diff --git a/program/lib/washtml.php b/program/lib/washtml.php
index 8bbc136e1..f8c3251ad 100644
--- a/program/lib/washtml.php
+++ b/program/lib/washtml.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class washtml
                 || ($src = $this->config['cid_map'][$this->config['base_url'].$match[2]])) {
               $value .= ' url('.htmlspecialchars($src, ENT_QUOTES) . ')';
             }
-            else if (preg_match('/^(http|https|ftp):.*$/i', $match[2], $url)) {
+            else if (preg_match('!^(https?:)?//[a-z0-9/._+-]+$!i', $match[2], $url)) {
               if ($this->config['allow_remote'])
                 $value .= ' url('.htmlspecialchars($url[0], ENT_QUOTES).')';
               else
diff --git a/tests/src/BID-26800.txt b/tests/src/BID-26800.txt
index 513516c09..e4e2fe795 100644
--- a/tests/src/BID-26800.txt
+++ b/tests/src/BID-26800.txt
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 <h1>2 test</h1>
 <p>&lt;div&gt; block</p>
 <div style="font-style:italic">valid css</div>
+<div style="color:red; background:url('//somedomain.com/somepath/somefile.png')">
 <div style="{ left:expression( alert(&#039;expression!&#039;) ) }">
 <div style="{ background:url( alert(&#039;URL!&#039;) ) }">
 
 <h1>3 test</h1>
 <p>Inject comment text</p>
 <div style="{ left:exp/*  */ression( alert(&#039;xss3&#039;) ) }">
-<div style="{ background:u/* */rl( alert(&#039;xssurl3&#039;) ) }">
+<div style=" background:u/* */rl( alert(&#039;xssurl3&#039;) ) ">
 
 <h1>4 test</h1>
 <p>Using reverse solid to directe the codepoint</p>