diff --git a/components/canvas_traits/media_channel/mod.rs b/components/canvas_traits/media_channel/mod.rs
index e6e7adffaa1b..6ce9a867598f 100644
--- a/components/canvas_traits/media_channel/mod.rs
+++ b/components/canvas_traits/media_channel/mod.rs
@@ -70,13 +70,21 @@ where
             GLPlayerReceiver::Mpsc(ref receiver) => receiver.recv().map_err(|_| ()),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn to_opaque(self) -> ipc_channel::ipc::OpaqueIpcReceiver {
+        match self {
+            GLPlayerReceiver::Ipc(receiver) => receiver.to_opaque(),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn glplayer_channel<T>() -> Result<(GLPlayerSender<T>, GLPlayerReceiver<T>), ()>
 where
     T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de> + Serialize,
 {
-    if *IS_MULTIPROCESS {
+    // Let's use Ipc until we move the Player instance into GPlayerThread
+    if true {
         ipc::glplayer_channel()
             .map(|(tx, rx)| (GLPlayerSender::Ipc(tx), GLPlayerReceiver::Ipc(rx)))
             .map_err(|_| ())
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlmediaelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlmediaelement.rs
index e0dd3d57c8fd..cee7259af060 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlmediaelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlmediaelement.rs
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ impl HTMLMediaElement {
         );
 
         // GLPlayer thread setup
-        let player_id = window
+        let (player_id, image_receiver) = window
             .get_player_context()
             .glplayer_chan
             .map(|pipeline| {
@@ -1308,14 +1308,37 @@ impl HTMLMediaElement {
                     .send(GLPlayerMsg::RegisterPlayer(image_sender))
                     .unwrap();
                 match image_receiver.recv().unwrap() {
-                    GLPlayerMsgForward::PlayerId(id) => id,
+                    GLPlayerMsgForward::PlayerId(id) => (id, Some(image_receiver)),
                     _ => unreachable!(),
                 }
             })
-            .unwrap_or(0);
+            .unwrap_or((0, None));
+
         self.id.set(player_id);
         self.frame_renderer.lock().unwrap().id = player_id;
 
+        if let Some(image_receiver) = image_receiver {
+            let trusted_node = Trusted::new(self);
+            let (task_source, canceller) = window
+                .task_manager()
+                .media_element_task_source_with_canceller();
+            ROUTER.add_route(
+                image_receiver.to_opaque(),
+                Box::new(move |message| {
+                    let msg: GLPlayerMsgForward = message.to().unwrap();
+                    let _this = trusted_node.clone();
+                    if let Err(err) = task_source.queue_with_canceller(
+                        task!(handle_glplayer_message: move || {
+                            trace!("GLPlayer message {:?}", msg);
+                        }),
+                        &canceller,
+                    ) {
+                        warn!("Could not queue GL player message handler task {:?}", err);
+                    }
+                }),
+            );
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }