diff --git a/dom/workers/WorkerScope.cpp b/dom/workers/WorkerScope.cpp
index ff37cf75cc3b..383fb37651f6 100644
--- a/dom/workers/WorkerScope.cpp
+++ b/dom/workers/WorkerScope.cpp
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_CLASS(WorkerGlobalScope)
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_TRAVERSE_BEGIN_INHERITED(WorkerGlobalScope,
                                                   DOMEventTargetHelper)
   tmp->mWorkerPrivate->AssertIsOnWorkerThread();
+  NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_TRAVERSE(mConsole)
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_TRAVERSE_END
 
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_UNLINK_BEGIN_INHERITED(WorkerGlobalScope,
                                                 DOMEventTargetHelper)
   tmp->mWorkerPrivate->AssertIsOnWorkerThread();
+  NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_UNLINK(mConsole)
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_UNLINK_END
 
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_TRACE_BEGIN_INHERITED(WorkerGlobalScope,
@@ -80,17 +82,16 @@ WorkerGlobalScope::WrapObject(JSContext* aCx)
   MOZ_CRASH("We should never get here!");
 }
 
-already_AddRefed<Console>
+Console*
 WorkerGlobalScope::GetConsole()
 {
   mWorkerPrivate->AssertIsOnWorkerThread();
 
   if (!mConsole) {
     mConsole = new Console(nullptr);
-    MOZ_ASSERT(mConsole);
   }
 
-  return mConsole.forget();
+  return mConsole;
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<WorkerLocation>
diff --git a/dom/workers/WorkerScope.h b/dom/workers/WorkerScope.h
index 2d5541af1048..d5abe644deba 100644
--- a/dom/workers/WorkerScope.h
+++ b/dom/workers/WorkerScope.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
     return nsRefPtr<WorkerGlobalScope>(this).forget();
   }
 
-  already_AddRefed<Console>
+  Console*
   GetConsole();
 
   already_AddRefed<WorkerLocation>
diff --git a/dom/workers/test/consoleReplaceable_worker.js b/dom/workers/test/consoleReplaceable_worker.js
index 87ae6af6bec4..aaf104af1365 100644
--- a/dom/workers/test/consoleReplaceable_worker.js
+++ b/dom/workers/test/consoleReplaceable_worker.js
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 
 onmessage = function(event) {
   postMessage({event: 'console exists', status: !!console, last : false});
+  var logCalled = false;
+  console.log = function() {
+    logCalled = true;
+  }
+  console.log("foo");
+  postMessage({event: 'console.log is replaceable', status: logCalled, last: false});
   console = 42;
   postMessage({event: 'console is replaceable', status: console === 42, last : true});
 }
diff --git a/dom/workers/test/console_worker.js b/dom/workers/test/console_worker.js
index 1ef9211251c8..4e0d68defdc5 100644
--- a/dom/workers/test/console_worker.js
+++ b/dom/workers/test/console_worker.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ onmessage = function(event) {
   // TEST: does console exist?
   postMessage({event: 'console exists', status: !!console, last : false});
 
+  postMessage({event: 'console is the same object', status: console === console, last: false});
+
   postMessage({event: 'trace without function', status: true, last : false});
 
   for (var i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {