util/util.h"
+#include "util/HTTP.h"
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(UtilityTests)
 
@@ -88,4 +89,29 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ParseUrlPassword)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(url("").pass_, "");
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ParseHTTPRequestNoHeaders)
+{
+    Request req1("GET /index.html HTTP/1.1");
+    Request req2("POST / HTTP/1.0\r\n");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(req1.getMethod(), "GET");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(req1.getUri(), "/index.html");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(req2.getMethod(), "POST");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(req2.getUri(), "/");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ParseHTTPRequestWithHeaders)
+{
+    Request req1(
+        "GET /index.html HTTP/1.1\r\n"
+        "Host: localhost\r\n"
+    );
+    Request req2(
+        "POST / HTTP/1.1\r\n"
+        "Host: localhost:123        \r\n"
+    );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(req1.getHeader("Host"), "localhost");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(req2.getHeader("Host"), "localhost:123");
+}
+
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()