diff --git a/polymer-localstorage/polymer-localstorage.html b/polymer-localstorage/polymer-localstorage.html
index 202501c..4c2002c 100644
--- a/polymer-localstorage/polymer-localstorage.html
+++ b/polymer-localstorage/polymer-localstorage.html
@@ -29,47 +29,66 @@
     </style>
   </template>
   <script>
-    Polymer('polymer-localstorage', {
-      /**
-       * The key to the data stored in localStorage.
-       *
-       * @attribute name
-       * @type string
-       * @default null
-       */
-      /**
-       * The data associated with the specified name.
-       *
-       * @attribute value
-       * @type object
-       * @default null
-       */
-      /**
-       * If true, the value is stored and retrieved without JSON processing.
-       *
-       * @attribute useRaw
-       * @type boolean
-       * @default false
-       */
-      useRaw: false,
-      ready: function() {
-        this.load();
-      },
-      valueChanged: function() {
-        this.save();
-      },
-      load: function() {
-        var s = window.localStorage.getItem(this.name);
-        if (s && !this.useRaw) {
-          this.value = JSON.parse(s);
-        } else {
-          this.value = s;
+    (function() {
+      var CHROME_STORAGE = typeof window.chrome.storage !== 'undefined';
+      Polymer('polymer-localstorage', {
+        /**
+         * The key to the data stored in localStorage.
+         *
+         * @attribute name
+         * @type string
+         * @default null
+         */
+        /**
+         * The data associated with the specified name.
+         *
+         * @attribute value
+         * @type object
+         * @default null
+         */
+        /**
+         * If true, the value is stored and retrieved without JSON processing.
+         *
+         * @attribute useRaw
+         * @type boolean
+         * @default false
+         */
+        useRaw: false,
+        ready: function() {
+          this.load();
+          if (CHROME_STORAGE) {
+            this._boundLoaded = this._loaded.bind(this);
+          }
+        },
+        valueChanged: function() {
+          this.save();
+        },
+        _loaded: function(s) {
+          if (s && !this.useRaw) {
+            this.value = JSON.parse(s);
+          } else {
+            this.value = s;
+          }
+        },
+        load: function() {
+          if (CHROME_STORAGE) {
+            window.chrome.storage.local.get(this.name, this._boundLoaded);
+          } else {
+            var s = window.localStorage.getItem(this.name);
+            this._loaded(s);
+          }
+        },
+        save: function() {
+          var val = this.useRaw ? this.value : JSON.stringify(this.value);
+          if (CHROME_STORAGE) {
+            var obj = {};
+            obj[name] = val;
+            window.chrome.storage.local.set(obj);
+          } else {
+            window.localStorage.setItem(this.name, val);
+          }
         }
-      },
-      save: function() {
-        window.localStorage.setItem(this.name, 
-          this.useRaw ? this.value : JSON.stringify(this.value));
-      }
+      });
     });
   </script>
 </polymer-element>