diff --git a/src/networkaccessmanager.cpp b/src/networkaccessmanager.cpp
index 4e64762475..0586dbbbe7 100644
--- a/src/networkaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/networkaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ NetworkAccessManager::NetworkAccessManager(QObject* parent, const Config* config
     connect(&m_replyTracker, SIGNAL(started(QNetworkReply*, int)), this,  SLOT(handleStarted(QNetworkReply*, int)));
     connect(&m_replyTracker, SIGNAL(sslErrors(QNetworkReply*, const QList<QSslError>&)), this, SLOT(handleSslErrors(QNetworkReply*, const QList<QSslError>&)));
     connect(&m_replyTracker, SIGNAL(error(QNetworkReply*, int, QNetworkReply::NetworkError)), this, SLOT(handleNetworkError(QNetworkReply*, int)));
-    connect(&m_replyTracker, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply*, int, int, const QString&, const QString&)), SLOT(handleFinished(QNetworkReply*, int, int, const QString&, const QString&)));
+    connect(&m_replyTracker, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply*, int, int, const QString&, const QString&, int)), SLOT(handleFinished(QNetworkReply*, int, int, const QString&, const QString&, int)));
 }
 
 void NetworkAccessManager::prepareSslConfiguration(const Config* config)
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void NetworkAccessManager::handleStarted(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId)
     data["status"] = reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute);
     data["statusText"] = reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpReasonPhraseAttribute);
     data["contentType"] = reply->header(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader);
-    data["bodySize"] = reply->size();
+    data["bodySize"] = 0;
     data["redirectURL"] = reply->header(QNetworkRequest::LocationHeader);
     data["headers"] = headers;
     data["time"] = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void NetworkAccessManager::provideAuthentication(QNetworkReply* reply, QAuthenti
     }
 }
 
-void NetworkAccessManager::handleFinished(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId, int status, const QString& statusText, const QString& body)
+void NetworkAccessManager::handleFinished(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId, int status, const QString& statusText, const QString& body, int bodySize)
 {
     QVariantList headers;
     foreach (QByteArray headerName, reply->rawHeaderList()) {
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void NetworkAccessManager::handleFinished(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId, i
     data["headers"] = headers;
     data["time"] = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
     data["body"] = body;
-    data["bodySize"] = body.length();
+    data["bodySize"] = bodySize;
 
 
     emit resourceReceived(data);
diff --git a/src/networkaccessmanager.h b/src/networkaccessmanager.h
index 2b342b525e..75c6ec0bef 100644
--- a/src/networkaccessmanager.h
+++ b/src/networkaccessmanager.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class NetworkAccessManager : public QNetworkAccessManager
 
 private slots:
     void handleStarted(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId);
-    void handleFinished(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId, int status, const QString& statusText, const QString& body);
+    void handleFinished(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId, int status, const QString& statusText, const QString& body, int bodySize);
     void provideAuthentication(QNetworkReply* reply, QAuthenticator* authenticator);
     void handleSslErrors(QNetworkReply* reply, const QList<QSslError>& errors);
     void handleNetworkError(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId);
diff --git a/src/networkreplyproxy.cpp b/src/networkreplyproxy.cpp
index 6a79fe0bd5..0ac12db021 100644
--- a/src/networkreplyproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/networkreplyproxy.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ NetworkReplyProxy::NetworkReplyProxy(QObject* parent, QNetworkReply* reply,
 
     // for the data proxy...
     setOpenMode(ReadOnly);
+
+    m_dataSize = 0;
 }
 
 QString NetworkReplyProxy::body()
@@ -70,6 +72,11 @@ QString NetworkReplyProxy::body()
     return ret;
 }
 
+int NetworkReplyProxy::bodySize()
+{
+    return m_dataSize;
+}
+
 void NetworkReplyProxy::abort()
 {
     m_reply->abort();
@@ -163,6 +170,8 @@ void NetworkReplyProxy::readInternal()
         m_data += data;
     }
 
+    m_dataSize += data.size();
+
     //this is a temporary buffer, data is wiped after a call to 'readData'
     m_buffer += data;
     emit readyRead();
diff --git a/src/networkreplyproxy.h b/src/networkreplyproxy.h
index 18f12490c6..450e4db9a3 100644
--- a/src/networkreplyproxy.h
+++ b/src/networkreplyproxy.h
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class NetworkReplyProxy : public QNetworkReply
      */
     QString body();
 
+    /*
+      Returns the body size. Even if body isn't being captured.
+     */
+    int bodySize();
 
     /*
       Returns nested reply
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 private:
     QNetworkReply* m_reply;
     QByteArray m_data;
+    int m_dataSize;
     QByteArray m_buffer;
     bool m_shouldCaptureResponseBody;
 };
diff --git a/src/networkreplytracker.cpp b/src/networkreplytracker.cpp
index 928f09a9c7..b8738f8182 100644
--- a/src/networkreplytracker.cpp
+++ b/src/networkreplytracker.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void NetworkReplyTracker::finishReply(QNetworkReply* reply, int status, const QS
     m_started.remove(proxy);
 
 
-    emit finished(proxy, requestId, status, statusText, proxy->body());
+    emit finished(proxy, requestId, status, statusText, proxy->body(), proxy->bodySize());
 }
 
 void NetworkReplyTracker::handleIncomingData()
diff --git a/src/networkreplytracker.h b/src/networkreplytracker.h
index e4245d963b..198fe665e2 100644
--- a/src/networkreplytracker.h
+++ b/src/networkreplytracker.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class NetworkReplyTracker: public QObject
 signals:
 
     void started(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId);
-    void finished(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId, int status, const QString& statusText, const QString& body);
+    void finished(QNetworkReply* reply, int requestId, int status, const QString& statusText, const QString& body, int bodySize);
     void sslErrors(QNetworkReply*, const QList<QSslError>&);
     void error(QNetworkReply*, int requestId, QNetworkReply::NetworkError);
 
diff --git a/test/module/webpage/bodysize.js b/test/module/webpage/bodysize.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fd0f08bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/module/webpage/bodysize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+var port;
+setup(function () {
+    var server = require("webserver").create();
+
+    // Find an unused port in the 1024--32767 range on which to run the
+    // rest of the tests. 
+    for (var i = 1024; i < 32768; i++) {
+        if (server.listen(i, function(rq,rs){
+	    rs.statusCode = 200;
+            rs.write('test');
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                rs.write('test');
+                rs.close();
+            }, 100);
+        })) {
+            port = server.port;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    assert_unreached("unable to find a free TCP port for server tests");
+}, { "test_timeout": 2000 });
+
+async_test(function () {
+    var page = require('webpage').create();
+
+    // Do NOT capture any body.
+    page.captureContent = [];
+
+    var size = 0;
+    page.onResourceReceived = function (req) {
+        if (req.stage == 'end') {
+            size = req.bodySize;
+        }
+    };
+
+    page.open('http://localhost:' + port, this.step_func_done(function() {
+        assert_equals(size, 8);
+    }));
+
+}, "bodysize");