diff --git a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
index f4dbe4a51d..f74cd19d8a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace URLHelpers
         return p;
     }
 
-    int findStartOfDomain (const String& url)
+    int findEndOfScheme (const String& url)
     {
         int i = 0;
 
@@ -132,6 +132,20 @@ namespace URLHelpers
         return url[i] == ':' ? i + 1 : 0;
     }
 
+    int findStartOfNetLocation (const String& url)
+    {
+        int start = findEndOfScheme (url);
+        while (url[start] == '/')
+            ++start;
+
+        return start;
+    }
+
+    int findStartOfPath (const String& url)
+    {
+        return url.indexOfChar (findStartOfNetLocation (url), '/') + 1;
+    }
+
     void createHeadersAndPostData (const URL& url, String& headers, MemoryBlock& postData)
     {
         MemoryOutputStream data (postData, false);
@@ -214,10 +228,7 @@ bool URL::isWellFormed() const
 
 String URL::getDomain() const
 {
-    int start = URLHelpers::findStartOfDomain (url);
-    while (url[start] == '/')
-        ++start;
-
+    const int start = URLHelpers::findStartOfNetLocation (url);
     const int end1 = url.indexOfChar (start, '/');
     const int end2 = url.indexOfChar (start, ':');
 
@@ -229,11 +240,7 @@ String URL::getDomain() const
 
 String URL::getSubPath() const
 {
-    int start = URLHelpers::findStartOfDomain (url);
-    while (url[start] == '/')
-        ++start;
-
-    const int startOfPath = url.indexOfChar (start, '/') + 1;
+    const int startOfPath = URLHelpers::findStartOfPath (url);
 
     return startOfPath <= 0 ? String::empty
                             : url.substring (startOfPath);
@@ -241,16 +248,19 @@ String URL::getSubPath() const
 
 String URL::getScheme() const
 {
-    return url.substring (0, URLHelpers::findStartOfDomain (url) - 1);
+    return url.substring (0, URLHelpers::findEndOfScheme (url) - 1);
+}
+
+int URL::getPort() const
+{
+    const int colonPos = url.indexOfChar (URLHelpers::findStartOfNetLocation (url), ':');
+
+    return colonPos > 0 ? url.substring (colonPos + 1).getIntValue() : 0;
 }
 
 URL URL::withNewSubPath (const String& newPath) const
 {
-    int start = URLHelpers::findStartOfDomain (url);
-    while (url[start] == '/')
-        ++start;
-
-    const int startOfPath = url.indexOfChar (start, '/') + 1;
+    const int startOfPath = URLHelpers::findStartOfPath (url);
 
     URL u (*this);
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.h b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.h
index c4fad9edd0..67f1743d82 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.h
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ public:
     */
     String getScheme() const;
 
+    /** Attempts to read a port number from the URL.
+        @returns the port number, or 0 if none is explicitly specified.
+    */
+    int getPort() const;
+
     /** Returns a new version of this URL that uses a different sub-path.
 
         E.g. if the URL is "http://www.xyz.com/foo?x=1" and you call this with
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/images/juce_Image.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/images/juce_Image.cpp
index 77ceead2f9..39958d4ed2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/images/juce_Image.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/images/juce_Image.cpp
@@ -176,10 +176,7 @@ Image Image::getClippedImage (const Rectangle<int>& area) const
         return *this;
 
     const Rectangle<int> validArea (area.getIntersection (getBounds()));
-    if (validArea.isEmpty())
-        return Image::null;
-
-    return Image (new SubsectionPixelData (image, validArea));
+    return Image (validArea.isEmpty() ? nullptr : new SubsectionPixelData (image, validArea));
 }
 
 
@@ -254,6 +251,11 @@ void Image::duplicateIfShared()
         image = image->clone();
 }
 
+Image Image::createCopy() const
+{
+    return Image (image != nullptr ? image->clone() : nullptr);
+}
+
 Image Image::rescaled (const int newWidth, const int newHeight, const Graphics::ResamplingQuality quality) const
 {
     if (image == nullptr || (image->width == newWidth && image->height == newHeight))
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/images/juce_Image.h b/modules/juce_graphics/images/juce_Image.h
index ca97f8c95e..bc989c2937 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/images/juce_Image.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/images/juce_Image.h
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ public:
     Image rescaled (int newWidth, int newHeight,
                     Graphics::ResamplingQuality quality = Graphics::mediumResamplingQuality) const;
 
+    /** Creates a copy of this image.
+        Note that it's usually more efficient to use duplicateIfShared(), because it may not be necessary
+        to copy an image if nothing else is using it.
+        @see getReferenceCount
+    */
+    Image createCopy() const;
+
     /** Returns a version of this image with a different image format.
 
         A new image is returned which has been converted to the specified format.
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_AlertWindow.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_AlertWindow.cpp
index b28c01a56b..41331b1aba 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_AlertWindow.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_AlertWindow.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ void AlertWindow::updateLayout (const bool onlyIncreaseSize)
     const int labelHeight = 18;
     int iconSpace = 0;
 
+    attributedText.setColour (findColour (textColourId));
+
     if (alertIconType == NoIcon)
     {
         attributedText.setJustification (Justification::centredTop);
@@ -590,6 +592,7 @@ void AlertWindow::lookAndFeelChanged()
 
     setUsingNativeTitleBar ((newFlags & ComponentPeer::windowHasTitleBar) != 0);
     setDropShadowEnabled (isOpaque() && (newFlags & ComponentPeer::windowHasDropShadow) != 0);
+    updateLayout (false);
 }
 
 int AlertWindow::getDesktopWindowStyleFlags() const