diff --git a/content/base/src/nsFrameLoader.cpp b/content/base/src/nsFrameLoader.cpp
index e508cf5b7221..bbd596015436 100644
--- a/content/base/src/nsFrameLoader.cpp
+++ b/content/base/src/nsFrameLoader.cpp
@@ -1542,7 +1542,9 @@ nsFrameLoader::TryNewProcess()
     return false;
   }
 
-  mChildProcess = ContentProcessParent::GetSingleton()->CreateTab();
+  ContentProcessParent* parent = ContentProcessParent::GetSingleton();
+  NS_ASSERTION(parent->IsAlive(), "Process parent should be alive; something is very wrong!");
+  mChildProcess = parent->CreateTab();
   if (mChildProcess) {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMElement> element = do_QueryInterface(mOwnerContent);
     mChildProcess->SetOwnerElement(element);
@@ -1556,6 +1558,8 @@ nsFrameLoader::TryNewProcess()
     nsCOMPtr<nsIBrowserDOMWindow> browserDOMWin;
     rootChromeWin->GetBrowserDOMWindow(getter_AddRefs(browserDOMWin));
     mChildProcess->SetBrowserDOMWindow(browserDOMWin);
+    
+    mChildHost = parent;
   }
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/content/base/src/nsFrameLoader.h b/content/base/src/nsFrameLoader.h
index d2a7e8fe7fdf..d31e25393a24 100644
--- a/content/base/src/nsFrameLoader.h
+++ b/content/base/src/nsFrameLoader.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ private:
   PRPackedBool mRemoteWidgetCreated : 1;
   bool mRemoteFrame;
   // XXX leaking
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIObserver> mChildHost;
   mozilla::dom::TabParent* mChildProcess;
 
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK2
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentProcessParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/ContentProcessParent.cpp
index 1578891b51af..12035d7b93fa 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentProcessParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentProcessParent.cpp
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ using namespace mozilla::ipc;
 using namespace mozilla::net;
 using mozilla::MonitorAutoEnter;
 
-namespace {
-PRBool gSingletonDied = PR_FALSE;
-}
-
 namespace mozilla {
 namespace dom {
 
@@ -66,7 +62,10 @@ ContentProcessParent* ContentProcessParent::gSingleton;
 ContentProcessParent*
 ContentProcessParent::GetSingleton()
 {
-    if (!gSingleton && !gSingletonDied) {
+    if (gSingleton && !gSingleton->IsAlive())
+        gSingleton = nsnull;
+    
+    if (!gSingleton) {
         nsRefPtr<ContentProcessParent> parent = new ContentProcessParent();
         if (parent) {
             nsCOMPtr<nsIObserverService> obs =
@@ -103,6 +102,8 @@ ContentProcessParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why)
         threadInt->SetObserver(mOldObserver);
     if (mRunToCompletionDepth)
         mRunToCompletionDepth = 0;
+
+    mIsAlive = false;
 }
 
 TabParent*
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ ContentProcessParent::ContentProcessParent()
     : mMonitor("ContentProcessParent::mMonitor")
     , mRunToCompletionDepth(0)
     , mShouldCallUnblockChild(false)
+    , mIsAlive(true)
 {
     NS_ASSERTION(NS_IsMainThread(), "Wrong thread!");
     mSubprocess = new GeckoChildProcessHost(GeckoProcessType_Content);
@@ -142,9 +144,16 @@ ContentProcessParent::ContentProcessParent()
 ContentProcessParent::~ContentProcessParent()
 {
     NS_ASSERTION(NS_IsMainThread(), "Wrong thread!");
-    NS_ASSERTION(gSingleton == this, "More than one singleton?!");
-    gSingletonDied = PR_TRUE;
-    gSingleton = nsnull;
+    //If the previous content process has died, a new one could have
+    //been started since.
+    if (gSingleton == this)
+        gSingleton = nsnull;
+}
+
+bool
+ContentProcessParent::IsAlive()
+{
+    return mIsAlive;
 }
 
 NS_IMPL_THREADSAFE_ISUPPORTS2(ContentProcessParent,
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentProcessParent.h b/dom/ipc/ContentProcessParent.h
index bf3fab7f0861..78b5191c30ef 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentProcessParent.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentProcessParent.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public:
     void ReportChildAlreadyBlocked();
     bool RequestRunToCompletion();
 
+    bool IsAlive();
+
 protected:
     virtual void ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why);
 
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ private:
     bool mShouldCallUnblockChild;
     nsCOMPtr<nsIThreadObserver> mOldObserver;
 
+    bool mIsAlive;
 };
 
 } // namespace dom