diff --git a/headers/enduro2d/core/network.hpp b/headers/enduro2d/core/network.hpp
index f83c28f0..e69518d3 100644
--- a/headers/enduro2d/core/network.hpp
+++ b/headers/enduro2d/core/network.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,46 @@ namespace e2d
         }
     };
 
+    //
+    // request_network_error
+    //
+
+    class request_network_error final : public exception {
+    public:
+        request_network_error() = default;
+
+        request_network_error(str error)
+        : error_(std::move(error)) {}
+
+        const char* what() const noexcept final {
+            return error_.empty()
+                ? "request network error"
+                : error_.c_str();
+        }
+    private:
+        str error_;
+    };
+
+    //
+    // request_cancelled_exception
+    //
+
+    class request_cancelled_exception : public exception {
+    public:
+        const char* what() const noexcept override {
+            return "request cancelled exception";
+        }
+    };
+
+    //
+    // network_request
+    //
+
+    struct network_request final {
+        net::request request;
+        stdex::promise<net::response> promise;
+    };
+
     //
     // network
     //
@@ -29,6 +69,9 @@ namespace e2d
     public:
         network();
         ~network() noexcept;
+
+        network_request request(net::request_builder& rb);
+        network_request request(net::request_builder&& rb);
     private:
         class internal_state;
         std::unique_ptr<internal_state> state_;
diff --git a/sources/enduro2d/core/network.cpp b/sources/enduro2d/core/network.cpp
index de184261..6a6f234d 100644
--- a/sources/enduro2d/core/network.cpp
+++ b/sources/enduro2d/core/network.cpp
@@ -22,4 +22,27 @@ namespace e2d
     network::network()
     : state_(new internal_state()) {}
     network::~network() noexcept = default;
+
+    network_request network::request(net::request_builder& rb) {
+        return request(std::move(rb));
+    }
+
+    network_request network::request(net::request_builder&& rb) {
+        if ( rb.callback() ) {
+            throw bad_network_operation();
+        }
+        stdex::promise<net::response> promise;
+        rb.callback([promise](net::request request) mutable {
+            if ( request.is_done() ) {
+                promise.resolve(request.take());
+                return;
+            }
+            if ( request.status() == net::req_status::cancelled ) {
+                promise.reject(request_cancelled_exception());
+            } else {
+                promise.reject(request_network_error(request.get_error()));
+            }
+        });
+        return {rb.send(), std::move(promise)};
+    }
 }
diff --git a/untests/sources/untests_core/network.cpp b/untests/sources/untests_core/network.cpp
index efe60fe3..7cef69c8 100644
--- a/untests/sources/untests_core/network.cpp
+++ b/untests/sources/untests_core/network.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,33 @@ TEST_CASE("network"){
     network n;
 
     SECTION("request"){
-        auto request = net::request_builder()
-            .url("http://httpbin.org/status/201")
-            .send();
-        REQUIRE(request.take().http_code() == 201u);
+        {
+            auto nreq = n.request(net::request_builder()
+                .url("http://httpbin.org/status/201"));
+
+            nreq.promise.then([](const net::response& response){
+                REQUIRE(response.http_code() == 201u);
+            }).except([](std::exception_ptr){
+                REQUIRE(false);
+            }).wait();
+        }
+        {
+            auto nreq = n.request(net::request_builder()
+                .url("http://httpbin.org/delay/2"));
+
+            REQUIRE(nreq.request.cancel());
+
+            nreq.promise.then([](const net::response&){
+                REQUIRE(false);
+            }).except([](std::exception_ptr e){
+                try {
+                    std::rethrow_exception(e);
+                } catch (const request_cancelled_exception&) {
+                    REQUIRE(true);
+                } catch (...) {
+                    REQUIRE(false);
+                }
+            }).wait();
+        }
     }
 }