diff --git a/src/servo/content/content_task.rs b/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
index b32e1e6c5b4..f79a22b21a0 100644
--- a/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use dom::event::{Event, ResizeEvent, ReflowEvent};
 use dom::window::Window;
 use geom::size::Size2D;
 use layout::layout_task;
-use layout_task::{LayoutTask, BuildMsg, BuildData};
+use layout_task::{LayoutTask, BuildMsg, BuildData, AddStylesheet};
 use resource::image_cache_task::ImageCacheTask;
 
 use newcss::values::Stylesheet;
@@ -193,15 +193,18 @@ impl Content {
                                                               self.image_cache_task.clone());
 
             let root = result.root;
-            let css_rules = result.style_port.recv();
+
+              // Send stylesheets over to layout
+              // FIXME: Need these should be streamed to layout as they are parsed
+              // and do not need to stop here in the content task
+              // FIXME: This currently expects exactly one stylesheet
+              let sheet = result.style_port.recv();
+              self.layout_task.send(AddStylesheet(move sheet));
+
             let js_scripts = result.js_port.recv();
-
-            // Apply the css rules to the dom tree:
-            debug!("css_rules: %?", css_rules);
-
             debug!("js_scripts: %?", js_scripts);
 
-            let document = Document(root, self.scope, move css_rules);
+            let document = Document(root, self.scope);
             let window   = Window(self.control_chan.clone());
             self.relayout(&document, &url);
             self.document = Some(@move document);
@@ -306,7 +309,6 @@ impl Content {
 
         let data = BuildData {
             node: document.root,
-            style: clone(&document.css_rules),
             url: copy *doc_url,
             dom_event_chan: self.event_chan.clone(),
             window_size: self.window_size,
diff --git a/src/servo/css/styles.rs b/src/servo/css/styles.rs
index fcc19880a02..c1e770a327b 100644
--- a/src/servo/css/styles.rs
+++ b/src/servo/css/styles.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ trait StyleMethods {
 
     fn style() -> SpecifiedStyle;
     fn initialize_style_for_subtree(ctx: &LayoutContext, refs: &DVec<@LayoutData>);
-    fn recompute_style_for_subtree(ctx: &LayoutContext, styles : &ARC<Stylesheet>);
+    fn recompute_style_for_subtree(ctx: &LayoutContext, styles : &Stylesheet);
 }
 
 impl Node : StyleMethods {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl Node : StyleMethods {
      * the node (the reader-auxiliary box in the COW model) with the
      * computed style.
      */
-    fn recompute_style_for_subtree(ctx: &LayoutContext, styles : &ARC<Stylesheet>) {
+    fn recompute_style_for_subtree(ctx: &LayoutContext, styles : &Stylesheet) {
         let mut i = 0u;
         
         // Compute the styles of each of our children in parallel
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl Node : StyleMethods {
             kid.recompute_style_for_subtree(ctx, styles); 
         }
 
-        self.match_css_style(get(styles));
+        self.match_css_style(styles);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/servo/dom/document.rs b/src/servo/dom/document.rs
index e464a2ed041..b0253005747 100644
--- a/src/servo/dom/document.rs
+++ b/src/servo/dom/document.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ use std::arc::ARC;
 struct Document {
     root: Node,
     scope: NodeScope,
-    css_rules: ARC<Stylesheet>,
 }
 
-fn Document(root: Node, scope: NodeScope, css_rules: Stylesheet) -> Document {
+fn Document(root: Node, scope: NodeScope) -> Document {
     Document {
         root : root,
         scope : scope,
-        css_rules : ARC(move css_rules),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs b/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
index b059aafcbfe..e34bf6fd32f 100644
--- a/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ use std::cell::Cell;
 use layout::traverse::*;
 use comm::*;
 use task::*;
+use core::mutable::Mut;
 
 pub type LayoutTask = comm::Chan<Msg>;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ enum LayoutQueryResponse_ {
 }
 
 pub enum Msg {
+    AddStylesheet(Stylesheet),
     BuildMsg(BuildData),
     QueryMsg(LayoutQuery, comm::Chan<LayoutQueryResponse>),
     ExitMsg
@@ -57,7 +59,6 @@ pub enum Msg {
 
 struct BuildData {
     node: Node,
-    style: ARC<Stylesheet>,
     url: Url,
     dom_event_chan: pipes::SharedChan<Event>,
     window_size: Size2D<uint>,
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ struct Layout {
     font_cache: @FontCache,
     font_matcher: @FontMatcher,
     // This is used to root auxilliary RCU reader data
-    layout_refs: DVec<@LayoutData>
+    layout_refs: DVec<@LayoutData>,
+    stylesheet: Mut<Option<Stylesheet>>
 }
 
 fn Layout(render_task: RenderTask, 
@@ -96,7 +98,8 @@ fn Layout(render_task: RenderTask,
         from_content: from_content,
         font_matcher: @FontMatcher::new(fctx),
         font_cache: @FontCache::new(fctx),
-        layout_refs: DVec()
+        layout_refs: DVec(),
+        stylesheet: Mut(None)
     }
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@ impl Layout {
     fn handle_request() -> bool {
 
         match self.from_content.recv() {
+            AddStylesheet(move sheet) => {
+                self.handle_add_stylesheet(move sheet);
+            }
             BuildMsg(move data) => {
                 let data = Cell(move data);
 
@@ -133,6 +139,14 @@ impl Layout {
         true
     }
 
+    fn handle_add_stylesheet(sheet: Stylesheet) {
+        let sheet = Cell(move sheet);
+        do self.stylesheet.borrow_mut |mysheet| {
+            assert mysheet.is_none(); // FIXME: Support multiple sheets
+            *mysheet = Some(sheet.take());
+        }
+    }
+
     fn handle_build(data: BuildData) {
 
         let node = &data.node;
@@ -161,7 +175,16 @@ impl Layout {
         let layout_root: @FlowContext = do time("layout: tree construction") {
             // TODO: this is dumb. we don't need 3 separate traversals.
             node.initialize_style_for_subtree(&layout_ctx, &self.layout_refs);
-            node.recompute_style_for_subtree(&layout_ctx, &data.style);
+            do self.stylesheet.borrow_imm |sheet| {
+                match *sheet {
+                    Some(ref sheet) => {
+                        unsafe {
+                            node.recompute_style_for_subtree(&layout_ctx, sheet);
+                        }
+                    } 
+                    None => ()
+                }
+            }
             /* resolve styles (convert relative values) down the node tree */
             apply_style(&layout_ctx, *node);