diff --git a/accessible/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp b/accessible/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
index 3987930edf0..2c1db4cb143 100644
--- a/accessible/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
+++ b/accessible/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
@@ -1088,11 +1088,16 @@ GetAccessibleWrap(AtkObject* aAtkObj)
 ProxyAccessible*
 GetProxy(AtkObject* aObj)
 {
-  if (!aObj || !IS_MAI_OBJECT(aObj) ||
-      !MAI_ATK_OBJECT(aObj)->accWrap.IsProxy())
+  return GetInternalObj(aObj).AsProxy();
+}
+
+AccessibleOrProxy
+GetInternalObj(AtkObject* aObj)
+{
+  if (!aObj || !IS_MAI_OBJECT(aObj))
     return nullptr;
 
-  return MAI_ATK_OBJECT(aObj)->accWrap.AsProxy();
+  return MAI_ATK_OBJECT(aObj)->accWrap;
 }
 
 AtkObject*
diff --git a/accessible/atk/nsMai.h b/accessible/atk/nsMai.h
index 2e814df7ce6..76b7f260dc5 100644
--- a/accessible/atk/nsMai.h
+++ b/accessible/atk/nsMai.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ typedef struct _MaiAtkSocketClass
 
 mozilla::a11y::AccessibleWrap* GetAccessibleWrap(AtkObject* aAtkObj);
 mozilla::a11y::ProxyAccessible* GetProxy(AtkObject* aAtkObj);
+mozilla::a11y::AccessibleOrProxy GetInternalObj(AtkObject* aObj);
 AtkObject* GetWrapperFor(mozilla::a11y::ProxyAccessible* aProxy);
 
 extern int atkMajorVersion, atkMinorVersion;