diff --git a/data/js/tomahawk.js b/data/js/tomahawk.js
index a5efb28da..1b58d716b 100644
--- a/data/js/tomahawk.js
+++ b/data/js/tomahawk.js
@@ -277,6 +277,35 @@ Tomahawk.syncRequest = function (url, extraHeaders, options) {
     }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Internal counter used to identify asyncRequest callback from native code.
+ */
+Tomahawk.asyncRequestIdCounter = 0;
+/**
+ * Internal map used to map asyncRequestIds to the respective javascript
+ * callback functions.
+ */
+Tomahawk.asyncRequestCallbacks = {};
+
+/**
+ * Pass the natively retrived reply back to the javascript callback
+ * and augment the fake XMLHttpRequest object.
+ *
+ * Internal use only!
+ */
+Tomahawk.nativeAsyncRequestDone = function (reqId, xhr) {
+    // Check we have a matching callback stored.
+    if (!Tomahawk.asyncRequestCallbacks.hasOwnProperty(reqId)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Call the real callback
+    Tomahawk.asyncRequestCallbacks[reqId](xhr);
+
+    // Callback are only used once.
+    delete Tomahawk.asyncRequestCallbacks[reqId];
+};
+
 /**
  * Possible options:
  *  - method: The HTTP request method (default: GET)
@@ -289,26 +318,40 @@ Tomahawk.asyncRequest = function (url, callback, extraHeaders, options) {
     // unpack options
     var opt = options || {};
     var method = opt.method || 'GET';
+    var doNativeRequest = false;
 
-    var xmlHttpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
-    xmlHttpRequest.open(method, url, true, opt.username, opt.password);
-    if (extraHeaders) {
-        for (var headerName in extraHeaders) {
-            xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader(headerName, extraHeaders[headerName]);
-        }
+    if (extraHeaders && (extraHeaders.hasOwnProperty("Referer") || extraHeaders.hasOwnProperty("referer"))) {
+        doNativeRequest = true;
     }
-    xmlHttpRequest.onreadystatechange = function () {
-        if (xmlHttpRequest.readyState == 4 && xmlHttpRequest.status == 200) {
-            callback.call(window, xmlHttpRequest);
-        } else if (xmlHttpRequest.readyState === 4) {
-            Tomahawk.log("Failed to do " + method + " request: to: " + url);
-            Tomahawk.log("Status Code was: " + xmlHttpRequest.status);
-            if (opt.hasOwnProperty('errorHandler')) {
-                opt.errorHandler.call(window, xmlHttpRequest);
+
+    if (doNativeRequest) {
+        // Assign a request Id to the callback so we can use it when we are
+        // returning from the native call.
+        var reqId = Tomahawk.asyncRequestIdCounter;
+        Tomahawk.asyncRequestIdCounter++;
+        Tomahawk.asyncRequestCallbacks[reqId] = callback;
+        Tomahawk.nativeAsyncRequest(reqId, url, extraHeaders, options);
+    } else {
+        var xmlHttpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
+        xmlHttpRequest.open(method, url, true, opt.username, opt.password);
+        if (extraHeaders) {
+            for (var headerName in extraHeaders) {
+                xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader(headerName, extraHeaders[headerName]);
             }
         }
-    };
-    xmlHttpRequest.send(opt.data || null);
+        xmlHttpRequest.onreadystatechange = function () {
+            if (xmlHttpRequest.readyState == 4 && xmlHttpRequest.status == 200) {
+                callback.call(window, xmlHttpRequest);
+            } else if (xmlHttpRequest.readyState === 4) {
+                Tomahawk.log("Failed to do " + method + " request: to: " + url);
+                Tomahawk.log("Status Code was: " + xmlHttpRequest.status);
+                if (opt.hasOwnProperty('errorHandler')) {
+                    opt.errorHandler.call(window, xmlHttpRequest);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        xmlHttpRequest.send(opt.data || null);
+    }
 };
 
 Tomahawk.sha256 = Tomahawk.sha256 || CryptoJS.SHA256;
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolverHelper.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolverHelper.cpp
index b09ca07ec..3ceed5dba 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolverHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolverHelper.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "resolvers/ScriptEngine.h"
 #include "network/Servent.h"
 #include "utils/Closure.h"
+#include "utils/Json.h"
 #include "utils/NetworkAccessManager.h"
 #include "utils/NetworkReply.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
@@ -487,6 +488,69 @@ JSResolverHelper::reportStreamUrl( const QString& qid,
 }
 
 
+void
+JSResolverHelper::nativeAsyncRequest( const int requestId, const QString& url,
+                                      const QVariantMap& headers,
+                                      const QVariantMap& options )
+{
+    QNetworkRequest req( url );
+    foreach ( const QString& key , headers.keys() ) {
+        req.setRawHeader( key.toLatin1(), headers[key].toString().toLatin1() );
+    }
+
+    if ( options.contains( "username" ) && options.contains( "password" ) )
+    {
+        // If we have sufficient authentication data, we will send
+        // username+password as HTTP Basic Auth
+        QString credentials = QString( "Basic %1" )
+                .arg( QString( QString("%1:%2")
+                        .arg( options["username"].toString() )
+                        .arg( options["password"].toString() )
+                        .toLatin1().toBase64() )
+                );
+        req.setRawHeader( "Authorization", credentials.toLatin1() );
+    }
+
+    NetworkReply* reply = NULL;
+    if ( options.contains( "method") && options["method"].toString().toUpper() == "POST" ) {
+        QByteArray data;
+        if ( options.contains( "data" ) ) {
+            data = options["data"].toString().toLatin1();
+        }
+        reply = new NetworkReply( Tomahawk::Utils::nam()->post( req, data ) );
+    } else if ( options.contains( "method") && options["method"].toString().toUpper() == "HEAD" ) {
+        reply = new NetworkReply( Tomahawk::Utils::nam()->head( req ) );
+    } else {
+        reply = new NetworkReply( Tomahawk::Utils::nam()->get( req ) );
+    }
+
+    NewClosure( reply , SIGNAL( finished() ), this, SLOT( nativeAsyncRequestDone( int, NetworkReply* ) ), requestId, reply );
+}
+
+
+void
+JSResolverHelper::nativeAsyncRequestDone( int requestId, NetworkReply* reply )
+{
+    QVariantMap map;
+    map["response"] = QString::fromUtf8( reply->reply()->readAll() );
+    map["responseText"] = map["response"];
+    map["responseType"] = QString(); // Default, indicates a string in map["response"]
+    map["readyState"] = 4;
+    map["status"] = reply->reply()->attribute( QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute ).toInt();
+    map["statusText"] = QString("%1 %2").arg( map["status"].toString() )
+            .arg( reply->reply()->attribute( QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute ).toString() );
+
+    bool ok = false;
+    QString json = QString::fromUtf8( TomahawkUtils::toJson( map, &ok ) );
+    Q_ASSERT( ok );
+
+    QString javascript = QString( "Tomahawk.nativeAsyncRequestDone( %1, %2 );" )
+            .arg( QString::number( requestId ) )
+            .arg( json );
+    m_resolver->d_func()->engine->mainFrame()->evaluateJavaScript( javascript );
+}
+
+
 bool
 JSResolverHelper::hasFuzzyIndex()
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolverHelper.h b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolverHelper.h
index 3169f2eb4..2518dc26b 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolverHelper.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/JSResolverHelper.h
@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void reportStreamUrl( const QString& qid, const QString& streamUrl );
     Q_INVOKABLE void reportStreamUrl( const QString& qid, const QString& streamUrl, const QVariantMap& headers );
 
+    /**
+     * Native handler for asynchronous HTTP requests.
+     *
+     * This handler shall only be used if we cannot achieve the request with
+     * XMLHttpRequest as that would be more efficient.
+     * Use cases are:
+     *  * Referer header: Stripped on MacOS and the specification says it
+     *    should be stripped
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE void nativeAsyncRequest( int requestId, const QString& url,
+                                         const QVariantMap& headers,
+                                         const QVariantMap& options );
+
     /**
      * Clucene indices for JS resolvers
      **/
@@ -89,6 +102,7 @@ private slots:
     void gotStreamUrl( IODeviceCallback callback, NetworkReply* reply );
     void tracksAdded( const QList<Tomahawk::query_ptr>& tracks, const Tomahawk::ModelMode, const Tomahawk::collection_ptr& collection );
     void pltemplateTracksLoadedForUrl( const QString& url, const Tomahawk::playlisttemplate_ptr& pltemplate );
+    void nativeAsyncRequestDone( int requestId, NetworkReply* reply );
 
 private:
     Tomahawk::query_ptr parseTrack( const QVariantMap& track );