diff --git a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
index adf9417e33d..13d6e9c0151 100644
--- a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
   NS_IMETHOD Init(nsNativeWidget aNativeParent,
                   const nsRect& aBounds,
                   nsScrollPreference aScrolling = nsScrollPreference_kAuto);
+  NS_IMETHOD Destroy(void);
   NS_IMETHOD GetBounds(nsRect& aResult);
   NS_IMETHOD SetBounds(const nsRect& aBounds);
   NS_IMETHOD MoveTo(PRInt32 aX, PRInt32 aY);
@@ -455,16 +456,33 @@ nsWebShell::Init(nsNativeWidget aNativeParent,
     NS_RELEASE(mInnerWindow);
   }
   else {
-    // Get rid of extra reference count
-    mWindow->Release();
     mWindow->Create(aNativeParent, aBounds, nsWebShell::HandleEvent,
                     mDeviceContext, nsnull);
+    // Get rid of extra reference count
+    mWindow->Release();
   }
 
 done:
   return rv;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsWebShell::Destroy()
+{
+  nsresult rv = NS_OK;
+
+  // Stop any URLs that are currently being loaded...
+  mDocLoader->Stop();
+
+  SetContainer(nsnull);
+  SetObserver(nsnull);
+
+  NS_IF_RELEASE(mContentViewer);
+
+  return rv;
+}
+
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsWebShell::GetBounds(nsRect& aResult)
 {
diff --git a/mozilla/webshell/public/nsIWebShell.h b/mozilla/webshell/public/nsIWebShell.h
index f9a54f4f807..3a193d2a31c 100644
--- a/mozilla/webshell/public/nsIWebShell.h
+++ b/mozilla/webshell/public/nsIWebShell.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public:
                   const nsRect& aBounds,
                   nsScrollPreference aScrolling = nsScrollPreference_kAuto)=0;
 
+  NS_IMETHOD Destroy() = 0;
+
   NS_IMETHOD GetBounds(nsRect& aResult) = 0;
 
   NS_IMETHOD SetBounds(const nsRect& aBounds) = 0;
diff --git a/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp b/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
index adf9417e33d..13d6e9c0151 100644
--- a/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
   NS_IMETHOD Init(nsNativeWidget aNativeParent,
                   const nsRect& aBounds,
                   nsScrollPreference aScrolling = nsScrollPreference_kAuto);
+  NS_IMETHOD Destroy(void);
   NS_IMETHOD GetBounds(nsRect& aResult);
   NS_IMETHOD SetBounds(const nsRect& aBounds);
   NS_IMETHOD MoveTo(PRInt32 aX, PRInt32 aY);
@@ -455,16 +456,33 @@ nsWebShell::Init(nsNativeWidget aNativeParent,
     NS_RELEASE(mInnerWindow);
   }
   else {
-    // Get rid of extra reference count
-    mWindow->Release();
     mWindow->Create(aNativeParent, aBounds, nsWebShell::HandleEvent,
                     mDeviceContext, nsnull);
+    // Get rid of extra reference count
+    mWindow->Release();
   }
 
 done:
   return rv;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsWebShell::Destroy()
+{
+  nsresult rv = NS_OK;
+
+  // Stop any URLs that are currently being loaded...
+  mDocLoader->Stop();
+
+  SetContainer(nsnull);
+  SetObserver(nsnull);
+
+  NS_IF_RELEASE(mContentViewer);
+
+  return rv;
+}
+
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsWebShell::GetBounds(nsRect& aResult)
 {