diff --git a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
index 20aa9a6f4..c341f043e 100644
--- a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ============================================================
 * QupZilla - WebKit based browser
-* Copyright (C) 2010-2014  David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+* Copyright (C) 2010-2016  David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -246,3 +246,12 @@ void NetworkManager::loadSettings()
 
     m_urlInterceptor->loadSettings();
 }
+
+QNetworkReply *NetworkManager::createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager::Operation op, const QNetworkRequest &request, QIODevice *outgoingData)
+{
+    QNetworkRequest req = request;
+    req.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::SpdyAllowedAttribute, true);
+    req.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::FollowRedirectsAttribute, true);
+
+    return QNetworkAccessManager::createRequest(op, req, outgoingData);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.h b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.h
index 9c4b42aba..b6ddd32aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.h
+++ b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ============================================================
 * QupZilla - WebKit based browser
-* Copyright (C) 2010-2014  David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+* Copyright (C) 2010-2016  David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public:
 
     void loadSettings();
 
+protected:
+    QNetworkReply *createRequest(Operation op, const QNetworkRequest &request, QIODevice *outgoingData) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
 private:
     NetworkUrlInterceptor *m_urlInterceptor;
     QHash<QString, QWebEngineCertificateError::Error> m_ignoredSslErrors;