diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.JS/jquery.signalR.transports.foreverFrame.js b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.JS/jquery.signalR.transports.foreverFrame.js
index 4ca15592e2..77e334f7fb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.JS/jquery.signalR.transports.foreverFrame.js
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.JS/jquery.signalR.transports.foreverFrame.js
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
         events = $.signalR.events,
         changeState = $.signalR.changeState,
         transportLogic = signalR.transports._logic,
+        createFrame = function () {
+            var frame = window.document.createElement("iframe");
+            frame.setAttribute("style", "position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:0;height:0;visibility:hidden;");
+            return frame;
+        },
         // Used to prevent infinite loading icon spins in older versions of ie
         // We build this object inside a closure so we don't pollute the rest of   
         // the foreverFrame transport with unnecessary functions/utilities.
@@ -26,10 +31,11 @@
                         if (attachedTo === 0) {
                             // Create and destroy iframe every 3 seconds to prevent loading icon, super hacky
                             loadingFixIntervalId = window.setInterval(function () {
-                                var tempFrame = $("<iframe style='position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:0;height:0;visibility:hidden;' src=''></iframe>");
+                                var tempFrame = createFrame();
+
+                                window.document.body.appendChild(tempFrame);
+                                window.document.body.removeChild(tempFrame);
 
-                                $("body").append(tempFrame);
-                                tempFrame.remove();
                                 tempFrame = null;
                             }, loadingFixInterval);
                         }
@@ -61,7 +67,11 @@
             var that = this,
                 frameId = (transportLogic.foreverFrame.count += 1),
                 url,
-                frame = $("<iframe data-signalr-connection-id='" + connection.id + "' style='position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:0;height:0;visibility:hidden;' src=''></iframe>");
+                frame = createFrame(),
+                frameLoadHandler = function () {
+                    connection.log("Forever frame iframe finished loading and is no longer receiving messages, reconnecting.");
+                    that.reconnect(connection);
+                };
 
             if (window.EventSource) {
                 // If the browser supports SSE, don't use Forever Frame
@@ -72,6 +82,8 @@
                 return;
             }
 
+            frame.setAttribute("data-signalr-connection-id", connection.id);
+
             // Start preventing loading icon
             // This will only perform work if the loadPreventer is not attached to another connection.
             loadPreventer.prevent();
@@ -81,21 +93,20 @@
             url += "&frameId=" + frameId;
 
             // Set body prior to setting URL to avoid caching issues.
-            $("body").append(frame);
+            window.document.body.appendChild(frame);
 
-            frame.prop("src", url);
-            transportLogic.foreverFrame.connections[frameId] = connection;
+            connection.log("Binding to iframe's load event.");
 
-            connection.log("Binding to iframe's readystatechange event.");
-            frame.bind("readystatechange", function () {
-                if ($.inArray(this.readyState, ["loaded", "complete"]) >= 0) {
-                    connection.log("Forever frame iframe readyState changed to " + this.readyState + ", reconnecting");
+            if (frame.addEventListener) {
+                frame.addEventListener("load", frameLoadHandler, false);
+            } else if (frame.attachEvent) {
+                frame.attachEvent("onload", frameLoadHandler);
+            }
 
-                    that.reconnect(connection);
-                }
-            });
+            frame.src = url;
+            transportLogic.foreverFrame.connections[frameId] = connection;
 
-            connection.frame = frame[0];
+            connection.frame = frame;
             connection.frameId = frameId;
 
             if (onSuccess) {
@@ -137,7 +148,8 @@
         },
 
         receive: function (connection, data) {
-            var cw;
+            var cw,
+                body;
 
             transportLogic.processMessages(connection, data);
             // Delete the script & div elements
@@ -145,8 +157,13 @@
             if (connection.frameMessageCount > 50) {
                 connection.frameMessageCount = 0;
                 cw = connection.frame.contentWindow || connection.frame.contentDocument;
-                if (cw && cw.document) {
-                    $("body", cw.document).empty();
+                if (cw && cw.document && cw.document.body) {
+                    body = cw.document.body;
+
+                    // Remove all the child elements from the iframe's body to conserver memory
+                    while (body.firstChild) {
+                        body.removeChild(body.firstChild);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -171,7 +188,12 @@
                         connection.log("SignalR: Error occured when stopping foreverFrame transport. Message = " + e.message);
                     }
                 }
-                $(connection.frame).remove();
+
+                // Ensure the iframe is where we left it
+                if (connection.frame.parentNode === window.document.body) {
+                    window.document.body.removeChild(connection.frame);
+                }
+
                 delete transportLogic.foreverFrame.connections[connection.frameId];
                 connection.frame = null;
                 connection.frameId = null;
diff --git a/tests/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.JS.Tests/Build/test.config.js b/tests/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.JS.Tests/Build/test.config.js
index 14b415501a..271898bb68 100644
--- a/tests/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.JS.Tests/Build/test.config.js
+++ b/tests/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.JS.Tests/Build/test.config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
     function failConnection() {
         $("iframe").each(function () {
+            var loadEvent;
+
             if (this.stop) {
                 this.stop();
             } else {
@@ -18,7 +20,20 @@
                     console.log("Network Mock Error occured, unable to stop iframe.  Message = " + e.message);
                 }
             }
-            $(this).triggerHandler("readystatechange");
+
+            if (window.document.createEvent) {
+                loadEvent = window.document.createEvent("Event");
+                loadEvent.initEvent("load", true, true);
+            } else {
+                loadEvent = window.document.createEventObject();
+                loadEvent.eventType = "load";
+            }
+
+            if (this.dispatchEvent) {
+                this.dispatchEvent(loadEvent);
+            } else {
+                this.fireEvent("onload", loadEvent);
+            }
         });
     }