diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/connector/firefox-connector.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/connector/firefox-connector.js
index 8b72bd685d03..f9487f146982 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/connector/firefox-connector.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/connector/firefox-connector.js
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const Services = require("Services");
-const { TimelineFront } = require("devtools/shared/fronts/timeline");
 const { ACTIVITY_TYPE, EVENTS } = require("../constants");
 const FirefoxDataProvider = require("./firefox-data-provider");
 
+// To be removed once FF60 is deprecated
+loader.lazyRequireGetter(this, "TimelineFront", "devtools/shared/fronts/timeline", true);
+
 class FirefoxConnector {
   constructor() {
     // Public methods
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ class FirefoxConnector {
     this.navigate = this.navigate.bind(this);
     this.displayCachedEvents = this.displayCachedEvents.bind(this);
     this.onDocLoadingMarker = this.onDocLoadingMarker.bind(this);
+    this.onDocEvent = this.onDocEvent.bind(this);
     this.sendHTTPRequest = this.sendHTTPRequest.bind(this);
     this.setPreferences = this.setPreferences.bind(this);
     this.triggerActivity = this.triggerActivity.bind(this);
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ class FirefoxConnector {
       actions: this.actions,
     });
 
-    this.addListeners();
+    await this.addListeners();
 
     // Listener for `will-navigate` event is (un)registered outside
     // of the `addListeners` and `removeListeners` methods since
@@ -54,64 +57,71 @@ class FirefoxConnector {
     this.tabTarget.on("will-navigate", this.willNavigate);
     this.tabTarget.on("navigate", this.navigate);
 
-    // Don't start up waiting for timeline markers if the server isn't
-    // recent enough to emit the markers we're interested in.
-    if (this.tabTarget.getTrait("documentLoadingMarkers")) {
-      this.timelineFront = new TimelineFront(this.tabTarget.client, this.tabTarget.form);
-      this.timelineFront.on("doc-loading", this.onDocLoadingMarker);
-      await this.timelineFront.start({ withDocLoadingEvents: true });
-    }
-
     this.displayCachedEvents();
   }
 
   async disconnect() {
     this.actions.batchReset();
 
-    this.removeListeners();
+    await this.removeListeners();
 
     if (this.tabTarget) {
-      // Unregister `will-navigate` needs to be done before `this.timelineFront.destroy()`
-      // since this.tabTarget might be nullified after timelineFront.destroy().
       this.tabTarget.off("will-navigate");
-      // The timeline front wasn't initialized and started if the server wasn't
-      // recent enough to emit the markers we were interested in.
-      if (this.tabTarget.getTrait("documentLoadingMarkers") && this.timelineFront) {
-        this.timelineFront.off("doc-loading", this.onDocLoadingMarker);
-        await this.timelineFront.destroy();
-      }
       this.tabTarget = null;
     }
 
     this.webConsoleClient = null;
-    this.timelineFront = null;
     this.dataProvider = null;
     this.panel = null;
   }
 
-  pause() {
-    this.removeListeners();
+  async pause() {
+    await this.removeListeners();
   }
 
-  resume() {
-    this.addListeners();
+  async resume() {
+    await this.addListeners();
   }
 
-  addListeners() {
+  async addListeners() {
     this.tabTarget.on("close", this.disconnect);
     this.webConsoleClient.on("networkEvent",
       this.dataProvider.onNetworkEvent);
     this.webConsoleClient.on("networkEventUpdate",
       this.dataProvider.onNetworkEventUpdate);
+    this.webConsoleClient.on("documentEvent", this.onDocEvent);
+
+    // With FF60+ console actor supports listening to document events like
+    // DOMContentLoaded and load. We used to query Timeline actor, but it was too CPU
+    // intensive.
+    let { startedListeners } = await this.webConsoleClient.startListeners(
+      ["DocumentEvents"]);
+    // Allows to know if we are on FF60 and support these events.
+    let supportsDocEvents = startedListeners.includes("DocumentEvents");
+
+    // Don't start up waiting for timeline markers if the server isn't
+    // recent enough (<FF45) to emit the markers we're interested in.
+    if (!supportsDocEvents && !this.timelineFront &&
+        this.tabTarget.getTrait("documentLoadingMarkers")) {
+      this.timelineFront = new TimelineFront(this.tabTarget.client, this.tabTarget.form);
+      this.timelineFront.on("doc-loading", this.onDocLoadingMarker);
+      await this.timelineFront.start({ withDocLoadingEvents: true });
+    }
   }
 
-  removeListeners() {
+  async removeListeners() {
     if (this.tabTarget) {
       this.tabTarget.off("close");
     }
+    if (this.timelineFront) {
+      this.timelineFront.off("doc-loading", this.onDocLoadingMarker);
+      await this.timelineFront.destroy();
+      this.timelineFront = null;
+    }
     if (this.webConsoleClient) {
       this.webConsoleClient.off("networkEvent");
       this.webConsoleClient.off("networkEventUpdate");
+      this.webConsoleClient.off("docEvent");
     }
   }
 
@@ -176,11 +186,32 @@ class FirefoxConnector {
   /**
    * The "DOMContentLoaded" and "Load" events sent by the timeline actor.
    *
+   * To be removed once FF60 is deprecated.
+   *
    * @param {object} marker
    */
   onDocLoadingMarker(marker) {
-    window.emit(EVENTS.TIMELINE_EVENT, marker);
-    this.actions.addTimingMarker(marker);
+    // Translate marker into event similar to newer "docEvent" event sent by the console
+    // actor
+    let event = {
+      name: marker.name == "document::DOMContentLoaded" ?
+            "dom-interactive" : "dom-complete",
+      time: marker.unixTime / 1000
+    };
+    window.emit(EVENTS.TIMELINE_EVENT, event);
+    this.actions.addTimingMarker(event);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The "DOMContentLoaded" and "Load" events sent by the console actor.
+   *
+   * Only used by FF60+.
+   *
+   * @param {object} marker
+   */
+  onDocEvent(type, event) {
+    window.emit(EVENTS.TIMELINE_EVENT, event);
+    this.actions.addTimingMarker(event);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/connector/index.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/connector/index.js
index f27ed7017058..5639ed2a3257 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/connector/index.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/connector/index.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Connector {
 
   // Connect/Disconnect API
 
-  connect(connection, actions, getState) {
+  async connect(connection, actions, getState) {
     if (!connection || !connection.tab) {
       return;
     }
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class Connector {
     let { clientType } = connection.tab;
     switch (clientType) {
       case "chrome":
-        this.connectChrome(connection, actions, getState);
+        await this.connectChrome(connection, actions, getState);
         break;
       case "firefox":
-        this.connectFirefox(connection, actions, getState);
+        await this.connectFirefox(connection, actions, getState);
         break;
       default:
         throw Error(`Unknown client type - ${clientType}`);
@@ -54,20 +54,20 @@ class Connector {
 
   connectChrome(connection, actions, getState) {
     this.connector = require("./chrome-connector");
-    this.connector.connect(connection, actions, getState);
+    return this.connector.connect(connection, actions, getState);
   }
 
   connectFirefox(connection, actions, getState) {
     this.connector = require("./firefox-connector");
-    this.connector.connect(connection, actions, getState);
+    return this.connector.connect(connection, actions, getState);
   }
 
   pause() {
-    this.connector.pause();
+    return this.connector.pause();
   }
 
   resume() {
-    this.connector.resume();
+    return this.connector.resume();
   }
 
   // Public API
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/reducers/timing-markers.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/reducers/timing-markers.js
index 5475d6f3f9d7..275a8e52ea08 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/reducers/timing-markers.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/src/reducers/timing-markers.js
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ function TimingMarkers() {
 function addTimingMarker(state, action) {
   state = { ...state };
 
-  if (action.marker.name === "document::DOMContentLoaded" &&
+  if (action.marker.name === "dom-interactive" &&
       state.firstDocumentDOMContentLoadedTimestamp === -1) {
-    state.firstDocumentDOMContentLoadedTimestamp = action.marker.unixTime / 1000;
+    state.firstDocumentDOMContentLoadedTimestamp = action.marker.time;
     return state;
   }
 
-  if (action.marker.name === "document::Load" &&
+  if (action.marker.name === "dom-complete" &&
       state.firstDocumentLoadTimestamp === -1) {
-    state.firstDocumentLoadTimestamp = action.marker.unixTime / 1000;
+    state.firstDocumentLoadTimestamp = action.marker.time;
     return state;
   }
 
diff --git a/devtools/client/netmonitor/test/browser_net_reload-markers.js b/devtools/client/netmonitor/test/browser_net_reload-markers.js
index 48ed48807b3a..c035418203e5 100644
--- a/devtools/client/netmonitor/test/browser_net_reload-markers.js
+++ b/devtools/client/netmonitor/test/browser_net_reload-markers.js
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ add_task(function* () {
 
   ok(true, "Reloading finished");
 
-  is(markers[0].name, "document::DOMContentLoaded",
+  is(markers[0].name, "dom-interactive",
     "The first received marker is correct.");
-  is(markers[1].name, "document::Load",
+  is(markers[1].name, "dom-complete",
     "The second received marker is correct.");
 
   return teardown(monitor);
diff --git a/devtools/server/actors/webconsole.js b/devtools/server/actors/webconsole.js
index 47c0656928a4..744356da1ddf 100644
--- a/devtools/server/actors/webconsole.js
+++ b/devtools/server/actors/webconsole.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ if (isWorker) {
   loader.lazyRequireGetter(this, "ConsoleServiceListener", "devtools/server/actors/webconsole/listeners", true);
   loader.lazyRequireGetter(this, "ConsoleReflowListener", "devtools/server/actors/webconsole/listeners", true);
   loader.lazyRequireGetter(this, "ContentProcessListener", "devtools/server/actors/webconsole/listeners", true);
+  loader.lazyRequireGetter(this, "DocumentEventsListener", "devtools/server/actors/webconsole/listeners", true);
 }
 
 function isObject(value) {
@@ -694,6 +695,16 @@ WebConsoleActor.prototype =
           }
           startedListeners.push(listener);
           break;
+        case "DocumentEvents":
+          // Workers don't support this message type
+          if (isWorker) {
+            break;
+          }
+          if (!this.documentEventsListener) {
+            this.documentEventsListener = new DocumentEventsListener(this);
+          }
+          startedListeners.push(listener);
+          break;
       }
     }
 
@@ -786,6 +797,13 @@ WebConsoleActor.prototype =
           }
           stoppedListeners.push(listener);
           break;
+        case "DocumentEvents":
+          if (this.documentEventsListener) {
+            this.documentEventsListener.destroy();
+            this.documentEventsListener = null;
+          }
+          stoppedListeners.push(listener);
+          break;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/devtools/server/actors/webconsole/listeners.js b/devtools/server/actors/webconsole/listeners.js
index 9b7f56bcd634..cb211504073c 100644
--- a/devtools/server/actors/webconsole/listeners.js
+++ b/devtools/server/actors/webconsole/listeners.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this,
                                    "swm",
                                    "@mozilla.org/serviceworkers/manager;1",
                                    "nsIServiceWorkerManager");
+loader.lazyRequireGetter(this, "EventEmitter", "devtools/shared/event-emitter");
 
 // Process script used to forward console calls from content processes to parent process
 const CONTENT_PROCESS_SCRIPT = "resource://devtools/server/actors/webconsole/content-process-forward.js";
@@ -490,3 +491,83 @@ ContentProcessListener.prototype = {
     this.listener = null;
   }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Forward `DOMContentLoaded` and `load` events with precise timing
+ * of when events happened according to window.performance numbers.
+ *
+ * @constructor
+ * @param object console
+ *        The web console actor.
+ */
+function DocumentEventsListener(console) {
+  this.console = console;
+
+  this.onWindowReady = this.onWindowReady.bind(this);
+  this.onContentLoaded = this.onContentLoaded.bind(this);
+  this.onLoad = this.onLoad.bind(this);
+  this.listen();
+}
+
+exports.DocumentEventsListener = DocumentEventsListener;
+
+DocumentEventsListener.prototype = {
+  listen() {
+    EventEmitter.on(this.console.parentActor, "window-ready", this.onWindowReady);
+    this.onWindowReady({ window: this.console.window, isTopLevel: true });
+  },
+
+  onWindowReady({ window, isTopLevel }) {
+    // Ignore iframes
+    if (!isTopLevel) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let { readyState } = window.document;
+    if (readyState != "interactive" && readyState != "complete") {
+      window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", this.onContentLoaded, { once: true });
+    } else {
+      this.onContentLoaded({ target: window.document });
+    }
+    if (readyState != "complete") {
+      window.addEventListener("load", this.onLoad, { once: true });
+    } else {
+      this.onLoad({ target: window.document });
+    }
+  },
+
+  onContentLoaded(event) {
+    let window = event.target.defaultView;
+    let packet = {
+      from: this.console.actorID,
+      type: "documentEvent",
+      name: "dom-interactive",
+      // milliseconds since the UNIX epoch, when the parser finished its work
+      // on the main document, that is when its Document.readyState changes to
+      // 'interactive' and the corresponding readystatechange event is thrown
+      time: window.performance.timing.domInteractive
+    };
+    this.console.conn.send(packet);
+  },
+
+  onLoad(event) {
+    let window = event.target.defaultView;
+    let packet = {
+      from: this.console.actorID,
+      type: "documentEvent",
+      name: "dom-complete",
+      // milliseconds since the UNIX epoch, when the parser finished its work
+      // on the main document, that is when its Document.readyState changes to
+      // 'complete' and the corresponding readystatechange event is thrown
+      time: window.performance.timing.domComplete
+    };
+    this.console.conn.send(packet);
+  },
+
+  destroy() {
+    EventEmitter.off(this.console.parentActor, "window-ready", this.onWindowReady);
+
+    this.listener = null;
+  }
+};
+
diff --git a/devtools/shared/client/constants.js b/devtools/shared/client/constants.js
index e0f2e5b19756..dcc5a00e5ebb 100644
--- a/devtools/shared/client/constants.js
+++ b/devtools/shared/client/constants.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const UnsolicitedNotifications = {
   "logMessage": "logMessage",
   "networkEvent": "networkEvent",
   "networkEventUpdate": "networkEventUpdate",
+  "documentEvent": "documentEvent",
   "newGlobal": "newGlobal",
   "newScript": "newScript",
   "tabDetached": "tabDetached",
diff --git a/devtools/shared/webconsole/client.js b/devtools/shared/webconsole/client.js
index aa02afef5bc6..b768c54e798e 100644
--- a/devtools/shared/webconsole/client.js
+++ b/devtools/shared/webconsole/client.js
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ function WebConsoleClient(debuggerClient, response) {
   this.onNetworkEvent = this._onNetworkEvent.bind(this);
   this.onNetworkEventUpdate = this._onNetworkEventUpdate.bind(this);
   this.onInspectObject = this._onInspectObject.bind(this);
+  this.onDocEvent = this._onDocEvent.bind(this);
 
   this._client.addListener("evaluationResult", this.onEvaluationResult);
   this._client.addListener("networkEvent", this.onNetworkEvent);
   this._client.addListener("networkEventUpdate", this.onNetworkEventUpdate);
   this._client.addListener("inspectObject", this.onInspectObject);
+  this._client.addListener("documentEvent", this.onDocEvent);
   EventEmitter.decorate(this);
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +189,20 @@ WebConsoleClient.prototype = {
     this.emit("inspectObject", packet);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * The "docEvent" message type handler. We just re-emit it so that
+   * the tools can listen for them on the console client.
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param string type
+   *        Message type.
+   * @param object packet
+   *        The message received from the server.
+   */
+  _onDocEvent: function (type, packet) {
+    this.emit("documentEvent", packet);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Retrieve the cached messages from the server.
    *
@@ -676,6 +692,7 @@ WebConsoleClient.prototype = {
     this._client.removeListener("networkEventUpdate",
                                 this.onNetworkEventUpdate);
     this._client.removeListener("inspectObject", this.onInspectObject);
+    this._client.removeListener("documentEvent", this.onDocEvent);
     this.stopListeners(null, onResponse);
     this._longStrings = null;
     this._client = null;