diff --git a/src/Drupal/Commands/core/DrupalCommands.php b/src/Drupal/Commands/core/DrupalCommands.php
index 286f8c2ce3..0bf2f14552 100644
--- a/src/Drupal/Commands/core/DrupalCommands.php
+++ b/src/Drupal/Commands/core/DrupalCommands.php
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@ public function requirements($options = ['format' => 'table', 'severity' => -1,
      *   View details about the <info>update.status</info> route.
      * @usage drush route --path=/user/1
      *   View details about the <info>entity.user.canonical</info> route.
+     * @usage drush route --url=https://example.com/node/1
+     *   View details about the <info>entity.node.canonical</info> route.
      * @option name A route name.
-     * @option path An internal path.
+     * @option path An internal path or URL.
      * @version 10.5
      */
     public function route($options = ['name' => self::REQ, 'path' => self::REQ, 'format' => 'yaml'])
@@ -154,6 +156,11 @@ public function route($options = ['name' => self::REQ, 'path' => self::REQ, 'for
         $route = $items = null;
         $provider = $this->getRouteProvider();
         if ($path = $options['path']) {
+            if (filter_var($path, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)) {
+                $path = parse_url($path, PHP_URL_PATH);
+                // Strip base path.
+                $path = '/' . substr_replace($path, '', 0, strlen(base_path()));
+            }
             $name = Url::fromUserInput($path)->getRouteName();
             $route = $provider->getRouteByName($name);
         } elseif ($name = $options['name']) {