diff --git a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
index 35bc3a11470f..14d53fa91ccc 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
@@ -3591,6 +3591,14 @@ nsDocShell::GetPositionAndSize(PRInt32 * x, PRInt32 * y, PRInt32 * cx,
         doc->FlushPendingNotifications(Flush_Layout);
     }
     
+    DoGetPositionAndSize(x, y, cx, cy);
+    return NS_OK;
+}
+
+void
+nsDocShell::DoGetPositionAndSize(PRInt32 * x, PRInt32 * y, PRInt32 * cx,
+                                 PRInt32 * cy)
+{    
     if (x)
         *x = mBounds.x;
     if (y)
@@ -3599,8 +3607,6 @@ nsDocShell::GetPositionAndSize(PRInt32 * x, PRInt32 * y, PRInt32 * cx,
         *cx = mBounds.width;
     if (cy)
         *cy = mBounds.height;
-
-    return NS_OK;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
@@ -5898,7 +5904,7 @@ nsDocShell::SetupNewViewer(nsIContentViewer * aNewViewer)
 
     // This will get the size from the current content viewer or from the
     // Init settings
-    GetPositionAndSize(&x, &y, &cx, &cy);
+    DoGetPositionAndSize(&x, &y, &cx, &cy);
 
     nsCOMPtr<nsIDocShellTreeItem> parentAsItem;
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(GetSameTypeParent(getter_AddRefs(parentAsItem)),
diff --git a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.h b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.h
index 68fcb0cdb918..cac77158e46b 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.h
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.h
@@ -475,6 +475,10 @@ protected:
     // Call BeginRestore(nsnull, PR_FALSE) for each child of this shell.
     nsresult BeginRestoreChildren();
 
+    // Method to get our current position and size without flushing
+    void DoGetPositionAndSize(PRInt32 * x, PRInt32 * y, PRInt32 * cx,
+                              PRInt32 * cy);
+    
     // Check whether aURI should inherit our security context
     static nsresult URIInheritsSecurityContext(nsIURI* aURI, PRBool* aResult);