diff --git a/layout/base/nsPresContext.cpp b/layout/base/nsPresContext.cpp
index 1804af58842c..81a4f9722be5 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsPresContext.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsPresContext.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ nsPresContext::~nsPresContext()
 
   // Disconnect the refresh driver *after* the transition manager, which
   // needs it.
-  if (mRefreshDriver) {
+  if (mRefreshDriver && mRefreshDriver->PresContext() == this) {
     mRefreshDriver->Disconnect();
   }
 
@@ -891,9 +891,37 @@ nsPresContext::Init(nsIDeviceContext* aDeviceContext)
   if (!mTransitionManager)
     return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 
-  mRefreshDriver = new nsRefreshDriver(this);
-  if (!mRefreshDriver)
-    return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+  if (mDocument->GetDisplayDocument()) {
+    NS_ASSERTION(mDocument->GetDisplayDocument()->GetShell() &&
+                 mDocument->GetDisplayDocument()->GetShell()->GetPresContext(),
+                 "Why are we being initialized?");
+    mRefreshDriver = mDocument->GetDisplayDocument()->GetShell()->
+      GetPresContext()->RefreshDriver();
+  } else {
+    nsIDocument* parent = mDocument->GetParentDocument();
+    if (parent) {
+      NS_ASSERTION(parent->GetShell() && parent->GetShell()->GetPresContext(),
+                   "How did we get a presshell?");
+
+      // We don't have our container set yet at this point
+      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports> ourContainer = mDocument->GetContainer();
+
+      nsCOMPtr<nsIDocShellTreeItem> ourItem = do_QueryInterface(ourContainer);
+      if (ourItem) {
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIDocShellTreeItem> parentItem;
+        ourItem->GetSameTypeParent(getter_AddRefs(parentItem));
+        if (parentItem) {
+          mRefreshDriver = parent->GetShell()->GetPresContext()->RefreshDriver();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!mRefreshDriver) {
+      mRefreshDriver = new nsRefreshDriver(this);
+      if (!mRefreshDriver)
+        return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    }
+  }
 
   mLangService = do_GetService(NS_LANGUAGEATOMSERVICE_CONTRACTID);
 
diff --git a/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp b/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
index 93420f5ec159..2c2ff4e705ea 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
@@ -7267,7 +7267,8 @@ PresShell::Freeze()
     mDocument->EnumerateSubDocuments(FreezeSubDocument, nsnull);
 
   nsPresContext* presContext = GetPresContext();
-  if (presContext) {
+  if (presContext &&
+      presContext->RefreshDriver()->PresContext() == presContext) {
     presContext->RefreshDriver()->Freeze();
   }
 }
@@ -7320,7 +7321,8 @@ void
 PresShell::Thaw()
 {
   nsPresContext* presContext = GetPresContext();
-  if (presContext) {
+  if (presContext &&
+      presContext->RefreshDriver()->PresContext() == presContext) {
     presContext->RefreshDriver()->Thaw();
   }
 
diff --git a/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.h b/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.h
index be9ab7c57dc9..c1ebcf148fab 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.h
+++ b/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.h
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ public:
    */
   void Thaw();
 
+  /**
+   * Return the prescontext we were initialized with
+   */
+  nsPresContext* PresContext() const { return mPresContext; }
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
   /**
    * Check whether the given observer is an observer for the given flush type