diff --git a/dom/base/nsContentUtils.cpp b/dom/base/nsContentUtils.cpp
index 073151cb8c01..d3aa7eb90ea4 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsContentUtils.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsContentUtils.cpp
@@ -8688,8 +8688,12 @@ nsContentUtils::StorageAllowedForWindow(nsPIDOMWindowInner* aWindow)
 {
   if (nsIDocument* document = aWindow->GetExtantDoc()) {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIPrincipal> principal = document->NodePrincipal();
+    // Note that GetChannel() below may return null, but that's OK, since the
+    // callee is able to deal with a null channel argument, and if passed null,
+    // will only fail to notify the UI in case storage gets blocked.
+    nsIChannel* channel = document->GetChannel();
     return InternalStorageAllowedForPrincipal(principal, aWindow, nullptr,
-                                              nullptr);
+                                              channel);
   }
 
   return StorageAccess::eDeny;
@@ -8703,8 +8707,12 @@ nsContentUtils::StorageAllowedForDocument(nsIDocument* aDoc)
 
   if (nsPIDOMWindowInner* inner = aDoc->GetInnerWindow()) {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIPrincipal> principal = aDoc->NodePrincipal();
+    // Note that GetChannel() below may return null, but that's OK, since the
+    // callee is able to deal with a null channel argument, and if passed null,
+    // will only fail to notify the UI in case storage gets blocked.
+    nsIChannel* channel = aDoc->GetChannel();
     return InternalStorageAllowedForPrincipal(principal, inner, nullptr,
-                                              nullptr);
+                                              channel);
   }
 
   return StorageAccess::eDeny;