diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
     'rsrc/js/application/diffusion/behavior-pull-lastmodified.js' => 'f01586dc',
     'rsrc/js/application/doorkeeper/behavior-doorkeeper-tag.js' => '1db13e70',
     'rsrc/js/application/drydock/drydock-live-operation-status.js' => '901935ef',
-    'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js' => 'ac52a3be',
+    'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js' => 'ed539253',
     'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-icon-composer.js' => '8499b6ab',
     'rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-launch-icon-composer.js' => '48086888',
     'rsrc/js/application/harbormaster/behavior-harbormaster-log.js' => '191b4909',
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
     'javelin-behavior-diffusion-jump-to' => '73d09eef',
     'javelin-behavior-diffusion-locate-file' => '6d3e1947',
     'javelin-behavior-diffusion-pull-lastmodified' => 'f01586dc',
-    'javelin-behavior-document-engine' => 'ac52a3be',
+    'javelin-behavior-document-engine' => 'ed539253',
     'javelin-behavior-doorkeeper-tag' => '1db13e70',
     'javelin-behavior-drydock-live-operation-status' => '901935ef',
     'javelin-behavior-durable-column' => '2ae077e1',
@@ -1764,11 +1764,6 @@
       'javelin-dom',
       'javelin-typeahead-normalizer',
     ),
-    'ac52a3be' => array(
-      'javelin-behavior',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-stratcom',
-    ),
     'acd29eee' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-stratcom',
@@ -2121,6 +2116,11 @@
       'javelin-stratcom',
       'javelin-vector',
     ),
+    'ed539253' => array(
+      'javelin-behavior',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-stratcom',
+    ),
     'edf8a145' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-uri',
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/files/behavior-document-engine.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
     }
 
     data.sequence = (data.sequence || 0) + 1;
-    var handler = JX.bind(null, onrender, data, data.sequence);
+    var handler = JX.bind(null, onrender, data, data.sequence, spec);
 
     data.viewKey = spec.viewKey;
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
     JX.DOM.setContent(viewport, JX.$H(spec.loadingMarkup));
   }
 
-  function onrender(data, sequence, r) {
+  function onrender(data, sequence, spec, r) {
     // If this isn't the most recent request we sent, throw it away. This can
     // happen if the user makes multiple selections from the menu while we are
     // still rendering the first view.
@@ -209,19 +209,34 @@
     data.loadingView = false;
 
     JX.DOM.setContent(viewport, JX.$H(r.markup));
+
+    // If this engine supports rendering blame, populate or draw it.
+    if (spec.canBlame) {
+      blame(data);
+    }
   }
 
   function blame(data) {
+    // If the rendering engine can't handle blame, bail.
     if (!data.blame.uri) {
       return;
     }
 
+    // If we already have an outstanding request for blame data, bail.
+    if (data.blame.request) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // If we don't have blame data yet, request it and then try rendering
+    // again later.
     if (!data.blame.value) {
-      new JX.Request(data.blame.uri, JX.bind(null, onblame, data))
-        .send();
+      var req = new JX.Request(data.blame.uri, JX.bind(null, onblame, data));
+      data.blame.request = req;
+      req.send();
       return;
     }
 
+    // We're ready to render.
     var viewport = JX.$(data.viewportID);
 
     var cells = JX.DOM.scry(viewport, 'th');
@@ -253,6 +268,7 @@
   }
 
   function onblame(data, r) {
+    data.blame.request = null;
     data.blame.value = r;
     blame(data);
   }