diff --git a/accessible/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp b/accessible/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
index e15b69b7f920..dda4df911414 100644
--- a/accessible/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
+++ b/accessible/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
@@ -892,19 +892,18 @@ TranslateStates(uint64_t aState, AtkStateSet* aStateSet)
 AtkStateSet *
 refStateSetCB(AtkObject *aAtkObj)
 {
-    AtkStateSet *state_set = nullptr;
-    state_set = ATK_OBJECT_CLASS(parent_class)->ref_state_set(aAtkObj);
+  AtkStateSet *state_set = nullptr;
+  state_set = ATK_OBJECT_CLASS(parent_class)->ref_state_set(aAtkObj);
 
-    AccessibleWrap* accWrap = GetAccessibleWrap(aAtkObj);
-    if (!accWrap) {
-        TranslateStates(states::DEFUNCT, state_set);
-        return state_set;
-    }
-
-    // Map states
+  AccessibleWrap* accWrap = GetAccessibleWrap(aAtkObj);
+  if (accWrap)
     TranslateStates(accWrap->State(), state_set);
+  else if (ProxyAccessible* proxy = GetProxy(aAtkObj))
+    TranslateStates(proxy->State(), state_set);
+  else
+    TranslateStates(states::DEFUNCT, state_set);
 
-    return state_set;
+  return state_set;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleChild.cpp b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleChild.cpp
index 5070b1fe9739..4b0bf33604b0 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleChild.cpp
+++ b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleChild.cpp
@@ -36,5 +36,19 @@ DocAccessibleChild::ShowEvent(AccShowEvent* aShowEvent)
   SerializeTree(aShowEvent->GetAccessible(), data.NewTree());
   SendShowEvent(data);
 }
+
+bool
+DocAccessibleChild::RecvState(const uint64_t& aID, uint64_t* aState)
+{
+  Accessible* acc = mDoc->GetAccessibleByUniqueID((void*)aID);
+  if (!acc) {
+    *aState = states::DEFUNCT;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  *aState = acc->State();
+
+  return true;
+}
 }
 }
diff --git a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleChild.h b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleChild.h
index 50fdcc7cfd1f..9baa1e08f9e7 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleChild.h
+++ b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleChild.h
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ public:
 
   void ShowEvent(AccShowEvent* aShowEvent);
 
+  /*
+   * Return the state for the accessible with given ID.
+   */
+  virtual bool RecvState(const uint64_t& aID, uint64_t* aState) MOZ_OVERRIDE;
+
 private:
   DocAccessible* mDoc;
 };
diff --git a/accessible/ipc/PDocAccessible.ipdl b/accessible/ipc/PDocAccessible.ipdl
index b3328b31b680..2c272e1374bd 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/PDocAccessible.ipdl
+++ b/accessible/ipc/PDocAccessible.ipdl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct ShowEventData
   AccessibleData[] NewTree;
 };
 
-protocol PDocAccessible
+prio(normal upto high) sync protocol PDocAccessible
 {
   manager PContent;
 
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ parent:
   Event(uint32_t type);
   ShowEvent(ShowEventData data);
   HideEvent(uint64_t aRootID);
+
+child:
+  prio(high) sync State(uint64_t aID) returns(uint64_t states);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.cpp b/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.cpp
index 5af1aa41d8fb..62558305df85 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.cpp
+++ b/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "ProxyAccessible.h"
 #include "DocAccessibleParent.h"
+#include "mozilla/unused.h"
 #include "mozilla/a11y/Platform.h"
 
 namespace mozilla {
@@ -38,5 +39,13 @@ ProxyAccessible::SetChildDoc(DocAccessibleParent* aParent)
     mOuterDoc = false;
   }
 }
+
+uint64_t
+ProxyAccessible::State() const
+{
+  uint64_t state = 0;
+  unused << mDoc->SendState(mID, &state);
+  return state;
+}
 }
 }
diff --git a/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.h b/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.h
index c5fff888082b..373d21c0db5b 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.h
+++ b/accessible/ipc/ProxyAccessible.h
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ public:
    */
   role Role() const { return mRole; }
 
+  /*
+   * Return the states for the proxied accessible.
+   */
+  uint64_t State() const;
+
   /**
    * Allow the platform to store a pointers worth of data on us.
    */