diff --git a/ports/cef/core.rs b/ports/cef/core.rs
index aa49bb17b51..847fbe185b9 100644
--- a/ports/cef/core.rs
+++ b/ports/cef/core.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ static CEF_API_HASH_PLATFORM: &'static [u8] = b"6813214accbf2ebfb6bdcf8d00654650
 #[cfg(target_os="linux")]
 static CEF_API_HASH_PLATFORM: &'static [u8] = b"2bc564c3871965ef3a2531b528bda3e17fa17a6d\0";
 
+pub static mut CEF_APP: *mut cef_app_t = 0 as *mut cef_app_t;
+
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn cef_initialize(args: *const cef_main_args_t,
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ pub extern "C" fn cef_initialize(args: *const cef_main_args_t,
     if args.is_null() {
         return 0;
     }
+    unsafe {
+        if !CEF_APP.is_null() {
+            panic!("Attempting to call cef_initialize() multiple times!");
+        }
+    }
 
     unsafe {
         command_line_init((*args).argc, (*args).argv);
@@ -47,6 +54,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn cef_initialize(args: *const cef_main_args_t,
                         (*handler).on_context_initialized.map(|hcb| hcb(handler));
                     }
             });
+            CEF_APP = application;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ports/cef/window.rs b/ports/cef/window.rs
index 8bf21db2ef4..87bda1af854 100644
--- a/ports/cef/window.rs
+++ b/ports/cef/window.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 //! This is used for off-screen rendering mode only; on-screen windows (the default embedding mode)
 //! are managed by a platform toolkit (Glutin).
 
+use core::CEF_APP;
 use eutil::Downcast;
-use interfaces::CefBrowser;
+use interfaces::{CefApp, CefBrowser};
 use render_handler::CefRenderHandlerExtensions;
 use rustc_unicode::str::Utf16Encoder;
 use types::{cef_cursor_handle_t, cef_cursor_type_t, cef_rect_t};
@@ -428,6 +429,12 @@ impl CompositorProxy for CefCompositorProxy {
     #[cfg(target_os="linux")]
     fn send(&mut self, msg: compositor_task::Msg) {
         self.sender.send(msg).unwrap();
+        unsafe { if CEF_APP.is_null() { return; } }
+        let capp = unsafe { CefApp::from_c_object_addref(CEF_APP) };
+        if unsafe { (*CEF_APP).get_browser_process_handler.is_some() } &&
+           check_ptr_exist!(capp.get_browser_process_handler(), on_work_available) {
+            capp.get_browser_process_handler().on_work_available();
+        }
     }
 
     fn clone_compositor_proxy(&self) -> Box<CompositorProxy+Send> {
diff --git a/ports/cef/wrappers.rs b/ports/cef/wrappers.rs
index edeb664e2e5..2cc1d48fe63 100644
--- a/ports/cef/wrappers.rs
+++ b/ports/cef/wrappers.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 interfaces::{cef_drag_data_t, cef_post_data_element_t, cef_v8value_t, CefPostDataElement};
+use interfaces::{cef_app_t, CefApp, cef_drag_data_t, cef_post_data_element_t, cef_v8value_t, CefPostDataElement};
 use interfaces::{CefV8Value};
 use interfaces::{cef_download_handler_t, cef_drag_handler_t, cef_context_menu_handler_t};
 use interfaces::{cef_dialog_handler_t, cef_focus_handler_t};
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ cef_pointer_wrapper!(());
 cef_pointer_wrapper!(*mut ());
 cef_pointer_wrapper!(*mut c_void);
 cef_pointer_wrapper!(c_void);
+cef_pointer_wrapper!(cef_app_t);
 cef_pointer_wrapper!(cef_base_t);
 cef_pointer_wrapper!(cef_browser_settings_t);
 cef_pointer_wrapper!(cef_cookie_t);
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ cef_noop_wrapper!(*mut cef_request_handler_t);
 cef_noop_wrapper!(*mut cef_string_list_t);
 cef_noop_wrapper!(*mut cef_string_utf16);
 cef_noop_wrapper!(c_int);
+cef_noop_wrapper!(CefApp);
 cef_noop_wrapper!(CefBrowserSettings);
 cef_noop_wrapper!(CefScreenInfo);
 cef_noop_wrapper!(CefRequestContextSettings);