diff --git a/lib/block.dart b/lib/block.dart
index b70c1b4dc..c2960e1e5 100644
--- a/lib/block.dart
+++ b/lib/block.dart
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ class Block implements ElementWrapper {
       if (ref.directive.isComponent) {
         //nodeModule.factory(type, new ComponentFactory(node, ref.directive), visibility: visibility);
         // TODO(misko): there should be no need to wrap function like this.
-        nodeModule.factory(type, (Injector injector, Compiler compiler, Scope scope, Parser parser, BlockCache $blockCache, UrlRewriter urlRewriter) =>
-          (new _ComponentFactory(node, ref.directive))(injector, compiler, scope, parser, $blockCache, urlRewriter),
+        nodeModule.factory(type, (Injector injector, Compiler compiler, Scope scope, Parser parser, BlockCache $blockCache, Http http, TemplateCache templateCache) =>
+            (new _ComponentFactory(node, ref.directive))(injector, compiler, scope, parser, $blockCache, http, templateCache),
           visibility: visibility);
       } else {
         nodeModule.type(type, type, visibility: visibility);
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ class _ComponentFactory {
   _ComponentFactory(this.element, this.directive);
 
   dynamic call(Injector injector, Compiler compiler, Scope scope,
-      Parser parser, BlockCache $blockCache, UrlRewriter urlRewriter) {
+      Parser parser, BlockCache $blockCache,  Http $http,
+      TemplateCache $templateCache) {
     this.compiler = compiler;
     shadowDom = element.createShadowRoot();
     shadowDom.applyAuthorStyles =
@@ -282,19 +283,36 @@ class _ComponentFactory {
 
     shadowScope = scope.$new(true);
     createAttributeMapping(scope, shadowScope, parser);
+
+    // TODO(pavelgj): fetching CSS with Http is mainly an attempt to
+    // work around an unfiled Chrome bug when reloading same CSS breaks
+    // styles all over the page. We shouldn't be doing browsers work,
+    // so change back to using @import once Chrome bug is fixed or a
+    // better work around is found.
+    async.Future<String> cssFuture;
     if (directive.$cssUrl != null) {
-      shadowDom.innerHtml = '<style>@import "${urlRewriter(directive.$cssUrl)}"</style>';
+      cssFuture = $http.getString(directive.$cssUrl, cache: $templateCache);
+    } else {
+      cssFuture = new async.Future.value(null);
     }
-    TemplateLoader templateLoader;
+    var blockFuture;
     if (directive.$template != null) {
-      var blockFuture = new async.Future.value().then((_) =>
-          attachBlockToShadowDom($blockCache.fromHtml(directive.$template)));
-      templateLoader = new TemplateLoader(blockFuture);
+      blockFuture =
+          new async.Future.value($blockCache.fromHtml(directive.$template));
     } else if (directive.$templateUrl != null) {
-      var blockFuture = $blockCache.fromUrl(directive.$templateUrl)
-          .then((BlockFactory blockFactory) => attachBlockToShadowDom(blockFactory));
-      templateLoader = new TemplateLoader(blockFuture);
+      blockFuture = $blockCache.fromUrl(directive.$templateUrl);
     }
+    TemplateLoader templateLoader = new TemplateLoader(
+        cssFuture.then((String css) {
+          if (css != null) {
+            shadowDom.innerHtml = '<style>$css</style>';
+          }
+          if (blockFuture != null) {
+            return blockFuture.then((BlockFactory blockFactory) =>
+                attachBlockToShadowDom(blockFactory));
+          }
+          return shadowDom;
+        }));
     var controller =
         createShadowInjector(injector, templateLoader).get(directive.type);
     if (directive.$publishAs != null) {
diff --git a/test/compiler_spec.dart b/test/compiler_spec.dart
index e110987ac..d30f336a9 100644
--- a/test/compiler_spec.dart
+++ b/test/compiler_spec.dart
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ main() {
         Block block = blockFactory(injector, element);
         $rootScope.$digest();
 
-        nextTurn();
+        nextTurn(true);
         expect(element.textWithShadow()).toEqual('OUTTER-_1:INNER_2(OUTTER-_1)');
       })));
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ main() {
 
         $compile(element)(injector, element);
 
-        nextTurn();
+        nextTurn(true);
         expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('inside poof');
       })));
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ main() {
         var element = $('<parent-expression></parent-expression>');
         $compile(element)(injector, element);
 
-        nextTurn();
+        nextTurn(true);
         expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('inside ');
       })));
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ main() {
         var element = $('<parent-expression fromParent=val></parent-expression>');
         $compile(element)(injector, element);
 
-        nextTurn();
+        nextTurn(true);
         expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('inside ');
       })));
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ main() {
         $compile(element)(injector, element);
         $rootScope.$apply();
 
-        nextTurn();
+        nextTurn(true);
         expect(element.textWithShadow()).toEqual('WORKED');
       })));
 
diff --git a/test/shadow_root_options_spec.dart b/test/shadow_root_options_spec.dart
index 741eb2d9b..f763e0251 100644
--- a/test/shadow_root_options_spec.dart
+++ b/test/shadow_root_options_spec.dart
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ main() {
       element.forEach((elt) { document.body.append(elt); }); // we need the computed style.
       $compile(element)(injector, element);
 
-      nextTurn();
+      nextTurn(true);
       expect(element[1].shadowRoot.query('div').getComputedStyle().border).toContain('3px solid');
       // ""0px none"" is the default style.
       expect(element[2].shadowRoot.query('div').getComputedStyle().border).toContain('0px none');
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ main() {
       element.forEach((elt) { document.body.append(elt); }); // we need the computed style.
       $compile(element)(injector, element);
 
-      nextTurn();
+      nextTurn(true);
       expect(element[1].shadowRoot.query('div').getComputedStyle().fontSize).toEqual('16px');
       expect(element[2].shadowRoot.query('div').getComputedStyle().fontSize).toEqual('20px');
     })));
diff --git a/test/templateurl_spec.dart b/test/templateurl_spec.dart
index 54d88d047..3f2080103 100644
--- a/test/templateurl_spec.dart
+++ b/test/templateurl_spec.dart
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ main() {
     it('should use the UrlRewriter for both HTML and CSS URLs', inject((Http $http, Compiler $compile, Scope $rootScope, Log log, Injector injector) {
 
       backend.expectGET('PREFIX:simple.html', '<div log="SIMPLE">Simple!</div>');
+      backend.expectGET('PREFIX:simple.css', '.hello{}');
 
       var element = $('<div><html-and-css log>ignore</html-and-css><div>');
       $compile(element)(injector, element);
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ main() {
       backend.flush();
       backend.assertAllGetsCalled();
 
-      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('@import "PREFIX:simple.css"Simple!');
+      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('.hello{}Simple!');
       expect(element[0].nodes[0].shadowRoot.innerHtml).toEqual(
-          '<style>@import "PREFIX:simple.css"</style><div log="SIMPLE">Simple!</div>'
+          '<style>.hello{}</style><div log="SIMPLE">Simple!</div>'
       );
     }));
   });
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ main() {
 
     it('should load a CSS file into a style', async(inject((MockHttp $http, Compiler $compile, Scope $rootScope, Log log, Injector injector) {
       $http.expectGET('simple.html', '<div log="SIMPLE">Simple!</div>');
+      $http.expectGET('simple.css', '.hello{}');
 
       var element = $('<div><html-and-css log>ignore</html-and-css><div>');
       $compile(element)(injector, element);
@@ -110,40 +112,44 @@ main() {
       $http.flush();
       nextTurn(true);
 
-      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('@import "simple.css"Simple!');
+      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('.hello{}Simple!');
       expect(element[0].nodes[0].shadowRoot.innerHtml).toEqual(
-        '<style>@import "simple.css"</style><div log="SIMPLE">Simple!</div>'
+        '<style>.hello{}</style><div log="SIMPLE">Simple!</div>'
       );
       // Note: There is no ordering.  It is who ever comes off the wire first!
       expect(log.result()).toEqual('LOG; SIMPLE');
     })));
 
-    it('should load a CSS file with a \$template', async(inject((Compiler $compile, Scope $rootScope, Injector injector) {
+    it('should load a CSS file with a \$template', async(inject((MockHttp $http, Compiler $compile, Scope $rootScope, Injector injector) {
       var element = $('<div><inline-with-css log>ignore</inline-with-css><div>');
+      $http.expectGET('simple.css', '.hello{}');
       $compile(element)(injector, element);
 
       nextTurn(true);
-      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('@import "simple.css"inline!');
+      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('.hello{}inline!');
     })));
 
-    it('should load a CSS with no template', inject((Compiler $compile, Scope $rootScope, Injector injector) {
+    it('should load a CSS with no template', async(inject((MockHttp $http, Compiler $compile, Scope $rootScope, Injector injector) {
       var element = $('<div><only-css log>ignore</only-css><div>');
+      $http.expectGET('simple.css', '.hello{}');
       $compile(element)(injector, element);
 
-      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('@import "simple.css"');
-    }));
+      nextTurn(true);
+      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('.hello{}');
+    })));
 
     it('should load the CSS before the template is loaded', async(inject((MockHttp $http, Compiler $compile, Scope $rootScope, Injector injector) {
       $http.expectGET('simple.html', '<div>Simple!</div>');
+      $http.expectGET('simple.css', '.hello{}');
 
       var element = $('<html-and-css>ignore</html-and-css>');
       $compile(element)(injector, element);
 
-      // The HTML is not loaded yet, but the CSS @import should be in the DOM.
-      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('@import "simple.css"');
+      nextTurn();
+      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('.hello{}');
 
-      nextTurn(true);
-      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('@import "simple.css"Simple!');
+      nextTurn();
+      expect(renderedText(element)).toEqual('.hello{}Simple!');
     })));
   });
 }