diff --git a/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsISVGCairoRegion.h b/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsISVGCairoRegion.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71bd6bfadc52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsISVGCairoRegion.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
+/* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ * Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+ * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is the Mozilla SVG project.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is IBM Corporation.
+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2005
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ *
+ * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+ * either of the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"),
+ * or the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
+ * in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
+ * of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
+ * under the terms of either the GPL or the LGPL, and not to allow others to
+ * use your version of this file under the terms of the MPL, indicate your
+ * decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice
+ * and other provisions required by the GPL or the LGPL. If you do not delete
+ * the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under
+ * the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
+ *
+ * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+#ifndef __NS_ISVGCAIRO_REGION_H__
+#define __NS_ISVGCAIRO_REGION_H__
+
+#include "nsISVGRendererRegion.h"
+
+#define NS_ISVGCAIROREGION_IID \
+{ 0x92a3f5de, 0x694c, 0x4af1, { 0x81, 0x95, 0x23, 0xc7, 0xdb, 0x68, 0xc5, 0x17 } }
+
+/**
+ * \addtogroup cairo_renderer Cairo Rendering Engine
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * 'Private' rendering engine interface
+ */
+class nsISVGCairoRegion : public nsISVGRendererRegion
+{
+public:
+  NS_DEFINE_STATIC_IID_ACCESSOR(NS_ISVGCAIROREGION_IID)
+
+  NS_IMETHOD_(PRBool) Contains(float x, float y) = 0;
+};
+
+/** @} */
+
+#endif //__NS_ISVGCAIRO_REGION_H__
diff --git a/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoGlyphGeometry.cpp b/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoGlyphGeometry.cpp
index 484d71dd957d..4ddf39a6d8b0 100644
--- a/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoGlyphGeometry.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoGlyphGeometry.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "nsISVGCairoCanvas.h"
 #include "nsIDOMSVGMatrix.h"
 #include "nsSVGCairoRegion.h"
+#include "nsISVGCairoRegion.h"
 #include "nsISVGRendererRegion.h"
 #include "nsISVGGlyphGeometrySource.h"
 #include "nsPromiseFlatString.h"
@@ -462,6 +463,13 @@ nsSVGCairoGlyphGeometry::ContainsPoint(float x, float y, PRBool *_retval)
 {
   *_retval = PR_FALSE;
 
+  // early reject test
+  if (mCoveredRegion) {
+    nsCOMPtr<nsISVGCairoRegion> region = do_QueryInterface(mCoveredRegion);
+    if (!region->Contains(x,y))
+      return NS_OK;
+  }
+
   /* get the metrics */
   nsCOMPtr<nsISVGCairoGlyphMetrics> metrics;
   {
diff --git a/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoPathGeometry.cpp b/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoPathGeometry.cpp
index 483cf74cda64..787b8a5a02f5 100644
--- a/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoPathGeometry.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoPathGeometry.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "nsSVGCairoPathGeometry.h"
 #include "nsISVGRendererPathGeometry.h"
 #include "nsISVGCairoCanvas.h"
+#include "nsISVGCairoRegion.h"
 #include "nsIDOMSVGMatrix.h"
 #include "nsISVGRendererRegion.h"
 #include "nsISVGPathGeometrySource.h"
@@ -442,6 +443,13 @@ nsSVGCairoPathGeometry::ContainsPoint(float x, float y, PRBool *_retval)
 {
   *_retval = PR_FALSE;
 
+  // early reject test
+  if (mCoveredRegion) {
+    nsCOMPtr<nsISVGCairoRegion> region = do_QueryInterface(mCoveredRegion);
+    if (!region->Contains(x,y))
+      return NS_OK;
+  }
+
   cairo_t *ctx = cairo_create();
 
   GeneratePath(ctx);
diff --git a/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoRegion.cpp b/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoRegion.cpp
index 91346d2e8a57..3800d73d19a4 100644
--- a/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoRegion.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/renderer/src/cairo/nsSVGCairoRegion.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
  * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
 
 #include "nsCOMPtr.h"
-#include "nsISVGRendererRegion.h"
+#include "nsISVGCairoRegion.h"
 #include "nsISVGRectangleSink.h"
 #include "nsSVGCairoRegion.h"
 
-class nsSVGCairoRectRegion : public nsISVGRendererRegion
+class nsSVGCairoRectRegion : public nsISVGCairoRegion
 {
 protected:
   friend nsresult NS_NewSVGCairoRectRegion(nsISVGRendererRegion** result,
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ public:
   // nsISupports interface:
   NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
 
+  // nsISVGCairoRegion interface:
+  NS_IMETHOD_(PRBool) Contains(float x, float y);
+
   // nsISVGRendererRegion interface:
   NS_DECL_NSISVGRENDERERREGION
 
@@ -85,10 +88,25 @@ NS_IMPL_ADDREF(nsSVGCairoRectRegion)
 NS_IMPL_RELEASE(nsSVGCairoRectRegion)
 
 NS_INTERFACE_MAP_BEGIN(nsSVGCairoRectRegion)
+  NS_INTERFACE_MAP_ENTRY(nsISVGCairoRegion)
   NS_INTERFACE_MAP_ENTRY(nsISVGRendererRegion)
   NS_INTERFACE_MAP_ENTRY(nsISupports)
 NS_INTERFACE_MAP_END
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// nsISVGCairoRegion methods:
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP_(PRBool)
+nsSVGCairoRectRegion::Contains(float x, float y)
+{
+  if (x >= mX &&
+      x <= mX + mWidth &&
+      y >= mY &&
+      y <= mY + mHeight)
+    return PR_TRUE;
+  return PR_FALSE;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // nsISVGRendererRegion methods: