diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 28f2c5a16..29e87584f 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 class Repository < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :project
   validates_presence_of :url
-  validates_format_of :url, :with => /^(http|https|svn):\/\/.+/i
+  validates_format_of :url, :with => /^(http|https|svn|file):\/\/.+/i
   
   @scm = nil
     
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_form.rhtml b/app/views/projects/_form.rhtml
index a6102e012..8c5b9f108 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_form.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_form.rhtml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 <%= hidden_field_tag "repository_enabled", 0 %>
 <div id="repository">
 <% fields_for :repository, @project.repository, { :builder => TabularFormBuilder, :lang => current_language} do |repository| %>
-<p><%= repository.text_field :url, :size => 60, :required => true %><br />(http://, https://, svn://)</p>
+<p><%= repository.text_field :url, :size => 60, :required => true %><br />(http://, https://, svn://, file:///)</p>
 <% end %>
 </div>
 <%= javascript_tag "Element.hide('repository');" if @project.repository.nil? %>