diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.cpp
index ac5b349429..a06a6e9e50 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.cpp
@@ -217,4 +217,12 @@ void Node::removed_last_ref()
     delete this;
 }
 
+void Node::set_layout_node(Badge<LayoutNode>, LayoutNode* layout_node) const
+{
+    if (layout_node)
+        m_layout_node = layout_node->make_weak_ptr();
+    else
+        m_layout_node = nullptr;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.h
index df6e301647..9b2573c3fc 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public:
     const LayoutNode* layout_node() const { return m_layout_node; }
     LayoutNode* layout_node() { return m_layout_node; }
 
-    void set_layout_node(Badge<LayoutNode>, LayoutNode* layout_node) const { m_layout_node = layout_node; }
+    void set_layout_node(Badge<LayoutNode>, LayoutNode*) const;
 
     virtual bool is_child_allowed(const Node&) const { return true; }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ protected:
     Node(Document&, NodeType);
 
     Document* m_document { nullptr };
-    mutable LayoutNode* m_layout_node { nullptr };
+    mutable WeakPtr<LayoutNode> m_layout_node;
     NodeType m_type { NodeType::INVALID };
     bool m_needs_style_update { true };
 };
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LayoutNode.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LayoutNode.h
index 1b72b5645b..8b955288af 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LayoutNode.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LayoutNode.h
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ protected:
 private:
     friend class LayoutNodeWithStyle;
 
-    DOM::Document& m_document;
-    DOM::Node* m_node { nullptr };
+    NonnullRefPtr<DOM::Document> m_document;
+    RefPtr<DOM::Node> m_node;
 
     bool m_inline { false };
     bool m_has_style { false };