diff --git a/headers/private/media/MediaWriter.h b/headers/private/media/MediaWriter.h
index e053401d8f..df88014798 100644
--- a/headers/private/media/MediaWriter.h
+++ b/headers/private/media/MediaWriter.h
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 #define _MEDIA_WRITER_H
 
 
+#include <Url.h>
+
 #include "EncoderPlugin.h"
+#include "StreamerPlugin.h"
 #include "TList.h"
 #include "WriterPlugin.h"
 
@@ -19,10 +22,14 @@ class MediaWriter {
 public:
 								MediaWriter(BDataIO* target,
 									const media_file_format& fileFormat);
+								MediaWriter(BUrl* url,
+									const media_file_format& fileFormat);
 								~MediaWriter();
 
 			status_t			InitCheck();
 
+			BDataIO*			Target() const;
+
 			void				GetFileFormatInfo(media_file_format* mfi) const;
 
 			status_t			CreateEncoder(Encoder** _encoder,
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ private:
 private:
 			BDataIO*			fTarget;
 			Writer*				fWriter;
+			Streamer*			fStreamer;
 
 			List<StreamInfo>	fStreamInfos;
 
diff --git a/src/kits/media/MediaWriter.cpp b/src/kits/media/MediaWriter.cpp
index d7c9e50e3c..b9e063edca 100644
--- a/src/kits/media/MediaWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/media/MediaWriter.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ MediaWriter::MediaWriter(BDataIO* target, const media_file_format& fileFormat)
 	:
 	fTarget(target),
 	fWriter(NULL),
+	fStreamer(NULL),
 	fStreamInfos(),
 	fFileFormat(fileFormat)
 {
@@ -57,6 +58,23 @@ MediaWriter::MediaWriter(BDataIO* target, const media_file_format& fileFormat)
 }
 
 
+MediaWriter::MediaWriter(BUrl* url, const media_file_format& fileFormat)
+	:
+	fTarget(NULL),
+	fWriter(NULL),
+	fStreamer(NULL),
+	fStreamInfos(),
+	fFileFormat(fileFormat)
+{
+	CALLED();
+
+	if (gPluginManager.CreateStreamer(&fStreamer, url, &fTarget) != B_OK)
+		return;
+
+	gPluginManager.CreateWriter(&fWriter, fFileFormat, fTarget);
+}
+
+
 MediaWriter::~MediaWriter()
 {
 	CALLED();
@@ -84,6 +102,13 @@ MediaWriter::InitCheck()
 }
 
 
+BDataIO*
+MediaWriter::Target() const
+{
+	return fTarget;
+}
+
+
 void
 MediaWriter::GetFileFormatInfo(media_file_format* _fileFormat) const
 {