diff --git a/browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor-controller.js b/browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor-controller.js
index ad936af9ab73..92b11f9a59f6 100644
--- a/browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor-controller.js
+++ b/browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor-controller.js
@@ -520,35 +520,35 @@ NetworkEventsHandler.prototype = {
    *        The network request information.
    */
   _onNetworkEventUpdate: function(type, { packet, networkInfo }) {
-    let actor = networkInfo.actor;
+    let { actor, request: { url } } = networkInfo;
 
     switch (packet.updateType) {
       case "requestHeaders":
         this.webConsoleClient.getRequestHeaders(actor, this._onRequestHeaders);
-        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_REQUEST_HEADERS, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_REQUEST_HEADERS, [actor, url]);
         break;
       case "requestCookies":
         this.webConsoleClient.getRequestCookies(actor, this._onRequestCookies);
-        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_REQUEST_COOKIES, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_REQUEST_COOKIES, [actor, url]);
         break;
       case "requestPostData":
         this.webConsoleClient.getRequestPostData(actor, this._onRequestPostData);
-        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_REQUEST_POST_DATA, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_REQUEST_POST_DATA, [actor, url]);
         break;
       case "securityInfo":
         NetMonitorView.RequestsMenu.updateRequest(actor, {
           securityState: networkInfo.securityInfo,
         });
         this.webConsoleClient.getSecurityInfo(actor, this._onSecurityInfo);
-        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_SECURITY_INFO, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_SECURITY_INFO, [actor, url]);
         break;
       case "responseHeaders":
         this.webConsoleClient.getResponseHeaders(actor, this._onResponseHeaders);
-        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_RESPONSE_HEADERS, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_RESPONSE_HEADERS, [actor, url]);
         break;
       case "responseCookies":
         this.webConsoleClient.getResponseCookies(actor, this._onResponseCookies);
-        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_RESPONSE_COOKIES, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_RESPONSE_COOKIES, [actor, url]);
         break;
       case "responseStart":
         NetMonitorView.RequestsMenu.updateRequest(actor, {
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ NetworkEventsHandler.prototype = {
           statusText: networkInfo.response.statusText,
           headersSize: networkInfo.response.headersSize
         });
-        window.emit(EVENTS.STARTED_RECEIVING_RESPONSE, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.STARTED_RECEIVING_RESPONSE, [actor, url]);
         break;
       case "responseContent":
         NetMonitorView.RequestsMenu.updateRequest(actor, {
@@ -568,14 +568,14 @@ NetworkEventsHandler.prototype = {
           mimeType: networkInfo.response.content.mimeType
         });
         this.webConsoleClient.getResponseContent(actor, this._onResponseContent);
-        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_RESPONSE_CONTENT, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_RESPONSE_CONTENT, [actor, url]);
         break;
       case "eventTimings":
         NetMonitorView.RequestsMenu.updateRequest(actor, {
           totalTime: networkInfo.totalTime
         });
         this.webConsoleClient.getEventTimings(actor, this._onEventTimings);
-        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_EVENT_TIMINGS, actor);
+        window.emit(EVENTS.UPDATING_EVENT_TIMINGS, [actor, url]);
         break;
     }
   },
diff --git a/browser/devtools/netmonitor/test/head.js b/browser/devtools/netmonitor/test/head.js
index 3ed0add19742..e07b053c02a1 100644
--- a/browser/devtools/netmonitor/test/head.js
+++ b/browser/devtools/netmonitor/test/head.js
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ function waitForNetworkEvents(aMonitor, aGetRequests, aPostRequests = 0) {
 
   let panel = aMonitor.panelWin;
   let events = panel.EVENTS;
-  let menu = panel.NetMonitorView.RequestsMenu;
 
   let progress = {};
   let genericEvents = 0;
@@ -238,13 +237,12 @@ function waitForNetworkEvents(aMonitor, aGetRequests, aPostRequests = 0) {
     maybeResolve(event, actor);
   }
 
-  function maybeResolve(event, actor) {
+  function maybeResolve(event, [actor, url]) {
     info("> Network events progress: " +
       genericEvents + "/" + ((aGetRequests + aPostRequests) * 13) + ", " +
       postEvents + "/" + (aPostRequests * 2) + ", " +
       "got " + event + " for " + actor);
 
-    let url = menu.getItemByValue(actor).attachment.url;
     updateProgressForURL(url, event);
     info("> Current state: " + JSON.stringify(progress, null, 2));