diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/scala/akka/SimpleService.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/scala/akka/SimpleService.scala
index 7557404da9..4d20b60448 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/scala/akka/SimpleService.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/scala/akka/SimpleService.scala
@@ -1,35 +1,24 @@
 package sample.lift
 
-import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.{Transactor, Actor}
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor._
+import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.Actor._
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.config.ScalaConfig._
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.stm.TransactionalMap
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.persistence.cassandra.CassandraStorage
-import Actor._
-
+import scala.xml.Node
 import java.lang.Integer
 import javax.ws.rs.{GET, Path, Produces}
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
+import net.liftweb.http._
+import net.liftweb.http.rest._
 
-/**
- * Try service out by invoking (multiple times):
- * <pre>
- * curl http://localhost:9998/liftcount
- * </pre>
- * Or browse to the URL from a web browser.
- */
-@Path("/liftcount")
-class SimpleService extends Transactor {
-  case object Tick
+class SimpleServiceActor extends Transactor {
   private val KEY = "COUNTER"
   private var hasStartedTicking = false
   private lazy val storage = TransactionalMap[String, Integer]()
 
-  @GET
-  @Produces(Array("text/html"))
-  def count = (self !! Tick).getOrElse(<h1>Error in counter</h1>)
-
   def receive = {
-    case Tick => if (hasStartedTicking) {
+    case "Tick" => if (hasStartedTicking) {
       val counter = storage.get(KEY).get.asInstanceOf[Integer].intValue
       storage.put(KEY, new Integer(counter + 1))
       self.reply(<h1>Tick: {counter + 1}</h1>)
@@ -41,27 +30,14 @@ class SimpleService extends Transactor {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Try service out by invoking (multiple times):
- * <pre>
- * curl http://localhost:9998/persistentliftcount
- * </pre>
- * Or browse to the URL from a web browser.
- */
-@Path("/persistentliftcount")
-class PersistentSimpleService extends Transactor {
+class PersistentServiceActor extends Transactor {
 
-  case object Tick
   private val KEY = "COUNTER"
   private var hasStartedTicking = false
   private lazy val storage = CassandraStorage.newMap
 
-  @GET
-  @Produces(Array("text/html"))
-  def count = (self !! Tick).getOrElse(<h1>Error in counter</h1>)
-
   def receive = {
-    case Tick => if (hasStartedTicking) {
+    case "Tick" => if (hasStartedTicking) {
       val bytes = storage.get(KEY.getBytes).get
       val counter = ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes).getInt
       storage.put(KEY.getBytes, ByteBuffer.allocate(4).putInt(counter + 1).array)
@@ -73,3 +49,46 @@ class PersistentSimpleService extends Transactor {
     }
   }
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * Try service out by invoking (multiple times):
+ * <pre>
+ * curl http://localhost:8080/liftcount
+ * </pre>
+ * Or browse to the URL from a web browser.
+ */
+
+object SimpleRestService extends RestHelper {
+ serve {
+   case Get("liftcount" :: _, req) =>
+     //Fetch the first actor of type SimpleServiceActor
+     //Send it the "Tick" message and expect a Node back
+     val result = for( a <- ActorRegistry.actorsFor(classOf[SimpleServiceActor]).headOption;
+                       r <- (a !! "Tick").as[Node] ) yield r
+
+     //Return either the resulting NodeSeq or a default one
+     (result getOrElse <h1>Error in counter</h1>).asInstanceOf[Node]
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Try service out by invoking (multiple times):
+ * <pre>
+ * curl http://localhost:8080/persistentliftcount
+ * </pre>
+ * Or browse to the URL from a web browser.
+ */
+ object PersistentRestService extends RestHelper {
+  serve {
+    case Get("persistentliftcount" :: _, req) =>
+      //Fetch the first actor of type SimpleServiceActor
+      //Send it the "Tick" message and expect a Node back
+      val result = for( a <- ActorRegistry.actorsFor(classOf[PersistentServiceActor]).headOption;
+                        r <- (a !! "Tick").as[Node] ) yield r
+
+      //Return either the resulting NodeSeq or a default one
+      (result getOrElse <h1>Error in counter</h1>).asInstanceOf[Node]
+   }
+ }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala
index 0f4a0e9020..2e56a5857a 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import se.scalablesolutions.akka.actor.Actor._
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.config.ScalaConfig._
 import se.scalablesolutions.akka.util.Logging
 
-import sample.lift.{PersistentSimpleService, SimpleService}
+import sample.lift._
 
 /**
  * A class that's instantiated early and run.  It allows the application
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class Boot extends Logging {
         true
       }
     }
+    LiftRules.statelessDispatchTable.append(SimpleRestService)
+    LiftRules.statelessDispatchTable.append(PersistentRestService)
 
     LiftRules.passNotFoundToChain = true
 
@@ -42,10 +44,10 @@ class Boot extends Logging {
       SupervisorConfig(
         RestartStrategy(OneForOne, 3, 100, List(classOf[Exception])),
         Supervise(
-          actorOf[SimpleService],
+          actorOf[SimpleServiceActor],
           LifeCycle(Permanent)) ::
         Supervise(
-          actorOf[PersistentSimpleService],
+          actorOf[PersistentServiceActor],
           LifeCycle(Permanent)) ::
         Nil))
     factory.newInstance.start
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 23348604bb..3a1b672cec 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-lift/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </filter-mapping>
   <servlet>
     <servlet-name>AkkaServlet</servlet-name>
-    <servlet-class>se.scalablesolutions.akka.rest.AkkaServlet</servlet-class>
+    <servlet-class>se.scalablesolutions.akka.comet.AkkaServlet</servlet-class>
   </servlet>
   <servlet-mapping>
     <servlet-name>AkkaServlet</servlet-name>
diff --git a/config/akka-reference.conf b/config/akka-reference.conf
index 23412db3d3..c504598e31 100644
--- a/config/akka-reference.conf
+++ b/config/akka-reference.conf
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ akka {
     hostname = "localhost"
     port = 9998
     filters = ["se.scalablesolutions.akka.security.AkkaSecurityFilterFactory"]     # List with all jersey filters to use
-    resource_packages = ["sample.rest.scala","sample.rest.java","sample.security"] # List with all resource packages for your Jersey services
+    resource_packages = ["sample.rest.scala",
+                         "sample.rest.java",
+                         "sample.security"] # List with all resource packages for your Jersey services
     authenticator = "sample.security.BasicAuthenticationService" # The authentication service to use. Need to be overridden (uses sample now)
     #maxInactiveActivity = 60000 #Atmosphere CometSupport maxInactiveActivity
     #IF you are using a KerberosAuthenticationActor
diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 8020b848af..b642b977ea 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -310,13 +310,14 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   class AkkaSampleChatProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends AkkaDefaultProject(info, deployPath) with CodeFellowPlugin
   class AkkaSamplePubSubProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends AkkaDefaultProject(info, deployPath) with CodeFellowPlugin
 
-  class AkkaSampleLiftProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends AkkaDefaultProject(info, deployPath) with CodeFellowPlugin {
+  class AkkaSampleLiftProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultWebProject(info) with DeployProject with CodeFellowPlugin {
+    def deployPath = AkkaParent.this.deployPath
     val commons_logging = "commons-logging" % "commons-logging" % "1.1.1" % "compile"
     val lift = "net.liftweb" % "lift-webkit" % LIFT_VERSION % "compile"
     val lift_util = "net.liftweb" % "lift-util" % LIFT_VERSION % "compile"
     val servlet = "javax.servlet" % "servlet-api" % "2.5" % "compile"
     // testing
-    val jetty = "org.mortbay.jetty" % "jetty" % "6.1.22" % "test"
+    val jettyServer = "org.mortbay.jetty" % "jetty" % "6.1.22" % "test"
     val junit = "junit" % "junit" % "4.5" % "test"
   }
 
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   // ------------------------------------------------------------
   class AkkaDefaultProject(info: ProjectInfo, val deployPath: Path) extends DefaultProject(info) with DeployProject
 
-  trait DeployProject extends DefaultProject {
+  trait DeployProject { self: Project =>
     // defines where the deployTask copies jars to
     def deployPath: Path