diff --git a/ui-v2/app/adapters/application.js b/ui-v2/app/adapters/application.js
index c673abbb6..97e86bd55 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/adapters/application.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/adapters/application.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import Adapter from 'ember-data/adapters/rest';
 import { AbortError } from 'ember-data/adapters/errors';
 import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+import { get } from '@ember/object';
 
 import URL from 'url';
 import createURL from 'consul-ui/utils/createURL';
 import { FOREIGN_KEY as DATACENTER_KEY } from 'consul-ui/models/dc';
+import { HEADERS_SYMBOL as HTTP_HEADERS_SYMBOL } from 'consul-ui/utils/http/consul';
 
 export const REQUEST_CREATE = 'createRecord';
 export const REQUEST_READ = 'queryRecord';
@@ -14,10 +16,31 @@ export const REQUEST_DELETE = 'deleteRecord';
 
 export const DATACENTER_QUERY_PARAM = 'dc';
 
-import { HEADERS_SYMBOL as HTTP_HEADERS_SYMBOL } from 'consul-ui/utils/http/consul';
 export default Adapter.extend({
   namespace: 'v1',
   repo: service('settings'),
+  client: service('client/http'),
+  manageConnection: function(options) {
+    const client = get(this, 'client');
+    const complete = options.complete;
+    const beforeSend = options.beforeSend;
+    options.beforeSend = function(xhr) {
+      if (typeof beforeSend === 'function') {
+        beforeSend(...arguments);
+      }
+      options.id = client.request(options, xhr);
+    };
+    options.complete = function(xhr, textStatus) {
+      client.complete(options.id);
+      if (typeof complete === 'function') {
+        complete(...arguments);
+      }
+    };
+    return options;
+  },
+  _ajaxRequest: function(options) {
+    return this._super(this.manageConnection(options));
+  },
   queryRecord: function() {
     return this._super(...arguments).catch(function(e) {
       if (e instanceof AbortError) {
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/initializers/client.js b/ui-v2/app/initializers/client.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..933290b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/initializers/client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script');
+const current = scripts[scripts.length - 1];
+
+export function initialize(application) {
+  const Client = application.resolveRegistration('service:client/http');
+  Client.reopen({
+    isCurrent: function(src) {
+      return current.src === src;
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export default {
+  initialize,
+};
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/services/client/http.js b/ui-v2/app/services/client/http.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1290d2be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/services/client/http.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import Service, { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+import { get, set } from '@ember/object';
+import { Promise } from 'rsvp';
+
+import getObjectPool from 'consul-ui/utils/get-object-pool';
+import Request from 'consul-ui/utils/http/request';
+
+const dispose = function(request) {
+  if (request.headers()['content-type'] === 'text/event-stream') {
+    const xhr = request.connection();
+    // unsent and opened get aborted
+    // headers and loading means wait for it
+    // to finish for the moment
+    if (xhr.readyState) {
+      switch (xhr.readyState) {
+        case 0:
+        case 1:
+          xhr.abort();
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return request;
+};
+export default Service.extend({
+  dom: service('dom'),
+  init: function() {
+    this._super(...arguments);
+    let protocol = 'http/1.1';
+    try {
+      protocol = performance.getEntriesByType('resource').find(item => {
+        // isCurrent is added in initializers/client and is used
+        // to ensure we use the consul-ui.js src to sniff what the protocol
+        // is. Based on the assumption that whereever this script is it's
+        // likely to be the same as the xmlhttprequests
+        return item.initiatorType === 'script' && this.isCurrent(item.name);
+      }).nextHopProtocol;
+    } catch (e) {
+      // pass through
+    }
+    let maxConnections;
+    // http/2, http2+QUIC/39 and SPDY don't have connection limits
+    switch (true) {
+      case protocol.indexOf('h2') === 0:
+      case protocol.indexOf('hq') === 0:
+      case protocol.indexOf('spdy') === 0:
+        break;
+      default:
+        // generally 6 are available
+        // reserve 1 for traffic that we can't manage
+        maxConnections = 5;
+        break;
+    }
+    set(this, 'connections', getObjectPool(dispose, maxConnections));
+    if (typeof maxConnections !== 'undefined') {
+      set(this, 'maxConnections', maxConnections);
+      const doc = get(this, 'dom').document();
+      // when the user hides the tab, abort all connections
+      doc.addEventListener('visibilitychange', e => {
+        if (e.target.hidden) {
+          get(this, 'connections').purge();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  },
+  whenAvailable: function(e) {
+    const doc = get(this, 'dom').document();
+    // if we are using a connection limited protocol and the user has hidden the tab (hidden browser/tab switch)
+    // any aborted errors should restart
+    if (typeof get(this, 'maxConnections') !== 'undefined' && doc.hidden) {
+      return new Promise(function(resolve) {
+        doc.addEventListener('visibilitychange', function listen(event) {
+          doc.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', listen);
+          resolve(e);
+        });
+      });
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve(e);
+  },
+  request: function(options, xhr) {
+    const request = new Request(options.type, options.url, { body: options.data || {} }, xhr);
+    return get(this, 'connections').acquire(request, request.getId());
+  },
+  complete: function() {
+    return get(this, 'connections').release(...arguments);
+  },
+});
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/services/dom.js b/ui-v2/app/services/dom.js
index d0790fb12..a3bda1c8c 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/services/dom.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/services/dom.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default Service.extend({
   },
   elementsByTagName: function(name, context) {
     context = typeof context === 'undefined' ? get(this, 'doc') : context;
-    return context.getElementByTagName(name);
+    return context.getElementsByTagName(name);
   },
   elements: function(selector, context) {
     // don't ever be tempted to [...$$()] here
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/get-object-pool.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/get-object-pool.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad9f0ebe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/get-object-pool.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+export default function(dispose = function() {}, max, objects = []) {
+  return {
+    acquire: function(obj, id) {
+      // TODO: what should happen if an ID already exists
+      // should we ignore and release both? Or prevent from acquiring? Or generate a unique ID?
+      // what happens if we can't get an id via getId or .id?
+      // could potentially use Set
+      objects.push(obj);
+      if (typeof max !== 'undefined') {
+        if (objects.length > max) {
+          return dispose(objects.shift());
+        }
+      }
+      return id;
+    },
+    // release releases the obj from the pool but **doesn't** dispose it
+    release: function(obj) {
+      let index = -1;
+      let id;
+      if (typeof obj === 'string') {
+        id = obj;
+      } else {
+        id = obj.id;
+      }
+      objects.forEach(function(item, i) {
+        let itemId;
+        if (typeof item.getId === 'function') {
+          itemId = item.getId();
+        } else {
+          itemId = item.id;
+        }
+        if (itemId === id) {
+          index = i;
+        }
+      });
+      if (index !== -1) {
+        return objects.splice(index, 1)[0];
+      }
+    },
+    purge: function() {
+      let obj;
+      const objs = [];
+      while ((obj = objects.shift())) {
+        objs.push(dispose(obj));
+      }
+      return objs;
+    },
+    dispose: function(id) {
+      return dispose(this.release(id));
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/http/request.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/http/request.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a9643d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/http/request.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+export default class {
+  constructor(method, url, headers, xhr) {
+    this._xhr = xhr;
+    this._url = url;
+    this._method = method;
+    this._headers = headers;
+    this._headers = {
+      ...headers,
+      'content-type': 'application/json',
+      'x-request-id': `${this._method} ${this._url}?${JSON.stringify(headers.body)}`,
+    };
+    if (typeof this._headers.body.index !== 'undefined') {
+      // this should probably be in a response
+      this._headers['content-type'] = 'text/event-stream';
+    }
+  }
+  headers() {
+    return this._headers;
+  }
+  getId() {
+    return this._headers['x-request-id'];
+  }
+  abort() {
+    this._xhr.abort();
+  }
+  connection() {
+    return this._xhr;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui-v2/tests/integration/services/repository/intention-test.js b/ui-v2/tests/integration/services/repository/intention-test.js
index bedfbb9f2..59797baa4 100644
--- a/ui-v2/tests/integration/services/repository/intention-test.js
+++ b/ui-v2/tests/integration/services/repository/intention-test.js
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@ import { moduleFor, test } from 'ember-qunit';
 import repo from 'consul-ui/tests/helpers/repo';
 const NAME = 'intention';
 moduleFor(`service:repository/${NAME}`, `Integration | Service | ${NAME}`, {
-  // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
-  needs: [
-    'service:settings',
-    'service:store',
-    `adapter:${NAME}`,
-    `serializer:${NAME}`,
-    `model:${NAME}`,
-  ],
+  integration: true,
 });
 
 const dc = 'dc-1';
diff --git a/ui-v2/tests/unit/services/client/http-test.js b/ui-v2/tests/unit/services/client/http-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98ff23ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/tests/unit/services/client/http-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { moduleFor, test } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+moduleFor('service:client/http', 'Unit | Service | client/http', {
+  // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+  needs: ['service:dom'],
+});
+
+// Replace this with your real tests.
+test('it exists', function(assert) {
+  let service = this.subject();
+  assert.ok(service);
+});
diff --git a/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/get-object-pool-test.js b/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/get-object-pool-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a8203946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/get-object-pool-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import getObjectPool from 'consul-ui/utils/get-object-pool';
+import { module, skip } from 'qunit';
+import test from 'ember-sinon-qunit/test-support/test';
+
+module('Unit | Utility | get object pool');
+
+skip('Decide what to do if you add 2 objects with the same id');
+test('acquire adds objects', function(assert) {
+  const actual = [];
+  const expected = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: 'hi-there-123',
+  };
+  const expected2 = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: 'hi-there-456',
+  };
+  const pool = getObjectPool(function() {}, 10, actual);
+  pool.acquire(expected, expected.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(actual[0], expected);
+  pool.acquire(expected2, expected2.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(actual[1], expected2);
+});
+test('acquire adds objects and returns the id', function(assert) {
+  const arr = [];
+  const expected = 'hi-there-123';
+  const obj = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: expected,
+  };
+  const pool = getObjectPool(function() {}, 10, arr);
+  const actual = pool.acquire(obj, expected);
+  assert.equal(actual, expected);
+});
+test('acquire adds objects, and disposes when there is no room', function(assert) {
+  const actual = [];
+  const expected = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: 'hi-there-123',
+  };
+  const expected2 = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: 'hi-there-456',
+  };
+  const dispose = this.stub()
+    .withArgs(expected)
+    .returnsArg(0);
+  const pool = getObjectPool(dispose, 1, actual);
+  pool.acquire(expected, expected.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(actual[0], expected);
+  pool.acquire(expected2, expected2.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(actual[0], expected2);
+  assert.ok(dispose.calledOnce);
+});
+test('it disposes', function(assert) {
+  const arr = [];
+  const expected = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: 'hi-there-123',
+  };
+  const expected2 = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: 'hi-there-456',
+  };
+  const dispose = this.stub().returnsArg(0);
+  const pool = getObjectPool(dispose, 2, arr);
+  const id = pool.acquire(expected, expected.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(arr[0], expected);
+  pool.acquire(expected2, expected2.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(arr[1], expected2);
+  const actual = pool.dispose(id);
+  assert.ok(dispose.calledOnce);
+  assert.equal(arr.length, 1, 'object was removed from array');
+  assert.deepEqual(actual, expected, 'returned object is expected object');
+  assert.deepEqual(arr[0], expected2, 'object in the pool is expected object');
+});
+test('it purges', function(assert) {
+  const arr = [];
+  const expected = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: 'hi-there-123',
+  };
+  const expected2 = {
+    hi: 'there',
+    id: 'hi-there-456',
+  };
+  const dispose = this.stub().returnsArg(0);
+  const pool = getObjectPool(dispose, 2, arr);
+  pool.acquire(expected, expected.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(arr[0], expected);
+  pool.acquire(expected2, expected2.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(arr[1], expected2);
+  const actual = pool.purge();
+  assert.ok(dispose.calledTwice, 'dispose was called on everything');
+  assert.equal(arr.length, 0, 'the pool is empty');
+  assert.deepEqual(actual[0], expected, 'the first purged object is correct');
+  assert.deepEqual(actual[1], expected2, 'the second purged object is correct');
+});
diff --git a/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/http/request-test.js b/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/http/request-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c10dcbd89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/http/request-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import httpRequest from 'consul-ui/utils/http/request';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Utility | http/request');
+
+// Replace this with your real tests.
+test('it works', function(assert) {
+  const actual = httpRequest;
+  assert.ok(typeof actual === 'function');
+});