diff --git a/Gruntfile.coffee b/Gruntfile.coffee
index 663de9df3..a5c74fd04 100755
--- a/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
             'src/General/meta/usestrict.js'
             'tmp-<%= pkg.type %>/script.js'
           ]
+          'testbuilds/crx<%= pkg.meta.suffix[pkg.channel] %>/eventPage.js': 'tmp-<%= pkg.type %>/eventPage.js'
       userscript:
         files:
           'testbuilds/<%= pkg.name %><%= pkg.meta.suffix[pkg.channel] %>.meta.js': 'src/General/meta/metadata.js'
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
       script:
         src:  'tmp-<%= pkg.type %>/script.coffee'
         dest: 'tmp-<%= pkg.type %>/script.js'
+      eventPage:
+        src:  'src/General/eventPage/eventPage.coffee'
+        dest: 'tmp-<%= pkg.type %>/eventPage.js'
 
     concurrent:
       build: [
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     'set-build:crx'
     'concat:coffee'
     'coffee:script'
+    'coffee:eventPage'
     'set-channel:stable'
     'build-crx-channel'
     'set-channel:beta'
diff --git a/src/General/CrossOrigin.coffee b/src/General/CrossOrigin.coffee
index 1e5d49729..6042eb047 100644
--- a/src/General/CrossOrigin.coffee
+++ b/src/General/CrossOrigin.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-CrossOrigin =
+CrossOrigin = do ->
+  <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
+  eventPageRequest = do ->
+    callbacks = []
+    chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener (data) ->
+      callbacks[data.id] data
+      delete callbacks[data.id]
+    (url, responseType, cb) ->
+      chrome.runtime.sendMessage {url, responseType}, (id) ->
+        callbacks[id] = cb
+  <% } %>
+
   file: do ->
     makeBlob = (urlBlob, contentType, contentDisposition, url) ->
       name = url.match(/([^\/]+)\/*$/)?[1]
@@ -14,15 +25,20 @@ CrossOrigin =
 
     (url, cb) ->
       <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
-      $.ajax url,
-        responseType: 'blob'
-        onload: ->
-          return cb null unless @readyState is @DONE and @status is 200
-          contentType        = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Type'
-          contentDisposition = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Disposition'
-          cb (makeBlob @response, contentType, contentDisposition, url)
-        onerror: ->
-          cb null
+      if /^https:\/\//.test(url) or location.protocol is 'http:'
+        $.ajax url,
+          responseType: 'blob'
+          onload: ->
+            return cb null unless @readyState is @DONE and @status is 200
+            contentType        = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Type'
+            contentDisposition = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Disposition'
+            cb (makeBlob @response, contentType, contentDisposition, url)
+          onerror: ->
+            cb null
+      else
+        eventPageRequest url, 'arraybuffer', ({response, contentType, contentDisposition, error}) ->
+          return cb null if error
+          cb (makeBlob new Uint8Array(response), contentType, contentDisposition, url)
       <% } %>
       <% if (type === 'userscript') { %>
       GM_xmlhttpRequest
@@ -48,9 +64,9 @@ CrossOrigin =
     responses = {}
     (url, cb) ->
       <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
-      $.cache url, (-> cb @response), responseType: 'json'
+      if /^https:\/\//.test(url) or location.protocol is 'http:'
+        return $.cache url, (-> cb @response), responseType: 'json'
       <% } %>
-      <% if (type === 'userscript') { %>
       if responses[url]
         cb responses[url]
         return
@@ -58,6 +74,7 @@ CrossOrigin =
         callbacks[url].push cb
         return
       callbacks[url] = [cb]
+      <% if (type === 'userscript') { %>
       GM_xmlhttpRequest
         method: "GET"
         url: url
@@ -71,3 +88,12 @@ CrossOrigin =
         onabort: ->
           delete callbacks[url]
       <% } %>
+      <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
+      eventPageRequest url, 'json', ({response, error}) ->
+        if error
+          delete callbacks[url]
+        else
+          cb response for cb in callbacks[url]
+          delete callbacks[url]
+          responses[url] = response
+      <% } %>
diff --git a/src/General/eventPage/eventPage.coffee b/src/General/eventPage/eventPage.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5a107dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/General/eventPage/eventPage.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+requestID = 0
+
+chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener (request, sender, sendResponse) ->
+  id = requestID
+  requestID++
+  sendResponse id
+
+  xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
+  xhr.open 'GET', request.url, true
+  xhr.responseType = request.responseType
+  xhr.addEventListener 'load', ->
+    if @readyState is @DONE && xhr.status is 200
+      contentType = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Type'
+      contentDisposition = @getResponseHeader 'Content-Disposition'
+      {response} = @
+      if request.responseType is 'arraybuffer'
+        response = [new Uint8Array(response)...]
+      chrome.tabs.sendMessage sender.tab.id, {id, response, contentType, contentDisposition}
+    else
+      chrome.tabs.sendMessage sender.tab.id, {id, error: true}
+  , false
+  xhr.addEventListener 'error', ->
+    chrome.tabs.sendMessage sender.tab.id, {id, error: true}
+  , false
+  xhr.addEventListener 'abort', ->
+    chrome.tabs.sendMessage sender.tab.id, {id, error: true}
+  , false
+  xhr.send()
diff --git a/src/General/meta/manifest.json b/src/General/meta/manifest.json
index 6c6dbd67f..c47701e71 100755
--- a/src/General/meta/manifest.json
+++ b/src/General/meta/manifest.json
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
     "all_frames": true,
     "run_at": "document_start"
   }],
+  "background": {
+    "scripts": ["eventPage.js"],
+    "persistent": false
+  },
   "homepage_url": "<%= meta.page %>",
 <% if (channel !== 'noupdate') { %>  "update_url": "<%= meta.downloads %>updates<%= meta.suffix[channel] %>.xml",
 <% } %>  "minimum_chrome_version": "<%= meta.min.chrome %>",