diff --git a/components/script/dom/node.rs b/components/script/dom/node.rs
index 9c4e52b495d..60046ff26b7 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/node.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/node.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use core::nonzero::NonZero;
 use devtools_traits::NodeInfo;
 use document_loader::DocumentLoader;
 use dom::attr::Attr;
-use dom::bindings::cell::DOMRefCell;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::AttrBinding::AttrMethods;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::CharacterDataBinding::CharacterDataMethods;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::DocumentBinding::DocumentMethods;
@@ -57,13 +56,14 @@ use selectors::matching::matches;
 use selectors::parser::Selector;
 use selectors::parser::parse_author_origin_selector_list_from_str;
 use std::borrow::ToOwned;
-use std::cell::Cell;
+use std::cell::{Cell, UnsafeCell};
 use std::cmp::max;
 use std::default::Default;
 use std::iter::{self, FilterMap, Peekable};
 use std::mem;
 use string_cache::{Atom, Namespace, QualName};
 use style::selector_impl::ServoSelectorImpl;
+use util::mem::{HeapSizeOf, heap_size_of};
 use util::str::DOMString;
 use util::thread_state;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pub struct Node {
     /// node is finalized.
     style_and_layout_data: Cell<Option<OpaqueStyleAndLayoutData>>,
 
-    unique_id: DOMRefCell<Option<Box<Uuid>>>,
+    unique_id: UniqueId,
 }
 
 bitflags! {
@@ -755,11 +755,7 @@ impl Node {
     }
 
     pub fn get_unique_id(&self) -> String {
-        if self.unique_id.borrow().is_none() {
-            let mut unique_id = self.unique_id.borrow_mut();
-            *unique_id = Some(Box::new(Uuid::new_v4()));
-        }
-        self.unique_id.borrow().as_ref().unwrap().to_simple_string()
+        self.unique_id.borrow().to_simple_string()
     }
 
     pub fn summarize(&self) -> NodeInfo {
@@ -1266,7 +1262,7 @@ impl Node {
 
             style_and_layout_data: Cell::new(None),
 
-            unique_id: DOMRefCell::new(None),
+            unique_id: UniqueId::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -2438,3 +2434,40 @@ impl<'a> UnbindContext<'a> {
         index
     }
 }
+
+/// A node's unique ID, for devtools.
+struct UniqueId {
+    cell: UnsafeCell<Option<Box<Uuid>>>,
+}
+
+no_jsmanaged_fields!(UniqueId);
+
+impl HeapSizeOf for UniqueId {
+    #[allow(unsafe_code)]
+    fn heap_size_of_children(&self) -> usize {
+        if let &Some(ref uuid) = unsafe { &*self.cell.get() } {
+            heap_size_of(&** uuid as *const Uuid as *const c_void)
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl UniqueId {
+    /// Create a new `UniqueId` value. The underlying `Uuid` is lazily created.
+    fn new() -> UniqueId {
+        UniqueId { cell: UnsafeCell::new(None) }
+    }
+
+    /// The Uuid of that unique ID.
+    #[allow(unsafe_code)]
+    fn borrow(&self) -> &Uuid {
+        unsafe {
+            let ptr = self.cell.get();
+            if (*ptr).is_none() {
+                *ptr = Some(box Uuid::new_v4());
+            }
+            &(&*ptr).as_ref().unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/script/size_of.rs b/tests/unit/script/size_of.rs
index b89ca9dd837..f760d610862 100644
--- a/tests/unit/script/size_of.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/script/size_of.rs
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ macro_rules! sizeof_checker (
 
 // Update the sizes here
 sizeof_checker!(size_event_target, EventTarget, 40);
-sizeof_checker!(size_node, Node, 168);
-sizeof_checker!(size_element, Element, 312);
-sizeof_checker!(size_htmlelement, HTMLElement, 328);
-sizeof_checker!(size_div, HTMLDivElement, 328);
-sizeof_checker!(size_span, HTMLSpanElement, 328);
-sizeof_checker!(size_text, Text, 200);
-sizeof_checker!(size_characterdata, CharacterData, 200);
+sizeof_checker!(size_node, Node, 160);
+sizeof_checker!(size_element, Element, 304);
+sizeof_checker!(size_htmlelement, HTMLElement, 320);
+sizeof_checker!(size_div, HTMLDivElement, 320);
+sizeof_checker!(size_span, HTMLSpanElement, 320);
+sizeof_checker!(size_text, Text, 192);
+sizeof_checker!(size_characterdata, CharacterData, 192);