diff --git a/Applications/Makefile.common b/Applications/Makefile.common
index 10f0cd31c6..13ca4d4a94 100755
--- a/Applications/Makefile.common
+++ b/Applications/Makefile.common
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ DEFINES += -DUSERLAND
 all: $(APP)
 
 $(APP): $(OBJS)
-	$(LD) -o $(APP) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -lmarkdown -lhtml -laudio -lipc -lvt -lpcidb -lgui -ldraw -lthread -lpthread -lcore -lc
+	$(LD) -o $(APP) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -lmarkdown -lhtml -laudio -lipc -lvt -lpcidb -lgui -ldraw -lprotocol -lipc -lthread -lpthread -lcore -lc
 
 .cpp.o:
 	@echo "CXX $<"; $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
diff --git a/DevTools/HackStudio/Makefile b/DevTools/HackStudio/Makefile
index 97756dac10..b34672084c 100644
--- a/DevTools/HackStudio/Makefile
+++ b/DevTools/HackStudio/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ DEFINES += -DUSERLAND
 all: $(APP)
 
 $(APP): $(OBJS)
-	$(LD) -o $(APP) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -lvt -lhtml -lmarkdown -lgui -ldraw -lthread -lpthread -lcore -lc
+	$(LD) -o $(APP) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -lvt -lhtml -lprotocol -lipc -lmarkdown -lgui -ldraw -lthread -lpthread -lcore -lc
 
 .cpp.o:
 	@echo "CXX $<"; $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/ResourceLoader.cpp b/Libraries/LibHTML/ResourceLoader.cpp
index c0c3fe9916..24821ee3ff 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/ResourceLoader.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/ResourceLoader.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+#include <LibC/SharedBuffer.h>
 #include <LibCore/CFile.h>
-#include <LibCore/CHttpJob.h>
-#include <LibCore/CHttpRequest.h>
-#include <LibCore/CNetworkResponse.h>
 #include <LibHTML/ResourceLoader.h>
+#include <LibProtocol/Client.h>
+#include <LibProtocol/Download.h>
 
 ResourceLoader& ResourceLoader::the()
 {
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ ResourceLoader& ResourceLoader::the()
     return *s_the;
 }
 
+ResourceLoader::ResourceLoader()
+    : m_protocol_client(LibProtocol::Client::construct())
+{
+}
+
 void ResourceLoader::load(const URL& url, Function<void(const ByteBuffer&)> callback)
 {
     if (url.protocol() == "file") {
@@ -31,25 +36,17 @@ void ResourceLoader::load(const URL& url, Function<void(const ByteBuffer&)> call
     }
 
     if (url.protocol() == "http") {
-        CHttpRequest request;
-        request.set_url(url);
-        request.set_method(CHttpRequest::Method::GET);
-        auto job = request.schedule();
+        auto download = protocol_client().start_download(url.to_string());
+        download->on_finish = [callback = move(callback)](bool success, const ByteBuffer& payload, auto) {
+            if (!success) {
+                dbg() << "HTTP load failed!";
+                ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+            }
+            callback(ByteBuffer::copy(payload.data(), payload.size()));
+        };
         ++m_pending_loads;
         if (on_load_counter_change)
             on_load_counter_change();
-        job->on_finish = [this, job, callback = move(callback)](bool success) {
-            --m_pending_loads;
-            if (on_load_counter_change)
-                on_load_counter_change();
-            if (!success) {
-                dbg() << "HTTP job failed!";
-                ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-            }
-            auto* response = job->response();
-            ASSERT(response);
-            callback(response->payload());
-        };
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/ResourceLoader.h b/Libraries/LibHTML/ResourceLoader.h
index 7d5826efc9..f81a5ec0ed 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/ResourceLoader.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/ResourceLoader.h
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #include <AK/URL.h>
 #include <LibCore/CObject.h>
 
+namespace LibProtocol {
+class Client;
+}
+
 class ResourceLoader : public CObject {
     C_OBJECT(ResourceLoader)
 public:
@@ -16,7 +20,10 @@ public:
     int pending_loads() const { return m_pending_loads; }
 
 private:
-    ResourceLoader() {}
+    ResourceLoader();
 
     int m_pending_loads { 0 };
+
+    LibProtocol::Client& protocol_client() { return *m_protocol_client; }
+    RefPtr<LibProtocol::Client> m_protocol_client;
 };