diff --git a/webcompat/form.py b/webcompat/form.py
index 4ec7a8424..496afff4f 100644
--- a/webcompat/form.py
+++ b/webcompat/form.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     (u'unknown_bug', u'Something else - I\'ll add details below')
 ]
 
-url_message = u'A URL is required.'
+url_message = u'A valid URL is required.'
 image_message = (u'Please select an image of the following type:'
                  ' jpg, png, gif, or bmp.')
 radio_message = u'Problem type required.'
diff --git a/webcompat/static/js/lib/bugform.js b/webcompat/static/js/lib/bugform.js
index 6af478a00..ef455688e 100644
--- a/webcompat/static/js/lib/bugform.js
+++ b/webcompat/static/js/lib/bugform.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function BugForm() {
     'url': {
       'el': $('#url'),
       'valid': null,
-      'helpText': 'A URL is required.'
+      'helpText': 'A valid URL is required.'
     },
     'problem_type': {
       'el': $('[name=problem_category]'),
@@ -189,10 +189,19 @@ function BugForm() {
     }
   };
 
-  /* Check to see that the URL input element is not empty.
-     We don't do any other kind of validation yet. */
+  this.isReportableURL = function(url) {
+    return url && !(_.startsWith(url, 'about:')     ||
+                    _.startsWith(url, 'chrome:')    ||
+                    _.startsWith(url, 'file:')      ||
+                    _.startsWith(url, 'resource:')  ||
+                    _.startsWith(url, 'view-source:'));
+  };
+
+  /* Check to see that the URL input element is not empty,
+     or if it's a non-webby scheme. */
   this.checkURLValidity = function() {
-    if ($.trim(this.urlField.val()) === '') {
+    var val = this.urlField.val();
+    if ($.trim(val) === '' || !this.isReportableURL(val)) {
       this.makeInvalid('url');
     } else {
       this.makeValid('url');
@@ -264,7 +273,7 @@ function BugForm() {
         inlineHelp.insertAfter('label[for=' + id + ']');
         break;
       case 'problem_type':
-        inlineHelp.appendTo('.wc-Form-information');
+        inlineHelp.appendTo('fieldset .wc-Form-information');
         break;
       case 'image':
         // hide the error in case we already saw one