diff --git a/dom/base/nsDOMWindowUtils.cpp b/dom/base/nsDOMWindowUtils.cpp
index dd652cce03b7..03ed40d7ad2a 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsDOMWindowUtils.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsDOMWindowUtils.cpp
@@ -2969,3 +2969,15 @@ nsDOMWindowUtils::GetIsHandlingUserInput(bool* aHandlingUserInput)
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsDOMWindowUtils::AllowScriptsToClose()
+{
+  if (!IsUniversalXPConnectCapable()) {
+    return NS_ERROR_DOM_SECURITY_ERR;
+  }
+  nsCOMPtr<nsPIDOMWindow> window = do_QueryReferent(mWindow);
+  NS_ENSURE_STATE(window);
+  static_cast<nsGlobalWindow*>(window.get())->AllowScriptsToClose();
+  return NS_OK;
+}
diff --git a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindow.cpp b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindow.cpp
index 214101a3197f..f5260a4787ee 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindow.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindow.cpp
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ nsGlobalWindow::nsGlobalWindow(nsGlobalWindow *aOuterWindow)
     mShowFocusRingForContent(false),
     mFocusByKeyOccurred(false),
     mNotifiedIDDestroyed(false),
+    mAllowScriptsToClose(false),
     mTimeoutInsertionPoint(nullptr),
     mTimeoutPublicIdCounter(1),
     mTimeoutFiringDepth(0),
@@ -6584,7 +6585,7 @@ nsGlobalWindow::Close()
   // opened by script.
   if (!mDocShell->GetIsApp() &&
       !mHadOriginalOpener && !nsContentUtils::IsCallerTrustedForWrite()) {
-    bool allowClose =
+    bool allowClose = mAllowScriptsToClose ||
       Preferences::GetBool("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", true);
     if (!allowClose) {
       // We're blocking the close operation
diff --git a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindow.h b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindow.h
index 9017711d4e3e..b70d43e2c91e 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindow.h
+++ b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindow.h
@@ -604,6 +604,10 @@ public:
   bool ContainsIdleObserver(nsIIdleObserver* aIdleObserver, uint32_t timeInS);
   void HandleIdleObserverCallback();
 
+  void AllowScriptsToClose()
+  {
+    mAllowScriptsToClose = true;
+  }
 protected:
   // Array of idle observers that are notified of idle events.
   nsTObserverArray<IdleObserverHolder> mIdleObservers;
@@ -996,6 +1000,9 @@ protected:
 
   // whether we've sent the destroy notification for our window id
   bool                   mNotifiedIDDestroyed : 1;
+  // whether scripts may close the window,
+  // even if "dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows" is false.
+  bool                   mAllowScriptsToClose : 1;
 
   nsCOMPtr<nsIScriptContext>    mContext;
   nsWeakPtr                     mOpener;
diff --git a/dom/interfaces/base/nsIDOMWindowUtils.idl b/dom/interfaces/base/nsIDOMWindowUtils.idl
index 49c9bc99e4d6..c4bac825f745 100644
--- a/dom/interfaces/base/nsIDOMWindowUtils.idl
+++ b/dom/interfaces/base/nsIDOMWindowUtils.idl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ interface nsIDOMTouch;
 interface nsIDOMClientRect;
 interface nsIURI;
 
-[scriptable, uuid(a76927b7-4aca-4cd1-9c2b-a6b4789b88c3)]
+[scriptable, uuid(f5b9883b-2ab9-426c-8fc1-7296cb6bc1d2)]
 interface nsIDOMWindowUtils : nsISupports {
 
   /**
@@ -1277,4 +1277,10 @@ interface nsIDOMWindowUtils : nsISupports {
    * This calls nsEventStateManager::IsHandlingUserInput().
    */
   readonly attribute boolean isHandlingUserInput;
+
+  /**
+   * After calling the method, the window for which this DOMWindowUtils
+   * was created can be closed using scripts.
+   */
+   void allowScriptsToClose();
 };