diff --git a/content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp b/content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp
index 348203c2cb8..006997c4c87 100644
--- a/content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp
+++ b/content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp
@@ -3131,6 +3131,20 @@ nsIDocument::ElementFromPoint(float aX, float aY)
   return ElementFromPointHelper(aX, aY, false, true);
 }
 
+static nsIContent*
+GetNonanonymousContent(nsIFrame* aFrame)
+{
+  for (nsIFrame* f = aFrame; f;
+       f = nsLayoutUtils::GetParentOrPlaceholderFor(f)) {
+    nsIContent* content = f->GetContent();
+    if (content && !content->IsInAnonymousSubtree()) {
+      return content;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 Element*
 nsDocument::ElementFromPointHelper(float aX, float aY,
                                    bool aIgnoreRootScrollFrame,
@@ -3162,13 +3176,14 @@ nsDocument::ElementFromPointHelper(float aX, float aY,
   }
 
   nsIFrame *ptFrame = nsLayoutUtils::GetFrameForPoint(rootFrame, pt,
-    nsLayoutUtils::IGNORE_PAINT_SUPPRESSION |
+    nsLayoutUtils::IGNORE_PAINT_SUPPRESSION | nsLayoutUtils::IGNORE_CROSS_DOC |
     (aIgnoreRootScrollFrame ? nsLayoutUtils::IGNORE_ROOT_SCROLL_FRAME : 0));
   if (!ptFrame) {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  nsIContent* elem = GetContentInThisDocument(ptFrame);
+  nsIContent* elem = GetNonanonymousContent(ptFrame);
+  NS_ASSERTION(!elem || elem->OwnerDoc() == this, "Wrong document");
   if (elem && !elem->IsElement()) {
     elem = elem->GetParent();
   }
@@ -3217,14 +3232,15 @@ nsDocument::NodesFromRectHelper(float aX, float aY,
 
   nsAutoTArray<nsIFrame*,8> outFrames;
   nsLayoutUtils::GetFramesForArea(rootFrame, rect, outFrames,
-    nsLayoutUtils::IGNORE_PAINT_SUPPRESSION |
+    nsLayoutUtils::IGNORE_PAINT_SUPPRESSION | nsLayoutUtils::IGNORE_CROSS_DOC |
     (aIgnoreRootScrollFrame ? nsLayoutUtils::IGNORE_ROOT_SCROLL_FRAME : 0));
 
   // Used to filter out repeated elements in sequence.
   nsIContent* lastAdded = nullptr;
 
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < outFrames.Length(); i++) {
-    nsIContent* node = GetContentInThisDocument(outFrames[i]);
+    nsIContent* node = GetNonanonymousContent(outFrames[i]);
+    NS_ASSERTION(!node || node->OwnerDoc() == this, "Wrong document");
 
     if (node && !node->IsElement() && !node->IsNodeOfType(nsINode::eTEXT)) {
       // We have a node that isn't an element or a text node,
@@ -8068,27 +8084,6 @@ nsDocument::DoUnblockOnload()
   }
 }
 
-nsIContent*
-nsDocument::GetContentInThisDocument(nsIFrame* aFrame) const
-{
-  for (nsIFrame* f = aFrame; f;
-       f = nsLayoutUtils::GetParentOrPlaceholderForCrossDoc(f)) {
-    nsIContent* content = f->GetContent();
-    if (!content || content->IsInAnonymousSubtree())
-      continue;
-
-    if (content->OwnerDoc() == this) {
-      return content;
-    }
-    // We must be in a subdocument so jump directly to the root frame.
-    // GetParentOrPlaceholderForCrossDoc gets called immediately to jump up to
-    // the containing document.
-    f = f->PresContext()->GetPresShell()->GetRootFrame();
-  }
-
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 void
 nsDocument::DispatchPageTransition(EventTarget* aDispatchTarget,
                                    const nsAString& aType,
diff --git a/content/base/src/nsDocument.h b/content/base/src/nsDocument.h
index 8607143debe..fdb5b5883dd 100644
--- a/content/base/src/nsDocument.h
+++ b/content/base/src/nsDocument.h
@@ -1310,16 +1310,6 @@ private:
     mCSPWebConsoleErrorQueue.Flush(this);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Find the (non-anonymous) content in this document for aFrame. It will
-   * be aFrame's content node if that content is in this document and not
-   * anonymous. Otherwise, when aFrame is in a subdocument, we use the frame
-   * element containing the subdocument containing aFrame, and/or find the
-   * nearest non-anonymous ancestor in this document.
-   * Returns null if there is no such element.
-   */
-  nsIContent* GetContentInThisDocument(nsIFrame* aFrame) const;
-
   // Just like EnableStyleSheetsForSet, but doesn't check whether
   // aSheetSet is null and allows the caller to control whether to set
   // aSheetSet as the preferred set in the CSSLoader.
diff --git a/layout/base/nsDisplayList.cpp b/layout/base/nsDisplayList.cpp
index e8cb2669fa7..6ef210a2075 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ nsDisplayListBuilder::nsDisplayListBuilder(nsIFrame* aReferenceFrame,
       mHadToIgnoreSuppression(false),
       mIsAtRootOfPseudoStackingContext(false),
       mIncludeAllOutOfFlows(false),
+      mDescendIntoSubdocuments(true),
       mSelectedFramesOnly(false),
       mAccurateVisibleRegions(false),
       mAllowMergingAndFlattening(true),
diff --git a/layout/base/nsDisplayList.h b/layout/base/nsDisplayList.h
index d7a929ec9e9..b02f01ad00a 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsDisplayList.h
+++ b/layout/base/nsDisplayList.h
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ public:
    */
   void SetPaintingToWindow(bool aToWindow) { mIsPaintingToWindow = aToWindow; }
   bool IsPaintingToWindow() const { return mIsPaintingToWindow; }
+  /**
+   * Call this to prevent descending into subdocuments.
+   */
+  void SetDescendIntoSubdocuments(bool aDescend) { mDescendIntoSubdocuments = aDescend; }
+  bool GetDescendIntoSubdocuments() { return mDescendIntoSubdocuments; }
 
   /**
    * Returns true if merging and flattening of display lists should be
@@ -647,6 +652,7 @@ private:
   bool                           mHadToIgnoreSuppression;
   bool                           mIsAtRootOfPseudoStackingContext;
   bool                           mIncludeAllOutOfFlows;
+  bool                           mDescendIntoSubdocuments;
   bool                           mSelectedFramesOnly;
   bool                           mAccurateVisibleRegions;
   bool                           mAllowMergingAndFlattening;
diff --git a/layout/base/nsLayoutUtils.cpp b/layout/base/nsLayoutUtils.cpp
index fd72da235db..7c0539bc70a 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsLayoutUtils.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsLayoutUtils.cpp
@@ -2090,6 +2090,9 @@ nsLayoutUtils::GetFramesForArea(nsIFrame* aFrame, const nsRect& aRect,
       builder.SetIgnoreScrollFrame(rootScrollFrame);
     }
   }
+  if (aFlags & IGNORE_CROSS_DOC) {
+    builder.SetDescendIntoSubdocuments(false);
+  }
 
   builder.EnterPresShell(aFrame, target);
   aFrame->BuildDisplayListForStackingContext(&builder, target, &list);
diff --git a/layout/base/nsLayoutUtils.h b/layout/base/nsLayoutUtils.h
index 4224503b9c3..5284dd6670c 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsLayoutUtils.h
+++ b/layout/base/nsLayoutUtils.h
@@ -607,7 +607,11 @@ public:
      * When set, clipping due to the root scroll frame (and any other viewport-
      * related clipping) is ignored.
      */
-    IGNORE_ROOT_SCROLL_FRAME = 0x02
+    IGNORE_ROOT_SCROLL_FRAME = 0x02,
+    /**
+     * When set, return only content in the same document as aFrame.
+     */
+    IGNORE_CROSS_DOC = 0x04
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/layout/generic/nsSubDocumentFrame.cpp b/layout/generic/nsSubDocumentFrame.cpp
index 3dfa4c59e59..a27aad5d809 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsSubDocumentFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsSubDocumentFrame.cpp
@@ -288,8 +288,9 @@ nsSubDocumentFrame::BuildDisplayList(nsDisplayListBuilder*   aBuilder,
     DisplayBorderBackgroundOutline(aBuilder, aLists);
   }
 
-  if (!mInnerView)
+  if (!mInnerView || !aBuilder->GetDescendIntoSubdocuments()) {
     return;
+  }
 
   nsFrameLoader* frameLoader = FrameLoader();
   if (frameLoader) {