diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPStreamerPlugin.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPStreamerPlugin.cpp
index 911bfb680e..bed093cc83 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPStreamerPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPStreamerPlugin.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "HTTPStreamerPlugin.h"
 
-#include "HTTPMediaIO.h"
-
 #include "MediaDebug.h"
 
 
@@ -31,22 +29,29 @@ HTTPStreamer::~HTTPStreamer()
 
 
 status_t
-HTTPStreamer::Sniff(const BUrl& url, BDataIO** source)
+HTTPStreamer::Sniff(const BUrl& url)
 {
 	CALLED();
 
-	HTTPMediaIO* outSource = new HTTPMediaIO(url);
+	HTTPMediaIO* adapter = new HTTPMediaIO(url);
 
-	status_t ret = outSource->Open();
+	status_t ret = adapter->Open();
 	if (ret == B_OK) {
-		*source = outSource;
+		fAdapter = adapter;
 		return B_OK;
 	}
-	delete outSource;
+	delete adapter;
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
+BMediaIO*
+HTTPStreamer::Adapter() const
+{
+	return fAdapter;
+}
+
+
 BStreamer*
 HTTPStreamerPlugin::NewStreamer()
 {
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPStreamerPlugin.h b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPStreamerPlugin.h
index cd33260e27..1fa15e32e7 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPStreamerPlugin.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPStreamerPlugin.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 
 #include <Streamer.h>
 
+#include "HTTPMediaIO.h"
+
+using BCodecKit::BMediaIO;
 using BCodecKit::BMediaPlugin;
 using BCodecKit::BStreamer;
 using BCodecKit::BStreamerPlugin;
@@ -19,7 +22,11 @@ public:
 								HTTPStreamer();
 	virtual						~HTTPStreamer();
 
-	virtual status_t			Sniff(const BUrl& url, BDataIO** source);
+	virtual status_t			Sniff(const BUrl& url);
+	virtual BMediaIO*			Adapter() const;
+
+private:
+			HTTPMediaIO*		fAdapter;
 };