diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/SetIdServer.js b/src/components/views/settings/SetIdServer.js
index 135d3c32fd..9c2a59bc82 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/SetIdServer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/SetIdServer.js
@@ -25,38 +25,7 @@ import dis from "../../../dispatcher";
 import { getThreepidBindStatus } from '../../../boundThreepids';
 import IdentityAuthClient from "../../../IdentityAuthClient";
 import {SERVICE_TYPES} from "matrix-js-sdk";
-
-/**
- * If a url has no path component, etc. abbreviate it to just the hostname
- *
- * @param {string} u The url to be abbreviated
- * @returns {string} The abbreviated url
- */
-export function abbreviateIdentityUrl(u) {
-    if (!u) return '';
-
-    const parsedUrl = url.parse(u);
-    // if it's something we can't parse as a url then just return it
-    if (!parsedUrl) return u;
-
-    if (parsedUrl.path === '/') {
-        // we ignore query / hash parts: these aren't relevant for IS server URLs
-        return parsedUrl.host;
-    }
-
-    return u;
-}
-
-function unabbreviateUrl(u) {
-    if (!u) return '';
-
-    let longUrl = u;
-    if (!u.startsWith('https://')) longUrl = 'https://' + u;
-    const parsed = url.parse(longUrl);
-    if (parsed.hostname === null) return u;
-
-    return longUrl;
-}
+import {abbreviateUrl, unabbreviateUrl} from "../../../utils/UrlUtils";
 
 /**
  * Check an IS URL is valid, including liveness check
@@ -93,7 +62,7 @@ export default class SetIdServer extends React.Component {
         if (!MatrixClientPeg.get().getIdentityServerUrl() && SdkConfig.get()['validated_server_config']['isUrl']) {
             // If no ID server is configured but there's one in the config, prepopulate
             // the field to help the user.
-            defaultIdServer = abbreviateIdentityUrl(SdkConfig.get()['validated_server_config']['isUrl']);
+            defaultIdServer = abbreviateUrl(SdkConfig.get()['validated_server_config']['isUrl']);
         }
 
         this.state = {
@@ -124,7 +93,7 @@ export default class SetIdServer extends React.Component {
 
         const fullUrl = MatrixClientPeg.get().getIdentityServerUrl();
         let abbr = '';
-        if (fullUrl) abbr = abbreviateIdentityUrl(fullUrl);
+        if (fullUrl) abbr = abbreviateUrl(fullUrl);
 
         this.setState({
             currentClientIdServer: fullUrl,
@@ -234,15 +203,15 @@ export default class SetIdServer extends React.Component {
                     "server <idserver />. You will need to reconnect to <idserver2 /> to stop " +
                     "sharing them.", {},
                     {
-                        idserver: sub => <b>{abbreviateIdentityUrl(this.state.currentClientIdServer)}</b>,
+                        idserver: sub => <b>{abbreviateUrl(this.state.currentClientIdServer)}</b>,
                         // XXX: https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/9086
-                        idserver2: sub => <b>{abbreviateIdentityUrl(this.state.currentClientIdServer)}</b>,
+                        idserver2: sub => <b>{abbreviateUrl(this.state.currentClientIdServer)}</b>,
                     },
                 );
             } else {
                 message = _t(
                     "Disconnect from the identity server <idserver />?", {},
-                    {idserver: sub => <b>{abbreviateIdentityUrl(this.state.currentClientIdServer)}</b>},
+                    {idserver: sub => <b>{abbreviateUrl(this.state.currentClientIdServer)}</b>},
                 );
             }
 
@@ -272,7 +241,7 @@ export default class SetIdServer extends React.Component {
         if (SdkConfig.get()['validated_server_config']['isUrl']) {
             // Prepopulate the client's default so the user at least has some idea of
             // a valid value they might enter
-            newFieldVal = abbreviateIdentityUrl(SdkConfig.get()['validated_server_config']['isUrl']);
+            newFieldVal = abbreviateUrl(SdkConfig.get()['validated_server_config']['isUrl']);
         }
 
         this.setState({
@@ -290,12 +259,12 @@ export default class SetIdServer extends React.Component {
         let sectionTitle;
         let bodyText;
         if (idServerUrl) {
-            sectionTitle = _t("Identity Server (%(server)s)", { server: abbreviateIdentityUrl(idServerUrl) });
+            sectionTitle = _t("Identity Server (%(server)s)", { server: abbreviateUrl(idServerUrl) });
             bodyText = _t(
                 "You are currently using <server></server> to discover and be discoverable by " +
                 "existing contacts you know. You can change your identity server below.",
                 {},
-                { server: sub => <b>{abbreviateIdentityUrl(idServerUrl)}</b> },
+                { server: sub => <b>{abbreviateUrl(idServerUrl)}</b> },
             );
         } else {
             sectionTitle = _t("Identity Server");
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
index 18c18f61d8..e37fa003f7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import dis from "../../../../../dispatcher";
 import {Service, startTermsFlow} from "../../../../../Terms";
 import {SERVICE_TYPES} from "matrix-js-sdk";
 import IdentityAuthClient from "../../../../../IdentityAuthClient";
-import {abbreviateIdentityUrl} from "../../SetIdServer";
+import {abbreviateUrl} from "../../../../../utils/UrlUtils";
 
 export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
     static propTypes = {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
         )], (policiesAndServices, agreedUrls, extraClassNames) => {
             return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
                this.setState({
-                   idServerName: abbreviateIdentityUrl(MatrixClientPeg.get().getIdentityServerUrl()),
+                   idServerName: abbreviateUrl(MatrixClientPeg.get().getIdentityServerUrl()),
                    requiredPolicyInfo: {
                        hasTerms: true,
                        policiesAndServices,
diff --git a/src/utils/UrlUtils.js b/src/utils/UrlUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b207c128e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/UrlUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import url from "url";
+
+/**
+ * If a url has no path component, etc. abbreviate it to just the hostname
+ *
+ * @param {string} u The url to be abbreviated
+ * @returns {string} The abbreviated url
+ */
+export function abbreviateUrl(u) {
+    if (!u) return '';
+
+    const parsedUrl = url.parse(u);
+    // if it's something we can't parse as a url then just return it
+    if (!parsedUrl) return u;
+
+    if (parsedUrl.path === '/') {
+        // we ignore query / hash parts: these aren't relevant for IS server URLs
+        return parsedUrl.host;
+    }
+
+    return u;
+}
+
+export function unabbreviateUrl(u) {
+    if (!u) return '';
+
+    let longUrl = u;
+    if (!u.startsWith('https://')) longUrl = 'https://' + u;
+    const parsed = url.parse(longUrl);
+    if (parsed.hostname === null) return u;
+
+    return longUrl;
+}