diff --git a/lib/src/utils/matrix_id_string_extension.dart b/lib/src/utils/matrix_id_string_extension.dart
index 8e91d2cd..3cfb6372 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/matrix_id_string_extension.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/matrix_id_string_extension.dart
@@ -38,4 +38,115 @@ extension MatrixIdExtension on String {
   String get domain => isValidMatrixId ? _getParts().last : null;
 
   bool equals(String other) => toLowerCase() == other?.toLowerCase();
+
+  /// Separate a matrix identifier string into a primary indentifier, a secondary identifier,
+  /// a query string and already parsed `via` parameters. A matrix identifier string
+  /// can be an mxid, a matrix.to-url or a matrix-uri.
+  MatrixIdentifierStringExtensionResults parseIdentifierIntoParts() {
+    const matrixUriPrefix = 'matrix:';
+
+    final via = <String>{};
+    String action;
+    final parseQueryString = (qs) {
+      if (qs != null) {
+        // as there might be multiple "via" tags we can't just use Uri.splitQueryString, we need to do our own thing
+        for (final parameterStr in qs.split('&')) {
+          final index = parameterStr.indexOf('=');
+          if (index == -1) {
+            continue;
+          }
+          final parameter =
+              Uri.decodeQueryComponent(parameterStr.substring(0, index));
+          final value =
+              Uri.decodeQueryComponent(parameterStr.substring(index + 1));
+          if (parameter == 'via') {
+            via.add(value);
+          }
+          if (parameter == 'action') {
+            action = value;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    // check if we have a "matrix:" uri
+    if (toLowerCase().startsWith(matrixUriPrefix)) {
+      final uri = Uri.tryParse(this);
+      if (uri == null) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      final pathSegments = uri.pathSegments;
+      final identifiers = <String>[];
+      for (var i = 0; i < pathSegments.length - 1; i += 2) {
+        final thisSigil = {
+          'user': '@',
+          'roomid': '!',
+          'room': '#',
+          'group': '+',
+          'event': '\$',
+        }[pathSegments[i].toLowerCase()];
+        if (thisSigil == null) {
+          break;
+        }
+        final identifier = thisSigil + pathSegments[i + 1];
+        if (!identifier.isValidMatrixId) {
+          return null;
+        }
+        identifiers.add(identifier);
+      }
+      if (identifiers.isEmpty) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      final queryString = uri.query.isNotEmpty ? uri.query : null;
+      parseQueryString(queryString);
+      return MatrixIdentifierStringExtensionResults(
+        primaryIdentifier: identifiers.first,
+        secondaryIdentifier: identifiers.length > 1 ? identifiers[1] : null,
+        queryString: queryString,
+        via: via,
+        action: action,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const matrixToPrefix = 'https://matrix.to/#/';
+    // matrix identifiers and matrix.to URLs are parsed similarly, so we do them here
+    var s = this;
+    if (toLowerCase().startsWith(matrixToPrefix)) {
+      // as we decode a component we may only call it on the url part *before* the "query" part
+      final parts = substring(matrixToPrefix.length).split('?');
+      s = Uri.decodeComponent(parts.removeAt(0)) + '?' + parts.join('?');
+    }
+    final match = RegExp(r'^([#!@+][^:]*:[^\/?]*)(?:\/(\$[^?]*))?(?:\?(.*))?$')
+        .firstMatch(s);
+    if (match == null ||
+        !match.group(1).isValidMatrixId ||
+        !(match.group(2)?.isValidMatrixId ?? true)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    final queryString =
+        match.group(3)?.isNotEmpty ?? false ? match.group(3) : null;
+    parseQueryString(queryString);
+    return MatrixIdentifierStringExtensionResults(
+      primaryIdentifier: match.group(1),
+      secondaryIdentifier: match.group(2),
+      queryString: queryString,
+      via: via,
+      action: action,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class MatrixIdentifierStringExtensionResults {
+  final String primaryIdentifier;
+  final String secondaryIdentifier;
+  final String queryString;
+  final Set<String> via;
+  final String action;
+
+  MatrixIdentifierStringExtensionResults(
+      {this.primaryIdentifier,
+      this.secondaryIdentifier,
+      this.queryString,
+      this.via,
+      this.action});
 }
diff --git a/test/matrix_id_string_extension_test.dart b/test/matrix_id_string_extension_test.dart
index 01d59c86..50c02a27 100644
--- a/test/matrix_id_string_extension_test.dart
+++ b/test/matrix_id_string_extension_test.dart
@@ -46,5 +46,77 @@ void main() {
       expect('@user:domain:8448'.localpart, 'user');
       expect('@user:domain:8448'.domain, 'domain:8448');
     });
+    test('parseIdentifierIntoParts', () {
+      var res = '#alias:beep'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#alias:beep');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      expect(res.queryString, null);
+      res = 'blha'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res, null);
+      res = '#alias:beep/\$event'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#alias:beep');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, '\$event');
+      expect(res.queryString, null);
+      res = '#alias:beep?blubb'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#alias:beep');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      expect(res.queryString, 'blubb');
+      res = '#alias:beep/\$event?blubb'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#alias:beep');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, '\$event');
+      expect(res.queryString, 'blubb');
+      res = '#/\$?:beep/\$event?blubb?b'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#/\$?:beep');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, '\$event');
+      expect(res.queryString, 'blubb?b');
+
+      res = 'https://matrix.to/#/#alias:beep'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#alias:beep');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      expect(res.queryString, null);
+      res = 'https://matrix.to/#/%23alias%3abeep'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#alias:beep');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      expect(res.queryString, null);
+      res = 'https://matrix.to/#/%23alias%3abeep?boop%F0%9F%A7%A1%F0%9F%A6%8A'
+          .parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#alias:beep');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      expect(res.queryString, 'boop%F0%9F%A7%A1%F0%9F%A6%8A');
+
+      res = 'https://matrix.to/#/#alias:beep?via=fox.com&via=fox.org'
+          .parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.via, <String>{'fox.com', 'fox.org'});
+
+      res = 'matrix:user/her:example.org'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '@her:example.org');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      res = 'matrix:user/bad'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res, null);
+      res = 'matrix:roomid/rid:example.org'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '!rid:example.org');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      expect(res.action, null);
+      res = 'matrix:room/us:example.org?action=chat'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#us:example.org');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      expect(res.action, 'chat');
+      res = 'matrix:room/us:example.org/event/lol823y4bcp3qo4'
+          .parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '#us:example.org');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, '\$lol823y4bcp3qo4');
+      res = 'matrix:group/them:example.org'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '+them:example.org');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      res = 'matrix:roomid/rid:example.org?via=fox.com&via=fox.org'
+          .parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res.primaryIdentifier, '!rid:example.org');
+      expect(res.secondaryIdentifier, null);
+      expect(res.via, <String>{'fox.com', 'fox.org'});
+      res = 'matrix:beep/boop:example.org'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res, null);
+      res = 'matrix:boop'.parseIdentifierIntoParts();
+      expect(res, null);
+    });
   });
 }