diff --git a/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp b/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
index 8178feb4f..075dd3d41 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
@@ -629,6 +629,15 @@ nsDocumentViewer::Init(nsIWidget* aParentWidget,
 nsresult
 nsDocumentViewer::InitPresentationStuff(bool aDoInitialReflow)
 {
+  // We assert this because initializing the pres shell could otherwise cause
+  // re-entrancy into nsDocumentViewer methods, which might cause a different
+  // pres shell to be created.  Callers of InitPresentationStuff should ensure
+  // the call is appropriately bounded by an nsAutoScriptBlocker to decide
+  // when it is safe for these re-entrant calls to be made.
+  MOZ_ASSERT(!nsContentUtils::IsSafeToRunScript(),
+             "InitPresentationStuff must only be called when scripts are "
+             "blocked");
+
   if (GetIsPrintPreview())
     return NS_OK;
 
@@ -1652,6 +1661,10 @@ nsDocumentViewer::Destroy()
 
   // The document was not put in the bfcache
 
+  // Protect against pres shell destruction running scripts and re-entrantly
+  // creating a new presentation.
+  nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
+
   if (mPresShell) {
     DestroyPresShell();
   }
@@ -1817,6 +1830,10 @@ nsDocumentViewer::SetDocumentInternal(nsIDocument* aDocument,
 
   // Replace the current pres shell with a new shell for the new document
 
+  // Protect against pres shell destruction running scripts and re-entrantly
+  // creating a new presentation.
+  nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
+
   if (mPresShell) {
     DestroyPresShell();
   }
@@ -2014,7 +2031,17 @@ nsDocumentViewer::Show(void)
     }
   }
 
+  // Hold on to the document so we can use it after the script blocker below
+  // has been released (which might re-entrantly call into other
+  // nsDocumentViewer methods).
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = mDocument;
+
   if (mDocument && !mPresShell) {
+    // The InitPresentationStuff call below requires a script blocker, because
+    // its PresShell::Initialize call can cause scripts to run and therefore
+    // re-entrant calls to nsDocumentViewer methods to be made.
+    nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
+
     NS_ASSERTION(!mWindow, "Window already created but no presshell?");
 
     nsCOMPtr<nsIBaseWindow> base_win(mContainer);
@@ -2076,7 +2103,7 @@ nsDocumentViewer::Show(void)
 
   // Notify observers that a new page has been shown. This will get run
   // from the event loop after we actually draw the page.
-  NS_DispatchToMainThread(new nsDocumentShownDispatcher(mDocument));
+  NS_DispatchToMainThread(new nsDocumentShownDispatcher(document));
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
@@ -2113,24 +2140,23 @@ nsDocumentViewer::Hide(void)
     mPresShell->CaptureHistoryState(getter_AddRefs(layoutState));
   }
 
-  {
-    // Do not run ScriptRunners queued by DestroyPresShell() in the intermediate
-    // state before we're done destroying PresShell, PresContext, ViewManager, etc.
-    nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
-    DestroyPresShell();
+  // Do not run ScriptRunners queued by DestroyPresShell() in the intermediate
+  // state before we're done destroying PresShell, PresContext, ViewManager, etc.
+  nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
 
-    DestroyPresContext();
+  DestroyPresShell();
 
-    mViewManager   = nullptr;
-    mWindow        = nullptr;
-    mDeviceContext = nullptr;
-    mParentWidget  = nullptr;
+  DestroyPresContext();
 
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIBaseWindow> base_win(mContainer);
+  mViewManager   = nullptr;
+  mWindow        = nullptr;
+  mDeviceContext = nullptr;
+  mParentWidget  = nullptr;
 
-    if (base_win && !mAttachedToParent) {
-      base_win->SetParentWidget(nullptr);
-    }
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIBaseWindow> base_win(mContainer);
+
+  if (base_win && !mAttachedToParent) {
+    base_win->SetParentWidget(nullptr);
   }
 
   return NS_OK;
@@ -4153,9 +4179,14 @@ nsDocumentViewer::SetIsPrintPreview(bool aIsPrintPreview)
     SetIsPrintingInDocShellTree(docShell, aIsPrintPreview, true);
   }
   if (!aIsPrintPreview) {
+    // Dispatch the 'afterprint' event now, if pending:
     mBeforeAndAfterPrint = nullptr;
   }
 #endif
+
+  // Protect against pres shell destruction running scripts.
+  nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
+
   if (!aIsPrintPreview) {
     if (mPresShell) {
       DestroyPresShell();
@@ -4284,6 +4315,11 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocumentViewer::SetPageMode(bool aPageMode, nsIPrintSettings* aP
   // reftests that require a paginated context
   mIsPageMode = aPageMode;
 
+  // The DestroyPresShell call requires a script blocker, since the
+  // PresShell::Destroy call it does can cause scripts to run, which could
+  // re-entrantly call methods on the nsDocumentViewer.
+  nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
+
   if (mPresShell) {
     DestroyPresShell();
   }
@@ -4344,6 +4380,13 @@ nsDocumentViewer::SetIsHidden(bool aHidden)
 void
 nsDocumentViewer::DestroyPresShell()
 {
+  // We assert this because destroying the pres shell could otherwise cause
+  // re-entrancy into nsDocumentViewer methods, and all callers of
+  // DestroyPresShell need to do other cleanup work afterwards before it
+  // is safe for those re-entrant method calls to be made.
+  MOZ_ASSERT(!nsContentUtils::IsSafeToRunScript(),
+             "DestroyPresShell must only be called when scripts are blocked");
+
   // Break circular reference (or something)
   mPresShell->EndObservingDocument();
 
@@ -4351,7 +4394,6 @@ nsDocumentViewer::DestroyPresShell()
   if (selection && mSelectionListener)
     selection->RemoveSelectionListener(mSelectionListener);
 
-  nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
   mPresShell->Destroy();
   mPresShell = nullptr;
 }
@@ -4380,6 +4422,10 @@ nsDocumentViewer::SetPrintPreviewPresentation(nsViewManager* aViewManager,
                                               nsPresContext* aPresContext,
                                               nsIPresShell* aPresShell)
 {
+  // Protect against pres shell destruction running scripts and re-entrantly
+  // creating a new presentation.
+  nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
+
   if (mPresShell) {
     DestroyPresShell();
   }
diff --git a/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp b/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
index 76be28c48..e769a015b 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
@@ -1601,6 +1601,24 @@ PresShell::EndObservingDocument()
 char* nsPresShell_ReflowStackPointerTop;
 #endif
 
+class XBLConstructorRunner : public nsRunnable
+{
+public:
+  explicit XBLConstructorRunner(nsIDocument* aDocument)
+    : mDocument(aDocument)
+  {
+  }
+
+  NS_IMETHOD Run() override
+  {
+    mDocument->BindingManager()->ProcessAttachedQueue();
+    return NS_OK;
+  }
+
+private:
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> mDocument;
+};
+
 nsresult
 PresShell::Initialize(nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight)
 {
@@ -1698,24 +1716,14 @@ PresShell::Initialize(nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight)
       mFrameConstructor->EndUpdate();
     }
 
-    // nsAutoScriptBlocker going out of scope may have killed us too
+    // nsAutoCauseReflowNotifier (which sets up a script blocker) going out of
+    // scope may have killed us too
     NS_ENSURE_STATE(!mHaveShutDown);
 
-    // Run the XBL binding constructors for any new frames we've constructed
-    mDocument->BindingManager()->ProcessAttachedQueue();
-
-    // Constructors may have killed us too
-    NS_ENSURE_STATE(!mHaveShutDown);
-
-    // Now flush out pending restyles before we actually reflow, in
-    // case XBL constructors changed styles somewhere.
-    {
-      nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
-      mPresContext->RestyleManager()->ProcessPendingRestyles();
-    }
-
-    // And that might have run _more_ XBL constructors
-    NS_ENSURE_STATE(!mHaveShutDown);
+    // Run the XBL binding constructors for any new frames we've constructed.
+    // (Do this in a script runner, since our caller might have a script
+    // blocker on the stack.)
+    nsContentUtils::AddScriptRunner(new XBLConstructorRunner(mDocument));
   }
 
   NS_ASSERTION(rootFrame, "How did that happen?");