diff --git a/components/layout/css/matching.rs b/components/layout/css/matching.rs
index e79982130c2..503897a5964 100644
--- a/components/layout/css/matching.rs
+++ b/components/layout/css/matching.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use std::slice::Iter;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use string_cache::{Atom, Namespace};
-use style::node::{TElement, TNode};
+use style::node::{TElement, TElementAttributes, TNode};
 use style::properties::{ComputedValues, cascade};
 use style::selector_matching::{Stylist, DeclarationBlock};
 use util::arc_ptr_eq;
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ impl StyleSharingCandidate {
             return false
         }
 
+        let mut matching_rules = vec![];
+        element.synthesize_presentational_hints_for_legacy_attributes(&mut matching_rules);
+        if !matching_rules.is_empty() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // FIXME(pcwalton): It's probably faster to iterate over all the element's attributes and
         // use the {common, rare}-style-affecting-attributes tables as lookup tables.
 
diff --git a/components/layout/wrapper.rs b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
index 8c30d649db3..7d919f49f29 100644
--- a/components/layout/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use string_cache::{Atom, Namespace};
 use style::computed_values::content::ContentItem;
 use style::computed_values::{content, display, white_space};
+use selectors::matching::DeclarationBlock;
 use selectors::parser::{NamespaceConstraint, AttrSelector};
+use selectors::smallvec::VecLike;
 use style::legacy::{IntegerAttribute, LengthAttribute, SimpleColorAttribute};
 use style::legacy::{UnsignedIntegerAttribute};
 use style::node::{TElement, TElementAttributes, TNode};
-use style::properties::PropertyDeclarationBlock;
+use style::properties::{PropertyDeclaration, PropertyDeclarationBlock};
 use url::Url;
 
 /// Allows some convenience methods on generic layout nodes.
@@ -659,6 +661,14 @@ impl<'le> TElement<'le> for LayoutElement<'le> {
 }
 
 impl<'le> TElementAttributes for LayoutElement<'le> {
+    fn synthesize_presentational_hints_for_legacy_attributes<V>(self, hints: &mut V)
+        where V: VecLike<DeclarationBlock<Vec<PropertyDeclaration>>>
+    {
+        unsafe {
+            self.element.synthesize_presentational_hints_for_legacy_attributes(hints);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn get_length_attribute(self, length_attribute: LengthAttribute) -> LengthOrPercentageOrAuto {
         unsafe {
             self.element.get_length_attribute_for_layout(length_attribute)
diff --git a/components/script/dom/element.rs b/components/script/dom/element.rs
index cfe2c6b1acf..4e6644f0a97 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/element.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/element.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ use html5ever::serialize::SerializeOpts;
 use html5ever::serialize::TraversalScope;
 use html5ever::serialize::TraversalScope::{IncludeNode, ChildrenOnly};
 use html5ever::tree_builder::{NoQuirks, LimitedQuirks, Quirks};
-use selectors::matching::matches;
+use selectors::matching::{matches, DeclarationBlock};
 use selectors::parser::parse_author_origin_selector_list_from_str;
+use selectors::smallvec::VecLike;
 use string_cache::{Atom, Namespace, QualName};
 use url::UrlParser;
 
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ pub trait RawLayoutElementHelpers {
     unsafe fn get_attr_atom_for_layout(&self, namespace: &Namespace, name: &Atom) -> Option<Atom>;
     unsafe fn has_class_for_layout(&self, name: &Atom) -> bool;
     unsafe fn get_classes_for_layout(&self) -> Option<&'static [Atom]>;
+
+    unsafe fn synthesize_presentational_hints_for_legacy_attributes<V>(&self, &mut V)
+        where V: VecLike<DeclarationBlock<Vec<PropertyDeclaration>>>;
     unsafe fn get_length_attribute_for_layout(&self, length_attribute: LengthAttribute)
                                               -> LengthOrPercentageOrAuto;
     unsafe fn get_integer_attribute_for_layout(&self, integer_attribute: IntegerAttribute)
@@ -227,6 +231,11 @@ impl RawLayoutElementHelpers for Element {
         })
     }
 
+    unsafe fn synthesize_presentational_hints_for_legacy_attributes<V>(&self, _: &mut V)
+        where V: VecLike<DeclarationBlock<Vec<PropertyDeclaration>>>
+    {
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     unsafe fn get_length_attribute_for_layout(&self, length_attribute: LengthAttribute)
                                               -> LengthOrPercentageOrAuto {
diff --git a/components/style/legacy.rs b/components/style/legacy.rs
index 2ce112a2f3a..a44193c8390 100644
--- a/components/style/legacy.rs
+++ b/components/style/legacy.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ impl PresentationalHintSynthesis for Stylist {
                                                                    N::Element: TElementAttributes,
                                                                    V: VecLike<DeclarationBlock<Vec<PropertyDeclaration>>> {
         let element = node.as_element();
+
+        let length = matching_rules_list.vec_len();
+        element.synthesize_presentational_hints_for_legacy_attributes(matching_rules_list);
+        if matching_rules_list.vec_len() != length {
+            // Never share style for elements with preshints
+            *shareable = false;
+        }
+
         match element.get_local_name() {
             name if *name == atom!("td") => {
                 match element.get_length_attribute(LengthAttribute::Width) {
diff --git a/components/style/node.rs b/components/style/node.rs
index c3bd70a44bf..4e667ef1286 100644
--- a/components/style/node.rs
+++ b/components/style/node.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@
 
 use cssparser::RGBA;
 use legacy::{IntegerAttribute, LengthAttribute, SimpleColorAttribute, UnsignedIntegerAttribute};
+use properties::PropertyDeclaration;
 use util::str::LengthOrPercentageOrAuto;
 
+use selectors::matching::DeclarationBlock;
+use selectors::smallvec::VecLike;
 pub use selectors::tree::{TNode, TElement};
 
 pub trait TElementAttributes : Copy {
+    fn synthesize_presentational_hints_for_legacy_attributes<V>(self, &mut V)
+        where V: VecLike<DeclarationBlock<Vec<PropertyDeclaration>>>;
     fn get_length_attribute(self, attribute: LengthAttribute) -> LengthOrPercentageOrAuto;
     fn get_integer_attribute(self, attribute: IntegerAttribute) -> Option<i32>;
     fn get_unsigned_integer_attribute(self, attribute: UnsignedIntegerAttribute) -> Option<u32>;