diff --git a/core/js/js.js b/core/js/js.js
index 6241036b1b..6e0a405114 100644
--- a/core/js/js.js
+++ b/core/js/js.js
@@ -100,6 +100,27 @@ var OC={
 	linkTo:function(app,file){
 		return OC.filePath(app,'',file);
 	},
+	/**
+	 * Creates an url for remote use
+	 * @param string $service id
+	 * @return string the url
+	 *
+	 * Returns a url to the given service.
+	 */
+	linkToRemoteBase:function(service) {
+		return OC.webroot + '/remote.php/' + service;
+	},
+	/**
+	 * @brief Creates an absolute url for remote use
+	 * @param string $service id
+	 * @param bool $add_slash
+	 * @return string the url
+	 *
+	 * Returns a absolute url to the given service.
+	 */
+	linkToRemote:function(service) {
+		return window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + OC.linkToRemoteBase(service);
+	},
 	/**
 	 * get the absolute url for a file in an app
 	 * @param app the id of the app