diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_protocol.cc b/browser/api/atom_api_protocol.cc
index 41d223387c5a..105badc58f89 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_protocol.cc
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_protocol.cc
@@ -4,14 +4,46 @@
 
 #include "browser/api/atom_api_protocol.h"
 
+#include "browser/atom_browser_context.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/browser_thread.h"
-#include "net/url_request/url_request_job_manager.h"
+#include "net/url_request/url_request_context.h"
+#include "net/url_request/url_request_context_getter.h"
+#include "net/url_request/url_request_job_factory_impl.h"
 #include "vendor/node/src/node.h"
 
 namespace atom {
 
 namespace api {
 
+namespace {
+
+net::URLRequestJobFactoryImpl* GetRequestJobFactory() {
+  DCHECK(content::BrowserThread::CurrentlyOn(content::BrowserThread::IO));
+  // Get the job factory.
+  net::URLRequestJobFactoryImpl* job_factory =
+      static_cast<net::URLRequestJobFactoryImpl*>(
+          const_cast<net::URLRequestJobFactory*>(
+              static_cast<content::BrowserContext*>(AtomBrowserContext::Get())->
+                  GetRequestContext()->GetURLRequestContext()->job_factory()));
+  return job_factory;
+}
+
+class AdapterProtocolHandler
+    : public net::URLRequestJobFactory::ProtocolHandler {
+ public:
+  AdapterProtocolHandler() {}
+  virtual net::URLRequestJob* MaybeCreateJob(
+      net::URLRequest* request,
+      net::NetworkDelegate* network_delegate) const OVERRIDE {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AdapterProtocolHandler);
+};
+
+}  // namespace
+
 Protocol::HandlersMap Protocol::handlers_;
 
 // static
@@ -53,11 +85,15 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> Protocol::UnregisterProtocol(const v8::Arguments& args) {
 // static
 void Protocol::RegisterProtocolInIO(const std::string& scheme) {
   DCHECK(content::BrowserThread::CurrentlyOn(content::BrowserThread::IO));
+  net::URLRequestJobFactoryImpl* job_factory(GetRequestJobFactory());
+  job_factory->SetProtocolHandler(scheme, new AdapterProtocolHandler);
 }
 
 // static
 void Protocol::UnregisterProtocolInIO(const std::string& scheme) {
   DCHECK(content::BrowserThread::CurrentlyOn(content::BrowserThread::IO));
+  net::URLRequestJobFactoryImpl* job_factory(GetRequestJobFactory());
+  job_factory->SetProtocolHandler(scheme, NULL);
 }
 
 // static