diff --git a/components/layout/layout_task.rs b/components/layout/layout_task.rs
index 9523585785f..b9bdc48a3ea 100644
--- a/components/layout/layout_task.rs
+++ b/components/layout/layout_task.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use gfx::paint_task::{PaintChan, PaintLayer};
 use gfx::paint_task::Msg as PaintMsg;
 use layout_traits::{LayoutControlMsg, LayoutTaskFactory};
 use log;
-use script::dom::bindings::js::JS;
+use script::dom::bindings::js::{JS, LayoutJS};
 use script::dom::node::{LayoutDataRef, Node, NodeTypeId};
 use script::dom::element::ElementTypeId;
 use script::dom::htmlelement::HTMLElementTypeId;
@@ -719,8 +719,8 @@ impl LayoutTask {
         // FIXME: Isolate this transmutation into a "bridge" module.
         // FIXME(rust#16366): The following line had to be moved because of a
         // rustc bug. It should be in the next unsafe block.
-        let mut node: JS<Node> = unsafe {
-            JS::from_trusted_node_address(data.document_root)
+        let mut node: LayoutJS<Node> = unsafe {
+            JS::from_trusted_node_address(data.document_root).to_layout()
         };
         let node: &mut LayoutNode = unsafe {
             mem::transmute(&mut node)
diff --git a/components/layout/util.rs b/components/layout/util.rs
index e04bbfbbd7e..984c2c44657 100644
--- a/components/layout/util.rs
+++ b/components/layout/util.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use wrapper::{LayoutNode, TLayoutNode, ThreadSafeLayoutNode};
 use gfx::display_list::OpaqueNode;
 use gfx;
 use libc::uintptr_t;
-use script::dom::bindings::js::JS;
+use script::dom::bindings::js::{JS, LayoutJS};
 use script::dom::bindings::utils::Reflectable;
 use script::dom::node::{Node, SharedLayoutData};
 use script::layout_interface::{LayoutChan, TrustedNodeAddress};
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub trait OpaqueNodeMethods {
     fn from_script_node(node: TrustedNodeAddress) -> Self;
 
     /// Converts a DOM node to an `OpaqueNode'.
-    fn from_jsmanaged(node: &JS<Node>) -> Self;
+    fn from_jsmanaged(node: &LayoutJS<Node>) -> Self;
 
     /// Converts this node to an `UntrustedNodeAddress`. An `UntrustedNodeAddress` is just the type
     /// of node that script expects to receive in a hit test.
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ impl OpaqueNodeMethods for OpaqueNode {
 
     fn from_script_node(node: TrustedNodeAddress) -> OpaqueNode {
         unsafe {
-            OpaqueNodeMethods::from_jsmanaged(&JS::from_trusted_node_address(node))
+            OpaqueNodeMethods::from_jsmanaged(&JS::from_trusted_node_address(node).to_layout())
         }
     }
 
-    fn from_jsmanaged(node: &JS<Node>) -> OpaqueNode {
+    fn from_jsmanaged(node: &LayoutJS<Node>) -> OpaqueNode {
         unsafe {
             let ptr: uintptr_t = mem::transmute(node.reflector().get_jsobject());
             OpaqueNode(ptr)
diff --git a/components/layout/wrapper.rs b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
index 039073e8795..e05f005c380 100644
--- a/components/layout/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout/wrapper.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 //!
 //! 1. Layout is not allowed to mutate the DOM.
 //!
-//! 2. Layout is not allowed to see anything with `JS` in the name, because it could hang
+//! 2. Layout is not allowed to see anything with `LayoutJS` in the name, because it could hang
 //!    onto these objects and cause use-after-free.
 //!
 //! When implementing wrapper functions, be careful that you do not touch the borrow flags, or you
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use script::dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{ElementCast, HTMLIFrameElemen
 use script::dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{HTMLCanvasElementCast, HTMLImageElementCast};
 use script::dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{HTMLInputElementCast, HTMLTextAreaElementCast};
 use script::dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{NodeCast, TextCast};
-use script::dom::bindings::js::JS;
+use script::dom::bindings::js::{JS, LayoutJS};
 use script::dom::element::{Element, ElementTypeId};
 use script::dom::element::{LayoutElementHelpers, RawLayoutElementHelpers};
 use script::dom::htmlelement::HTMLElementTypeId;
@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ use url::Url;
 /// Allows some convenience methods on generic layout nodes.
 pub trait TLayoutNode {
     /// Creates a new layout node with the same lifetime as this layout node.
-    unsafe fn new_with_this_lifetime(&self, node: &JS<Node>) -> Self;
+    unsafe fn new_with_this_lifetime(&self, node: &LayoutJS<Node>) -> Self;
 
     /// Returns the type ID of this node. Fails if this node is borrowed mutably. Returns `None`
     /// if this is a pseudo-element; otherwise, returns `Some`.
     fn type_id(&self) -> Option<NodeTypeId>;
 
-    /// Returns the interior of this node as a `JS`. This is highly unsafe for layout to
+    /// Returns the interior of this node as a `LayoutJS`. This is highly unsafe for layout to
     /// call and as such is marked `unsafe`.
-    unsafe fn get_jsmanaged<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a JS<Node>;
+    unsafe fn get_jsmanaged<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a LayoutJS<Node>;
 
     /// Returns the interior of this node as a `Node`. This is highly unsafe for layout to call
     /// and as such is marked `unsafe`.
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ pub trait TLayoutNode {
     /// FIXME(pcwalton): Don't copy URLs.
     fn image_url(&self) -> Option<Url> {
         unsafe {
-            match HTMLImageElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged()) {
-                Some(elem) => elem.image().as_ref().map(|url| (*url).clone()),
+            match HTMLImageElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script()) {
+                Some(elem) => elem.to_layout().image().as_ref().map(|url| (*url).clone()),
                 None => panic!("not an image!")
             }
         }
@@ -119,22 +119,22 @@ pub trait TLayoutNode {
 
     fn get_renderer(&self) -> Option<Sender<CanvasMsg>> {
         unsafe {
-            let canvas_element: Option<JS<HTMLCanvasElement>> = HTMLCanvasElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged());
-            canvas_element.and_then(|elem| elem.get_renderer())
+            let canvas_element: Option<JS<HTMLCanvasElement>> = HTMLCanvasElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script());
+            canvas_element.and_then(|elem| elem.to_layout().get_renderer())
         }
     }
 
     fn get_canvas_width(&self) -> u32 {
         unsafe {
-            let canvas_element: Option<JS<HTMLCanvasElement>> = HTMLCanvasElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged());
-            canvas_element.unwrap().get_canvas_width()
+            let canvas_element: Option<JS<HTMLCanvasElement>> = HTMLCanvasElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script());
+            canvas_element.unwrap().to_layout().get_canvas_width()
         }
     }
 
     fn get_canvas_height(&self) -> u32 {
         unsafe {
-            let canvas_element: Option<JS<HTMLCanvasElement>> = HTMLCanvasElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged());
-            canvas_element.unwrap().get_canvas_height()
+            let canvas_element: Option<JS<HTMLCanvasElement>> = HTMLCanvasElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script());
+            canvas_element.unwrap().to_layout().get_canvas_height()
         }
     }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pub trait TLayoutNode {
     fn iframe_pipeline_and_subpage_ids(&self) -> (PipelineId, SubpageId) {
         unsafe {
             let iframe_element: JS<HTMLIFrameElement> =
-                match HTMLIFrameElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged()) {
+                match HTMLIFrameElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script()) {
                     Some(elem) => elem,
                     None => panic!("not an iframe element!")
                 };
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ pub trait TLayoutNode {
 }
 
 /// A wrapper so that layout can access only the methods that it should have access to. Layout must
-/// only ever see these and must never see instances of `JS`.
+/// only ever see these and must never see instances of `LayoutJS`.
 #[derive(Copy)]
 pub struct LayoutNode<'a> {
     /// The wrapped node.
-    node: JS<Node>,
+    node: LayoutJS<Node>,
 
     /// Being chained to a ContravariantLifetime prevents `LayoutNode`s from escaping.
     pub chain: ContravariantLifetime<'a>,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl<'a> PartialEq for LayoutNode<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'ln> TLayoutNode for LayoutNode<'ln> {
-    unsafe fn new_with_this_lifetime(&self, node: &JS<Node>) -> LayoutNode<'ln> {
+    unsafe fn new_with_this_lifetime(&self, node: &LayoutJS<Node>) -> LayoutNode<'ln> {
         LayoutNode {
             node: node.transmute_copy(),
             chain: self.chain,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl<'ln> TLayoutNode for LayoutNode<'ln> {
         }
     }
 
-    unsafe fn get_jsmanaged<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a JS<Node> {
+    unsafe fn get_jsmanaged<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a LayoutJS<Node> {
         &self.node
     }
 
@@ -214,15 +214,15 @@ impl<'ln> TLayoutNode for LayoutNode<'ln> {
 
     fn text(&self) -> String {
         unsafe {
-            let text: Option<JS<Text>> = TextCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged());
+            let text: Option<JS<Text>> = TextCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script());
             if let Some(text) = text {
                 return (*text.unsafe_get()).characterdata().data_for_layout().to_owned();
             }
-            let input: Option<JS<HTMLInputElement>> = HTMLInputElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged());
+            let input: Option<JS<HTMLInputElement>> = HTMLInputElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script());
             if let Some(input) = input {
                 return input.get_value_for_layout();
             }
-            let area: Option<JS<HTMLTextAreaElement>> = HTMLTextAreaElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged());
+            let area: Option<JS<HTMLTextAreaElement>> = HTMLTextAreaElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script());
             if let Some(area) = area {
                 return area.get_value_for_layout();
             }
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ impl<'ln> LayoutNode<'ln> {
 
     }
 
-    pub unsafe fn get_jsmanaged<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a JS<Node> {
+    pub unsafe fn get_jsmanaged<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a LayoutJS<Node> {
         &self.node
     }
 
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ impl<'ln> TNode<'ln, LayoutElement<'ln>> for LayoutNode<'ln> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_element(self) -> LayoutElement<'ln> {
         unsafe {
-            let elem: JS<Element> = match ElementCast::to_js(&self.node) {
-                Some(elem) => elem,
+            let elem: LayoutJS<Element> = match ElementCast::to_js(&self.node.to_script()) {
+                Some(elem) => elem.to_layout(),
                 None => panic!("not an element")
             };
 
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ impl<'ln> TNode<'ln, LayoutElement<'ln>> for LayoutNode<'ln> {
 
     fn is_html_element_in_html_document(self) -> bool {
         unsafe {
-            match ElementCast::to_js(&self.node) {
-                Some(elem) => elem.html_element_in_html_document_for_layout(),
+            match ElementCast::to_js(&self.node.to_script()) {
+                Some(elem) => elem.to_layout().html_element_in_html_document_for_layout(),
                 None => false
             }
         }
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ pub struct ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
 
 impl<'ln> TLayoutNode for ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
     /// Creates a new layout node with the same lifetime as this layout node.
-    unsafe fn new_with_this_lifetime(&self, node: &JS<Node>) -> ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
+    unsafe fn new_with_this_lifetime(&self, node: &LayoutJS<Node>) -> ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
         ThreadSafeLayoutNode {
             node: LayoutNode {
                 node: node.transmute_copy(),
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ impl<'ln> TLayoutNode for ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
         self.node.type_id()
     }
 
-    unsafe fn get_jsmanaged<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a JS<Node> {
+    unsafe fn get_jsmanaged<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a LayoutJS<Node> {
         self.node.get_jsmanaged()
     }
 
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ impl<'ln> ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn as_element(&self) -> ThreadSafeLayoutElement<'ln> {
         unsafe {
-            let element = match ElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged()) {
+            let element = match ElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script()) {
                 Some(e) => e.unsafe_get(),
                 None => panic!("not an element")
             };
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ impl<'ln> ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
 
     pub fn is_ignorable_whitespace(&self) -> bool {
         unsafe {
-            let text: JS<Text> = match TextCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged()) {
+            let text: JS<Text> = match TextCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script()) {
                 Some(text) => text,
                 None => return false
             };
@@ -960,9 +960,9 @@ impl<'ln> ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
 
     pub fn get_input_value(&self) -> String {
         unsafe {
-            let input: Option<JS<HTMLInputElement>> = HTMLInputElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged());
+            let input: Option<JS<HTMLInputElement>> = HTMLInputElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script());
             match input {
-                Some(input) => input.get_value_for_layout(),
+                Some(input) => input.to_layout().get_value_for_layout(),
                 None => panic!("not an input element!")
             }
         }
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ impl<'ln> ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
 
     pub fn get_input_size(&self) -> u32 {
         unsafe {
-            match HTMLInputElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged()) {
-                Some(input) => input.get_size_for_layout(),
+            match HTMLInputElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script()) {
+                Some(input) => input.to_layout().get_size_for_layout(),
                 None => panic!("not an input element!")
             }
         }
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ impl<'ln> ThreadSafeLayoutNode<'ln> {
     pub fn get_unsigned_integer_attribute(self, attribute: UnsignedIntegerAttribute)
                                           -> Option<u32> {
         unsafe {
-            let elem: Option<JS<Element>> = ElementCast::to_js(self.get_jsmanaged());
+            let elem: Option<JS<Element>> = ElementCast::to_js(&self.get_jsmanaged().to_script());
             match elem {
                 Some(element) => {
                     (*element.unsafe_get()).get_unsigned_integer_attribute_for_layout(attribute)
diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/js.rs b/components/script/dom/bindings/js.rs
index 2e229a28df3..f2d00c6d76f 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/js.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/js.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ pub struct LayoutJS<T> {
     ptr: NonZero<*const T>
 }
 
+impl<T> LayoutJS<T> {
+    pub fn to_script(self) -> JS<T> {
+        JS {
+            ptr: self.ptr
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> Copy for JS<T> {}
 
 impl<T> Copy for LayoutJS<T> {}