diff --git a/src/calibre/scraper/fetch_backend.py b/src/calibre/scraper/fetch_backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f68a299af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/scraper/fetch_backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2024, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+
+from typing import Union
+
+from qt.core import QNetworkCookie, QObject, Qt, QUrl, pyqtSignal
+from qt.webengine import QWebEngineDownloadRequest, QWebEnginePage, QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo, QWebEngineUrlRequestInterceptor
+
+from .simple_backend import create_base_profile
+
+
+class RequestInterceptor(QWebEngineUrlRequestInterceptor):
+
+    def interceptRequest(self, req: QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo) -> None:
+        pass
+
+
+class FetchBackend(QWebEnginePage):
+
+    request_download = pyqtSignal(object, str)
+
+    def __init__(self, output_dir: str, cache_name: str = '', parent: QObject = None) -> None:
+        self.profile = create_base_profile(cache_name)
+        self.profile.downloadRequested.connect(self._download_requested)
+        self.profile.setDownloadPath(output_dir)
+        super().__init__(self.profile, parent)
+        self.interceptor = RequestInterceptor(self)
+        self.profile.setUrlRequestInterceptor(self.interceptor)
+        self.request_download.connect(self.download, type=Qt.ConnectionType.QueuedConnection)
+
+    def download(self, url: Union[str, QUrl], filename_or_path: str = '') -> str:
+        if isinstance(url, str):
+            url = QUrl(url)
+        super().download(url, filename_or_path)
+        return bytes(url.toEncoded()).decode()
+
+    def _download_requested(self, dr: QWebEngineDownloadRequest) -> None:
+        dr.accept()
+        dr.isFinishedChanged.connect(self._download_finished)
+
+    def _download_finished(self) -> None:
+        dr: QWebEngineDownloadRequest = self.sender()
+        s = dr.state()
+        url = bytes(dr.url().toEncoded()).decode()
+        if s == QWebEngineDownloadRequest.DownloadState.DownloadInterrupted:
+            print(99999999, url, dr.interruptReasonString())
+        elif s == QWebEngineDownloadRequest.DownloadState.DownloadCompleted:
+            print(1111111, dr, url, dr.downloadFileName())
+
+    def set_user_agent(self, new_val: str) -> None:
+        self.profile.setHttpUserAgent(new_val)
+
+    def set_simple_cookie(self, name, value, domain, path='/'):
+        cs = self.profile.cookieStore()
+        cookie_string = f'{name}={value}; Domain={domain}; Path={path}'
+        for c in QNetworkCookie.parseCookies(cookie_string):
+            cs.setCookie(c)
diff --git a/src/calibre/scraper/simple_backend.py b/src/calibre/scraper/simple_backend.py
index 46570d78be..a894fcddf5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/scraper/simple_backend.py
+++ b/src/calibre/scraper/simple_backend.py
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ def canonicalize_qurl(qurl):
     return qurl
 
 
-@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
-def create_profile(cache_name='', allow_js=False):
+def create_base_profile(cache_name='', allow_js=False):
     from calibre.utils.random_ua import random_common_chrome_user_agent
     if cache_name:
         ans = QWebEngineProfile(cache_name, QApplication.instance())
@@ -43,6 +42,12 @@ def create_profile(cache_name='', allow_js=False):
     # ensure javascript cannot read from local files
     a(QWebEngineSettings.WebAttribute.LocalContentCanAccessFileUrls, False)
     a(QWebEngineSettings.WebAttribute.AllowWindowActivationFromJavaScript, False)
+    return ans
+
+
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+def create_profile(cache_name='', allow_js=False):
+    ans = create_base_profile(cache_name, allow_js)
     js = P('scraper.js', allow_user_override=False, data=True).decode('utf-8')
     ans.token = secrets.token_hex()
     js = js.replace('TOKEN', ans.token)