diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlform.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlform.c
index 27a82fa1c38..c22fa9e019a 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlform.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlform.c
@@ -42,6 +42,38 @@ struct HTMLFormElement {
     nsIDOMHTMLFormElement *nsform;
 };
 
+HRESULT return_nsform(nsresult nsres, nsIDOMHTMLFormElement *form, IHTMLFormElement **p)
+{
+    nsIDOMNode *form_node;
+    HTMLDOMNode *node;
+    HRESULT hres;
+
+    if (NS_FAILED(nsres)) {
+        ERR("GetForm failed: %08x\n", nsres);
+        return E_FAIL;
+    }
+
+    if(!form) {
+        *p = NULL;
+        TRACE("NULL\n");
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    nsres = nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_QueryInterface(form, &IID_nsIDOMNode, (void**)&form_node);
+    nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_Release(form);
+    assert(nsres == NS_OK);
+
+    hres = get_node(form_node, TRUE, &node);
+    nsIDOMNode_Release(form_node);
+    if (FAILED(hres))
+        return hres;
+
+    TRACE("node %p\n", node);
+    hres = IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(&node->IHTMLDOMNode_iface, &IID_IHTMLFormElement, (void**)p);
+    node_release(node);
+    return hres;
+}
+
 static HRESULT htmlform_item(HTMLFormElement *This, int i, IDispatch **ret)
 {
     nsIDOMHTMLCollection *elements;
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlinput.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlinput.c
index 9c4486408ee..1ae1f8a55e3 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlinput.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlinput.c
@@ -46,32 +46,6 @@ struct HTMLInputElement {
 
 static const WCHAR forW[] = {'f','o','r',0};
 
-static HRESULT return_nsform(HTMLElement *elem, nsIDOMHTMLFormElement *nsform, IHTMLFormElement **p)
-{
-    nsIDOMNode *form_node;
-    HTMLDOMNode *node;
-    nsresult nsres;
-    HRESULT hres;
-
-    if(!nsform) {
-        *p = NULL;
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    nsres = nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_QueryInterface(nsform, &IID_nsIDOMNode, (void**)&form_node);
-    nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_Release(nsform);
-    assert(nsres == NS_OK);
-
-    hres = get_node(form_node, TRUE, &node);
-    nsIDOMNode_Release(form_node);
-    if (FAILED(hres))
-        return hres;
-
-    hres = IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(&node->IHTMLDOMNode_iface, &IID_IHTMLElement, (void**)p);
-    node_release(node);
-    return hres;
-}
-
 static inline HTMLInputElement *impl_from_IHTMLInputElement(IHTMLInputElement *iface)
 {
     return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, HTMLInputElement, IHTMLInputElement_iface);
@@ -288,12 +262,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLInputElement_get_form(IHTMLInputElement *iface, IHTMLF
     TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, p);
 
     nsres = nsIDOMHTMLInputElement_GetForm(This->nsinput, &nsform);
-    if (NS_FAILED(nsres)) {
-        ERR("GetForm failed: %08x, nsform: %p\n", nsres, nsform);
-        return E_FAIL;
-    }
-
-    return return_nsform(&This->element, nsform, p);
+    return return_nsform(nsres, nsform, p);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLInputElement_put_size(IHTMLInputElement *iface, LONG v)
@@ -1905,12 +1874,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLButtonElement_get_form(IHTMLButtonElement *iface, IHTM
     TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, p);
 
     nsres = nsIDOMHTMLButtonElement_GetForm(This->nsbutton, &nsform);
-    if (NS_FAILED(nsres)) {
-        ERR("GetForm failed: %08x, nsform: %p\n", nsres, nsform);
-        return E_FAIL;
-    }
-
-    return return_nsform(&This->element, nsform, p);
+    return return_nsform(nsres, nsform, p);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLButtonElement_createTextRange(IHTMLButtonElement *iface, IHTMLTxtRange **range)
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmloption.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmloption.c
index a2bf0738317..e337be92be6 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmloption.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmloption.c
@@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLOptionElement_get_form(IHTMLOptionElement *iface, IHTM
 {
     HTMLOptionElement *This = impl_from_IHTMLOptionElement(iface);
     nsIDOMHTMLFormElement *nsform;
-    nsIDOMNode *form_node;
-    HTMLDOMNode *node;
-    HRESULT hres;
     nsresult nsres;
 
     TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, p);
@@ -319,30 +316,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLOptionElement_get_form(IHTMLOptionElement *iface, IHTM
         return E_POINTER;
 
     nsres = nsIDOMHTMLOptionElement_GetForm(This->nsoption, &nsform);
-    if (NS_FAILED(nsres)) {
-        ERR("GetForm failed: %08x, nsform: %p\n", nsres, nsform);
-        *p = NULL;
-        return E_FAIL;
-    }
-    if (nsform == NULL) {
-        TRACE("nsform not found\n");
-        *p = NULL;
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    nsres = nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_QueryInterface(nsform, &IID_nsIDOMNode, (void**)&form_node);
-    nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_Release(nsform);
-    assert(nsres == NS_OK);
-
-    hres = get_node(form_node, TRUE, &node);
-    nsIDOMNode_Release(form_node);
-    if (FAILED(hres))
-        return hres;
-
-    hres = IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(&node->IHTMLDOMNode_iface, &IID_IHTMLElement, (void**)p);
-
-    node_release(node);
-    return hres;
+    return return_nsform(nsres, nsform, p);
 }
 
 static const IHTMLOptionElementVtbl HTMLOptionElementVtbl = {
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlselect.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlselect.c
index 320cf5f199a..a1d9b052f92 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlselect.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlselect.c
@@ -372,9 +372,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLSelectElement_get_form(IHTMLSelectElement *iface, IHTM
 {
     HTMLSelectElement *This = impl_from_IHTMLSelectElement(iface);
     nsIDOMHTMLFormElement *nsform;
-    nsIDOMNode *form_node;
-    HTMLDOMNode *node;
-    HRESULT hres;
     nsresult nsres;
 
     TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, p);
@@ -383,30 +380,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLSelectElement_get_form(IHTMLSelectElement *iface, IHTM
         return E_POINTER;
 
     nsres = nsIDOMHTMLSelectElement_GetForm(This->nsselect, &nsform);
-    if (NS_FAILED(nsres)) {
-        ERR("GetForm failed: %08x, nsform: %p\n", nsres, nsform);
-        *p = NULL;
-        return E_FAIL;
-    }
-    if (nsform == NULL) {
-        TRACE("nsform not found\n");
-        *p = NULL;
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    nsres = nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_QueryInterface(nsform, &IID_nsIDOMNode, (void**)&form_node);
-    nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_Release(nsform);
-    assert(nsres == NS_OK);
-
-    hres = get_node(form_node, TRUE, &node);
-    nsIDOMNode_Release(form_node);
-    if (FAILED(hres))
-        return hres;
-
-    hres = IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(&node->IHTMLDOMNode_iface, &IID_IHTMLElement, (void**)p);
-
-    node_release(node);
-    return hres;
+    return return_nsform(nsres, nsform, p);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLSelectElement_add(IHTMLSelectElement *iface, IHTMLElement *element,
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmltextarea.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmltextarea.c
index 599c0296b2e..caf5d85f749 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmltextarea.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmltextarea.c
@@ -197,33 +197,12 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLTextAreaElement_get_form(IHTMLTextAreaElement *iface,
 {
     HTMLTextAreaElement *This = impl_from_IHTMLTextAreaElement(iface);
     nsIDOMHTMLFormElement *nsform;
-    nsIDOMNode *nsnode;
-    HTMLDOMNode *node;
     nsresult nsres;
-    HRESULT hres;
 
     TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, p);
 
     nsres = nsIDOMHTMLTextAreaElement_GetForm(This->nstextarea, &nsform);
-    assert(nsres == NS_OK);
-
-    if(!nsform) {
-        *p = NULL;
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    nsres = nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_QueryInterface(nsform, &IID_nsIDOMNode, (void**)&nsnode);
-    nsIDOMHTMLFormElement_Release(nsform);
-    assert(nsres == NS_OK);
-
-    hres = get_node(nsnode, TRUE, &node);
-    nsIDOMNode_Release(nsnode);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        return hres;
-
-    hres = IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(&node->IHTMLDOMNode_iface, &IID_IHTMLFormElement, (void**)p);
-    IHTMLDOMNode_Release(&node->IHTMLDOMNode_iface);
-    return hres;
+    return return_nsform(nsres, nsform, p);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLTextAreaElement_put_defaultValue(IHTMLTextAreaElement *iface, BSTR v)
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
index c720ef420c9..551ee12862d 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ void nsAString_Finish(nsAString*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 HRESULT return_nsstr(nsresult,nsAString*,BSTR*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT return_nsstr_variant(nsresult nsres, nsAString *nsstr, VARIANT *p) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+HRESULT return_nsform(nsresult,nsIDOMHTMLFormElement*,IHTMLFormElement**) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 nsICommandParams *create_nscommand_params(void) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT nsnode_to_nsstring(nsIDOMNode*,nsAString*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;