diff --git a/dom/base/DOMIntersectionObserver.cpp b/dom/base/DOMIntersectionObserver.cpp
index 6f801bd5d3eb..8d519de88a00 100644
--- a/dom/base/DOMIntersectionObserver.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/DOMIntersectionObserver.cpp
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ IntersectionInput DOMIntersectionObserver::ComputeInput(
 // https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/#update-intersection-observations-algo
 // (steps 2.1 - 2.5)
 IntersectionOutput DOMIntersectionObserver::Intersect(
-    const IntersectionInput& aInput, Element& aTarget) {
+    const IntersectionInput& aInput, Element& aTarget,
+    IgnoreContentVisibility aIgnoreContentVisibility) {
   const bool isSimilarOrigin = SimilarOrigin(aTarget, aInput.mRootNode) ==
                                BrowsingContextOrigin::Similar;
   nsIFrame* targetFrame = aTarget.GetPrimaryFrame();
@@ -647,7 +648,12 @@ IntersectionOutput DOMIntersectionObserver::Intersect(
   // true even if both the root and the target elements are in the skipped
   // contents."
   // https://drafts.csswg.org/css-contain/#cv-notes
-  if (targetFrame->IsHiddenByContentVisibilityOnAnyAncestor()) {
+  //
+  // Skip the intersection if the element is hidden, unless this is the
+  // DOMIntersectionObserver used specifically to track the visibility of
+  // `content-visibility: auto` elements.
+  if (aIgnoreContentVisibility == IgnoreContentVisibility::No &&
+      targetFrame->IsHiddenByContentVisibilityOnAnyAncestor()) {
     return {isSimilarOrigin};
   }
 
@@ -707,11 +713,20 @@ void DOMIntersectionObserver::Update(Document* aDocument,
                                      DOMHighResTimeStamp time) {
   auto input = ComputeInput(*aDocument, mRoot, &mRootMargin);
 
+  // If this observer is used to determine content relevancy for
+  // `content-visiblity: auto` content, then do not skip intersection
+  // for content that is hidden by `content-visibility: auto`.
+  IgnoreContentVisibility ignoreContentVisibility =
+      aDocument->GetContentVisibilityObserver() == this
+          ? IgnoreContentVisibility::Yes
+          : IgnoreContentVisibility::No;
+
   // 2. For each target in observer’s internal [[ObservationTargets]] slot,
   // processed in the same order that observe() was called on each target:
   for (Element* target : mObservationTargets) {
     // 2.1 - 2.4.
-    IntersectionOutput output = Intersect(input, *target);
+    IntersectionOutput output =
+        Intersect(input, *target, ignoreContentVisibility);
 
     // 2.5. Let targetArea be targetRect’s area.
     int64_t targetArea = (int64_t)output.mTargetRect.Width() *
diff --git a/dom/base/DOMIntersectionObserver.h b/dom/base/DOMIntersectionObserver.h
index 144e0ac4fea6..54b9739605ee 100644
--- a/dom/base/DOMIntersectionObserver.h
+++ b/dom/base/DOMIntersectionObserver.h
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ struct IntersectionInput {
   nsMargin mRootMargin;
   // If this is in an OOP iframe, the visible rect of the OOP frame.
   Maybe<nsRect> mRemoteDocumentVisibleRect;
+  // Whether this intersection is for the purposes of computing content
+  // relevancy for `content-visiblilty: auto`.
+  bool mIsForContentVisibility = false;
 };
 
 struct IntersectionOutput {
@@ -151,7 +154,11 @@ class DOMIntersectionObserver final : public nsISupports,
   static IntersectionInput ComputeInput(
       const Document& aDocument, const nsINode* aRoot,
       const StyleRect<LengthPercentage>* aRootMargin);
-  static IntersectionOutput Intersect(const IntersectionInput&, Element&);
+
+  enum class IgnoreContentVisibility : bool { No, Yes };
+  static IntersectionOutput Intersect(
+      const IntersectionInput&, Element&,
+      IgnoreContentVisibility = IgnoreContentVisibility::No);
   // Intersects with a given rect, already relative to the root frame.
   static IntersectionOutput Intersect(const IntersectionInput&, const nsRect&);
 
diff --git a/dom/base/Document.h b/dom/base/Document.h
index 272417ed6b48..97516414ab20 100644
--- a/dom/base/Document.h
+++ b/dom/base/Document.h
@@ -3789,6 +3789,9 @@ class Document : public nsINode,
   }
   DOMIntersectionObserver& EnsureLazyLoadImageObserver();
 
+  DOMIntersectionObserver* GetContentVisibilityObserver() const {
+    return mContentVisibilityObserver;
+  }
   DOMIntersectionObserver& EnsureContentVisibilityObserver();
   void ObserveForContentVisibility(Element&);
   void UnobserveForContentVisibility(Element&);
diff --git a/testing/web-platform/tests/css/css-contain/content-visibility/content-visibility-auto-nested-ref.html b/testing/web-platform/tests/css/css-contain/content-visibility/content-visibility-auto-nested-ref.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc00c86b8be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/web-platform/tests/css/css-contain/content-visibility/content-visibility-auto-nested-ref.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<!doctype HTML>
+<html>
+<meta charset="utf8">
+<title>Content Visibility: content in nested `content-visibility: auto` elements is considered relevant</title>
+<link rel="author" title="Martin Robinson" href="mailto:mrobinson@igalia.com">
+<link rel="help" href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-contain/#content-visibility">
+
+<div style="border:solid">
+    <div>content with content-visibility: auto</div>
+</div>
diff --git a/testing/web-platform/tests/css/css-contain/content-visibility/content-visibility-auto-nested.html b/testing/web-platform/tests/css/css-contain/content-visibility/content-visibility-auto-nested.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9fc7c03b3a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/web-platform/tests/css/css-contain/content-visibility/content-visibility-auto-nested.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<!doctype HTML>
+<html class="reftest-wait">
+<meta charset="utf8">
+<title>Content Visibility: content in nested `content-visibility: auto` elements is considered relevant</title>
+<link rel="author" title="Martin Robinson" href="mailto:mrobinson@igalia.com">
+<link rel="help" href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-contain/#content-visibility">
+<link rel="match" href="content-visibility-auto-nested-ref.html">
+<meta name="assert" content="content in nested `content-visibility: auto` elements is considered relevant">
+
+<script src="/common/reftest-wait.js"></script>
+<script src="../resources/utils.js"></script>
+
+<style>
+div {
+    content-visibility: auto;
+}
+</style>
+
+<script>
+function runTest() {
+  requestAnimationFrame(takeScreenshot);
+}
+window.onload = () => { requestAnimationFrame(runTest); };
+</script>
+
+<div style="border:solid">
+    <div>content with content-visibility: auto</div>
+</div>