diff --git a/widget/src/cocoa/nsClipboard.mm b/widget/src/cocoa/nsClipboard.mm
index c6c2b6ffa223..18ca3f169eba 100644
--- a/widget/src/cocoa/nsClipboard.mm
+++ b/widget/src/cocoa/nsClipboard.mm
@@ -451,8 +451,15 @@ nsClipboard::PasteboardDictFromTransferable(nsITransferable* aTransferable)
         continue;
       }
 
+      nsRefPtr<gfxImageSurface> frame;
+      rv = image->CopyFrame(  imgIContainer::FRAME_CURRENT,
+                              imgIContainer::FLAG_SYNC_DECODE,
+                              getter_AddRefs(frame));
+      if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !frame) {
+        continue;
+      }      
       CGImageRef imageRef = NULL;
-      nsresult rv = nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromImageContainer(image, imgIContainer::FRAME_CURRENT, &imageRef);
+      nsresult rv = nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromSurface(frame, &imageRef);
       if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !imageRef) {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/widget/src/cocoa/nsCocoaUtils.h b/widget/src/cocoa/nsCocoaUtils.h
index b5c613ec389d..0777afc497f0 100644
--- a/widget/src/cocoa/nsCocoaUtils.h
+++ b/widget/src/cocoa/nsCocoaUtils.h
@@ -138,12 +138,11 @@ class nsCocoaUtils
   /** Creates a <code>CGImageRef</code> from a frame contained in an <code>imgIContainer</code>.
       Copies the pixel data from the indicated frame of the <code>imgIContainer</code> into a new <code>CGImageRef</code>.
       The caller owns the <code>CGImageRef</code>. 
-      @param aImage the image to extract a frame from
-      @param aWhichFrame the frame to extract (see imgIContainer FRAME_*)
+      @param aFrame the frame to convert
       @param aResult the resulting CGImageRef
       @return NS_OK if the conversion worked, NS_ERROR_FAILURE otherwise
    */
-  static nsresult CreateCGImageFromImageContainer(imgIContainer *aImage, PRUint32 aWhichFrame, CGImageRef *aResult);
+  static nsresult CreateCGImageFromSurface(gfxImageSurface *aFrame, CGImageRef *aResult);
   
   /** Creates a Cocoa <code>NSImage</code> from a <code>CGImageRef</code>.
       Copies the pixel data from the <code>CGImageRef</code> into a new <code>NSImage</code>.
diff --git a/widget/src/cocoa/nsCocoaUtils.mm b/widget/src/cocoa/nsCocoaUtils.mm
index b8a5196ec0c1..8d270018de63 100644
--- a/widget/src/cocoa/nsCocoaUtils.mm
+++ b/widget/src/cocoa/nsCocoaUtils.mm
@@ -245,19 +245,12 @@ void nsCocoaUtils::CleanUpAfterNativeAppModalDialog()
   NS_OBJC_END_TRY_ABORT_BLOCK;
 }
 
-nsresult nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromImageContainer(imgIContainer *aImage, PRUint32 aWhichFrame, CGImageRef *aResult)
+nsresult nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromSurface(gfxImageSurface *aFrame, CGImageRef *aResult)
 {
-  nsRefPtr<gfxImageSurface> frame;
-  nsresult rv = aImage->CopyFrame(aWhichFrame,
-                                  imgIContainer::FLAG_SYNC_DECODE,
-                                  getter_AddRefs(frame));
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !frame) {
-    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
-  }
 
-  PRInt32 width = frame->Width();
-  PRInt32 stride = frame->Stride();
-  PRInt32 height = frame->Height();
+  PRInt32 width = aFrame->Width();
+  PRInt32 stride = aFrame->Stride();
+  PRInt32 height = aFrame->Height();
   if ((stride % 4 != 0) || (height < 1) || (width < 1)) {
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
@@ -266,7 +259,7 @@ nsresult nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromImageContainer(imgIContainer *aImage, PR
   // the alpha ordering and endianness of the machine so we don't have to
   // touch the bits ourselves.
   CGDataProviderRef dataProvider = ::CGDataProviderCreateWithData(NULL,
-                                                                  frame->Data(),
+                                                                  aFrame->Data(),
                                                                   stride * height,
                                                                   NULL);
   CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = ::CGColorSpaceCreateWithName(kCGColorSpaceGenericRGB);
@@ -311,8 +304,15 @@ nsresult nsCocoaUtils::CreateNSImageFromCGImage(CGImageRef aInputImage, NSImage
 
 nsresult nsCocoaUtils::CreateNSImageFromImageContainer(imgIContainer *aImage, PRUint32 aWhichFrame, NSImage **aResult)
 {
+  nsRefPtr<gfxImageSurface> frame;
+  nsresult rv = aImage->CopyFrame(aWhichFrame,
+                                  imgIContainer::FLAG_SYNC_DECODE,
+                                  getter_AddRefs(frame));
+  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !frame) {
+    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+  }
   CGImageRef imageRef = NULL;
-  nsresult rv = nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromImageContainer(aImage, aWhichFrame, &imageRef);
+  rv = nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromSurface(frame, &imageRef);
   if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !imageRef) {
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
diff --git a/widget/src/cocoa/nsMenuItemIconX.mm b/widget/src/cocoa/nsMenuItemIconX.mm
index 831447fe5691..8ddba74f634c 100644
--- a/widget/src/cocoa/nsMenuItemIconX.mm
+++ b/widget/src/cocoa/nsMenuItemIconX.mm
@@ -439,10 +439,16 @@ nsMenuItemIconX::OnStopFrame(imgIRequest*    aRequest,
     mImageRegionRect.SetRect(0, 0, origWidth, origHeight);
   }
   
+  nsRefPtr<gfxImageSurface> frame;
+  nsresult rv = imageContainer->CopyFrame(  imgIContainer::FRAME_CURRENT,
+                                            imgIContainer::FLAG_SYNC_DECODE,
+                                            getter_AddRefs(frame));
+  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !frame) {
+    [mNativeMenuItem setImage:nil];
+    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+  }      
   CGImageRef origImage = NULL;
-  nsresult rv = nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromImageContainer(imageContainer, 
-                                                              imgIContainer::FRAME_CURRENT, 
-                                                              &origImage);
+  rv = nsCocoaUtils::CreateCGImageFromSurface(frame, &origImage);
   if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !origImage) {
     [mNativeMenuItem setImage:nil];
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
@@ -487,6 +493,7 @@ nsMenuItemIconX::OnStopFrame(imgIRequest*    aRequest,
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
   CGRect iconRect = ::CGRectMake(0, 0, kIconWidth, kIconHeight);
+  ::CGContextClearRect(bitmapContext, iconRect);
   ::CGContextDrawImage(bitmapContext, iconRect, finalImage);
   
   CGImageRef iconImage = ::CGBitmapContextCreateImage(bitmapContext);