diff --git a/dom.go b/dom.go
index 5c75ed63..20468b6b 100644
--- a/dom.go
+++ b/dom.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package vecty
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"reflect"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // batch renderer singleton
@@ -1282,6 +1285,62 @@ func AddStylesheet(url string) {
 	global().Get("document").Get("head").Call("appendChild", link)
 }
 
+var ErrTimeout = errors.New("timeout while obtaining script from URL")
+var ErrTimeoutGreaterThan = errors.New("timeout value has to be greater than zero")
+
+// AddScript adds an external script to the document
+func AddScript(url string, timeout time.Duration, attributes map[string]interface{}) error {
+	if timeout <= 0 {
+		return ErrTimeoutGreaterThan
+	}
+	script := global().Get("document").Call("createElement", "script")
+	script.Set("src", url)
+	for k, v := range attributes {
+		script.Set(k, v)
+	}
+
+	quitCh := make(chan struct{})
+
+	var f jsFunc
+	f = funcOf(func(this jsObject, args []jsObject) interface{} {
+		defer f.Release()
+		close(quitCh)
+		script.Call("removeEventListener", "load", f)
+		return nil
+	})
+	script.Call("addEventListener", "load", f)
+	global().Get("document").Get("head").Call("appendChild", script)
+
+	var err error
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func(t time.Duration, script jsObject, f jsFunc) {
+
+		tic := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		start := time.Now()
+	loop:
+		for {
+			select {
+			// Stop the execution of this goroutine when the script has loaded
+			case <-quitCh:
+				wg.Done()
+				break loop
+			case <-tic.C:
+				if time.Since(start) > t {
+					defer f.Release()
+					defer wg.Done()
+					err = ErrTimeout
+					script.Call("removeEventListener", "load", f)
+					break loop
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}(timeout,script, f)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return err
+}
+
 type jsFunc interface {
 	Release()
 }
diff --git a/dom_test.go b/dom_test.go
index dd0be82d..e58c373c 100644
--- a/dom_test.go
+++ b/dom_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package vecty
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type testCore struct{ Core }
@@ -1124,6 +1125,15 @@ func TestAddStylesheet(t *testing.T) {
 	AddStylesheet("https://google.com/foobar.css")
 }
 
+// TestAddScript tests that the AddScript performs the correct DOM
+// operations.
+func TestAddScript(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := testSuite(t)
+	defer ts.done()
+
+	AddScript("https://google.com/foobar.js", time.Millisecond * 100,map[string]interface{}{"crossorigin": "anonymous"})
+}
+
 func TestKeyedChild_DifferentType(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := testSuite(t)
 	defer ts.done()
diff --git a/testdata/TestAddScript.want.txt b/testdata/TestAddScript.want.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e545741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/TestAddScript.want.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+global.Get("document")
+global.Get("document").Call("createElement", "script")
+global.Get("document").Call("createElement", "script").Set("src", "https://google.com/foobar.js")
+global.Get("document").Call("createElement", "script").Set("crossorigin", "anonymous")
+global.Get("document").Call("createElement", "script").Call("addEventListener", "load", func)
+global.Get("document")
+global.Get("document").Get("head")
+global.Get("document").Get("head").Call("appendChild", jsObject(global.Get("document").Call("createElement", "script")))
+global.Get("document").Call("createElement", "script").Call("removeEventListener", "load", func)
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