diff --git a/docs/Changelog.md b/docs/Changelog.md
index 04477eca..00923ec4 100644
--- a/docs/Changelog.md
+++ b/docs/Changelog.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 - Render theme area tessellation option [#37](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/37)
 - Graphics API platform enhancements [#92](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/92)
 - vtm-jts module [#53](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/53)
+- vtm-http module [#140](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/140)
 - Internal render themes various enhancements
 - Many other minor improvements and bug fixes
 - [Solved issues](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+milestone%3A0.6.0)
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 6babee72..f84cbb46 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 rootProject.name = 'vtm-parent'
 include ':vtm'
+include ':vtm-http'
 include ':vtm-jts'
 include ':vtm-tests'
 include ':vtm-extras'
diff --git a/vtm-http/build.gradle b/vtm-http/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e16fd1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vtm-http/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+apply plugin: 'java'
+apply plugin: 'maven'
+
+dependencies {
+    compile project(':vtm')
+    compile 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:1.5.2'
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    main.java.srcDirs = ['src']
+}
+
+// Automated Gradle project deployment to Sonatype OSSRH
+if (isReleaseVersion && project.hasProperty("SONATYPE_USERNAME")) {
+    afterEvaluate {
+        project.apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/deploy.gradle"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/source/OkHttpEngine.java b/vtm-http/src/org/oscim/tiling/source/OkHttpEngine.java
similarity index 100%
rename from vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/source/OkHttpEngine.java
rename to vtm-http/src/org/oscim/tiling/source/OkHttpEngine.java
diff --git a/vtm-playground/build.gradle b/vtm-playground/build.gradle
index ce8d2c79..041c0d89 100644
--- a/vtm-playground/build.gradle
+++ b/vtm-playground/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ apply plugin: 'application'
 dependencies {
     compile project(':vtm-desktop')
     compile project(':vtm-extras')
+    compile project(':vtm-http')
     compile project(':vtm-jeo')
     compile project(':vtm-jts')
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.21'
diff --git a/vtm-tests/build.gradle b/vtm-tests/build.gradle
index df6279c5..9cc36d6d 100644
--- a/vtm-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/vtm-tests/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apply plugin: 'java'
 
 dependencies {
-    compile project(':vtm')
+    compile project(':vtm-http')
     compile 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:1.5.2'
     testCompile 'com.squareup.okhttp:mockwebserver:1.5.2'
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.11'
diff --git a/vtm/build.gradle b/vtm/build.gradle
index 9b2c0d40..1a21b8ff 100644
--- a/vtm/build.gradle
+++ b/vtm/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ configurations { providedCompile }
 dependencies {
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.21'
     providedCompile 'com.google.code.findbugs:annotations:2.0.1'
-    providedCompile 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:1.5.2'
 }
 
 sourceSets {