diff --git a/src/frontend-common/frontend-common.vcxproj b/src/frontend-common/frontend-common.vcxproj
index cddfd6f8d..dbb02a4a4 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/frontend-common.vcxproj
+++ b/src/frontend-common/frontend-common.vcxproj
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="game_list.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="game_settings.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="http_downloader.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="http_downloader_uwp.cpp">
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(BuildingForUWP)'!='true'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="http_downloader_winhttp.cpp">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(BuildingForUWP)'=='true'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="game_list.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="game_settings.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="http_downloader.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="http_downloader_uwp.h">
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(BuildingForUWP)'!='true'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="http_downloader_winhttp.h">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(BuildingForUWP)'=='true'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/frontend-common.vcxproj.filters b/src/frontend-common/frontend-common.vcxproj.filters
index 73d9bff4e..980b960cf 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/frontend-common.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/frontend-common/frontend-common.vcxproj.filters
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="xaudio2_audio_stream.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="d3d12_host_display.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="imgui_impl_dx12.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="http_downloader_uwp.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="icon.h" />
@@ -73,8 +74,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="xaudio2_audio_stream.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="d3d12_host_display.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="imgui_impl_dx12.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="http_downloader_uwp.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="font_roboto_regular.inl" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/src/frontend-common/http_downloader_uwp.cpp b/src/frontend-common/http_downloader_uwp.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ea7b64e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend-common/http_downloader_uwp.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+#include "http_downloader_uwp.h"
+#include "common/assert.h"
+#include "common/log.h"
+#include "common/string_util.h"
+#include "common/timer.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+Log_SetChannel(HTTPDownloaderWinHttp);
+
+#include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.Storage.Streams.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.Web.Http.Headers.h>
+
+using namespace winrt::Windows::Foundation;
+using namespace winrt::Windows::Web::Http;
+
+namespace FrontendCommon {
+
+HTTPDownloaderUWP::HTTPDownloaderUWP(std::string user_agent) : HTTPDownloader(), m_user_agent(std::move(user_agent)) {}
+
+HTTPDownloaderUWP::~HTTPDownloaderUWP() = default;
+
+std::unique_ptr<HTTPDownloader> HTTPDownloader::Create(const char* user_agent)
+{
+  std::string user_agent_str;
+  if (user_agent)
+    user_agent_str = user_agent;
+
+  return std::make_unique<HTTPDownloaderUWP>(user_agent ? std::string(user_agent) : std::string());
+}
+
+HTTPDownloader::Request* HTTPDownloaderUWP::InternalCreateRequest()
+{
+  Request* req = new Request();
+  return req;
+}
+
+void HTTPDownloaderUWP::InternalPollRequests()
+{
+  // noop - uses async
+}
+
+bool HTTPDownloaderUWP::StartRequest(HTTPDownloader::Request* request)
+{
+  Request* req = static_cast<Request*>(request);
+
+  try
+  {
+    const std::wstring url_wide(StringUtil::UTF8StringToWideString(req->url));
+    const Uri uri(url_wide);
+
+    if (!m_user_agent.empty() &&
+        !req->client.DefaultRequestHeaders().UserAgent().TryParseAdd(StringUtil::UTF8StringToWideString(m_user_agent)))
+    {
+      Log_WarningPrintf("Failed to set user agent to '%s'", m_user_agent.c_str());
+    }
+
+    if (req->type == Request::Type::Post)
+    {
+      const winrt::Windows::Storage::Streams::Buffer post_buf(static_cast<u32>(req->post_data.size()));
+      std::memcpy(post_buf.data(), req->post_data.data(), req->post_data.size());
+
+      const HttpBufferContent post_content(post_buf);
+      req->request_async = req->client.PostAsync(uri, post_content);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      req->request_async = req->client.GetAsync(uri);
+    }
+
+    req->request_async.Completed(
+      [req](const IAsyncOperationWithProgress<HttpResponseMessage, HttpProgress>& operation, AsyncStatus status) {
+        if (status == AsyncStatus::Completed)
+        {
+          Log_DevPrintf("Request for '%s' completed start portion", req->url.c_str());
+          try
+          {
+            req->state.store(Request::State::Receiving);
+            req->start_time = Common::Timer::GetValue();
+
+            const HttpResponseMessage response(req->request_async.get());
+            req->status_code = static_cast<s32>(response.StatusCode());
+
+            const IHttpContent content(response.Content());
+            req->receive_async = content.ReadAsBufferAsync();
+            req->receive_async.Completed(
+              [req](
+                const IAsyncOperationWithProgress<winrt::Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer, uint64_t>& inner_operation,
+                AsyncStatus inner_status) {
+                if (inner_status == AsyncStatus::Completed)
+                {
+                  const winrt::Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer buffer(inner_operation.get());
+                  if (buffer && buffer.Length() > 0)
+                  {
+                    req->data.resize(buffer.Length());
+                    std::memcpy(req->data.data(), buffer.data(), req->data.size());
+                  }
+
+                  Log_DevPrintf("End of request '%s', %zu bytes received", req->url.c_str(), req->data.size());
+                  req->state.store(Request::State::Complete);
+                }
+                else if (inner_status == AsyncStatus::Canceled)
+                {
+                  // don't do anything, the request has been freed
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                  Log_ErrorPrintf("Request for '%s' failed during recieve phase: %08X", req->url.c_str(),
+                                  inner_operation.ErrorCode().value);
+                  req->status_code = -1;
+                  req->state.store(Request::State::Complete);
+                }
+              });
+          }
+          catch (const winrt::hresult_error& err)
+          {
+            Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to receive HTTP request for '%s': %08X %s", req->url.c_str(), err.code(),
+                            StringUtil::WideStringToUTF8String(err.message()).c_str());
+            req->status_code = -1;
+            req->state.store(Request::State::Complete);
+          }
+
+          req->receive_async = nullptr;
+        }
+        else if (status == AsyncStatus::Canceled)
+        {
+          // don't do anything, the request has been freed
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          Log_ErrorPrintf("Request for '%s' failed during start phase: %08X", req->url.c_str(),
+                          operation.ErrorCode().value);
+          req->status_code = -1;
+          req->state.store(Request::State::Complete);
+        }
+
+        req->request_async = nullptr;
+      });
+  }
+  catch (const winrt::hresult_error& err)
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to start HTTP request for '%s': %08X %s", req->url.c_str(), err.code(),
+                    StringUtil::WideStringToUTF8String(err.message()).c_str());
+    req->callback(-1, req->data);
+    delete req;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  Log_DevPrintf("Started HTTP request for '%s'", req->url.c_str());
+  req->state = Request::State::Started;
+  req->start_time = Common::Timer::GetValue();
+  return true;
+}
+
+void HTTPDownloaderUWP::CloseRequest(HTTPDownloader::Request* request)
+{
+  Request* req = static_cast<Request*>(request);
+  if (req->request_async)
+    req->request_async.Cancel();
+  if (req->receive_async)
+    req->receive_async.Cancel();
+
+  req->client.Close();
+  delete req;
+}
+
+} // namespace FrontendCommon
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diff --git a/src/frontend-common/http_downloader_uwp.h b/src/frontend-common/http_downloader_uwp.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28d82d9da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend-common/http_downloader_uwp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "http_downloader.h"
+
+#include "common/windows_headers.h"
+
+#include <winrt/windows.Web.Http.h>
+
+namespace FrontendCommon {
+
+class HTTPDownloaderUWP final : public HTTPDownloader
+{
+public:
+  HTTPDownloaderUWP(std::string user_agent);
+  ~HTTPDownloaderUWP() override;
+
+protected:
+  Request* InternalCreateRequest() override;
+  void InternalPollRequests() override;
+  bool StartRequest(HTTPDownloader::Request* request) override;
+  void CloseRequest(HTTPDownloader::Request* request) override;
+
+private:
+  struct Request : HTTPDownloader::Request
+  {
+    std::wstring object_name;
+    winrt::Windows::Web::Http::HttpClient client;
+    winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<winrt::Windows::Web::Http::HttpResponseMessage,
+                                                            winrt::Windows::Web::Http::HttpProgress>
+      request_async{nullptr};
+    winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<winrt::Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer, uint64_t>
+      receive_async{};
+  };
+
+  std::string m_user_agent;
+};
+
+} // namespace FrontendCommon
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