diff --git a/evennia/accounts/accounts.py b/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
index 2c33e5c1f8..f90575edd2 100644
--- a/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
+++ b/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ instead for most things).
 import time
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import password_validation
+from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 from django.utils import timezone
 from evennia.typeclasses.models import TypeclassBase
 from evennia.accounts.manager import AccountManager
@@ -189,6 +191,25 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
     @lazy_property
     def sessions(self):
         return AccountSessionHandler(self)
+        
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        """
+        Returns the canonical URL for an Account. 
+        
+        To callers, this method should appear to return a string that can be 
+        used to refer to the object over HTTP.
+        
+        https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/models/instances/#get-absolute-url
+        """
+        try: return reverse_lazy('account-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk, 'slug': slugify(self.name)})
+        except: return '#'
+        
+    def get_admin_url(self):
+        """
+        Returns a link to this object's entry within the Django Admin panel.
+        """
+        content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(self.__class__)
+        return reverse_lazy("admin:%s_%s_change" % (content_type.app_label, content_type.model), args=(self.id,))
 
     # session-related methods
 
diff --git a/evennia/accounts/tests.py b/evennia/accounts/tests.py
index 2855dd0ca2..4d941782ad 100644
--- a/evennia/accounts/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/accounts/tests.py
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ class TestDefaultAccount(TestCase):
         self.s1 = Session()
         self.s1.puppet = None
         self.s1.sessid = 0
+        
+    def test_absolute_url(self):
+        "Get URL for account detail page on website"
+        self.account = create.create_account("TestAccount%s" % randint(100000, 999999),
+                email="test@test.com", password="testpassword", typeclass=DefaultAccount)
+        self.assertTrue(self.account.get_absolute_url())
+        
+    def test_admin_url(self):
+        "Get object's URL for access via Admin pane"
+        self.account = create.create_account("TestAccount%s" % randint(100000, 999999),
+                email="test@test.com", password="testpassword", typeclass=DefaultAccount)
+        self.assertTrue(self.account.get_admin_url())
+        self.assertTrue(self.account.get_admin_url() != '#')
 
     def test_password_validation(self):
         "Check password validators deny bad passwords"
diff --git a/evennia/objects/objects.py b/evennia/objects/objects.py
index 27d8147999..167cd60612 100644
--- a/evennia/objects/objects.py
+++ b/evennia/objects/objects.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ from future.utils import with_metaclass
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils.text import slugify
 
 from evennia.typeclasses.models import TypeclassBase
 from evennia.typeclasses.attributes import NickHandler
@@ -324,6 +327,25 @@ class DefaultObject(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, ObjectDB)):
             # look at 'an egg'.
             self.aliases.add(singular, category="plural_key")
         return singular, plural
+        
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        """
+        Returns the canonical URL for an object. 
+        
+        To callers, this method should appear to return a string that can be 
+        used to refer to the object over HTTP.
+        
+        https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/models/instances/#get-absolute-url
+        """
+        try: return reverse('object-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk, 'slug': slugify(self.name)})
+        except: return '#'
+        
+    def get_admin_url(self):
+        """
+        Returns a link to this object's entry within the Django Admin panel.
+        """
+        content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(self.__class__)
+        return reverse("admin:%s_%s_change" % (content_type.app_label, content_type.model), args=(self.id,))
 
     def search(self, searchdata,
                global_search=False,
@@ -1821,6 +1843,17 @@ class DefaultCharacter(DefaultObject):
     a character avatar controlled by an account.
 
     """
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        """
+        Returns the canonical URL for a Character. 
+        
+        To callers, this method should appear to return a string that can be 
+        used to refer to the object over HTTP.
+        
+        https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/models/instances/#get-absolute-url
+        """
+        try: return reverse('character-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk, 'slug': slugify(self.name)})
+        except: return super(DefaultCharacter, self).get_absolute_url()
 
     def basetype_setup(self):
         """
@@ -1938,6 +1971,17 @@ class DefaultRoom(DefaultObject):
     This is the base room object. It's just like any Object except its
     location is always `None`.
     """
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        """
+        Returns the canonical URL for a Room. 
+        
+        To callers, this method should appear to return a string that can be 
+        used to refer to the object over HTTP.
+        
+        https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/models/instances/#get-absolute-url
+        """
+        try: return reverse('location-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk, 'slug': slugify(self.name)})
+        except: return super(DefaultRoom, self).get_absolute_url()
 
     def basetype_setup(self):
         """
diff --git a/evennia/objects/tests.py b/evennia/objects/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f317f2c39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evennia/objects/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from evennia.utils.test_resources import EvenniaTest
+
+class DefaultObjectTest(EvenniaTest):
+    
+    def test_urls(self):
+        "Make sure objects are returning URLs"
+        self.assertTrue(self.char1.get_absolute_url())
+        self.assertTrue('admin' in self.char1.get_admin_url())
+        
+        self.assertTrue(self.room1.get_absolute_url())
+        self.assertTrue('admin' in self.room1.get_admin_url())
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