diff --git a/lib/loader.js b/lib/loader.js
index f5508d81..702bb307 100644
--- a/lib/loader.js
+++ b/lib/loader.js
@@ -64,23 +64,28 @@ module.exports = function(content, map) {
 				"[" + JSON.stringify(importItem.export) + "] + \"";
 		}
 
-		cssAsString = cssAsString.replace(result.importItemRegExpG, importItemMatcher.bind(this)).replace(result.urlItemRegExpG, function(item) {
-			var match = result.urlItemRegExp.exec(item);
-			var idx = +match[1];
-			var urlItem = result.urlItems[idx];
-			var url = urlItem.url;
-			idx = url.indexOf("?#");
-			if(idx < 0) idx = url.indexOf("#");
-			var urlRequest;
-			if(idx > 0) { // idx === 0 is catched by isUrlRequest
-				// in cases like url('webfont.eot?#iefix')
-				urlRequest = url.substr(0, idx);
-				return "\" + require(" + loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, urlRequest) + ") + \"" +
-					url.substr(idx);
-			}
-			urlRequest = url;
-			return "\" + require(" + loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, urlRequest) + ") + \"";
-		}.bind(this));
+		if(query.import !== false) {
+			cssAsString = cssAsString.replace(result.importItemRegExpG, importItemMatcher.bind(this));
+		}
+		if(query.url !== false) {
+			cssAsString = cssAsString.replace(result.urlItemRegExpG, function(item) {
+				var match = result.urlItemRegExp.exec(item);
+				var idx = +match[1];
+				var urlItem = result.urlItems[idx];
+				var url = urlItem.url;
+				idx = url.indexOf("?#");
+				if(idx < 0) idx = url.indexOf("#");
+				var urlRequest;
+				if(idx > 0) { // idx === 0 is catched by isUrlRequest
+					// in cases like url('webfont.eot?#iefix')
+					urlRequest = url.substr(0, idx);
+					return "\" + require(" + loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, urlRequest) + ") + \"" +
+							url.substr(idx);
+				}
+				urlRequest = url;
+				return "\" + require(" + loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, urlRequest) + ") + \"";
+			}.bind(this));
+		}
 
 
 		var exportJs = compileExports(result, importItemMatcher.bind(this), camelCaseKeys);
diff --git a/lib/processCss.js b/lib/processCss.js
index 2e946827..20e25327 100644
--- a/lib/processCss.js
+++ b/lib/processCss.js
@@ -22,15 +22,18 @@ var parserPlugin = postcss.plugin("css-loader-parser", function(options) {
 		var urlItems = [];
 
 		function replaceImportsInString(str) {
-			var tokens = str.split(/(\S+)/);
-			tokens = tokens.map(function(token) {
-				var importIndex = imports["$" + token];
-				if(typeof importIndex === "number") {
-					return "___CSS_LOADER_IMPORT___" + importIndex + "___";
-				}
-				return token;
-			});
-			return tokens.join("");
+			if(options.import) {
+				var tokens = str.split(/(\S+)/);
+				tokens = tokens.map(function (token) {
+					var importIndex = imports["$" + token];
+					if(typeof importIndex === "number") {
+						return "___CSS_LOADER_IMPORT___" + importIndex + "___";
+					}
+					return token;
+				});
+				return tokens.join("");
+			}
+			return str;
 		}
 
 		css.walkAtRules("import", function(rule) {
@@ -83,21 +86,25 @@ var parserPlugin = postcss.plugin("css-loader-parser", function(options) {
 				value.nodes.forEach(function(item) {
 					switch(item.type) {
 					case "item":
-						var importIndex = imports["$" + item.name];
-						if(typeof importIndex === "number") {
-							item.name = "___CSS_LOADER_IMPORT___" + importIndex + "___";
+						if(options.import) {
+							var importIndex = imports["$" + item.name];
+							if(typeof importIndex === "number") {
+								item.name = "___CSS_LOADER_IMPORT___" + importIndex + "___";
+							}
 						}
 						break;
 					case "url":
-						if(!/^#/.test(item.url) && loaderUtils.isUrlRequest(item.url, options.root)) {
-							item.stringType = "";
-							delete item.innerSpacingBefore;
-							delete item.innerSpacingAfter;
-							var url = item.url;
-							item.url = "___CSS_LOADER_URL___" + urlItems.length + "___";
-							urlItems.push({
-								url: url
-							});
+						if(options.url) {
+							if(!/^#/.test(item.url) && loaderUtils.isUrlRequest(item.url, options.root)) {
+								item.stringType = "";
+								delete item.innerSpacingBefore;
+								delete item.innerSpacingAfter;
+								var url = item.url;
+								item.url = "___CSS_LOADER_URL___" + urlItems.length + "___";
+								urlItems.push({
+									url: url
+								});
+							}
 						}
 						break;
 					}
@@ -129,18 +136,22 @@ module.exports = function processCss(inputSource, inputMap, options, callback) {
 
 	var parserOptions = {
 		root: root,
-		mode: options.mode
+		mode: options.mode,
+		url: query.url !== false,
+		import: query.import !== false
 	};
 
 	var pipeline = postcss([
 		localByDefault({
 			mode: options.mode,
 			rewriteUrl: function(global, url) {
-				if(!loaderUtils.isUrlRequest(url, root)) {
-					return url;
-				}
-				if(global) {
-					return loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url, root);
+				if(parserOptions.url){
+					if(!loaderUtils.isUrlRequest(url, root)) {
+						return url;
+					}
+					if(global) {
+						return loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url, root);
+					}
 				}
 				return url;
 			}
diff --git a/test/urlTest.js b/test/urlTest.js
index 3e583b94..29a070a7 100644
--- a/test/urlTest.js
+++ b/test/urlTest.js
@@ -50,4 +50,49 @@ describe("url", function() {
 	test("keyframe background img", "@keyframes anim { background: green url('img.png') xyz }", [
 		[1, "@keyframes anim { background: green url({./img.png}) xyz }", ""]
 	]);
+
+	test("background img with url", ".class { background: green url( \"img.png\" ) xyz }", [
+		[1, ".class { background: green url( \"img.png\" ) xyz }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("background img 2 with url", ".class { background: green url(~img/png) url(aaa) xyz }", [
+		[1, ".class { background: green url(~img/png) url(aaa) xyz }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("background img 3 with url", ".class { background: green url( 'img.png' ) xyz }", [
+		[1, ".class { background: green url( 'img.png' ) xyz }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("background img absolute with url", ".class { background: green url(/img.png) xyz }", [
+		[1, ".class { background: green url(/img.png) xyz }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("background img external with url",
+		".class { background: green url(data:image/png;base64,AAA) url(http://example.com/image.jpg) url(//example.com/image.png) xyz }", [
+		[1, ".class { background: green url(data:image/png;base64,AAA) url(http://example.com/image.jpg) url(//example.com/image.png) xyz }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("background img external data with url",
+		".class { background-image: url(\"data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 42 26' fill='%23007aff'><rect width='4' height='4'/><rect x='8' y='1' width='34' height='2'/><rect y='11' width='4' height='4'/><rect x='8' y='12' width='34' height='2'/><rect y='22' width='4' height='4'/><rect x='8' y='23' width='34' height='2'/></svg>\") }", [
+		[1, ".class { background-image: url(\"data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 42 26' fill='%23007aff'><rect width='4' height='4'/><rect x='8' y='1' width='34' height='2'/><rect y='11' width='4' height='4'/><rect x='8' y='12' width='34' height='2'/><rect y='22' width='4' height='4'/><rect x='8' y='23' width='34' height='2'/></svg>\") }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("data url in filter with url",
+		".class { filter: url('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\"><filter id=\"filter\"><feGaussianBlur in=\"SourceAlpha\" stdDeviation=\"0\" /><feOffset dx=\"1\" dy=\"2\" result=\"offsetblur\" /><feFlood flood-color=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\" /><feComposite in2=\"offsetblur\" operator=\"in\" /><feMerge><feMergeNode /><feMergeNode in=\"SourceGraphic\" /></feMerge></filter></svg>#filter'); }", [
+		[1, ".class { filter: url('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\"><filter id=\"filter\"><feGaussianBlur in=\"SourceAlpha\" stdDeviation=\"0\" /><feOffset dx=\"1\" dy=\"2\" result=\"offsetblur\" /><feFlood flood-color=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\" /><feComposite in2=\"offsetblur\" operator=\"in\" /><feMerge><feMergeNode /><feMergeNode in=\"SourceGraphic\" /></feMerge></filter></svg>#filter'); }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("filter hash with url",
+		".highlight { filter: url(#highlight); }", [
+		[1, ".highlight { filter: url(#highlight); }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("filter hash quotation marks with url",
+		".highlight { filter: url('#line-marker'); }", [
+		[1, ".highlight { filter: url('#line-marker'); }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("font face with url", "@font-face { src: url(regular.woff) format('woff'), url(~truetype/regular.ttf) format('truetype') }", [
+		[1, "@font-face { src: url(regular.woff) format('woff'), url(~truetype/regular.ttf) format('truetype') }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("media query with url", "@media (min-width: 500px) { body { background: url(image.png); } }", [
+		[1, "@media (min-width: 500px) { body { background: url(image.png); } }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("url in string with url", "a { content: \"do not use url(path)\"; } b { content: 'do not \"use\" url(path)'; }", [
+		[1, "a { content: \"do not use url(path)\"; } b { content: 'do not \"use\" url(path)'; }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
+	test("keyframe background img with url", "@keyframes anim { background: green url('img.png') xyz }", [
+		[1, "@keyframes anim { background: green url('img.png') xyz }", ""]
+	], "?-url");
 });