diff --git a/peerconn.go b/peerconn.go
index f7a99591..9ec40a28 100644
--- a/peerconn.go
+++ b/peerconn.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ type peerImpl interface {
 	cancel(request) bool
 	request(request) bool
 	connectionFlags() string
+	close()
+	postCancel(request)
 	drop()
 }
 
@@ -335,16 +337,20 @@ func (cn *peer) writeStatus(w io.Writer, t *Torrent) {
 	)
 }
 
-func (cn *PeerConn) close() {
+func (cn *peer) close() {
 	if !cn.closed.Set() {
 		return
 	}
+	cn.discardPieceInclination()
+	cn._pieceRequestOrder.Clear()
+	cn.peerImpl.close()
+}
+
+func (cn *PeerConn) close() {
 	if cn.pex.IsEnabled() {
 		cn.pex.Close()
 	}
 	cn.tickleWriter()
-	cn.discardPieceInclination()
-	cn._pieceRequestOrder.Clear()
 	if cn.conn != nil {
 		cn.conn.Close()
 	}
@@ -367,6 +373,15 @@ func (cn *PeerConn) post(msg pp.Message) {
 	cn.tickleWriter()
 }
 
+func (cn *PeerConn) write(msg pp.Message) bool {
+	cn.wroteMsg(&msg)
+	cn.writeBuffer.Write(msg.MustMarshalBinary())
+	torrent.Add(fmt.Sprintf("messages filled of type %s", msg.Type.String()), 1)
+	// 64KiB, but temporarily less to work around an issue with WebRTC. TODO: Update
+	// when https://github.com/pion/datachannel/issues/59 is fixed.
+	return cn.writeBuffer.Len() < 1<<15
+}
+
 func (cn *PeerConn) requestMetadataPiece(index int) {
 	eID := cn.PeerExtensionIDs[pp.ExtensionNameMetadata]
 	if eID == 0 {
@@ -606,15 +621,6 @@ func (cn *PeerConn) fillWriteBuffer() {
 	cn.upload(cn.write)
 }
 
-func (cn *PeerConn) write(msg pp.Message) bool {
-	cn.wroteMsg(&msg)
-	cn.writeBuffer.Write(msg.MustMarshalBinary())
-	torrent.Add(fmt.Sprintf("messages filled of type %s", msg.Type.String()), 1)
-	// 64KiB, but temporarily less to work around an issue with WebRTC. TODO: Update
-	// when https://github.com/pion/datachannel/issues/59 is fixed.
-	return cn.writeBuffer.Len() < 1<<15
-}
-
 // Routine that writes to the peer. Some of what to write is buffered by
 // activity elsewhere in the Client, and some is determined locally when the
 // connection is writable.
@@ -803,7 +809,7 @@ func (cn *PeerConn) getPieceInclination() []int {
 	return cn.pieceInclination
 }
 
-func (cn *PeerConn) discardPieceInclination() {
+func (cn *peer) discardPieceInclination() {
 	if cn.pieceInclination == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -1475,7 +1481,7 @@ func (c *peer) deleteRequest(r request) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (c *PeerConn) deleteAllRequests() {
+func (c *peer) deleteAllRequests() {
 	for r := range c.requests {
 		c.deleteRequest(r)
 	}
@@ -1491,14 +1497,18 @@ func (c *PeerConn) tickleWriter() {
 	c.writerCond.Broadcast()
 }
 
-func (c *PeerConn) postCancel(r request) bool {
+func (c *peer) postCancel(r request) bool {
 	if !c.deleteRequest(r) {
 		return false
 	}
-	c.post(makeCancelMessage(r))
+	c.peerImpl.postCancel(r)
 	return true
 }
 
+func (c *PeerConn) postCancel(r request) {
+	c.post(makeCancelMessage(r))
+}
+
 func (c *PeerConn) sendChunk(r request, msg func(pp.Message) bool) (more bool, err error) {
 	// Count the chunk being sent, even if it isn't.
 	b := make([]byte, r.Length)
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 7b1d1db3..3f1b8f03 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ type Torrent struct {
 	info  *metainfo.Info
 	files *[]*File
 
+	webSeeds map[string]*peer
+
 	// Active peer connections, running message stream loops. TODO: Make this
 	// open (not-closed) connections only.
 	conns               map[*PeerConn]struct{}
@@ -1226,12 +1228,19 @@ func (t *Torrent) deleteConnection(c *PeerConn) (ret bool) {
 	}
 	torrent.Add("deleted connections", 1)
 	c.deleteAllRequests()
-	if len(t.conns) == 0 {
+	if t.numActivePeers() == 0 {
 		t.assertNoPendingRequests()
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+func (t *Torrent) numActivePeers() (num int) {
+	t.iterPeers(func(*peer) {
+		num++
+	})
+	return
+}
+
 func (t *Torrent) assertNoPendingRequests() {
 	if len(t.pendingRequests) != 0 {
 		panic(t.pendingRequests)
@@ -1979,6 +1988,18 @@ func (t *Torrent) iterPeers(f func(*peer)) {
 	for pc := range t.conns {
 		f(&pc.peer)
 	}
+	for _, ws := range t.webSeeds {
+		f(ws)
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *Torrent) addWebSeed(url string) {
+	if _, ok := t.webSeeds[url]; ok {
+		return
+	}
+	t.webSeeds[url] = &peer{
+		peerImpl: &webSeed{},
+	}
 }
 
 func (t *Torrent) peerIsActive(p *peer) (active bool) {
diff --git a/web_seed.go b/web_seed.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2242f1c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_seed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package torrent
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type webSeed struct {
+	peer       *peer
+	httpClient *http.Client
+}
+
+func (ws *webSeed) writeInterested(interested bool) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (ws *webSeed) cancel(r request) bool {
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (ws *webSeed) request(r request) bool {
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (ws *webSeed) connectionFlags() string {
+	return "WS"
+}
+
+func (ws *webSeed) drop() {
+}
+
+func (ws *webSeed) updateRequests() {
+	ws.peer.doRequestState()
+}