diff --git a/components/layout_2020/dom.rs b/components/layout_2020/dom.rs
index 1b561969121..570226c88bd 100644
--- a/components/layout_2020/dom.rs
+++ b/components/layout_2020/dom.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use crate::cell::ArcRefCell;
 use crate::context::LayoutContext;
 use crate::dom_traversal::WhichPseudoElement;
 use crate::flexbox::FlexLevelBox;
-use crate::flow::inline::inline_box::InlineBox;
 use crate::flow::inline::InlineItem;
 use crate::flow::BlockLevelBox;
 use crate::geom::PhysicalSize;
@@ -41,8 +40,6 @@ pub struct InnerDOMLayoutData {
 pub(super) enum LayoutBox {
     DisplayContents,
     BlockLevel(ArcRefCell<BlockLevelBox>),
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    InlineBox(ArcRefCell<InlineBox>),
     InlineLevel(ArcRefCell<InlineItem>),
     FlexLevel(ArcRefCell<FlexLevelBox>),
     TaffyItemBox(ArcRefCell<TaffyItemBox>),
diff --git a/components/layout_2020/flow/construct.rs b/components/layout_2020/flow/construct.rs
index 43f0c0a3b8a..6a7545305a9 100644
--- a/components/layout_2020/flow/construct.rs
+++ b/components/layout_2020/flow/construct.rs
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ where
 
         // Otherwise, this is just a normal inline box. Whatever happened before, all we need to do
         // before recurring is to remember this ongoing inline level box.
-        self.inline_formatting_context_builder
+        let inline_item = self
+            .inline_formatting_context_builder
             .start_inline_box(InlineBox::new(info));
 
         if is_list_item {
@@ -467,9 +468,8 @@ where
 
         self.finish_anonymous_table_if_needed();
 
-        box_slot.set(LayoutBox::InlineBox(
-            self.inline_formatting_context_builder.end_inline_box(),
-        ));
+        self.inline_formatting_context_builder.end_inline_box();
+        box_slot.set(LayoutBox::InlineLevel(inline_item));
     }
 
     fn handle_block_level_element(
diff --git a/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/construct.rs b/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/construct.rs
index 901f8a91c54..58a5ae87887 100644
--- a/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/construct.rs
+++ b/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/construct.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::char::{ToLowercase, ToUppercase};
 
 use icu_segmenter::WordSegmenter;
+use servo_arc::Arc;
 use style::computed_values::white_space_collapse::T as WhiteSpaceCollapse;
 use style::values::computed::TextDecorationLine;
 use style::values::specified::text::TextTransformCase;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ impl InlineFormattingContextBuilder {
         independent_formatting_context: IndependentFormattingContext,
     ) -> ArcRefCell<InlineItem> {
         let inline_level_box = ArcRefCell::new(InlineItem::Atomic(
-            independent_formatting_context,
+            Arc::new(independent_formatting_context),
             self.current_text_offset,
             Level::ltr(), /* This will be assigned later if necessary. */
         ));
@@ -155,19 +156,20 @@ impl InlineFormattingContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn push_float_box(&mut self, float_box: FloatBox) -> ArcRefCell<InlineItem> {
-        let inline_level_box = ArcRefCell::new(InlineItem::OutOfFlowFloatBox(float_box));
+        let inline_level_box = ArcRefCell::new(InlineItem::OutOfFlowFloatBox(Arc::new(float_box)));
         self.inline_items.push(inline_level_box.clone());
         self.contains_floats = true;
         inline_level_box
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn start_inline_box(&mut self, inline_box: InlineBox) {
+    pub(crate) fn start_inline_box(&mut self, inline_box: InlineBox) -> ArcRefCell<InlineItem> {
         self.push_control_character_string(inline_box.style.bidi_control_chars().0);
 
-        let identifier = self.inline_boxes.start_inline_box(inline_box);
-        self.inline_items
-            .push(ArcRefCell::new(InlineItem::StartInlineBox(identifier)));
+        let (identifier, inline_box) = self.inline_boxes.start_inline_box(inline_box);
+        let inline_level_box = ArcRefCell::new(InlineItem::StartInlineBox(inline_box));
+        self.inline_items.push(inline_level_box.clone());
         self.inline_box_stack.push(identifier);
+        inline_level_box
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn end_inline_box(&mut self) -> ArcRefCell<InlineBox> {
@@ -256,16 +258,14 @@ impl InlineFormattingContextBuilder {
 
         if let Some(inline_item) = self.inline_items.last() {
             if let InlineItem::TextRun(text_run) = &mut *inline_item.borrow_mut() {
-                text_run.text_range.end = new_range.end;
+                text_run.borrow_mut().text_range.end = new_range.end;
                 return;
             }
         }
 
         self.inline_items
-            .push(ArcRefCell::new(InlineItem::TextRun(TextRun::new(
-                info.into(),
-                info.style.clone(),
-                new_range,
+            .push(ArcRefCell::new(InlineItem::TextRun(ArcRefCell::new(
+                TextRun::new(info.into(), info.style.clone(), new_range),
             ))));
     }
 
diff --git a/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/inline_box.rs b/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/inline_box.rs
index 13e33381fe1..57a86cd31e2 100644
--- a/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/inline_box.rs
+++ b/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/inline_box.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ impl InlineBoxes {
             .push(InlineBoxTreePathToken::End(identifier));
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn start_inline_box(&mut self, mut inline_box: InlineBox) -> InlineBoxIdentifier {
+    pub(super) fn start_inline_box(
+        &mut self,
+        mut inline_box: InlineBox,
+    ) -> (InlineBoxIdentifier, ArcRefCell<InlineBox>) {
         assert!(self.inline_boxes.len() <= u32::MAX as usize);
         assert!(self.inline_box_tree.len() <= u32::MAX as usize);
 
@@ -94,11 +97,13 @@ impl InlineBoxes {
             index_in_inline_boxes,
         };
         inline_box.identifier = identifier;
+        let inline_box = ArcRefCell::new(inline_box);
 
-        self.inline_boxes.push(ArcRefCell::new(inline_box));
+        self.inline_boxes.push(inline_box.clone());
         self.inline_box_tree
             .push(InlineBoxTreePathToken::Start(identifier));
-        identifier
+
+        (identifier, inline_box)
     }
 
     pub(super) fn get_path(
diff --git a/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/mod.rs b/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/mod.rs
index 0f819cfd104..6fde268818e 100644
--- a/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/mod.rs
+++ b/components/layout_2020/flow/inline/mod.rs
@@ -180,16 +180,16 @@ pub(crate) struct FontKeyAndMetrics {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub(crate) enum InlineItem {
-    StartInlineBox(InlineBoxIdentifier),
+    StartInlineBox(ArcRefCell<InlineBox>),
     EndInlineBox,
-    TextRun(TextRun),
+    TextRun(ArcRefCell<TextRun>),
     OutOfFlowAbsolutelyPositionedBox(
         ArcRefCell<AbsolutelyPositionedBox>,
         usize, /* offset_in_text */
     ),
-    OutOfFlowFloatBox(FloatBox),
+    OutOfFlowFloatBox(Arc<FloatBox>),
     Atomic(
-        IndependentFormattingContext,
+        Arc<IndependentFormattingContext>,
         usize, /* offset_in_text */
         Level, /* bidi_level */
     ),
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ impl InlineFormattingContext {
         for item in builder.inline_items.iter() {
             match &mut *item.borrow_mut() {
                 InlineItem::TextRun(ref mut text_run) => {
-                    text_run.segment_and_shape(
+                    text_run.borrow_mut().segment_and_shape(
                         &text_content,
                         &layout_context.font_context,
                         &mut new_linebreaker,
@@ -1544,8 +1544,7 @@ impl InlineFormattingContext {
                         &bidi_info,
                     );
                 },
-                InlineItem::StartInlineBox(identifier) => {
-                    let inline_box = builder.inline_boxes.get(identifier);
+                InlineItem::StartInlineBox(inline_box) => {
                     let inline_box = &mut *inline_box.borrow_mut();
                     if let Some(font) = get_font_for_first_font_for_style(
                         &inline_box.style,
@@ -1676,11 +1675,11 @@ impl InlineFormattingContext {
             }
 
             match item {
-                InlineItem::StartInlineBox(identifier) => {
-                    layout.start_inline_box(&self.inline_boxes.get(identifier).borrow());
+                InlineItem::StartInlineBox(inline_box) => {
+                    layout.start_inline_box(&inline_box.borrow());
                 },
                 InlineItem::EndInlineBox => layout.finish_inline_box(),
-                InlineItem::TextRun(run) => run.layout_into_line_items(&mut layout),
+                InlineItem::TextRun(run) => run.borrow().layout_into_line_items(&mut layout),
                 InlineItem::Atomic(atomic_formatting_context, offset_in_text, bidi_level) => {
                     atomic_formatting_context.layout_into_line_items(
                         &mut layout,
@@ -2237,12 +2236,11 @@ impl<'layout_data> ContentSizesComputation<'layout_data> {
         inline_formatting_context: &InlineFormattingContext,
     ) {
         match inline_item {
-            InlineItem::StartInlineBox(identifier) => {
+            InlineItem::StartInlineBox(inline_box) => {
                 // For margins and paddings, a cyclic percentage is resolved against zero
                 // for determining intrinsic size contributions.
                 // https://drafts.csswg.org/css-sizing-3/#min-percentage-contribution
-                let inline_box = inline_formatting_context.inline_boxes.get(identifier);
-                let inline_box = (*inline_box).borrow();
+                let inline_box = inline_box.borrow();
                 let zero = Au::zero();
                 let writing_mode = self.constraint_space.writing_mode;
                 let padding = inline_box
@@ -2271,6 +2269,7 @@ impl<'layout_data> ContentSizesComputation<'layout_data> {
                 self.add_inline_size(length);
             },
             InlineItem::TextRun(text_run) => {
+                let text_run = &*text_run.borrow();
                 for segment in text_run.shaped_text.iter() {
                     let style_text = text_run.parent_style.get_inherited_text();
                     let can_wrap = style_text.text_wrap_mode == TextWrapMode::Wrap;
diff --git a/components/layout_2020/flow/root.rs b/components/layout_2020/flow/root.rs
index f9828e2308a..6f48ebd9e9d 100644
--- a/components/layout_2020/flow/root.rs
+++ b/components/layout_2020/flow/root.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ impl BoxTree {
                         },
                         _ => return None,
                     },
-                    LayoutBox::InlineBox(_) => return None,
                     LayoutBox::InlineLevel(inline_level_box) => match &*inline_level_box.borrow() {
                         InlineItem::OutOfFlowAbsolutelyPositionedBox(_, text_offset_index)
                             if box_style.position.is_absolutely_positioned() =>