diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/bridge.c b/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/bridge.c
index 181f1c55ea..60169cb1a2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/bridge.c
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/bridge.c
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ JSValueRef js_launch_mod(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef func,
   return JS_NULL;
 }
 
+typedef struct js_callback
+{
+  JSObjectRef func;
+  JSContextGroupRef ctx_group;
+} js_callback;
+
 typedef struct download_t 
 {
   gchar * key;
@@ -207,9 +213,8 @@ typedef struct download_t
   gchar * dest;
   int current_bytes;
   int total_bytes;
-  JSContextGroupRef ctx_group;
-  JSObjectRef download_progressed_func;
-  JSObjectRef extraction_progressed_func;
+  js_callback * download_progressed_cb;
+  js_callback * extraction_progressed_cb;
   JSValueRef status;
   JSValueRef error;
   GIOChannel * output_channel;
@@ -255,6 +260,8 @@ void free_download(download_t * download)
   g_free(download->key);
   g_free(download->url);
   g_free(download->dest);
+  g_free(download->download_progressed_cb);
+  g_free(download->extraction_progressed_cb);
 }
 
 JSValueRef js_register_download(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef func, JSObjectRef this,
@@ -284,11 +291,15 @@ JSValueRef js_register_download(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef func, JSObjectRef
   free_download(download);
   memset(download, 0, sizeof(download_t));
 
-  download->ctx_group = JSContextGetGroup(ctx);
+  download->download_progressed_cb = (js_callback *)g_malloc(sizeof(js_callback));
   o = JSObjectGetProperty(ctx, JSContextGetGlobalObject(ctx), JS_STR("downloadProgressed"), NULL);
-  download->download_progressed_func = JSValueToObject(ctx, o, NULL);
+  download->download_progressed_cb->ctx_group = JSContextGetGroup(ctx);
+  download->download_progressed_cb->func = JSValueToObject(ctx, o, NULL);
+
+  download->extraction_progressed_cb = (js_callback *)g_malloc(sizeof(js_callback));
   o = JSObjectGetProperty(ctx, JSContextGetGlobalObject(ctx), JS_STR("extractProgressed"), NULL);
-  download->extraction_progressed_func = JSValueToObject(ctx, o, NULL);
+  download->extraction_progressed_cb->ctx_group = JSContextGetGroup(ctx);
+  download->extraction_progressed_cb->func = JSValueToObject(ctx, o, NULL);
 
   download->key = g_strdup(key->str);
 
@@ -332,7 +343,7 @@ gboolean update_download_stats(GIOChannel * source, GIOCondition condition, gpoi
   JSValueRef args[1];
   JSContextRef ctx;
 
-  ctx = JSGlobalContextCreateInGroup(download->ctx_group, NULL);
+  ctx = JSGlobalContextCreateInGroup(download->download_progressed_cb->ctx_group, NULL);
  
   switch(condition)
   {
@@ -374,7 +385,7 @@ gboolean update_download_stats(GIOChannel * source, GIOCondition condition, gpoi
   }
 
   args[0] = JSValueMakeString(ctx, JS_STR(download->key));
-  JSObjectCallAsFunction(ctx, download->download_progressed_func, NULL, 1, args, NULL);
+  JSObjectCallAsFunction(ctx, download->download_progressed_cb->func, NULL, 1, args, NULL);
 
   return ret;
 }
@@ -546,7 +557,7 @@ gboolean update_extraction_progress(GIOChannel * source, GIOCondition condition,
   JSValueRef args[1];
   JSContextRef ctx;
 
-  ctx = JSGlobalContextCreateInGroup(download->ctx_group, NULL);
+  ctx = JSGlobalContextCreateInGroup(download->extraction_progressed_cb->ctx_group, NULL);
 
   switch(condition)
   {
@@ -570,7 +581,7 @@ gboolean update_extraction_progress(GIOChannel * source, GIOCondition condition,
   }
 
   args[0] = JSValueMakeString(ctx, JS_STR(download->key));
-  JSObjectCallAsFunction(ctx, download->extraction_progressed_func, NULL, 1, args, NULL);
+  JSObjectCallAsFunction(ctx, download->extraction_progressed_cb->func, NULL, 1, args, NULL);
 
   return ret;  
 }
@@ -665,7 +676,75 @@ JSValueRef js_metadata(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef func, JSObjectRef this,
   g_string_free(mod, TRUE);
   g_string_free(field, TRUE);
   return JS_NULL;
-} 
+}
+
+
+
+void request_finished(GPid pid, gint status, gpointer data)
+{
+  GString * msg;
+  JSValueRef args[1];
+  callback_data * d = (callback_data *)data;
+  js_callback * cb = (js_callback *)d->user_data;
+  JSContextRef ctx = JSGlobalContextCreateInGroup(cb->ctx_group, NULL);
+  
+  msg = util_get_output(d->output_fd);
+
+  close(d->output_fd);
+
+  if (!msg)
+  {
+    g_free(cb);
+    g_free(d);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  args[0] = JSValueMakeString(ctx, JS_STR(msg->str));
+  g_message("Request response: %s", msg->str);
+  JSObjectCallAsFunction(ctx, cb->func, NULL, 1, args, NULL);
+
+  g_string_free(msg, TRUE);
+
+  g_free(cb);
+  g_free(d);
+  g_spawn_close_pid(pid);
+}
+
+JSValueRef js_http_request(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef func, JSObjectRef this,
+				size_t argc, const JSValueRef argv[], JSValueRef * exception)
+{
+  GString * url, * callbackname;
+  js_callback * cb = (js_callback *)g_malloc(sizeof(js_callback));
+  JSValueRef o;
+  
+  if (!js_check_num_args(ctx, "httpRequest", argc, 2, exception))
+    return JS_NULL;
+
+  url = js_get_cstr_from_val(ctx, argv[0]);
+
+  if (!url)
+    return JS_NULL;
+
+  callbackname = js_get_cstr_from_val(ctx, argv[1]);
+
+  if (!callbackname)
+  {
+    g_string_free(url, TRUE);
+    return JS_NULL;
+  }
+
+  o = JSObjectGetProperty(ctx, JSContextGetGlobalObject(ctx), JS_STR(callbackname->str), NULL);
+  cb->func = JSValueToObject(ctx, o, NULL);
+
+  cb->ctx_group = JSContextGetGroup(ctx);
+
+  util_do_http_request(url->str, request_finished, cb);
+
+  g_string_free(url, TRUE);
+  g_string_free(callbackname, TRUE);
+
+  return JS_NULL;
+}
 
 void js_add_functions(JSGlobalContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef target, char ** names, 
 		      JSObjectCallAsFunctionCallback * callbacks, size_t count)
@@ -685,16 +764,16 @@ void bind_js_bridge(WebKitWebView * view, WebKitWebFrame * frame,
   JSGlobalContextRef js_ctx;
   JSObjectRef window_obj, external_obj;
   
-  int func_count = 12;
+  int func_count = 13;
   char * names[] = { "log", "existsInMod", "launchMod", "registerDownload",
 		     "startDownload", "cancelDownload", "downloadStatus",
 		     "downloadError", "bytesCompleted", "bytesTotal",
-		     "extractDownload", "metadata"};
+		     "extractDownload", "metadata", "httpRequest"};
   JSObjectCallAsFunctionCallback callbacks[] = { js_log, js_exists_in_mod, js_launch_mod,
 						 js_register_download, js_start_download,
 						 js_cancel_download, js_download_status,
 						 js_download_error, js_bytes_completed,
-						 js_bytes_total, js_extract_download, js_metadata };
+						 js_bytes_total, js_extract_download, js_metadata, js_http_request };
   
   js_ctx = (JSGlobalContextRef)context;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/main.c b/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/main.c
index 29af7fb3fe..8584aee133 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/main.c
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/main.c
@@ -285,13 +285,13 @@ void mod_list_line(GString const * mod, gpointer user)
 
 void mod_list_callback(GPid pid, gint status, gpointer data)
 {
-  int * out_fd = (int *)data;
+  callback_data * d = (callback_data *)data;
   GString * msg = NULL;
   
-  msg = util_get_output(*out_fd);
+  msg = util_get_output(d->output_fd);
 
-  close(*out_fd);
-  free(out_fd);
+  close(d->output_fd);
+  g_free(d);
 
   if (!msg)
     return;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/utility.c b/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/utility.c
index 8dbe6ce9e4..554be749f3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/utility.c
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/utility.c
@@ -12,30 +12,34 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
-gboolean util_do_command_async(gchar * command, GChildWatchFunc callback)
+#include "utility.h"
+
+gboolean util_do_command_async(gchar * command, GChildWatchFunc callback, gpointer user_data)
 {
   GPid child_pid;
-  gint * out_fd = (gint *)malloc(sizeof(gint));
   gchar * spawn_args[] = { "mono", "OpenRA.Utility.exe", command, NULL };
+  callback_data * d = (callback_data *)g_malloc(sizeof(callback_data));
   gboolean result;
 
   result = g_spawn_async_with_pipes(NULL, spawn_args, NULL,
 			     G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH | G_SPAWN_DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD,
-			     NULL, NULL, &child_pid, NULL, out_fd, NULL, NULL);
+			     NULL, NULL, &child_pid, NULL, &(d->output_fd), NULL, NULL);
 
   if (!result)
   {
+    g_free(d);
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  g_child_watch_add(child_pid, callback, out_fd);
+  d->user_data = user_data;
+  g_child_watch_add(child_pid, callback, d);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
 
 gboolean util_get_mod_list (GChildWatchFunc callback)
 {
-  return util_do_command_async("-l", callback);
+  return util_do_command_async("-l", callback, NULL);
 }
 
 gboolean util_do_command_blocking(gchar * command, GChildWatchFunc callback)
@@ -92,7 +96,10 @@ gint util_spawn_with_command(gchar const * command, gchar const * arg1, gchar co
 
   gchar * launch_args[] = { "mono", "OpenRA.Utility.exe", NULL, NULL };
 
-  g_string_printf(complete_command, "%s%s,%s", command, arg1, arg2);
+  if (arg2 == NULL)
+    g_string_printf(complete_command, "%s%s", command, arg1);
+  else
+    g_string_printf(complete_command, "%s%s,%s", command, arg1, arg2);
 
   launch_args[2] = complete_command->str;
 
@@ -119,6 +126,16 @@ gint util_do_extract(gchar const * target, gchar const * dest, GPid * pid)
   return util_spawn_with_command("--extract-zip=", target, dest, pid);
 }
 
+gboolean util_do_http_request(gchar const * url, GChildWatchFunc callback, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  gboolean b;
+  GString * command = g_string_new(NULL);
+  g_string_printf(command, "--download-url=%s", url);
+  b = util_do_command_async(command->str, callback, user_data);
+  g_string_free(command, TRUE);
+  return b;
+}
+
 GString * util_get_output(int fd)
 {
   char buffer[1024];
diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/utility.h b/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/utility.h
index ce6d1e2684..9c09abc4bd 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/utility.h
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher.Gtk/utility.h
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@
  * see LICENSE.
  */
 
+typedef struct callback_data
+{
+	gint output_fd;
+	gpointer user_data;
+} callback_data;
+
 gboolean util_get_mod_list (GChildWatchFunc);
 gboolean util_get_mod_metadata(gchar const *, GChildWatchFunc);
 gboolean util_get_setting(gchar const *, GChildWatchFunc);
 gint util_do_download(gchar const *, gchar const *, GPid *);
 gint util_do_extract(gchar const *, gchar const *, GPid *);
+gboolean util_do_http_request(gchar const *, GChildWatchFunc, gpointer);
 GString * util_get_output(int);