diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java
index 3f1dcc05ffe4..645b4b70517d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URI;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
  * case of the {@code "file:"} protocol.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 28.12.2003
  * @see java.net.URL
  */
@@ -135,6 +137,49 @@ public UrlResource(String protocol, String location, @Nullable String fragment)
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code UrlResource} from the given {@link URI}.
+	 * <p>This factory method is a convenience for {@link #UrlResource(URI)} that
+	 * catches any {@link MalformedURLException} and rethrows it wrapped in an
+	 * {@link UncheckedIOException}; suitable for use in {@link java.util.Stream}
+	 * and {@link java.util.Optional} APIs or other scenarios when a checked
+	 * {@link IOException} is undesirable.
+	 * @param uri a URI
+	 * @throws UncheckedIOException if the given URL path is not valid
+	 * @since 6.0
+	 * @see #UrlResource(URI)
+	 */
+	public static UrlResource from(URI uri) throws UncheckedIOException {
+		try {
+			return new UrlResource(uri);
+		}
+		catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			throw new UncheckedIOException(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code UrlResource} from the given URL path.
+	 * <p>This factory method is a convenience for {@link #UrlResource(String)}
+	 * that catches any {@link MalformedURLException} and rethrows it wrapped in an
+	 * {@link UncheckedIOException}; suitable for use in {@link java.util.Stream}
+	 * and {@link java.util.Optional} APIs or other scenarios when a checked
+	 * {@link IOException} is undesirable.
+	 * @param path a URL path
+	 * @throws UncheckedIOException if the given URL path is not valid
+	 * @since 6.0
+	 * @see #UrlResource(String)
+	 */
+	public static UrlResource from(String path) throws UncheckedIOException {
+		try {
+			return new UrlResource(path);
+		}
+		catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			throw new UncheckedIOException(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Determine a cleaned URL for the given original URL.
 	 * @param originalUrl the original URL
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceTests.java
index 5a9c8e5d6d95..21825f617d16 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ResourceTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -208,6 +208,21 @@ private void doTestResource(Resource resource) throws IOException {
 				relative4::lastModified);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void urlResourceFactoryMethods() throws IOException {
+		Resource resource1 = new UrlResource("file:core/io/Resource.class");
+		Resource resource2 = UrlResource.from("file:core/io/Resource.class");
+		Resource resource3 = UrlResource.from(resource1.getURI());
+
+		assertThat(resource2.getURL()).isEqualTo(resource1.getURL());
+		assertThat(resource3.getURL()).isEqualTo(resource1.getURL());
+
+		assertThat(UrlResource.from("file:core/../core/io/./Resource.class")).isEqualTo(resource1);
+		assertThat(UrlResource.from("file:/dir/test.txt?argh").getFilename()).isEqualTo("test.txt");
+		assertThat(UrlResource.from("file:\\dir\\test.txt?argh").getFilename()).isEqualTo("test.txt");
+		assertThat(UrlResource.from("file:\\dir/test.txt?argh").getFilename()).isEqualTo("test.txt");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void classPathResourceWithRelativePath() throws IOException {
 		Resource resource = new ClassPathResource("dir/");