diff --git a/src/client/connect.rs b/src/client/connect.rs
index cfe6fd96a5..296c06d161 100644
--- a/src/client/connect.rs
+++ b/src/client/connect.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+//! The `Connect` trait, and supporting types.
+//!
+//! This module contains:
+//!
+//! - A default [`HttpConnector`](HttpConnector) that does DNS resolution and
+//!   establishes connections over TCP.
+//! - The [`Connect`](Connect) trait and related types to build custom connectors.
 use std::error::Error as StdError;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io;
@@ -14,38 +21,121 @@ use http::uri::Scheme;
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use tokio::reactor::Handle;
 use tokio::net::{TcpStream, TcpStreamNew};
-use tokio_service::Service;
 
 use super::dns;
+use self::http_connector::HttpConnectorBlockingTask;
 
-/// A connector creates an Io to a remote address..
+/// Connect to a destination, returning an IO transport.
 ///
-/// This trait is not implemented directly, and only exists to make
-/// the intent clearer. A connector should implement `Service` with
-/// `Request=Uri` and `Response: Io` instead.
-pub trait Connect: Service<Request=Uri, Error=io::Error> + 'static {
-    /// The connected Io Stream.
-    type Output: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'static;
-    /// A Future that will resolve to the connected Stream.
-    type Future: Future<Item=Self::Output, Error=io::Error> + 'static;
-    /// Connect to a remote address.
-    fn connect(&self, Uri) -> <Self as Connect>::Future;
+/// A connector receives a [`Destination`](Destination) describing how a
+/// connection should be estabilished, and returns a `Future` of the
+/// ready connection.
+pub trait Connect {
+    /// The connected IO Stream.
+    type Transport: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'static;
+    /// An error occured when trying to connect.
+    type Error;
+    /// A Future that will resolve to the connected Transport.
+    type Future: Future<Item=(Self::Transport, Connected), Error=Self::Error>;
+    /// Connect to a destination.
+    fn connect(&self, dst: Destination) -> Self::Future;
 }
 
-impl<T> Connect for T
-where T: Service<Request=Uri, Error=io::Error> + 'static,
-      T::Response: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
-      T::Future: Future<Error=io::Error>,
-{
-    type Output = T::Response;
-    type Future = T::Future;
+/// A set of properties to describe where and how to try to connect.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Destination {
+    //pub(super) alpn: Alpn,
+    pub(super) uri: Uri,
+}
+
+/// Extra information about the connected transport.
+///
+/// This can be used to inform recipients about things like if ALPN
+/// was used, or if connected to an HTTP proxy.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Connected {
+    //alpn: Alpn,
+    pub(super) is_proxied: bool,
+}
+
+/*TODO: when HTTP1 Upgrades to H2 are added, this will be needed
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(super) enum Alpn {
+    Http1,
+    //H2,
+    //Http1OrH2
+}
+*/
+
+impl Destination {
+    /// Get the protocol scheme.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn scheme(&self) -> &str {
+        self.uri
+            .scheme_part()
+            .expect("destination uri has scheme")
+            .as_str()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the hostname.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn host(&self) -> &str {
+        self.uri
+            .host()
+            .expect("destination uri has host")
+    }
+
+    /// Get the port, if specified.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn port(&self) -> Option<u16> {
+        self.uri.port()
+    }
+
+    /*
+    /// Returns whether this connection must negotiate HTTP/2 via ALPN.
+    pub fn must_h2(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.alpn {
+            Alpn::Http1 => false,
+            Alpn::H2 => true,
+        }
+    }
+    */
+}
 
-    fn connect(&self, url: Uri) -> <Self as Connect>::Future {
-        self.call(url)
+impl Connected {
+    /// Create new `Connected` type with empty metadata.
+    pub fn new() -> Connected {
+        Connected {
+            //alpn: Alpn::Http1,
+            is_proxied: false,
+        }
     }
+
+    /// Set whether the connected transport is to an HTTP proxy.
+    ///
+    /// This setting will affect if HTTP/1 requests written on the transport
+    /// will have the request-target in absolute-form or origin-form (such as
+    /// `GET http://hyper.rs/guide HTTP/1.1` or `GET /guide HTTP/1.1`).
+    ///
+    /// Default is `false`.
+    pub fn proxy(mut self, is_proxied: bool) -> Connected {
+        self.is_proxied = is_proxied;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /*
+    /// Set that the connected transport negotiated HTTP/2 as it's
+    /// next protocol.
+    pub fn h2(mut self) -> Connected {
+        self.alpn = Alpn::H2;
+        self
+    }
+    */
 }
 
 /// A connector for the `http` scheme.
+///
+/// Performs DNS resolution in a thread pool, and then connects over TCP.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct HttpConnector {
     executor: HttpConnectExecutor,
@@ -109,30 +199,29 @@ impl fmt::Debug for HttpConnector {
     }
 }
 
-impl Service for HttpConnector {
-    type Request = Uri;
-    type Response = TcpStream;
+impl Connect for HttpConnector {
+    type Transport = TcpStream;
     type Error = io::Error;
     type Future = HttpConnecting;
 
-    fn call(&self, uri: Uri) -> Self::Future {
-        trace!("Http::connect({:?})", uri);
+    fn connect(&self, dst: Destination) -> Self::Future {
+        trace!("Http::connect({:?})", dst.uri);
 
         if self.enforce_http {
-            if uri.scheme_part() != Some(&Scheme::HTTP) {
+            if dst.uri.scheme_part() != Some(&Scheme::HTTP) {
                 return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::NotHttp, &self.handle);
             }
-        } else if uri.scheme_part().is_none() {
+        } else if dst.uri.scheme_part().is_none() {
             return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::MissingScheme, &self.handle);
         }
 
-        let host = match uri.host() {
+        let host = match dst.uri.host() {
             Some(s) => s,
             None => return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::MissingAuthority, &self.handle),
         };
-        let port = match uri.port() {
+        let port = match dst.uri.port() {
             Some(port) => port,
-            None => if uri.scheme_part() == Some(&Scheme::HTTPS) { 443 } else { 80 },
+            None => if dst.uri.scheme_part() == Some(&Scheme::HTTPS) { 443 } else { 80 },
         };
 
         HttpConnecting {
@@ -191,7 +280,7 @@ enum State {
 }
 
 impl Future for HttpConnecting {
-    type Item = TcpStream;
+    type Item = (TcpStream, Connected);
     type Error = io::Error;
 
     fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
@@ -230,7 +319,7 @@ impl Future for HttpConnecting {
                         sock.set_keepalive(Some(dur))?;
                     }
 
-                    return Ok(Async::Ready(sock));
+                    return Ok(Async::Ready((sock, Connected::new())));
                 },
                 State::Error(ref mut e) => return Err(e.take().expect("polled more than once")),
             }
@@ -279,23 +368,27 @@ impl ConnectingTcp {
     }
 }
 
-/// Blocking task to be executed on a thread pool.
-pub struct HttpConnectorBlockingTask {
-    work: oneshot::Execute<dns::Work>
-}
+// Make this Future unnameable outside of this crate.
+mod http_connector {
+    use super::*;
+    // Blocking task to be executed on a thread pool.
+    pub struct HttpConnectorBlockingTask {
+        pub(super) work: oneshot::Execute<dns::Work>
+    }
 
-impl fmt::Debug for HttpConnectorBlockingTask {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        f.pad("HttpConnectorBlockingTask")
+    impl fmt::Debug for HttpConnectorBlockingTask {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+            f.pad("HttpConnectorBlockingTask")
+        }
     }
-}
 
-impl Future for HttpConnectorBlockingTask {
-    type Item = ();
-    type Error = ();
+    impl Future for HttpConnectorBlockingTask {
+        type Item = ();
+        type Error = ();
 
-    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<(), ()> {
-        self.work.poll()
+        fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<(), ()> {
+            self.work.poll()
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -311,35 +404,45 @@ impl Executor<oneshot::Execute<dns::Work>> for HttpConnectExecutor {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    #![allow(deprecated)]
     use std::io;
     use tokio::reactor::Core;
-    use super::{Connect, HttpConnector};
+    use super::{Connect, Destination, HttpConnector};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_errors_missing_authority() {
         let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
-        let url = "/foo/bar?baz".parse().unwrap();
+        let uri = "/foo/bar?baz".parse().unwrap();
+        let dst = Destination {
+            uri,
+        };
         let connector = HttpConnector::new(1, &core.handle());
 
-        assert_eq!(core.run(connector.connect(url)).unwrap_err().kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
+        assert_eq!(core.run(connector.connect(dst)).unwrap_err().kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_errors_enforce_http() {
         let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
-        let url = "https://example.domain/foo/bar?baz".parse().unwrap();
+        let uri = "https://example.domain/foo/bar?baz".parse().unwrap();
+        let dst = Destination {
+            uri,
+        };
         let connector = HttpConnector::new(1, &core.handle());
 
-        assert_eq!(core.run(connector.connect(url)).unwrap_err().kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
+        assert_eq!(core.run(connector.connect(dst)).unwrap_err().kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
     }
 
 
     #[test]
     fn test_errors_missing_scheme() {
         let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
-        let url = "example.domain".parse().unwrap();
+        let uri = "example.domain".parse().unwrap();
+        let dst = Destination {
+            uri,
+        };
         let connector = HttpConnector::new(1, &core.handle());
 
-        assert_eq!(core.run(connector.connect(url)).unwrap_err().kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
+        assert_eq!(core.run(connector.connect(dst)).unwrap_err().kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index 57880eea53..22f6627888 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
 use futures::future::{self, Executor};
 use http::{Method, Request, Response, Uri, Version};
 use http::header::{Entry, HeaderValue, HOST};
+use http::uri::Scheme;
 use tokio::reactor::Handle;
 pub use tokio_service::Service;
 
@@ -18,12 +19,13 @@ use proto::body::{Body, Entity};
 use proto;
 use self::pool::Pool;
 
-pub use self::connect::{HttpConnector, Connect};
+pub use self::connect::{Connect, HttpConnector};
 
 use self::background::{bg, Background};
+use self::connect::Destination;
 
 pub mod conn;
-mod connect;
+pub mod connect;
 //TODO(easy): move cancel and dispatch into common instead
 pub(crate) mod dispatch;
 mod dns;
@@ -101,7 +103,9 @@ impl<C, B> Client<C, B> {
 }
 
 impl<C, B> Client<C, B>
-where C: Connect,
+where C: Connect<Error=io::Error> + 'static,
+      C::Transport: 'static,
+      C::Future: 'static,
       B: Entity<Error=::Error> + 'static,
 {
     /// Send a constructed Request using this Client.
@@ -159,13 +163,11 @@ where C: Connect,
 
 
         let client = self.clone();
-        //TODO: let is_proxy = req.is_proxy();
         let uri = req.uri().clone();
         let fut = RetryableSendRequest {
             client: client,
             future: self.send_request(req, &domain),
             domain: domain,
-            //is_proxy: is_proxy,
             uri: uri,
         };
         FutureResponse(Box::new(fut))
@@ -174,19 +176,6 @@ where C: Connect,
     //TODO: replace with `impl Future` when stable
     fn send_request(&self, mut req: Request<B>, domain: &str) -> Box<Future<Item=Response<Body>, Error=ClientError<B>>> {
         let url = req.uri().clone();
-
-        let path = match url.path_and_query() {
-            Some(path) => {
-                let mut parts = ::http::uri::Parts::default();
-                parts.path_and_query = Some(path.clone());
-                Uri::from_parts(parts).expect("path is valid uri")
-            },
-            None => {
-                "/".parse().expect("/ is valid path")
-            }
-        };
-        *req.uri_mut() = path;
-
         let checkout = self.pool.checkout(domain);
         let connect = {
             let executor = self.executor.clone();
@@ -194,18 +183,23 @@ where C: Connect,
             let pool_key = Arc::new(domain.to_string());
             let h1_writev = self.h1_writev;
             let connector = self.connector.clone();
+            let dst = Destination {
+                uri: url,
+            };
             future::lazy(move || {
-                connector.connect(url)
+                connector.connect(dst)
                     .from_err()
-                    .and_then(move |io| {
+                    .and_then(move |(io, connected)| {
                         conn::Builder::new()
                             .h1_writev(h1_writev)
                             .handshake_no_upgrades(io)
-                    }).and_then(move |(tx, conn)| {
-                        executor.execute(conn.map_err(|e| debug!("client connection error: {}", e)))?;
-                        Ok(pool.pooled(pool_key, PoolClient {
-                            tx: tx,
-                        }))
+                            .and_then(move |(tx, conn)| {
+                                executor.execute(conn.map_err(|e| debug!("client connection error: {}", e)))?;
+                                Ok(pool.pooled(pool_key, PoolClient {
+                                    is_proxied: connected.is_proxied,
+                                    tx: tx,
+                                }))
+                            })
                     })
             })
         };
@@ -224,13 +218,14 @@ where C: Connect,
         let executor = self.executor.clone();
         let resp = race.and_then(move |mut pooled| {
             let conn_reused = pooled.is_reused();
+            set_relative_uri(req.uri_mut(), pooled.is_proxied);
             let fut = pooled.tx.send_request_retryable(req)
                 .map_err(move |(err, orig_req)| {
                     if let Some(req) = orig_req {
                         ClientError::Canceled {
                             connection_reused: conn_reused,
                             reason: err,
-                            req: req,
+                            req,
                         }
                     } else {
                         ClientError::Normal(err)
@@ -271,7 +266,8 @@ where C: Connect,
 }
 
 impl<C, B> Service for Client<C, B>
-where C: Connect,
+where C: Connect<Error=io::Error> + 'static,
+      C::Future: 'static,
       B: Entity<Error=::Error> + 'static,
 {
     type Request = Request<B>;
@@ -327,13 +323,13 @@ struct RetryableSendRequest<C, B> {
     client: Client<C, B>,
     domain: String,
     future: Box<Future<Item=Response<Body>, Error=ClientError<B>>>,
-    //is_proxy: bool,
     uri: Uri,
 }
 
 impl<C, B> Future for RetryableSendRequest<C, B>
 where
-    C: Connect,
+    C: Connect<Error=io::Error> + 'static,
+    C::Future: 'static,
     B: Entity<Error=::Error> + 'static,
 {
     type Item = Response<Body>;
@@ -366,6 +362,7 @@ where
 }
 
 struct PoolClient<B> {
+    is_proxied: bool,
     tx: conn::SendRequest<B>,
 }
 
@@ -378,7 +375,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) enum ClientError<B> {
+enum ClientError<B> {
     Normal(::Error),
     Canceled {
         connection_reused: bool,
@@ -387,6 +384,23 @@ pub(crate) enum ClientError<B> {
     }
 }
 
+fn set_relative_uri(uri: &mut Uri, is_proxied: bool) {
+    if is_proxied && uri.scheme_part() != Some(&Scheme::HTTPS) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let path = match uri.path_and_query() {
+        Some(path) => {
+            let mut parts = ::http::uri::Parts::default();
+            parts.path_and_query = Some(path.clone());
+            Uri::from_parts(parts).expect("path is valid uri")
+        },
+        None => {
+            "/".parse().expect("/ is valid path")
+        }
+    };
+    *uri = path;
+}
+
 /// Configuration for a Client
 pub struct Config<C, B> {
     _body_type: PhantomData<B>,
@@ -524,7 +538,9 @@ impl<C, B> Config<C, B> {
 }
 
 impl<C, B> Config<C, B>
-where C: Connect,
+where C: Connect<Error=io::Error>,
+      C::Transport: 'static,
+      C::Future: 'static,
       B: Entity<Error=::Error>,
 {
     /// Construct the Client with this configuration.
diff --git a/src/client/tests.rs b/src/client/tests.rs
index 1f40e81671..ad2a16d779 100644
--- a/src/client/tests.rs
+++ b/src/client/tests.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ fn retryable_request() {
 
     let mut connector = MockConnector::new();
 
-    let sock1 = connector.mock("http://mock.local/a");
-    let sock2 = connector.mock("http://mock.local/b");
+    let sock1 = connector.mock("http://mock.local");
+    let sock2 = connector.mock("http://mock.local");
 
     let client = Client::configure()
         .connector(connector)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn conn_reset_after_write() {
 
     let mut connector = MockConnector::new();
 
-    let sock1 = connector.mock("http://mock.local/a");
+    let sock1 = connector.mock("http://mock.local");
 
     let client = Client::configure()
         .connector(connector)
diff --git a/src/mock.rs b/src/mock.rs
index b8b8a55ea9..4bf49f2835 100644
--- a/src/mock.rs
+++ b/src/mock.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ use bytes::Buf;
 use futures::{Async, Poll};
 use futures::task::{self, Task};
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
-use tokio_service::Service;
 
-use ::Uri;
+use ::client::connect::{Connect, Connected, Destination};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct MockCursor {
@@ -410,19 +409,23 @@ impl MockConnector {
     }
 }
 
-impl Service for MockConnector {
-    type Request = Uri;
-    type Response = Duplex;
+impl Connect for MockConnector {
+    type Transport = Duplex;
     type Error = io::Error;
-    type Future = ::futures::future::FutureResult<Self::Response, Self::Error>;
+    type Future = ::futures::future::FutureResult<(Self::Transport, Connected), Self::Error>;
 
-    fn call(&self, uri: Uri) -> Self::Future {
+    fn connect(&self, dst: Destination) -> Self::Future {
         use futures::future;
-        trace!("mock connect: {}", uri);
+        trace!("mock connect: {:?}", dst);
+        let key = format!("{}://{}{}", dst.scheme(), dst.host(), if let Some(port) = dst.port() {
+            format!(":{}", port)
+        } else {
+            "".to_owned()
+        });
         let mut mocks = self.mocks.borrow_mut();
-        let mocks = mocks.get_mut(&uri.to_string())
-            .expect(&format!("unknown mocks uri: {}", uri));
-        assert!(!mocks.is_empty(), "no additional mocks for {}", uri);
-        future::ok(mocks.remove(0))
+        let mocks = mocks.get_mut(&key)
+            .expect(&format!("unknown mocks uri: {}", key));
+        assert!(!mocks.is_empty(), "no additional mocks for {}", key);
+        future::ok((mocks.remove(0), Connected::new()))
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/client.rs b/tests/client.rs
index 43bfbd18c7..c4e4eab008 100644
--- a/tests/client.rs
+++ b/tests/client.rs
@@ -638,9 +638,8 @@ mod dispatch_impl {
     use tokio_core::net::TcpStream;
     use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
-    use hyper::client::HttpConnector;
-    use hyper::server::Service;
-    use hyper::{Client, Uri};
+    use hyper::client::connect::{Connect, Connected, Destination, HttpConnector};
+    use hyper::Client;
     use hyper;
 
 
@@ -1264,11 +1263,51 @@ mod dispatch_impl {
         assert_eq!(connects.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 2);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn connect_proxy_sends_absolute_uri() {
+        let _ = pretty_env_logger::try_init();
+        let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let addr = server.local_addr().unwrap();
+        let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
+        let handle = core.handle();
+        let connector = DebugConnector::new(&handle)
+            .proxy();
+
+        let client = Client::configure()
+            .connector(connector)
+            .build(&handle);
+
+        let (tx1, rx1) = oneshot::channel();
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut sock = server.accept().unwrap().0;
+            //drop(server);
+            sock.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+            sock.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+            let mut buf = [0; 4096];
+            let n = sock.read(&mut buf).expect("read 1");
+            let expected = format!("GET http://{addr}/foo/bar HTTP/1.1\r\nhost: {addr}\r\n\r\n", addr=addr);
+            assert_eq!(s(&buf[..n]), expected);
+
+            sock.write_all(b"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n").expect("write 1");
+            let _ = tx1.send(());
+        });
+
+
+        let rx = rx1.map_err(|_| hyper::Error::Io(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "thread panicked")));
+        let req = Request::builder()
+            .uri(&*format!("http://{}/foo/bar", addr))
+            .body(Body::empty())
+            .unwrap();
+        let res = client.request(req);
+        core.run(res.join(rx).map(|r| r.0)).unwrap();
+    }
+
 
     struct DebugConnector {
         http: HttpConnector,
         closes: mpsc::Sender<()>,
         connects: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+        is_proxy: bool,
     }
 
     impl DebugConnector {
@@ -1283,21 +1322,27 @@ mod dispatch_impl {
                 http: http,
                 closes: closes,
                 connects: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+                is_proxy: false,
             }
         }
+
+        fn proxy(mut self) -> Self {
+            self.is_proxy = true;
+            self
+        }
     }
 
-    impl Service for DebugConnector {
-        type Request = Uri;
-        type Response = DebugStream;
+    impl Connect for DebugConnector {
+        type Transport = DebugStream;
         type Error = io::Error;
-        type Future = Box<Future<Item = DebugStream, Error = io::Error>>;
+        type Future = Box<Future<Item = (DebugStream, Connected), Error = io::Error>>;
 
-        fn call(&self, uri: Uri) -> Self::Future {
+        fn connect(&self, dst: Destination) -> Self::Future {
             self.connects.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
             let closes = self.closes.clone();
-            Box::new(self.http.call(uri).map(move |s| {
-                DebugStream(s, closes)
+            let is_proxy = self.is_proxy;
+            Box::new(self.http.connect(dst).map(move |(s, c)| {
+                (DebugStream(s, closes), c.proxy(is_proxy))
             }))
         }
     }