diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_protocol.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_protocol.cc
index 4ff8c5c6bab4..6ea1d8b75775 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_protocol.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_protocol.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "atom/browser/net/url_request_async_asar_job.h"
 #include "atom/browser/net/url_request_buffer_job.h"
 #include "atom/browser/net/url_request_fetch_job.h"
+#include "atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.h"
 #include "atom/browser/net/url_request_string_job.h"
 #include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/callback.h"
 #include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/value_converter.h"
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ void Protocol::BuildPrototype(
                  &Protocol::RegisterProtocol<URLRequestAsyncAsarJob>)
       .SetMethod("registerHttpProtocol",
                  &Protocol::RegisterProtocol<URLRequestFetchJob>)
+      .SetMethod("registerStreamProtocol",
+                 &Protocol::RegisterProtocol<URLRequestStreamJob>)
       .SetMethod("unregisterProtocol", &Protocol::UnregisterProtocol)
       .SetMethod("isProtocolHandled", &Protocol::IsProtocolHandled)
       .SetMethod("interceptStringProtocol",
@@ -218,6 +221,8 @@ void Protocol::BuildPrototype(
                  &Protocol::InterceptProtocol<URLRequestAsyncAsarJob>)
       .SetMethod("interceptHttpProtocol",
                  &Protocol::InterceptProtocol<URLRequestFetchJob>)
+      .SetMethod("interceptStreamProtocol",
+                 &Protocol::InterceptProtocol<URLRequestStreamJob>)
       .SetMethod("uninterceptProtocol", &Protocol::UninterceptProtocol);
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.cc b/atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..99e4e74cd776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 GitHub, Inc.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <ostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.h"
+#include "atom/common/api/event_emitter_caller.h"
+#include "atom/common/atom_constants.h"
+#include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/net_converter.h"
+#include "atom/common/node_includes.h"
+#include "base/strings/string_number_conversions.h"
+#include "base/strings/string_util.h"
+#include "base/time/time.h"
+#include "net/filter/gzip_source_stream.h"
+
+namespace atom {
+
+URLRequestStreamJob::URLRequestStreamJob(net::URLRequest* request,
+                                         net::NetworkDelegate* network_delegate)
+    : JsAsker<net::URLRequestJob>(request, network_delegate),
+      ended_(false),
+      errored_(false),
+      pending_io_buf_(nullptr),
+      pending_io_buf_size_(0),
+      response_headers_(nullptr),
+      weak_factory_(this) {}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::BeforeStartInUI(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                          v8::Local<v8::Value> value) {
+  if (value->IsNull() || value->IsUndefined() || !value->IsObject()) {
+    // Invalid opts.
+    ended_ = true;
+    errored_ = true;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  mate::Dictionary opts(isolate, v8::Local<v8::Object>::Cast(value));
+  int status_code;
+  if (!opts.Get("statusCode", &status_code)) {
+    // assume HTTP OK if statusCode is not passed.
+    status_code = 200;
+  }
+  std::string status("HTTP/1.1 ");
+  status.append(base::IntToString(status_code));
+  status.append(" ");
+  status.append(
+      net::GetHttpReasonPhrase(static_cast<net::HttpStatusCode>(status_code)));
+  status.append("\0\0", 2);
+  response_headers_ = new net::HttpResponseHeaders(status);
+
+  if (opts.Get("headers", &value)) {
+    mate::Converter<net::HttpResponseHeaders*>::FromV8(isolate, value,
+                                                       response_headers_.get());
+  }
+
+  if (!opts.Get("data", &value)) {
+    // Assume the opts is already a stream
+    value = opts.GetHandle();
+  } else if (value->IsNullOrUndefined()) {
+    // "data" was explicitly passed as null or undefined, assume the user wants
+    // to send an empty body.
+    ended_ = true;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  mate::Dictionary data(isolate, v8::Local<v8::Object>::Cast(value));
+  if (!data.Get("on", &value) || !value->IsFunction() ||
+      !data.Get("removeListener", &value) || !value->IsFunction()) {
+    // If data is passed but it is not a stream, signal an error.
+    ended_ = true;
+    errored_ = true;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  subscriber_.reset(new mate::EventSubscriber<URLRequestStreamJob>(
+      this, isolate, data.GetHandle()));
+  subscriber_->On("data", &URLRequestStreamJob::OnData);
+  subscriber_->On("end", &URLRequestStreamJob::OnEnd);
+  subscriber_->On("error", &URLRequestStreamJob::OnError);
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::StartAsync(std::unique_ptr<base::Value> options) {
+  NotifyHeadersComplete();
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::OnData(mate::Arguments* args) {
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> node_data;
+  args->GetNext(&node_data);
+  if (node_data->IsUint8Array()) {
+    const char* data = node::Buffer::Data(node_data);
+    size_t data_size = node::Buffer::Length(node_data);
+    std::copy(data, data + data_size, std::back_inserter(buffer_));
+  } else {
+    NOTREACHED();
+  }
+  if (pending_io_buf_) {
+    CopyMoreData(pending_io_buf_, pending_io_buf_size_);
+  }
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::OnEnd(mate::Arguments* args) {
+  ended_ = true;
+  if (pending_io_buf_) {
+    CopyMoreData(pending_io_buf_, pending_io_buf_size_);
+  }
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::OnError(mate::Arguments* args) {
+  errored_ = true;
+  if (pending_io_buf_) {
+    CopyMoreData(pending_io_buf_, pending_io_buf_size_);
+  }
+}
+
+int URLRequestStreamJob::ReadRawData(net::IOBuffer* dest, int dest_size) {
+  content::BrowserThread::PostTask(
+      content::BrowserThread::UI, FROM_HERE,
+      base::Bind(&URLRequestStreamJob::CopyMoreData, weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr(),
+                 make_scoped_refptr(dest), dest_size));
+  return net::ERR_IO_PENDING;
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::DoneReading() {
+  subscriber_.reset();
+  buffer_.clear();
+  ended_ = true;
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::DoneReadingRedirectResponse() {
+  DoneReading();
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::CopyMoreDataDone(scoped_refptr<net::IOBuffer> io_buf,
+                                           int status) {
+  if (status <= 0) {
+    subscriber_.reset();
+  }
+  ReadRawDataComplete(status);
+  io_buf = nullptr;
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::CopyMoreData(scoped_refptr<net::IOBuffer> io_buf,
+                                       int io_buf_size) {
+  // reset any instance references to io_buf
+  pending_io_buf_ = nullptr;
+  pending_io_buf_size_ = 0;
+
+  int read_count = 0;
+  if (buffer_.size()) {
+    size_t count = std::min((size_t)io_buf_size, buffer_.size());
+    std::copy(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.begin() + count, io_buf->data());
+    buffer_.erase(buffer_.begin(), buffer_.begin() + count);
+    read_count = count;
+  } else if (!ended_ && !errored_) {
+    // No data available yet, save references to the IOBuffer, which will be
+    // passed back to this function when OnData/OnEnd/OnError are called
+    pending_io_buf_ = io_buf;
+    pending_io_buf_size_ = io_buf_size;
+  }
+
+  if (!pending_io_buf_) {
+    // Only call CopyMoreDataDone if we have read something.
+    int status = (errored_ && !read_count) ? net::ERR_FAILED : read_count;
+    content::BrowserThread::PostTask(
+        content::BrowserThread::IO, FROM_HERE,
+        base::Bind(&URLRequestStreamJob::CopyMoreDataDone,
+                   weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr(), io_buf, status));
+  }
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<net::SourceStream> URLRequestStreamJob::SetUpSourceStream() {
+  std::unique_ptr<net::SourceStream> source =
+      net::URLRequestJob::SetUpSourceStream();
+  size_t i = 0;
+  std::string type;
+  while (response_headers_->EnumerateHeader(&i, "Content-Encoding", &type)) {
+    if (base::LowerCaseEqualsASCII(type, "gzip") ||
+        base::LowerCaseEqualsASCII(type, "x-gzip")) {
+      return net::GzipSourceStream::Create(std::move(source),
+                                           net::SourceStream::TYPE_GZIP);
+    } else if (base::LowerCaseEqualsASCII(type, "deflate")) {
+      return net::GzipSourceStream::Create(std::move(source),
+                                           net::SourceStream::TYPE_DEFLATE);
+    }
+  }
+  return source;
+}
+
+bool URLRequestStreamJob::GetMimeType(std::string* mime_type) const {
+  return response_headers_->GetMimeType(mime_type);
+}
+
+int URLRequestStreamJob::GetResponseCode() const {
+  return response_headers_->response_code();
+}
+
+void URLRequestStreamJob::GetResponseInfo(net::HttpResponseInfo* info) {
+  info->headers = response_headers_;
+}
+
+}  // namespace atom
diff --git a/atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.h b/atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..372cad7e2d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 GitHub, Inc.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef ATOM_BROWSER_NET_URL_REQUEST_STREAM_JOB_H_
+#define ATOM_BROWSER_NET_URL_REQUEST_STREAM_JOB_H_
+
+#include <deque>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "atom/browser/api/event_subscriber.h"
+#include "atom/browser/net/js_asker.h"
+#include "base/memory/ref_counted_memory.h"
+#include "native_mate/persistent_dictionary.h"
+#include "net/base/io_buffer.h"
+#include "net/http/http_status_code.h"
+#include "net/url_request/url_request_context_getter.h"
+#include "v8/include/v8.h"
+
+namespace atom {
+
+class URLRequestStreamJob : public JsAsker<net::URLRequestJob> {
+ public:
+  URLRequestStreamJob(net::URLRequest* request,
+                      net::NetworkDelegate* network_delegate);
+
+  void OnData(mate::Arguments* args);
+  void OnEnd(mate::Arguments* args);
+  void OnError(mate::Arguments* args);
+
+  // URLRequestJob
+  void GetResponseInfo(net::HttpResponseInfo* info) override;
+
+ protected:
+  // URLRequestJob
+  int ReadRawData(net::IOBuffer* buf, int buf_size) override;
+  void DoneReading() override;
+  void DoneReadingRedirectResponse() override;
+  std::unique_ptr<net::SourceStream> SetUpSourceStream() override;
+  bool GetMimeType(std::string* mime_type) const override;
+  int GetResponseCode() const override;
+
+ private:
+  // JSAsker
+  void BeforeStartInUI(v8::Isolate*, v8::Local<v8::Value>) override;
+  void StartAsync(std::unique_ptr<base::Value> options) override;
+  void OnResponse(bool success, std::unique_ptr<base::Value> value);
+
+  // Callback after data is asynchronously read from the file into |buf|.
+  void CopyMoreData(scoped_refptr<net::IOBuffer> io_buf, int io_buf_size);
+  void CopyMoreDataDone(scoped_refptr<net::IOBuffer> io_buf, int read_count);
+
+  std::deque<char> buffer_;
+  bool ended_;
+  bool errored_;
+  scoped_refptr<net::IOBuffer> pending_io_buf_;
+  int pending_io_buf_size_;
+  scoped_refptr<net::HttpResponseHeaders> response_headers_;
+  mate::EventSubscriber<URLRequestStreamJob>::SafePtr subscriber_;
+  base::WeakPtrFactory<URLRequestStreamJob> weak_factory_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(URLRequestStreamJob);
+};
+}  // namespace atom
+
+#endif  // ATOM_BROWSER_NET_URL_REQUEST_STREAM_JOB_H_
diff --git a/filenames.gypi b/filenames.gypi
index 2f17ec1086b2..efe5c5f854d8 100644
--- a/filenames.gypi
+++ b/filenames.gypi
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@
       'atom/browser/net/url_request_buffer_job.h',
       'atom/browser/net/url_request_fetch_job.cc',
       'atom/browser/net/url_request_fetch_job.h',
+      'atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.cc',
+      'atom/browser/net/url_request_stream_job.h',
       'atom/browser/node_debugger.cc',
       'atom/browser/node_debugger.h',
       'atom/browser/relauncher_linux.cc',