diff --git a/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.cpp b/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.cpp
index f1b429fdb886..3f5c242b1c8c 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ nsFrameLoader::nsFrameLoader(Element* aOwner, BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext,
       mDetachedSubdocFrame(nullptr),
       mPendingSwitchID(0),
       mChildID(0),
+      mRemoteType(VoidString()),
       mDepthTooGreat(false),
       mIsTopLevelContent(false),
       mDestroyCalled(false),
@@ -191,6 +192,11 @@ nsFrameLoader::nsFrameLoader(Element* aOwner, BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext,
   mIsRemoteFrame = ShouldUseRemoteProcess();
   MOZ_ASSERT(!mIsRemoteFrame || !mBrowsingContext->HasOpener(),
              "Cannot pass aOpener for a remote frame!");
+
+  if (mIsRemoteFrame &&
+      !aOwner->GetAttr(kNameSpaceID_None, nsGkAtoms::RemoteType, mRemoteType)) {
+    mRemoteType.AssignLiteral(DEFAULT_REMOTE_TYPE);
+  }
 }
 
 nsFrameLoader::nsFrameLoader(Element* aOwner, BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext,
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@ nsFrameLoader::nsFrameLoader(Element* aOwner, BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext,
       mDetachedSubdocFrame(nullptr),
       mPendingSwitchID(0),
       mChildID(0),
+      mRemoteType(VoidString()),
       mDepthTooGreat(false),
       mIsTopLevelContent(false),
       mDestroyCalled(false),
@@ -216,6 +223,7 @@ nsFrameLoader::nsFrameLoader(Element* aOwner, BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext,
   if (aOptions.mRemoteType.WasPassed() &&
       (!aOptions.mRemoteType.Value().IsVoid())) {
     mIsRemoteFrame = true;
+    mRemoteType = aOptions.mRemoteType.Value();
   }
 }
 
@@ -2661,14 +2669,13 @@ bool nsFrameLoader::TryRemoteBrowserInternal() {
   if (XRE_IsContentProcess()) {
     mBrowsingContext->SetEmbedderElement(mOwnerContent);
 
-    mRemoteBrowser = ContentChild::CreateBrowser(
-        this, context, NS_LITERAL_STRING(DEFAULT_REMOTE_TYPE),
-        mBrowsingContext);
+    mRemoteBrowser = ContentChild::CreateBrowser(this, context, mRemoteType,
+                                                 mBrowsingContext);
     return !!mRemoteBrowser;
   }
 
   mRemoteBrowser = ContentParent::CreateBrowser(
-      context, ownerElement, mBrowsingContext, openerContentParent,
+      context, ownerElement, mRemoteType, mBrowsingContext, openerContentParent,
       sameTabGroupAs, nextRemoteTabId);
   if (!mRemoteBrowser) {
     return false;
diff --git a/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.h b/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.h
index c10654ef5bbe..74c970a48744 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.h
+++ b/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.h
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ class nsFrameLoader final : public nsStubMutationObserver,
 
   RefPtr<mozilla::dom::TabListener> mSessionStoreListener;
 
+  nsString mRemoteType;
+
   bool mDepthTooGreat : 1;
   bool mIsTopLevelContent : 1;
   bool mDestroyCalled : 1;
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
index 3a4fc7308e87..f84dbcc97056 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
@@ -1097,17 +1097,17 @@ mozilla::ipc::IPCResult ContentParent::RecvLaunchRDDProcess(
 /*static*/
 already_AddRefed<RemoteBrowser> ContentParent::CreateBrowser(
     const TabContext& aContext, Element* aFrameElement,
-    BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext, ContentParent* aOpenerContentParent,
-    BrowserParent* aSameTabGroupAs, uint64_t aNextRemoteTabId) {
+    const nsAString& aRemoteType, BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext,
+    ContentParent* aOpenerContentParent, BrowserParent* aSameTabGroupAs,
+    uint64_t aNextRemoteTabId) {
   AUTO_PROFILER_LABEL("ContentParent::CreateBrowser", OTHER);
 
   if (!sCanLaunchSubprocesses) {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  nsAutoString remoteType;
-  if (!aFrameElement->GetAttr(kNameSpaceID_None, nsGkAtoms::RemoteType,
-                              remoteType)) {
+  nsAutoString remoteType(aRemoteType);
+  if (remoteType.IsEmpty()) {
     remoteType.AssignLiteral(DEFAULT_REMOTE_TYPE);
   }
 
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.h b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.h
index 4492fef5efb7..5974a90412f4 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.h
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@ class ContentParent final : public PContentParent,
    */
   static already_AddRefed<RemoteBrowser> CreateBrowser(
       const TabContext& aContext, Element* aFrameElement,
-      BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext, ContentParent* aOpenerContentParent,
-      BrowserParent* aSameTabGroupAs, uint64_t aNextRemoteTabId);
+      const nsAString& aRemoteType, BrowsingContext* aBrowsingContext,
+      ContentParent* aOpenerContentParent, BrowserParent* aSameTabGroupAs,
+      uint64_t aNextRemoteTabId);
 
   static void GetAll(nsTArray<ContentParent*>& aArray);