diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/Node.cpp b/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/Node.cpp
index d1b70fe1cd..630a4cded9 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/Node.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/Node.cpp
@@ -56,16 +56,12 @@ RefPtr<LayoutNode> Node::create_layout_tree(const StyleResolver& resolver, const
 
 const HTMLAnchorElement* Node::enclosing_link_element() const
 {
-    if (is<HTMLAnchorElement>(*this))
-        return static_cast<const HTMLAnchorElement*>(this);
-    return parent() ? parent()->enclosing_link_element() : nullptr;
+    return first_ancestor_of_type<HTMLAnchorElement>();
 }
 
 const HTMLElement* Node::enclosing_html_element() const
 {
-    if (is_html_element())
-        return static_cast<const HTMLElement*>(this);
-    return parent() ? parent()->enclosing_html_element() : nullptr;
+    return first_ancestor_of_type<HTMLElement>();
 }
 
 String Node::text_content() const
diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/Node.h b/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/Node.h
index d4213f29a4..5d4eac4c3a 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/Node.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/Node.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public:
     template<typename T>
     const T* first_child_of_type() const;
 
+    template<typename T>
+    const T* first_ancestor_of_type() const;
+
     virtual void inserted_into(Node&) {}
     virtual void removed_from(Node&) {}
 
@@ -130,3 +133,13 @@ inline const T* Node::first_child_of_type() const
     }
     return nullptr;
 }
+
+template<typename T>
+inline const T* Node::first_ancestor_of_type() const
+{
+    for (auto* ancestor = parent(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent()) {
+        if (is<T>(*ancestor))
+            return to<T>(ancestor);
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}