diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 6f003be57a..165b79e20c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -1758,6 +1758,17 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>1</integer>
     </map>
+    <key>AssetFetchConcurrency</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Maximum number of HTTP connections used for asset fetches</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>U32</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>0</integer>
+    </map>
     <key>AuctionShowFence</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappcorehttp.cpp b/indra/newview/llappcorehttp.cpp
index 2eee4d65e3..599b983d88 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappcorehttp.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappcorehttp.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ static const struct
 		"",
 		"other"
 	},
+	// <FS:Beq> Avoid stall in texture fetch due to asset fetching. [Drake]
+	{ // AP_ASSET
+		12,		1,		16,		0,		true,
+		"AssetFetchConcurrency",
+		"asset fetch"
+	},
+	// </FS:Beq>
 	{ // AP_TEXTURE
 		8,		1,		12,		0,		true,
 		"TextureFetchConcurrency",
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappcorehttp.h b/indra/newview/llappcorehttp.h
index 95c138d598..953b30e699 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappcorehttp.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llappcorehttp.h
@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@ public:
 		/// Pipelined:       no
 		AP_DEFAULT,
 
+		// <FS:Beq> Avoid stall in texture fetch due to asset fetching. [Drake]
+		/// Asset fetching policy class.  Used to
+		/// download assets via capability.
+		/// Deep queueing of requests.
+		/// Do not share.  GET requests only.
+		///
+		/// Destination:     cdn:80
+		/// Protocol:        http:
+		/// Transfer size:   KB-MB
+		/// Long poll:       no
+		/// Concurrency:     high
+		/// Request rate:    high
+		/// Pipelined:       yes
+		AP_ASSET,
+		// </FS:Beq>
+
 		/// Texture fetching policy class.  Used to
 		/// download textures via capability or SSA
 		/// baking service.  Deep queueing of requests.
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerassetstorage.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerassetstorage.cpp
index 8abd1f9b82..a6d6a4ad02 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerassetstorage.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerassetstorage.cpp
@@ -522,8 +522,10 @@ void LLViewerAssetStorage::assetRequestCoro(
 
     std::string url = getAssetURL(mViewerAssetUrl, uuid,atype);
     LL_DEBUGS("ViewerAsset") << "request url: " << url << LL_ENDL;
-
-    LLCore::HttpRequest::policy_t httpPolicy(LLAppCoreHttp::AP_TEXTURE);
+	// <FS:Beq> Avoid stall in texture fetch due to asset fetching.[Drake]
+	//    LLCore::HttpRequest::policy_t httpPolicy(LLAppCoreHttp::AP_TEXTURE);
+	LLCore::HttpRequest::policy_t httpPolicy(LLAppCoreHttp::AP_ASSET);
+	// </FS:Beq>
     LLCoreHttpUtil::HttpCoroutineAdapter::ptr_t
         httpAdapter(new LLCoreHttpUtil::HttpCoroutineAdapter("assetRequestCoro", httpPolicy));
     LLCore::HttpRequest::ptr_t httpRequest(new LLCore::HttpRequest);