diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 2e07ce2ce..c5ad63207 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ lazy val lm = (project in file("librarymanagement"))
                                 jsch,
                                 scalaReflect.value,
                                 launcherInterface,
+                                gigahorseOkhttp,
                                 sjsonnewScalaJson % Optional),
     libraryDependencies ++= scalaXml.value,
     resourceGenerators in Compile += Def
diff --git a/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/librarymanagement/Http.scala b/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/librarymanagement/Http.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9870d9b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/librarymanagement/Http.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package sbt.librarymanagement
+
+import gigahorse._, support.okhttp.Gigahorse
+
+object Http {
+  lazy val http: HttpClient = Gigahorse.http(Gigahorse.config)
+}
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index ef67b2344..2ad1ff99a 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val scalaXml = scala211Module("scala-xml", "1.0.5")
   val sjsonnewVersion = "0.7.0"
   val sjsonnewScalaJson = "com.eed3si9n" %% "sjson-new-scalajson" % sjsonnewVersion
+  val gigahorseOkhttp = "com.eed3si9n" %% "gigahorse-okhttp" % "0.3.0"
 
   private def scala211Module(name: String, moduleVersion: String) =
     Def.setting {