diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.cpp
index 5f6a29fdd6..34ea160b00 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.cpp
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ void Document::fixup()
     this->append_child(html);
 }
 
-const HTML::HTMLHtmlElement* Document::document_element() const
+const Element* Document::document_element() const
 {
-    return first_child_of_type<HTML::HTMLHtmlElement>();
+    return first_child_of_type<Element>();
 }
 
 const HTML::HTMLHeadElement* Document::head() const
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.h
index 6997e1b493..5bdac924b7 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
     Node* inspected_node() { return m_inspected_node; }
     const Node* inspected_node() const { return m_inspected_node; }
 
-    const HTML::HTMLHtmlElement* document_element() const;
+    const Element* document_element() const;
     const HTML::HTMLHeadElement* head() const;
     const HTML::HTMLElement* body() const;
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.idl b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.idl
index 9d1184115b..f2cbf8eafa 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.idl
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.idl
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ interface Document : Node {
     readonly attribute DOMString compatMode;
     readonly attribute DocumentType? doctype;
 
+    readonly attribute Element? documentElement;
     readonly attribute HTMLElement? body;
 
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Tests/Document/documentElement.js b/Libraries/LibWeb/Tests/Document/documentElement.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9b084e78e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Tests/Document/documentElement.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+loadPage("file:///res/html/misc/blank.html");
+
+afterInitialPageLoad(() => {
+    test("Basic functionality", () => {
+        expect(document.documentElement).not.toBe(null);
+        expect(document.documentElement.nodeName).toBe("html");
+    });
+});