diff --git a/css.js b/css.js
index 26b637c..34ff605 100644
--- a/css.js
+++ b/css.js
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ CSSModule.prototype = {
 			//  * Zombie headless browser
 			// Weak inference targets Android < 4.4 and
 			// a fallback for IE 8 and beneath
-			if( "isApplicationInstalled" in navigator ||
-				!link.addEventListener) {
+			if("isApplicationInstalled" in navigator || !link.addEventListener) {
 				// fallback, polling styleSheets
 				onloadCss(link, loadCB);
 			} else if(navigator.noUI){
@@ -282,3 +281,4 @@ exports.getHead = getHead;
 exports.locateScheme = true;
 exports.buildType = "css";
 exports.includeInBuild = true;
+exports.pluginBuilder = "steal-css/slim";
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 016aa16..fa537c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "steal-css",
-  "version": "1.2.5",
+  "version": "1.2.6",
   "description": "CSS plugin for StealJS",
   "main": "css.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/slim.js b/slim.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d9f96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slim.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* naive version of the css plugin for the slim loader */
+module.exports = function(moduleId, config) {
+	return new CssModule(config.paths[config.bundles[moduleId]]).injectLink();
+};
+
+function CssModule(address) {
+	this.address = address;
+}
+
+// timeout in seconds
+CssModule.waitTimeout = 60;
+
+CssModule.prototype.linkExists = function() {
+	var styleSheets = document.styleSheets;
+
+	for (var i = 0; i < styleSheets.length; ++i) {
+		if (this.address === styleSheets[i].href) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+};
+
+CssModule.prototype.injectLink = function() {
+	if (this._loadPromise) {
+		return this._loadPromise;
+	}
+
+	if (this.linkExists()) {
+		this._loadPromise = Promise.resolve("");
+		return this._loadPromise;
+	}
+
+	// inspired by https://github.com/filamentgroup/loadCSS
+	var link = (this.link = document.createElement("link"));
+	link.type = "text/css";
+	link.rel = "stylesheet";
+	link.href = this.address;
+
+	// wait until the css file is loaded
+	this._loadPromise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+		var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
+			reject("Unable to load CSS");
+		}, CssModule.waitTimeout * 1000);
+
+		var linkEventCallback = function(event) {
+			clearTimeout(timeout);
+
+			link.removeEventListener("load", linkEventCallback);
+			link.removeEventListener("error", linkEventCallback);
+
+			if (event && event.type === "error") {
+				reject("Unable to load CSS");
+			} else {
+				resolve("");
+			}
+		};
+
+		link.addEventListener("load", linkEventCallback);
+		link.addEventListener("error", linkEventCallback);
+
+		document.head.appendChild(link);
+	});
+
+	return this._loadPromise;
+};