diff --git a/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs b/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
index 46f5f1f9e63..7c7c9cc3505 100644
--- a/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/script/layout_wrapper.rs
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@ impl<'le> TElement for ServoLayoutElement<'le> {
         self.element.get_state_for_layout()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn has_attr(&self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &Atom) -> bool {
+        self.get_attr(namespace, attr).is_some()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn get_attr(&self, namespace: &Namespace, name: &Atom) -> Option<&str> {
         unsafe {
diff --git a/components/style/dom.rs b/components/style/dom.rs
index 76445e6f60b..436bf57aebd 100644
--- a/components/style/dom.rs
+++ b/components/style/dom.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ pub trait TElement : Sized + Copy + Clone + ElementExt + PresentationalHintsSynt
 
     fn get_state(&self) -> ElementState;
 
+    fn has_attr(&self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &Atom) -> bool;
+
     fn get_attr<'a>(&'a self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &Atom) -> Option<&'a str>;
 
     /// Properly marks nodes as dirty in response to restyle hints.
diff --git a/components/style/matching.rs b/components/style/matching.rs
index 289410af3f6..aa7d751267d 100644
--- a/components/style/matching.rs
+++ b/components/style/matching.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fn create_common_style_affecting_attributes_from_element<E: TElement>(element: &
     for attribute_info in &common_style_affecting_attributes() {
         match attribute_info.mode {
             CommonStyleAffectingAttributeMode::IsPresent(flag) => {
-                if element.get_attr(&ns!(), &attribute_info.atom).is_some() {
+                if element.has_attr(&ns!(), &attribute_info.atom) {
                     flags.insert(flag)
                 }
             }
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ impl<C: ComputedValues> StyleSharingCandidate<C> {
             match attribute_info.mode {
                 CommonStyleAffectingAttributeMode::IsPresent(flag) => {
                     if self.common_style_affecting_attributes.contains(flag) !=
-                            element.get_attr(&ns!(), &attribute_info.atom).is_some() {
+                            element.has_attr(&ns!(), &attribute_info.atom) {
                         return false
                     }
                 }
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ impl<C: ComputedValues> StyleSharingCandidate<C> {
         }
 
         for attribute_name in &rare_style_affecting_attributes() {
-            if element.get_attr(&ns!(), attribute_name).is_some() {
+            if element.has_attr(&ns!(), attribute_name) {
                 return false
             }
         }
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ pub trait ElementMatchMethods : TElement
         if self.style_attribute().is_some() {
             return StyleSharingResult::CannotShare
         }
-        if self.get_attr(&ns!(), &atom!("id")).is_some() {
+        if self.has_attr(&ns!(), &atom!("id")) {
             return StyleSharingResult::CannotShare
         }
 
diff --git a/ports/geckolib/wrapper.rs b/ports/geckolib/wrapper.rs
index 8ef5161cf97..7dc4545be2f 100644
--- a/ports/geckolib/wrapper.rs
+++ b/ports/geckolib/wrapper.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,15 @@ impl<'le> TElement for GeckoElement<'le> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn has_attr(&self, namespace: &Namespace, attr: &Atom) -> bool {
+        unsafe {
+            bindings::Gecko_HasAttr(self.element,
+                                    namespace.0.as_ptr(),
+                                    attr.as_ptr())
+        }
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn get_attr<'a>(&'a self, namespace: &Namespace, name: &Atom) -> Option<&'a str> {
         unsafe {