diff --git a/components/devtools/actors/network_event.rs b/components/devtools/actors/network_event.rs
index 7c59a1729ad..9f6e9ed7d90 100644
--- a/components/devtools/actors/network_event.rs
+++ b/components/devtools/actors/network_event.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use chrono::{Local, LocalResult, TimeZone};
 use devtools_traits::{HttpRequest as DevtoolsHttpRequest, HttpResponse as DevtoolsHttpResponse};
 use headers::{ContentType, Cookie, HeaderMapExt};
 use http::{HeaderMap, Method, header};
+use net_traits::request::Destination as RequestDestination;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ pub struct NetworkEventActor {
     pub request_method: Method,
     pub request_started: SystemTime,
     pub request_time_stamp: i64,
+    pub request_destination: RequestDestination,
     pub request_headers_raw: Option<HeaderMap>,
     pub request_body: Option<Vec<u8>>,
     pub request_cookies: Option<RequestCookiesMsg>,
@@ -350,6 +352,7 @@ impl NetworkEventActor {
                 .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
                 .unwrap_or_default()
                 .as_secs() as i64,
+            request_destination: RequestDestination::None,
             request_headers_raw: None,
             request_body: None,
             request_cookies: None,
@@ -377,6 +380,7 @@ impl NetworkEventActor {
         self.request_method = request.method;
         self.request_started = request.started_date_time;
         self.request_time_stamp = request.time_stamp;
+        self.request_destination = request.destination;
         self.request_body = request.body.clone();
         self.request_headers_raw = Some(request.headers.clone());
     }
@@ -404,14 +408,6 @@ impl NetworkEventActor {
             LocalResult::Ambiguous(date_time, _) => date_time.to_rfc3339().to_string(),
         };
 
-        let cause_type = match self.request_url.as_str() {
-            // Adjust based on request data
-            url if url.ends_with(".css") => "stylesheet",
-            url if url.ends_with(".js") => "script",
-            url if url.ends_with(".png") || url.ends_with(".jpg") => "img",
-            _ => "document",
-        };
-
         EventActor {
             actor: self.name(),
             resource_id: self.resource_id,
@@ -422,7 +418,7 @@ impl NetworkEventActor {
             is_xhr: self.is_xhr,
             private: false,
             cause: Cause {
-                type_: cause_type.to_string(),
+                type_: self.request_destination.as_str().to_string(),
                 loading_document_uri: None, // Set if available
             },
         }
diff --git a/components/net/http_loader.rs b/components/net/http_loader.rs
index baef79cacce..8191a1bb3ec 100644
--- a/components/net/http_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/http_loader.rs
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ fn prepare_devtools_request(
     pipeline_id: PipelineId,
     connect_time: Duration,
     send_time: Duration,
+    destination: Destination,
     is_xhr: bool,
     browsing_context_id: BrowsingContextId,
 ) -> ChromeToDevtoolsControlMsg {
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ fn prepare_devtools_request(
             .as_secs() as i64,
         connect_time,
         send_time,
+        destination,
         is_xhr,
         browsing_context_id,
     };
@@ -488,6 +490,7 @@ pub fn send_early_httprequest_to_devtools(request: &mut Request, context: &Fetch
             time_stamp: 0,
             connect_time: Duration::from_millis(0),
             send_time: Duration::from_millis(0),
+            destination: request.destination,
             is_xhr: false,
             browsing_context_id,
         };
@@ -586,6 +589,7 @@ async fn obtain_response(
     source_is_null: bool,
     pipeline_id: &Option<PipelineId>,
     request_id: Option<&str>,
+    destination: Destination,
     is_xhr: bool,
     context: &FetchContext,
     fetch_terminated: UnboundedSender<bool>,
@@ -780,6 +784,7 @@ async fn obtain_response(
                                 pipeline_id,
                                 (connect_end - connect_start).unsigned_abs(),
                                 (send_end - send_start).unsigned_abs(),
+                                destination,
                                 is_xhr,
                                 browsing_context_id,
                             ))
@@ -1959,6 +1964,7 @@ async fn http_network_fetch(
             .unwrap_or(false),
         &request.pipeline_id,
         Some(&request_id),
+        request.destination,
         is_xhr,
         context,
         fetch_terminated_sender,
diff --git a/components/net/tests/fetch.rs b/components/net/tests/fetch.rs
index 26df87d999b..df74855f3b5 100644
--- a/components/net/tests/fetch.rs
+++ b/components/net/tests/fetch.rs
@@ -1339,6 +1339,7 @@ fn test_fetch_with_devtools() {
         time_stamp: devhttprequests.1.time_stamp,
         connect_time: devhttprequests.1.connect_time,
         send_time: devhttprequests.1.send_time,
+        destination: Destination::None,
         is_xhr: true,
         browsing_context_id: TEST_WEBVIEW_ID.0,
     };
diff --git a/components/net/tests/http_loader.rs b/components/net/tests/http_loader.rs
index 23896823524..e11677e6eef 100644
--- a/components/net/tests/http_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/tests/http_loader.rs
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ fn test_request_and_response_data_with_network_messages() {
         time_stamp: devhttprequests.1.time_stamp,
         connect_time: devhttprequests.1.connect_time,
         send_time: devhttprequests.1.send_time,
+        destination: Destination::Document,
         is_xhr: false,
         browsing_context_id: TEST_WEBVIEW_ID.0,
     };
diff --git a/components/shared/devtools/lib.rs b/components/shared/devtools/lib.rs
index 6d4ab0f8595..a1bc247ccbb 100644
--- a/components/shared/devtools/lib.rs
+++ b/components/shared/devtools/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use http::{HeaderMap, Method};
 use ipc_channel::ipc::IpcSender;
 use malloc_size_of_derive::MallocSizeOf;
 use net_traits::http_status::HttpStatus;
+use net_traits::request::Destination;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use servo_url::ServoUrl;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ pub struct HttpRequest {
     pub time_stamp: i64,
     pub connect_time: Duration,
     pub send_time: Duration,
+    pub destination: Destination,
     pub is_xhr: bool,
     pub browsing_context_id: BrowsingContextId,
 }