diff --git a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.cpp b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.cpp
index 7e281af5366..d3d882869d7 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.cpp
+++ b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.cpp
@@ -155,10 +155,12 @@ DocAccessibleParent::ShutdownAccessibles(ProxyEntry* entry, void*)
 }
 
 void
-DocAccessibleParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason aWhy)
+DocAccessibleParent::Destroy()
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(mChildDocs.IsEmpty(),
       "why wheren't the child docs destroyed already?");
+  MOZ_ASSERT(!mShutdown);
+  mShutdown = true;
 
   mAccessibles.EnumerateEntries(ShutdownAccessibles, nullptr);
   ProxyDestroyed(this);
diff --git a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.h b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.h
index 9193bc45923..5b0ebd50d38 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.h
+++ b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class DocAccessibleParent : public ProxyAccessible,
 {
 public:
   DocAccessibleParent() :
-    ProxyAccessible(this), mParentDoc(nullptr)
+    ProxyAccessible(this), mParentDoc(nullptr), mShutdown(false)
   { MOZ_COUNT_CTOR_INHERITED(DocAccessibleParent, ProxyAccessible); }
   ~DocAccessibleParent()
   {
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ public:
   virtual bool RecvShowEvent(const ShowEventData& aData) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
   virtual bool RecvHideEvent(const uint64_t& aRootID) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
 
-  virtual void ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason aWhy) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
+  void Destroy();
+  virtual void ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason aWhy) MOZ_OVERRIDE
+  {
+    if (!mShutdown)
+      Destroy();
+  }
 
   /*
    * Return the main processes representation of the parent document (if any)
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ private:
    * proxy object so we can't use a real map.
    */
   nsTHashtable<ProxyEntry> mAccessibles;
+  bool mShutdown;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.cpp b/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.cpp
index 52dfb071ae4..06afa1085dd 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.cpp
+++ b/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ ProxyAccessible::Shutdown()
     uint32_t childCount = mChildren.Length();
     for (uint32_t idx = 0; idx < childCount; idx++)
       mChildren[idx]->Shutdown();
+  } else {
+    if (mChildren.Length() != 1)
+      MOZ_CRASH("outer doc doesn't own adoc!");
+
+    static_cast<DocAccessibleParent*>(mChildren[0])->Destroy();
   }
 
   mChildren.Clear();