diff --git a/dom/src/base/nsGlobalWindow.cpp b/dom/src/base/nsGlobalWindow.cpp
index a5443a89648b..b754732795e0 100644
--- a/dom/src/base/nsGlobalWindow.cpp
+++ b/dom/src/base/nsGlobalWindow.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ GlobalWindowImpl::SetWebShell(nsIWebShell *aWebShell)
   }
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP_(void)       // XXX This may be temporary - rods
+GlobalWindowImpl::GetWebShell(nsIWebShell **aWebShell)
+{
+  if (nsnull != mWebShell)  {
+    *aWebShell = mWebShell;
+    NS_ADDREF(mWebShell);
+  } else {
+    //*mWebShell = nsnull;
+  }
+
+}
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP_(void)       
 GlobalWindowImpl::SetOpenerWindow(nsIDOMWindow *aOpener)
 {
diff --git a/dom/src/base/nsGlobalWindow.h b/dom/src/base/nsGlobalWindow.h
index 114d47bd5e49..14e87ee27d00 100644
--- a/dom/src/base/nsGlobalWindow.h
+++ b/dom/src/base/nsGlobalWindow.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
   NS_IMETHOD_(void)       SetContext(nsIScriptContext *aContext);
   NS_IMETHOD_(void)       SetNewDocument(nsIDOMDocument *aDocument);
   NS_IMETHOD_(void)       SetWebShell(nsIWebShell *aWebShell);
+  NS_IMETHOD_(void)       GetWebShell(nsIWebShell **aWebShell);// XXX This may be temporary - rods
   NS_IMETHOD_(void)       SetOpenerWindow(nsIDOMWindow *aOpener);
 
   NS_IMETHOD    GetWindow(nsIDOMWindow** aWindow);