diff --git a/dom/base/BrowserElementChild.js b/dom/base/BrowserElementChild.js
index 8f6bcf742d7..fcff9b5a276 100644
--- a/dom/base/BrowserElementChild.js
+++ b/dom/base/BrowserElementChild.js
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ let Ci = Components.interfaces;
 let Cc = Components.classes;
 Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm");
 
+// Event whitelisted for bubbling.
+let whitelistedEvents = [
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_ESCAPE,   // Back button.
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_CONTEXT_MENU,
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_F5,       // Search button.
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_PAGE_UP,  // Volume up.
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_PAGE_DOWN // Volume down.
+];
+
 function debug(msg) {
   //dump("BrowserElementChild - " + msg + "\n");
 }
@@ -32,6 +41,8 @@ function sendSyncMsg(msg, data) {
  * the parent process.
  */
 
+var global = this;
+
 function BrowserElementChild() {
   this._init();
 };
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ BrowserElementChild.prototype = {
     // Get the app manifest from the parent, if our frame has one.
     let appManifestURL = sendSyncMsg('get-mozapp-manifest-url')[0];
     let windowUtils = content.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor)
-                             .getInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIDOMWindowUtils);
+                             .getInterface(Ci.nsIDOMWindowUtils);
 
     if (!!appManifestURL) {
       windowUtils.setIsApp(true);
@@ -78,6 +89,21 @@ BrowserElementChild.prototype = {
 
     addMessageListener("browser-element-api:get-screenshot",
                        this._recvGetScreenshot.bind(this));
+
+    let els = Cc["@mozilla.org/eventlistenerservice;1"]
+                .getService(Ci.nsIEventListenerService);
+
+    // We are using the system group for those events so if something in the
+    // content called .stopPropagation() this will still be called.
+    els.addSystemEventListener(global, 'keydown',
+                               this._keyEventHandler.bind(this),
+                               /* useCapture = */ true);
+    els.addSystemEventListener(global, 'keypress',
+                               this._keyEventHandler.bind(this),
+                               /* useCapture = */ true);
+    els.addSystemEventListener(global, 'keyup',
+                               this._keyEventHandler.bind(this),
+                               /* useCapture = */ true);
   },
 
   _titleChangedHandler: function(e) {
@@ -129,6 +155,16 @@ BrowserElementChild.prototype = {
     });
   },
 
+  _keyEventHandler: function(e) {
+    if (whitelistedEvents.indexOf(e.keyCode) != -1 && !e.defaultPrevented) {
+      sendAsyncMsg('keyevent', {
+        type: e.type,
+        code: e.keyCode,
+        charCode: e.charCode,
+      });
+    }
+  },
+
   // The docShell keeps a weak reference to the progress listener, so we need
   // to keep a strong ref to it ourselves.
   _progressListener: {
diff --git a/dom/base/BrowserElementParent.js b/dom/base/BrowserElementParent.js
index 4cde5d26f43..9c0a03f61e3 100644
--- a/dom/base/BrowserElementParent.js
+++ b/dom/base/BrowserElementParent.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ BrowserElementParent.prototype = {
     addMessageListener("titlechange", this._fireEventFromMsg);
     addMessageListener("iconchange", this._fireEventFromMsg);
     addMessageListener("get-mozapp-manifest-url", this._sendMozAppManifestURL);
+    addMessageListener("keyevent", this._fireKeyEvent);
     mm.addMessageListener('browser-element-api:got-screenshot',
                           this._recvGotScreenshot.bind(this));
 
@@ -164,6 +165,18 @@ BrowserElementParent.prototype = {
     return req;
   },
 
+  _fireKeyEvent: function(frameElement, data) {
+    let win = frameElement.ownerDocument.defaultView;
+    let evt = frameElement.ownerDocument.createEvent("KeyboardEvent");
+
+    evt.initKeyEvent(data.json.type, true, true, win,
+                     false, false, false, false, // modifiers
+                     data.json.keyCode,
+                     data.json.charCode);
+
+    frameElement.dispatchEvent(evt);
+  },
+
   observe: function(subject, topic, data) {
     switch(topic) {
     case 'app-startup':
diff --git a/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/Makefile.in b/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/Makefile.in
index 92e8c6dc1fb..0544969c275 100644
--- a/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/Makefile.in
+++ b/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/Makefile.in
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
 _TEST_FILES = \
 		file_empty.html \
+		file_focus.html \
 		browserFrameHelpers.js \
 		test_browserFrame1.html \
 		test_browserFrame2.html \
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ _TEST_FILES = \
 		test_browserFrame7.html \
 		test_browserFrame8.html \
 		test_browserFrame9.html \
+		test_browserFrame_keyEvents.html \
 		$(NULL)
 
 libs:: $(_TEST_FILES)
diff --git a/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/browserFrameHelpers.js b/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/browserFrameHelpers.js
index 6d834cd2724..f75478783c7 100644
--- a/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/browserFrameHelpers.js
+++ b/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/browserFrameHelpers.js
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ const browserFrameHelpers = {
   'emptyPage2': 'http://example.org' +
                 window.location.pathname.substring(0, window.location.pathname.lastIndexOf('/')) +
                 '/file_empty.html',
+  'focusPage': 'http://example.org' +
+                window.location.pathname.substring(0, window.location.pathname.lastIndexOf('/')) +
+                '/file_focus.html',
 };
 
 browserFrameHelpers.origEnabledPref = browserFrameHelpers.getEnabledPref();
diff --git a/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/file_focus.html b/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/file_focus.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..563858a9b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/file_focus.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<html>
+<body>
+
+Aloha!  My URL is <span id='url'></span>.
+<script>
+document.getElementById('url').innerHTML = window.location;
+</script>
+
+<script>
+  // The input element is getting synthesized key events and will prevent
+  // default on the first ESC keydown event.
+
+  var alreadyBlocked = false;
+
+  addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
+    if (e.keyCode == Components.interfaces.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_ESCAPE &&
+        alreadyBlocked == false) {
+      alreadyBlocked = true;
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
+  });
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
+
diff --git a/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/test_browserFrame_keyEvents.html b/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/test_browserFrame_keyEvents.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a63a7feec62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/tests/mochitest/browser-frame/test_browserFrame_keyEvents.html
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html>
+<!--
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757486
+-->
+<head>
+  <title>Test for Bug 757486</title>
+  <script type="application/javascript" src="/tests/SimpleTest/SimpleTest.js"></script>
+  <script type="application/javascript" src="/tests/SimpleTest/EventUtils.js"></script>
+  <script type="application/javascript" src="browserFrameHelpers.js"></script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/tests/SimpleTest/test.css"/>
+</head>
+<body>
+<a target="_blank" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757486">Mozilla Bug 757486</a>
+
+<!--
+  Test that an iframe with the |mozbrowser| attribute does bubble some
+  whitelisted key events.
+-->
+
+<script type="application/javascript;version=1.7">
+"use strict";
+
+let Ci = Components.interfaces;
+
+let whitelistedEvents = [
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_ESCAPE,   // Back button.
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_CONTEXT_MENU,
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_F5,       // Search button.
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_PAGE_UP,  // Volume up.
+  Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_PAGE_DOWN // Volume down.
+];
+
+SimpleTest.waitForExplicitFinish();
+
+browserFrameHelpers.setEnabledPref(true);
+browserFrameHelpers.addToWhitelist();
+browserFrameHelpers.setOOPDisabledPref(true); // this is breaking the autofocus.
+
+var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
+iframe.mozbrowser = true;
+iframe.src = browserFrameHelpers.focusPage;
+document.body.appendChild(iframe);
+
+// Number of expected events at which point we will consider the test as done.
+var nbEvents = 15;
+
+function eventHandler(e) {
+  ok(((e.type == 'keydown' || e.type == 'keypress' || e.type == 'keyup') &&
+      !e.defaultPrevented &&
+      whitelistedEvents.indexOf(e.keyCode)),
+      "[ " + e.type + "] Handled event should be a non prevented key event in the white list.");
+
+  nbEvents--;
+
+  if (nbEvents == 0) {
+    browserFrameHelpers.restoreOriginalPrefs();
+    SimpleTest.finish();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (nbEvents < 0) {
+    ok(false, "got an unexpected event! " + e.type + " " + e.keyCode);
+    SimpleTest.finish();
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+function runTest() {
+  is(document.activeElement, iframe, "iframe should be focused");
+
+  addEventListener('keydown', eventHandler);
+  addEventListener('keypress', eventHandler);
+  addEventListener('keyup', eventHandler);
+
+  // Those event should not be received because not whitelisted.
+  synthesizeKey("VK_A", {});
+  synthesizeKey("VK_B", {});
+
+  // Those events should not be received because prevent default is called.
+  synthesizeKey("VK_ESCAPE", {});
+
+  // Those events should be received.
+  synthesizeKey("VK_F5", {}); // F5 key is going to be canceled by ESC key.
+  synthesizeKey("VK_ESCAPE", {});
+  synthesizeKey("VK_PAGE_UP", {});   // keypress is ignored because .preventDefault() will be called.
+  synthesizeKey("VK_PAGE_DOWN", {}); // keypress is ignored because .preventDefault() will be called.
+  synthesizeKey("VK_CONTEXT_MENU", {});
+}
+
+SimpleTest.waitForFocus(function() {
+  iframe.focus();
+  SimpleTest.executeSoon(runTest);
+});
+
+</script>
+
+</body>
+</html>