diff --git a/components/net/about_loader.rs b/components/net/about_loader.rs
index cd7d40671fd..e12fc32839c 100644
--- a/components/net/about_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/about_loader.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
-use net_traits::{LoadData, Metadata};
+use net_traits::{LoadData, Metadata,ResponseSenders};
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg::Done;
 use mime_classifier::MIMEClassifier;
 use resource_task::start_sending;
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ use std::borrow::IntoCow;
 use std::fs::PathExt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-pub fn factory(mut load_data: LoadData, classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
+pub fn factory(mut load_data: LoadData, start_chan: ResponseSenders, classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
     match load_data.url.non_relative_scheme_data().unwrap() {
         "blank" => {
-            let start_chan = load_data.consumer;
             let chan = start_sending(start_chan, Metadata {
                 final_url: load_data.url,
                 content_type: Some(ContentType(Mime(TopLevel::Text, SubLevel::Html, vec![]))),
@@ -40,11 +39,10 @@ pub fn factory(mut load_data: LoadData, classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
             load_data.url = Url::from_file_path(&*path).unwrap();
         }
         _ => {
-            let start_chan = load_data.consumer;
             start_sending(start_chan, Metadata::default(load_data.url))
                 .send(Done(Err("Unknown about: URL.".to_string()))).unwrap();
             return
         }
     };
-    file_loader::factory(load_data, classifier)
+    file_loader::factory(load_data, start_chan, classifier)
 }
diff --git a/components/net/data_loader.rs b/components/net/data_loader.rs
index 03ec60be3a8..d4146a0f4b1 100644
--- a/components/net/data_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/data_loader.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
-use net_traits::{LoadData, Metadata};
+use net_traits::{LoadData, Metadata, ResponseSenders};
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg::{Payload, Done};
 use mime_classifier::MIMEClassifier;
 use resource_task::start_sending;
@@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ use hyper::mime::Mime;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use url::{percent_decode, SchemeData};
 
-pub fn factory(load_data: LoadData, _classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
+pub fn factory(load_data: LoadData, senders: ResponseSenders, _classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
     // NB: we don't spawn a new task.
     // Hypothesis: data URLs are too small for parallel base64 etc. to be worth it.
     // Should be tested at some point.
     // Left in separate function to allow easy moving to a task, if desired.
-    load(load_data)
+    load(load_data, senders)
 }
 
-pub fn load(load_data: LoadData) {
-    let start_chan = load_data.consumer;
+pub fn load(load_data: LoadData, start_chan: ResponseSenders) {
     let url = load_data.url;
     assert!(&*url.scheme == "data");
 
diff --git a/components/net/file_loader.rs b/components/net/file_loader.rs
index 64539c29477..26fda4074c1 100644
--- a/components/net/file_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/file_loader.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
-use net_traits::{LoadData, Metadata, ProgressMsg};
+use net_traits::{LoadData, Metadata, ProgressMsg, ResponseSenders};
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg::{Payload, Done};
 use mime_classifier::MIMEClassifier;
 use resource_task::{start_sending, start_sending_sniffed};
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@ fn read_all(reader: &mut File, progress_chan: &Sender<ProgressMsg>)
     }
 }
 
-pub fn factory(load_data: LoadData, classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
+pub fn factory(load_data: LoadData, senders: ResponseSenders, classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
     let url = load_data.url;
-    let start_chan = load_data.consumer;
     assert!(&*url.scheme == "file");
     spawn_named("file_loader".to_owned(), move || {
         let metadata = Metadata::default(url.clone());
@@ -58,24 +57,24 @@ pub fn factory(load_data: LoadData, classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
                         let res = read_block(reader);
                         let (res, progress_chan) = match res {
                             Ok(ReadStatus::Partial(buf)) => {
-                                let progress_chan = start_sending_sniffed(start_chan, metadata,
+                                let progress_chan = start_sending_sniffed(senders, metadata,
                                                                           classifier, &buf);
                                 progress_chan.send(Payload(buf)).unwrap();
                                 (read_all(reader, &progress_chan), progress_chan)
                             }
                             Ok(ReadStatus::EOF) | Err(_) =>
-                                (res.map(|_| ()), start_sending(start_chan, metadata)),
+                                (res.map(|_| ()), start_sending(senders, metadata)),
                         };
                         progress_chan.send(Done(res)).unwrap();
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
-                        let progress_chan = start_sending(start_chan, metadata);
+                        let progress_chan = start_sending(senders, metadata);
                         progress_chan.send(Done(Err(e.description().to_string()))).unwrap();
                     }
                 }
             }
             Err(_) => {
-                let progress_chan = start_sending(start_chan, metadata);
+                let progress_chan = start_sending(senders, metadata);
                 progress_chan.send(Done(Err(url.to_string()))).unwrap();
             }
         }
diff --git a/components/net/http_loader.rs b/components/net/http_loader.rs
index d544c307401..bccfb03b8a4 100644
--- a/components/net/http_loader.rs
+++ b/components/net/http_loader.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
-use net_traits::{ControlMsg, CookieSource, LoadData, LoadResponse, Metadata};
+use net_traits::{ControlMsg, CookieSource, LoadData, Metadata, ResponseSenders};
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg::{Payload, Done};
 use mime_classifier::MIMEClassifier;
 use resource_task::{start_sending_opt, start_sending_sniffed_opt};
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ use url::{Url, UrlParser};
 use std::borrow::ToOwned;
 
 pub fn factory(cookies_chan: Sender<ControlMsg>)
-               -> Box<Invoke<(LoadData, Arc<MIMEClassifier>)> + Send> {
-    box move |(load_data, classifier)| {
-        spawn_named("http_loader".to_owned(), move || load(load_data, classifier, cookies_chan))
+               -> Box<Invoke<(LoadData, ResponseSenders, Arc<MIMEClassifier>)> + Send> {
+    box move |(load_data, senders, classifier)| {
+        spawn_named("http_loader".to_owned(), move || load(load_data, senders, classifier, cookies_chan))
     }
 }
 
-fn send_error(url: Url, err: String, start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>) {
+fn send_error(url: Url, err: String, start_chan: ResponseSenders) {
     let mut metadata: Metadata = Metadata::default(url);
     metadata.status = None;
 
@@ -66,13 +66,12 @@ fn read_block<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<ReadResult, ()> {
     }
 }
 
-fn load(mut load_data: LoadData, classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>, cookies_chan: Sender<ControlMsg>) {
+fn load(mut load_data: LoadData, start_chan: ResponseSenders, classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>, cookies_chan: Sender<ControlMsg>) {
     // FIXME: At the time of writing this FIXME, servo didn't have any central
     //        location for configuration. If you're reading this and such a
     //        repository DOES exist, please update this constant to use it.
     let max_redirects = 50;
     let mut iters = 0;
-    let start_chan = load_data.consumer;
     let mut url = load_data.url.clone();
     let mut redirected_to = HashSet::new();
 
@@ -140,8 +139,8 @@ reason: \"certificate verify failed\" }]";
             ) => {
                 let mut image = resources_dir_path();
                 image.push("badcert.html");
-                let load_data = LoadData::new(Url::from_file_path(&*image).unwrap(), start_chan);
-                file_loader::factory(load_data, classifier);
+                let load_data = LoadData::new(Url::from_file_path(&*image).unwrap());
+                file_loader::factory(load_data, start_chan, classifier);
                 return;
             },
             Err(e) => {
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ reason: \"certificate verify failed\" }]";
 }
 
 fn send_data<R: Read>(reader: &mut R,
-                      start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>,
+                      start_chan: ResponseSenders,
                       metadata: Metadata,
                       classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>) {
     let (progress_chan, mut chunk) = {
diff --git a/components/net/resource_task.rs b/components/net/resource_task.rs
index 9952190c23b..6f0d6994113 100644
--- a/components/net/resource_task.rs
+++ b/components/net/resource_task.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use cookie_storage::CookieStorage;
 use cookie;
 use mime_classifier::MIMEClassifier;
 
-use net_traits::{ControlMsg, LoadData, LoadResponse};
+use net_traits::{ControlMsg, LoadData, LoadResponse, ResponseSenders, LoadConsumer};
 use net_traits::{Metadata, ProgressMsg, ResourceTask};
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg::Done;
 use util::opts;
@@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ pub fn global_init() {
 }
 
 /// For use by loaders in responding to a Load message.
-pub fn start_sending(start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>, metadata: Metadata) -> Sender<ProgressMsg> {
+pub fn start_sending(start_chan: ResponseSenders, metadata: Metadata) -> Sender<ProgressMsg> {
     start_sending_opt(start_chan, metadata).ok().unwrap()
 }
 
 /// For use by loaders in responding to a Load message that allows content sniffing.
-pub fn start_sending_sniffed(start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>, metadata: Metadata,
+pub fn start_sending_sniffed(start_chan: ResponseSenders, metadata: Metadata,
                              classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>, partial_body: &Vec<u8>)
                              -> Sender<ProgressMsg> {
     start_sending_sniffed_opt(start_chan, metadata, classifier, partial_body).ok().unwrap()
 }
 
 /// For use by loaders in responding to a Load message that allows content sniffing.
-pub fn start_sending_sniffed_opt(start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>, mut metadata: Metadata,
+pub fn start_sending_sniffed_opt(start_chan: ResponseSenders, mut metadata: Metadata,
                                  classifier: Arc<MIMEClassifier>, partial_body: &Vec<u8>)
                                  -> Result<Sender<ProgressMsg>, ()> {
     if opts::get().sniff_mime_types {
@@ -94,15 +94,20 @@ pub fn start_sending_sniffed_opt(start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>, mut metadata:
 }
 
 /// For use by loaders in responding to a Load message.
-pub fn start_sending_opt(start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>, metadata: Metadata) -> Result<Sender<ProgressMsg>, ()> {
-    let (progress_chan, progress_port) = channel();
-    let result = start_chan.send(LoadResponse {
-        metadata:      metadata,
-        progress_port: progress_port,
-    });
-    match result {
-        Ok(_) => Ok(progress_chan),
-        Err(_) => Err(())
+pub fn start_sending_opt(start_chan: ResponseSenders, metadata: Metadata) -> Result<Sender<ProgressMsg>, ()> {
+    match start_chan {
+        ResponseSenders::Channel(start_chan) => {
+            let (progress_chan, progress_port) = channel();
+            let result = start_chan.send(LoadResponse {
+                metadata:      metadata,
+                progress_port: progress_port,
+            });
+            match result {
+                Ok(_) => Ok(progress_chan),
+                Err(_) => Err(())
+            }
+        }
+        ResponseSenders::Listener(_) => panic!(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -176,8 +181,8 @@ impl ResourceManager {
     fn start(&mut self) {
         loop {
             match self.from_client.recv().unwrap() {
-              ControlMsg::Load(load_data) => {
-                self.load(load_data)
+              ControlMsg::Load(load_data, consumer) => {
+                self.load(load_data, consumer)
               }
               ControlMsg::SetCookiesForUrl(request, cookie_list, source) => {
                 let header = Header::parse_header(&[cookie_list.into_bytes()]);
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ impl ResourceManager {
         }
     }
 
-    fn load(&mut self, mut load_data: LoadData) {
+    fn load(&mut self, mut load_data: LoadData, consumer: LoadConsumer) {
         unsafe {
             if let Some(host_table) = HOST_TABLE {
                 load_data = replace_hosts(load_data, host_table);
@@ -208,13 +213,14 @@ impl ResourceManager {
 
         self.user_agent.as_ref().map(|ua| load_data.headers.set(UserAgent(ua.clone())));
 
-        fn from_factory(factory: fn(LoadData, Arc<MIMEClassifier>))
-                        -> Box<Invoke<(LoadData, Arc<MIMEClassifier>)> + Send> {
-            box move |(load_data, classifier)| {
-                factory(load_data, classifier)
+        fn from_factory(factory: fn(LoadData, ResponseSenders, Arc<MIMEClassifier>))
+                        -> Box<Invoke<(LoadData, ResponseSenders, Arc<MIMEClassifier>)> + Send> {
+            box move |(load_data, senders, classifier)| {
+                factory(load_data, senders, classifier)
             }
         }
 
+        let senders = ResponseSenders::from_consumer(consumer);
         let loader = match &*load_data.url.scheme {
             "file" => from_factory(file_loader::factory),
             "http" | "https" | "view-source" => http_loader::factory(self.resource_task.clone()),
@@ -222,13 +228,13 @@ impl ResourceManager {
             "about" => from_factory(about_loader::factory),
             _ => {
                 debug!("resource_task: no loader for scheme {}", load_data.url.scheme);
-                start_sending(load_data.consumer, Metadata::default(load_data.url))
+                start_sending(senders, Metadata::default(load_data.url))
                     .send(ProgressMsg::Done(Err("no loader for scheme".to_string()))).unwrap();
                 return
             }
         };
         debug!("resource_task: loading url: {}", load_data.url.serialize());
 
-        loader.invoke((load_data, self.mime_classifier.clone()));
+        loader.invoke((load_data, senders, self.mime_classifier.clone()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/net_traits/image_cache_task.rs b/components/net_traits/image_cache_task.rs
index 852b4ad9c71..905a7de3611 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/image_cache_task.rs
+++ b/components/net_traits/image_cache_task.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 use image::base::Image;
+use LoadConsumer::Channel;
 use {ControlMsg, LoadData, ProgressMsg, ResourceTask};
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ impl ImageCacheTaskClient for ImageCacheTask {
 
 pub fn load_image_data(url: Url, resource_task: ResourceTask, placeholder: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ()> {
     let (response_chan, response_port) = channel();
-    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(LoadData::new(url.clone(), response_chan))).unwrap();
+    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(LoadData::new(url.clone()), Channel(response_chan))).unwrap();
 
     let mut image_data = vec!();
 
diff --git a/components/net_traits/lib.rs b/components/net_traits/lib.rs
index 8a35fc87762..5914922c275 100644
--- a/components/net_traits/lib.rs
+++ b/components/net_traits/lib.rs
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ pub struct LoadData {
     pub preserved_headers: Headers,
     pub data: Option<Vec<u8>>,
     pub cors: Option<ResourceCORSData>,
-    pub consumer: Sender<LoadResponse>,
 }
 
 impl LoadData {
-    pub fn new(url: Url, consumer: Sender<LoadResponse>) -> LoadData {
+    pub fn new(url: Url) -> LoadData {
         LoadData {
             url: url,
             method: Method::Get,
@@ -63,17 +62,31 @@ impl LoadData {
             preserved_headers: Headers::new(),
             data: None,
             cors: None,
-            consumer: consumer,
         }
     }
 }
 
+pub trait AsyncResponseListener {
+    fn headers_available(&self, metadata: Metadata);
+    fn data_available(&self, payload: Vec<u8>);
+    fn response_complete(&self, status: Result<(), String>);
+}
+
+pub trait AsyncResponseTarget {
+    fn get_listener(&self) -> &AsyncResponseListener;
+}
+
+pub enum LoadConsumer {
+    Channel(Sender<LoadResponse>),
+    Listener(Box<AsyncResponseTarget + Send>),
+}
+
 /// Handle to a resource task
 pub type ResourceTask = Sender<ControlMsg>;
 
 pub enum ControlMsg {
     /// Request the data associated with a particular URL
-    Load(LoadData),
+    Load(LoadData, LoadConsumer),
     /// Store a set of cookies for a given originating URL
     SetCookiesForUrl(Url, String, CookieSource),
     /// Retrieve the stored cookies for a given URL
@@ -159,6 +172,20 @@ pub enum CookieSource {
     NonHTTP,
 }
 
+pub enum ResponseSenders {
+    Channel(Sender<LoadResponse>),
+    Listener(Box<AsyncResponseTarget + Send>),
+}
+
+impl ResponseSenders {
+    pub fn from_consumer(consumer: LoadConsumer) -> ResponseSenders {
+        match consumer {
+            LoadConsumer::Channel(c) => ResponseSenders::Channel(c),
+            LoadConsumer::Listener(l) => ResponseSenders::Listener(l),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Messages sent in response to a `Load` message
 #[derive(PartialEq,Debug)]
 pub enum ProgressMsg {
@@ -172,7 +199,7 @@ pub enum ProgressMsg {
 pub fn load_whole_resource(resource_task: &ResourceTask, url: Url)
         -> Result<(Metadata, Vec<u8>), String> {
     let (start_chan, start_port) = channel();
-    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(LoadData::new(url, start_chan))).unwrap();
+    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(LoadData::new(url), LoadConsumer::Channel(start_chan))).unwrap();
     let response = start_port.recv().unwrap();
 
     let mut buf = vec!();
@@ -188,7 +215,7 @@ pub fn load_whole_resource(resource_task: &ResourceTask, url: Url)
 /// Load a URL asynchronously and iterate over chunks of bytes from the response.
 pub fn load_bytes_iter(resource_task: &ResourceTask, url: Url) -> (Metadata, ProgressMsgPortIterator) {
     let (input_chan, input_port) = channel();
-    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(LoadData::new(url, input_chan))).unwrap();
+    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(LoadData::new(url), LoadConsumer::Channel(input_chan))).unwrap();
 
     let response = input_port.recv().unwrap();
     let iter = ProgressMsgPortIterator { progress_port: response.progress_port };
diff --git a/components/script/dom/xmlhttprequest.rs b/components/script/dom/xmlhttprequest.rs
index 5d0f76e5463..8cf605ece13 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/xmlhttprequest.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/xmlhttprequest.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use js::jsval::{JSVal, NullValue, UndefinedValue};
 
 use net_traits::ControlMsg::Load;
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg::{Payload, Done};
-use net_traits::{ResourceTask, ResourceCORSData, LoadData, LoadResponse};
+use net_traits::{ResourceTask, ResourceCORSData, LoadData, LoadConsumer};
 use cors::{allow_cross_origin_request, CORSRequest, RequestMode};
 use util::str::DOMString;
 use util::task::spawn_named;
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ impl XMLHttpRequest {
     #[allow(unsafe_code)]
     fn fetch(fetch_type: &SyncOrAsync, resource_task: ResourceTask,
              mut load_data: LoadData, terminate_receiver: Receiver<TerminateReason>,
-             cors_request: Result<Option<CORSRequest>,()>, gen_id: GenerationId,
-             start_port: Receiver<LoadResponse>) -> ErrorResult {
+             cors_request: Result<Option<CORSRequest>,()>, gen_id: GenerationId)
+             -> ErrorResult {
 
         fn notify_partial_progress(fetch_type: &SyncOrAsync, msg: XHRProgress) {
             match *fetch_type {
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ impl XMLHttpRequest {
         }
 
         // Step 10, 13
-        resource_task.send(Load(load_data)).unwrap();
+        let (start_chan, start_port) = channel();
+        resource_task.send(Load(load_data, LoadConsumer::Channel(start_chan))).unwrap();
 
 
         let progress_port;
@@ -579,8 +580,7 @@ impl<'a> XMLHttpRequestMethods for JSRef<'a, XMLHttpRequest> {
 
         let global = self.global.root();
         let resource_task = global.r().resource_task();
-        let (start_chan, start_port) = channel();
-        let mut load_data = LoadData::new(self.request_url.borrow().clone().unwrap(), start_chan);
+        let mut load_data = LoadData::new(self.request_url.borrow().clone().unwrap());
         load_data.data = extracted;
 
         #[inline]
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ impl<'a> XMLHttpRequestMethods for JSRef<'a, XMLHttpRequest> {
         let gen_id = self.generation_id.get();
         if self.sync.get() {
             return XMLHttpRequest::fetch(&mut SyncOrAsync::Sync(self), resource_task, load_data,
-                                         terminate_receiver, cors_request, gen_id, start_port);
+                                         terminate_receiver, cors_request, gen_id);
         } else {
             self.fetch_time.set(time::now().to_timespec().sec);
             let script_chan = global.r().script_chan();
@@ -665,8 +665,7 @@ impl<'a> XMLHttpRequestMethods for JSRef<'a, XMLHttpRequest> {
                                               load_data,
                                               terminate_receiver,
                                               cors_request,
-                                              gen_id,
-                                              start_port);
+                                              gen_id);
             });
             let timeout = self.timeout.get();
             if timeout > 0 {
diff --git a/components/script/script_task.rs b/components/script/script_task.rs
index 877289a27fd..b304a15afda 100644
--- a/components/script/script_task.rs
+++ b/components/script/script_task.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ use msg::constellation_msg::{ConstellationChan};
 use msg::constellation_msg::{LoadData, PipelineId, SubpageId, MozBrowserEvent, WorkerId};
 use msg::constellation_msg::{Failure, WindowSizeData, PipelineExitType};
 use msg::constellation_msg::Msg as ConstellationMsg;
-use net_traits::{ResourceTask, ControlMsg, LoadResponse};
+use net_traits::{ResourceTask, ControlMsg, LoadResponse, LoadConsumer};
 use net_traits::LoadData as NetLoadData;
 use net_traits::image_cache_task::ImageCacheTask;
 use net_traits::storage_task::StorageTask;
@@ -1331,8 +1331,7 @@ impl ScriptTask {
                 preserved_headers: load_data.headers,
                 data: load_data.data,
                 cors: None,
-                consumer: input_chan,
-            })).unwrap();
+            }, LoadConsumer::Channel(input_chan))).unwrap();
 
             let load_response = input_port.recv().unwrap();
             script_chan.send(ScriptMsg::PageFetchComplete(id, subpage, load_response)).unwrap();
diff --git a/components/servo/Cargo.lock b/components/servo/Cargo.lock
index 153569455a3..15a82748036 100644
--- a/components/servo/Cargo.lock
+++ b/components/servo/Cargo.lock
@@ -932,6 +932,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cssparser 0.2.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-cssparser)",
  "geom 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/servo/rust-geom)",
  "gfx 0.0.1",
+ "hyper 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "net 0.0.1",
  "net_traits 0.0.1",
  "profile 0.0.1",
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/data_loader.rs b/tests/unit/net/data_loader.rs
index 482a7462bea..6f6f8b6c02c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/data_loader.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/data_loader.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 extern crate hyper;
 
+use net_traits::ResponseSenders::Channel;
 use net_traits::LoadData;
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg::{Payload, Done};
 use self::hyper::header::ContentType;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ fn assert_parse(url:          &'static str,
     use net::data_loader::load;
 
     let (start_chan, start_port) = channel();
-    load(LoadData::new(Url::parse(url).unwrap(), start_chan));
+    load(LoadData::new(Url::parse(url).unwrap()), Channel(start_chan));
 
     let response = start_port.recv().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(&response.metadata.content_type, &content_type);
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/image_cache_task.rs b/tests/unit/net/image_cache_task.rs
index c384411fb99..5b6cac13c09 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/image_cache_task.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/image_cache_task.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use net_traits::image_cache_task::ImageResponseMsg::*;
 use net_traits::image_cache_task::Msg::*;
 
 use net::resource_task::start_sending;
-use net_traits::{ControlMsg, Metadata, ProgressMsg, ResourceTask};
+use net_traits::{ControlMsg, Metadata, ProgressMsg, ResourceTask, ResponseSenders};
 use net_traits::image_cache_task::{ImageCacheTask, ImageCacheTaskClient, ImageResponseMsg, Msg};
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg::{Payload, Done};
 use profile::time;
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ fn mock_resource_task<T: Closure + Send + 'static>(on_load: Box<T>) -> ResourceT
     spawn_listener(move |port: Receiver<ControlMsg>| {
         loop {
             match port.recv().unwrap() {
-                ControlMsg::Load(response) => {
-                    let chan = start_sending(response.consumer, Metadata::default(
+                ControlMsg::Load(response, consumer) => {
+                    let chan = start_sending(ResponseSenders::from_consumer(consumer), Metadata::default(
                         Url::parse("file:///fake").unwrap()));
                     on_load.invoke(chan);
                 }
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ fn should_not_request_image_from_resource_task_if_image_is_already_available() {
     let mock_resource_task = spawn_listener(move |port: Receiver<ControlMsg>| {
         loop {
             match port.recv().unwrap() {
-                ControlMsg::Load(response) => {
-                    let chan = start_sending(response.consumer, Metadata::default(
+                ControlMsg::Load(response, consumer) => {
+                    let chan = start_sending(ResponseSenders::from_consumer(consumer), Metadata::default(
                         Url::parse("file:///fake").unwrap()));
                     chan.send(Payload(test_image_bin()));
                     chan.send(Done(Ok(())));
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ fn should_not_request_image_from_resource_task_if_image_fetch_already_failed() {
     let mock_resource_task = spawn_listener(move |port: Receiver<ControlMsg>| {
         loop {
             match port.recv().unwrap() {
-                ControlMsg::Load(response) => {
-                    let chan = start_sending(response.consumer, Metadata::default(
+                ControlMsg::Load(response, consumer) => {
+                    let chan = start_sending(ResponseSenders::from_consumer(consumer), Metadata::default(
                         Url::parse("file:///fake").unwrap()));
                     chan.send(Payload(test_image_bin()));
                     chan.send(Done(Err("".to_string())));
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/resource_task.rs b/tests/unit/net/resource_task.rs
index da79322a2ff..d9ef7cde4d3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/resource_task.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/resource_task.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 use net::resource_task::{new_resource_task, parse_hostsfile, replace_hosts};
-use net_traits::{ControlMsg, LoadData};
+use net_traits::{ControlMsg, LoadData, LoadConsumer};
 use net_traits::ProgressMsg;
 use std::borrow::ToOwned;
 use std::boxed;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn test_bad_scheme() {
     let resource_task = new_resource_task(None);
     let (start_chan, start) = channel();
     let url = Url::parse("bogus://whatever").unwrap();
-    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(LoadData::new(url, start_chan))).unwrap();
+    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(LoadData::new(url), LoadConsumer::Channel(start_chan))).unwrap();
     let response = start.recv().unwrap();
     match response.progress_port.recv().unwrap() {
       ProgressMsg::Done(result) => { assert!(result.is_err()) }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ fn test_replace_hosts() {
     let resource_task = new_resource_task(None);
     let (start_chan, _) = channel();
     let url = Url::parse(&format!("http://foo.bar.com:{}", port)).unwrap();
-    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(replace_hosts(LoadData::new(url, start_chan), host_table))).unwrap();
+    resource_task.send(ControlMsg::Load(replace_hosts(LoadData::new(url), host_table), LoadConsumer::Channel(start_chan))).unwrap();
 
     match listener.accept() {
         Ok(..) => assert!(true, "received request"),