diff --git a/pkg/base/url.go b/pkg/base/url.go
index a840ca96..73c19c24 100644
--- a/pkg/base/url.go
+++ b/pkg/base/url.go
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ func ParseURL(s string) (*URL, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported scheme '%s'", u.Scheme)
 	}
 
+	if u.Opaque != "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("URLs with opaque data are not supported")
+	}
+
+	if u.Fragment != "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("URLs with fragments are not supported")
+	}
+
 	return (*URL)(u), nil
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +61,6 @@ func (u *URL) String() string {
 func (u *URL) Clone() *URL {
 	return (*URL)(&url.URL{
 		Scheme:     u.Scheme,
-		Opaque:     u.Opaque,
 		User:       u.User,
 		Host:       u.Host,
 		Path:       u.Path,
@@ -67,7 +74,6 @@ func (u *URL) Clone() *URL {
 func (u *URL) CloneWithoutCredentials() *URL {
 	return (*URL)(&url.URL{
 		Scheme:     u.Scheme,
-		Opaque:     u.Opaque,
 		Host:       u.Host,
 		Path:       u.Path,
 		RawPath:    u.RawPath,
diff --git a/pkg/base/url_test.go b/pkg/base/url_test.go
index 11c8e977..6d336fb3 100644
--- a/pkg/base/url_test.go
+++ b/pkg/base/url_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,27 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestURLInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, ca := range []struct {
+		name string
+		enc  string
+	}{
+		{
+			"with opaque data",
+			"rtsp:opaque?query",
+		},
+		{
+			"with fragment",
+			"rtsp://localhost:8554/teststream#fragment",
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(ca.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := ParseURL(ca.enc)
+			require.Error(t, err)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestURLRTSPPath(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, ca := range []struct {
 		u *URL