diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/test_contextmenu.html b/browser/base/content/test/test_contextmenu.html
index cbaa09667888..de2ad4cc4475 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/test/test_contextmenu.html
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/test_contextmenu.html
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ function closeContextMenu() {
     contextMenu.hidePopup();
 }
 
+function executeCopyCommand(command, expectedValue)
+{
+  // Just execute the command directly rather than simulating a context menu
+  // press to avoid having to deal with its asynchronous nature
+  subwindow.controllers.getControllerForCommand(command).doCommand(command);
+
+  // The easiest way to check the clipboard is to paste the contents into a
+  // textbox
+  input.focus();
+  input.value = "";
+  input.controllers.getControllerForCommand("cmd_paste").doCommand("cmd_paste");
+  is(input.value, expectedValue, "paste for command " + command);
+}
+
 function getVisibleMenuItems(aMenu) {
     var items = [];
     var accessKeys = {};
@@ -391,6 +405,13 @@ function runTest(testNum) {
                                "spell-add-dictionaries",       true], null]);
 
         closeContextMenu();
+        openContextMenuFor(link); // Invoke context menu for next test.
+        break;
+
+  case 15:
+        executeCopyCommand("cmd_copyLink", "http://mozilla.com/");
+        closeContextMenu();
+
         subwindow.close();
         SimpleTest.finish();
         return;
diff --git a/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp b/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
index 6a10e75d54d8..e7aa916fd075 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
@@ -3328,6 +3328,8 @@ DocumentViewerImpl::GetPopupNode(nsIDOMNode** aNode)
 {
   NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aNode);
 
+  *aNode = nsnull;
+
   // get the document
   nsIDocument* document = GetDocument();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(document, NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
@@ -3340,7 +3342,22 @@ DocumentViewerImpl::GetPopupNode(nsIDOMNode** aNode)
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(root, NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
 
     // get the popup node
-    NS_IF_ADDREF(*aNode = root->GetPopupNode());
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMNode> node = root->GetPopupNode();
+#ifdef MOZ_XUL
+    if (!node) {
+      nsPIDOMWindow* rootWindow = root->GetWindow();
+      if (rootWindow) {
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> rootDoc = do_QueryInterface(rootWindow->GetExtantDocument());
+        if (rootDoc) {
+          nsXULPopupManager* pm = nsXULPopupManager::GetInstance();
+          if (pm) {
+            node = pm->GetLastTriggerPopupNode(rootDoc);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+#endif
+    node.swap(*aNode);
   }
 
   return NS_OK;