diff --git a/src/scripting/smjs/Makefile b/src/scripting/smjs/Makefile
index 1689f4789..4e8d5705f 100644
--- a/src/scripting/smjs/Makefile
+++ b/src/scripting/smjs/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ include $(top_builddir)/Makefile.config
 INCLUDES += $(SPIDERMONKEY_CFLAGS)
 
 OBJS = smjs.o core.o global_object.o hooks.o elinks_object.o cache_object.o \
-       view_state_object.o bookmarks.o keybinding.o
+       view_state_object.o bookmarks.o keybinding.o load_uri.o
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.lib
diff --git a/src/scripting/smjs/elinks_object.c b/src/scripting/smjs/elinks_object.c
index c0ecb6b9b..b3ec84d98 100644
--- a/src/scripting/smjs/elinks_object.c
+++ b/src/scripting/smjs/elinks_object.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "scripting/smjs/elinks_object.h"
 #include "scripting/smjs/global_object.h"
 #include "scripting/smjs/keybinding.h"
+#include "scripting/smjs/load_uri.h"
 #include "session/location.h"
 #include "session/session.h"
 #include "session/task.h"
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ smjs_init_elinks_object(void)
 
 	smjs_init_bookmarks_interface();
 	smjs_init_keybinding_interface();
+	smjs_init_load_uri_interface();
 }
 
 /* If elinks.<method> is defined, call it with the given arguments,
diff --git a/src/scripting/smjs/load_uri.c b/src/scripting/smjs/load_uri.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a74f80b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripting/smjs/load_uri.c
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/* ECMAScript browser scripting module */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "elinks.h"
+
+#include "ecmascript/spidermonkey/util.h"
+#include "network/connection.h"
+#include "protocol/uri.h"
+#include "scripting/smjs/core.h"
+#include "scripting/smjs/cache_object.h"
+#include "scripting/smjs/elinks_object.h"
+#include "session/download.h"
+
+
+struct smjs_load_uri_hop {
+	struct session *ses;
+	JSFunction *callback;
+};
+
+static void
+smjs_loading_callback(struct download *download, void *data)
+{
+	struct session *saved_smjs_ses = smjs_ses;
+	struct smjs_load_uri_hop *hop = data;
+	jsval args[1], rval;
+	JSObject *cache_entry_object;
+
+	if (is_in_progress_state(download->state)) return;
+
+	if (!download->cached) goto end;
+
+	assert(hop->callback);
+
+	smjs_ses = hop->ses;
+
+	cache_entry_object = smjs_get_cache_entry_object(download->cached);
+	if (!cache_entry_object) goto end;
+
+	args[0] = OBJECT_TO_JSVAL(cache_entry_object);
+
+	JS_CallFunction(smjs_ctx, NULL, hop->callback, 1, args, &rval);
+
+end:
+	mem_free(download->data);
+	mem_free(download);
+
+	smjs_ses = saved_smjs_ses;
+}
+
+static JSBool
+smjs_load_uri(JSContext *ctx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc, jsval *argv,
+              jsval *rval)
+{
+	struct smjs_load_uri_hop *hop;
+	struct download *download;
+	JSString *jsstr;
+	unsigned char *uri_string;
+	struct uri *uri;
+
+	if (argc < 2) return JS_FALSE;
+
+	jsstr = JS_ValueToString(smjs_ctx, argv[0]);
+	uri_string = JS_GetStringBytes(jsstr);
+
+	uri = get_uri(uri_string, 0);
+	if (!uri) return JS_FALSE;
+
+	download = mem_alloc(sizeof(*download));
+	if (!download) {
+		done_uri(uri);
+		return JS_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	hop = mem_alloc(sizeof(*hop));
+	if (!hop) {
+		done_uri(uri);
+		mem_free(download);
+		return JS_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	hop->callback = JS_ValueToFunction(smjs_ctx, argv[1]);
+	hop->ses = smjs_ses;
+
+	download->data = hop;
+	download->callback = (download_callback_T *) smjs_loading_callback;
+
+	load_uri(uri, NULL, download, PRI_MAIN, CACHE_MODE_NORMAL, -1);
+
+	done_uri(uri);
+
+	return JS_TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+smjs_init_load_uri_interface(void)
+{
+	if (!smjs_ctx || !smjs_elinks_object)
+		return;
+
+	JS_DefineFunction(smjs_ctx, smjs_elinks_object, "load_uri",
+	                  &smjs_load_uri, 2, 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/scripting/smjs/load_uri.h b/src/scripting/smjs/load_uri.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a62d33599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripting/smjs/load_uri.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef EL__SCRIPTING_SMJS_LOAD_URI_H
+#define EL__SCRIPTING_SMJS_LOAD_URI_H
+
+void smjs_init_load_uri_interface(void);
+
+#endif