diff --git a/packages/core/test/dom/dom_adapter_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/dom/dom_adapter_spec.ts
index 14b62b01ee..d0149d9afd 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/dom/dom_adapter_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/dom/dom_adapter_spec.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ export function main() {
       expect(() => getDOM().remove(d)).not.toThrow();
     });
 
+    it('should parse styles with urls correctly', () => {
+      const d = getDOM().createElement('div');
+      getDOM().setStyle(d, 'background-url', 'url(http://test.com/bg.jpg)');
+      expect(getDOM().getStyle(d, 'background-url')).toBe('url(http://test.com/bg.jpg)');
+    });
+
     if (getDOM().supportsDOMEvents()) {
       describe('getBaseHref', () => {
         beforeEach(() => getDOM().resetBaseElement());
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.ts b/packages/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.ts
index 8b7f673f76..db4f7d65fd 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.ts
@@ -427,8 +427,12 @@ export class Parse5DomAdapter extends DomAdapter {
       const styleList = styleAttrValue.split(/;+/g);
       for (let i = 0; i < styleList.length; i++) {
         if (styleList[i].length > 0) {
-          const elems = styleList[i].split(/:+/g);
-          (styleMap as any)[elems[0].trim()] = elems[1].trim();
+          const style = styleList[i] as string;
+          const colon = style.indexOf(':');
+          if (colon === -1) {
+            throw new Error(`Invalid CSS style: ${style}`);
+          }
+          (styleMap as any)[style.substr(0, colon).trim()] = style.substr(colon + 1).trim();
         }
       }
     }