diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/htmlareaelement.rs b/src/components/script/dom/htmlareaelement.rs
index 61f7890945c..339355c844f 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/htmlareaelement.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/htmlareaelement.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 
 use dom::bindings::codegen::Bindings::HTMLAreaElementBinding;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::HTMLAreaElementDerived;
+use dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::{HTMLElementCast, NodeCast};
 use dom::bindings::js::{JSRef, Temporary};
 use dom::bindings::utils::{Reflectable, Reflector};
 use dom::document::Document;
 use dom::element::HTMLAreaElementTypeId;
 use dom::eventtarget::{EventTarget, NodeTargetTypeId};
 use dom::htmlelement::HTMLElement;
-use dom::node::{Node, ElementNodeTypeId};
+use dom::node::{Node, NodeHelpers, ElementNodeTypeId};
+use dom::virtualmethods::VirtualMethods;
 use servo_util::str::DOMString;
 
 #[deriving(Encodable)]
@@ -37,6 +39,39 @@ impl HTMLAreaElement {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> VirtualMethods for JSRef<'a, HTMLAreaElement> {
+    fn super_type<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<&'a VirtualMethods> {
+        let htmlelement: &JSRef<HTMLElement> = HTMLElementCast::from_ref(self);
+        Some(htmlelement as &VirtualMethods)
+    }
+
+    fn after_set_attr(&self, name: DOMString, value: DOMString) {
+        match self.super_type() {
+            Some(ref s) => s.after_set_attr(name.clone(), value.clone()),
+            _ => (),
+        }
+
+        let node: &JSRef<Node> = NodeCast::from_ref(self);
+        match name.as_slice() {
+            "href" => node.set_enabled_state(true),
+            _ => ()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn before_remove_attr(&self, name: DOMString, value: DOMString) {
+        match self.super_type() {
+            Some(ref s) => s.before_remove_attr(name.clone(), value.clone()),
+            _ => (),
+        }
+
+        let node: &JSRef<Node> = NodeCast::from_ref(self);
+        match name.as_slice() {
+            "href" => node.set_enabled_state(false),
+            _ => ()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Reflectable for HTMLAreaElement {
     fn reflector<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a Reflector {
         self.htmlelement.reflector()
diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/virtualmethods.rs b/src/components/script/dom/virtualmethods.rs
index 24cd91ccea7..ae3b3b702e3 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/virtualmethods.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/virtualmethods.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use dom::attr::{AttrValue, StringAttrValue};
 use dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::ElementCast;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::HTMLAnchorElementCast;
+use dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::HTMLAreaElementCast;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::HTMLBodyElementCast;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::HTMLButtonElementCast;
 use dom::bindings::codegen::InheritTypes::HTMLCanvasElementCast;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ use dom::bindings::js::JSRef;
 use dom::element::Element;
 use dom::element::ElementTypeId;
 use dom::element::HTMLAnchorElementTypeId;
+use dom::element::HTMLAreaElementTypeId;
 use dom::element::HTMLBodyElementTypeId;
 use dom::element::HTMLButtonElementTypeId;
 use dom::element::HTMLCanvasElementTypeId;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ use dom::element::HTMLStyleElementTypeId;
 use dom::element::HTMLTextAreaElementTypeId;
 use dom::event::Event;
 use dom::htmlanchorelement::HTMLAnchorElement;
+use dom::htmlareaelement::HTMLAreaElement;
 use dom::htmlbodyelement::HTMLBodyElement;
 use dom::htmlbuttonelement::HTMLButtonElement;
 use dom::htmlcanvaselement::HTMLCanvasElement;
@@ -136,6 +139,10 @@ pub fn vtable_for<'a>(node: &'a JSRef<Node>) -> &'a VirtualMethods {
             let element: &JSRef<HTMLAnchorElement> = HTMLAnchorElementCast::to_ref(node).unwrap();
             element as &VirtualMethods
         }
+        ElementNodeTypeId(HTMLAreaElementTypeId) => {
+            let element: &JSRef<HTMLAreaElement> = HTMLAreaElementCast::to_ref(node).unwrap();
+            element as &VirtualMethods
+        }
         ElementNodeTypeId(HTMLBodyElementTypeId) => {
             let element: &JSRef<HTMLBodyElement> = HTMLBodyElementCast::to_ref(node).unwrap();
             element as &VirtualMethods