diff --git a/Applications/Downloader/main.cpp b/Applications/Downloader/main.cpp
index dcca9f086b..ef9c62ee82 100644
--- a/Applications/Downloader/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Downloader/main.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             return;
         }
         auto& response = static_cast<const GHttpResponse&>(*job->response());
-        printf("on_receive: code=%d\n", response.code());
-        printf("payload:\n");
-        printf("%s", response.payload().pointer());
+        printf("%s{%p}: on_receive: code=%d\n", job->class_name(), job, response.code());
+        //printf("payload:\n");
+        //printf("%s", response.payload().pointer());
         printf("payload was %d bytes\n", response.payload().size());
     };
 
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
index e8cf682339..a48f5ca5ac 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
@@ -45,15 +45,8 @@ void IRCClient::set_server(const String &hostname, int port)
     m_port = port;
 }
 
-bool IRCClient::connect()
+void IRCClient::on_socket_connected()
 {
-    if (m_socket->is_connected())
-        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-
-    bool success = m_socket->connect(m_hostname, m_port);
-    if (!success)
-        return false;
-
     m_notifier = make<GNotifier>(m_socket->fd(), GNotifier::Read);
     m_notifier->on_ready_to_read = [this] (GNotifier&) { receive_from_server(); };
 
@@ -62,13 +55,24 @@ bool IRCClient::connect()
 
     if (on_connect)
         on_connect();
+}
+
+bool IRCClient::connect()
+{
+    if (m_socket->is_connected())
+        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+
+    m_socket->on_connected = [this] { on_socket_connected(); };
+    bool success = m_socket->connect(m_hostname, m_port);
+    if (!success)
+        return false;
     return true;
 }
 
 void IRCClient::receive_from_server()
 {
     while (m_socket->can_read_line()) {
-        auto line = m_socket->read_line(4096);
+        auto line = m_socket->read_line(PAGE_SIZE);
         if (line.is_null()) {
             if (!m_socket->is_connected()) {
                 printf("IRCClient: Connection closed!\n");
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
index a3173afa26..0eacbcf301 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ private:
     void handle(const Message&, const String& verbatim);
     void handle_user_command(const String&);
 
+    void on_socket_connected();
+
     String m_hostname;
     int m_port { 6667 };
 
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/Makefile b/Applications/IRCClient/Makefile
index b86c193838..67c23d6ecc 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/Makefile
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ OBJS = \
 
 APP = IRCClient
 
-STANDARD_FLAGS = -std=c++17
+STANDARD_FLAGS = -std=c++17 -Wno-sized-deallocation
 WARNING_FLAGS = -Wextra -Wall -Wundef -Wcast-qual -Wwrite-strings -Wimplicit-fallthrough
 FLAVOR_FLAGS = -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti
 OPTIMIZATION_FLAGS = -Os
diff --git a/LibGUI/GHttpJob.cpp b/LibGUI/GHttpJob.cpp
index 3c278f0971..5ca7675460 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GHttpJob.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GHttpJob.cpp
@@ -13,19 +13,14 @@ GHttpJob::~GHttpJob()
 {
 }
 
-void GHttpJob::start()
+void GHttpJob::on_socket_connected()
 {
-    ASSERT(!m_socket);
-    m_socket = new GTCPSocket(this);
-    int success = m_socket->connect(m_request.hostname(), m_request.port());
-    if (!success)
-        return did_fail(GNetworkJob::Error::ConnectionFailed);
-
     auto raw_request = m_request.to_raw_request();
+#if 0
+    printf("raw_request:\n%s\n", String::from_byte_buffer(raw_request).characters());
+#endif
 
-    printf("raw_request:\n%s\n", raw_request.pointer());
-
-    success = m_socket->send(raw_request);
+    bool success = m_socket->send(raw_request);
     if (!success)
         return deferred_invoke([this](auto&){ did_fail(GNetworkJob::Error::TransmissionFailed); });
 
@@ -99,3 +94,16 @@ void GHttpJob::start()
         did_finish(move(response));
     });
 }
+
+void GHttpJob::start()
+{
+    ASSERT(!m_socket);
+    m_socket = new GTCPSocket(this);
+    m_socket->on_connected = [this] {
+        printf("Socket on_connected callback\n");
+        on_socket_connected();
+    };
+    bool success = m_socket->connect(m_request.hostname(), m_request.port());
+    if (!success)
+        return did_fail(GNetworkJob::Error::ConnectionFailed);
+}
diff --git a/LibGUI/GHttpJob.h b/LibGUI/GHttpJob.h
index 35ea33f243..adc0d72155 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GHttpJob.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GHttpJob.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public:
     virtual const char* class_name() const override { return "GHttpJob"; }
 
 private:
+    void on_socket_connected();
+
     enum class State {
         InStatus,
         InHeaders,
diff --git a/LibGUI/GIODevice.cpp b/LibGUI/GIODevice.cpp
index 1a66fb0f2a..863c0e780d 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GIODevice.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GIODevice.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ bool GIODevice::populate_read_buffer()
 {
     if (m_fd < 0)
         return false;
-    auto buffer = ByteBuffer::create_uninitialized(1024);
+    auto buffer = ByteBuffer::create_uninitialized(PAGE_SIZE);
     int nread = ::read(m_fd, buffer.pointer(), buffer.size());
     if (nread < 0) {
         set_error(errno);
diff --git a/LibGUI/GNotifier.h b/LibGUI/GNotifier.h
index 8ea7a1d81f..6876c481f4 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GNotifier.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GNotifier.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 
     int fd() const { return m_fd; }
     unsigned event_mask() const { return m_event_mask; }
+    void set_event_mask(unsigned event_mask) { m_event_mask = event_mask; }
 
 private:
     int m_fd { -1 };
diff --git a/LibGUI/GSocket.cpp b/LibGUI/GSocket.cpp
index 69662439a5..1b8cee1fec 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GSocket.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GSocket.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #include <LibGUI/GSocket.h>
+#include <LibGUI/GNotifier.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 GSocket::GSocket(Type type, GObject* parent)
     : GIODevice(parent)
@@ -41,17 +44,29 @@ bool GSocket::connect(const GSocketAddress& address, int port)
     addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     addr.sin_port = htons(port);
 
+    m_destination_address = address;
+    m_destination_port = port;
+
     printf("Connecting to %s...", address.to_string().characters());
     fflush(stdout);
     int rc = ::connect(fd(), (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr));
     if (rc < 0) {
+        if (errno == EINPROGRESS) {
+            printf("in progress.\n");
+            m_notifier = make<GNotifier>(fd(), GNotifier::Event::Write);
+            m_notifier->on_ready_to_write = [this] (GNotifier&) {
+                printf("%s{%p} connected!\n", class_name(), this);
+                m_connected = true;
+                m_notifier->set_event_mask(GNotifier::Event::None);
+                if (on_connected)
+                    on_connected();
+            };
+            return true;
+        }
         perror("connect");
         exit(1);
     }
     printf("ok!\n");
-
-    m_destination_address = address;
-    m_destination_port = port;
     m_connected = true;
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/LibGUI/GSocket.h b/LibGUI/GSocket.h
index 6b3c9eb5b1..06cf7c1da2 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GSocket.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GSocket.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ private:
     IPv4Address m_ipv4_address;
 };
 
+class GNotifier;
+
 class GSocket : public GIODevice {
 public:
     enum class Type { Invalid, TCP, UDP };
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ public:
     GSocketAddress destination_address() const { return m_source_address; }
     int destination_port() const { return m_destination_port; }
 
+    Function<void()> on_connected;
+
     virtual const char* class_name() const override { return "GSocket"; }
 
 protected:
@@ -65,5 +69,5 @@ protected:
 private:
     virtual bool open(GIODevice::OpenMode) override { ASSERT_NOT_REACHED(); }
     Type m_type { Type::Invalid };
-
+    OwnPtr<GNotifier> m_notifier;
 };
diff --git a/LibGUI/GTCPSocket.cpp b/LibGUI/GTCPSocket.cpp
index 1194e8adf0..ad53027674 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTCPSocket.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GTCPSocket.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 GTCPSocket::GTCPSocket(GObject* parent)
     : GSocket(GSocket::Type::TCP, parent)
 {
-    int fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    int fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0);
     if (fd < 0) {
         set_error(fd);
     } else {