diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlanchor.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlanchor.c
index 72cd10641e2..1fe43d011da 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlanchor.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlanchor.c
@@ -49,31 +49,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLAnchorElement_QueryInterface(IHTMLAnchorElement *iface
         REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
     HTMLAnchorElement *This = HTMLANCHOR_THIS(iface);
-    HRESULT hres;
 
-    *ppv = NULL;
-
-    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLANCHOR(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLANCHOR(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLAnchorElement, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLAnchorElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLANCHOR(This);
-    }
-
-    if(*ppv) {
-        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    hres = HTMLElement_QI(&This->element, riid, ppv);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
-
-    return hres;
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->element.node), riid, ppv);
 }
 
 static ULONG WINAPI HTMLAnchorElement_AddRef(IHTMLAnchorElement *iface)
@@ -412,6 +389,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLAnchorElement_blur(IHTMLAnchorElement *iface)
     return E_NOTIMPL;
 }
 
+#undef HTMLANCHOR_THIS
+
 static const IHTMLAnchorElementVtbl HTMLAnchorElementVtbl = {
     HTMLAnchorElement_QueryInterface,
     HTMLAnchorElement_AddRef,
@@ -465,6 +444,31 @@ static const IHTMLAnchorElementVtbl HTMLAnchorElementVtbl = {
 
 #define HTMLANCHOR_NODE_THIS(iface) DEFINE_THIS2(HTMLAnchorElement, element.node, iface)
 
+static HRESULT HTMLAnchorElement_QI(HTMLDOMNode *iface, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+{
+    HTMLAnchorElement *This = HTMLANCHOR_NODE_THIS(iface);
+
+    *ppv = NULL;
+
+    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLANCHOR(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLANCHOR(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLAnchorElement, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLAnchorElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLANCHOR(This);
+    }
+
+    if(*ppv) {
+        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    return HTMLElement_QI(&This->element.node, riid, ppv);
+}
+
 static void HTMLAnchorElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 {
     HTMLAnchorElement *This = HTMLANCHOR_NODE_THIS(iface);
@@ -474,6 +478,7 @@ static void HTMLAnchorElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 #undef HTMLANCHOR_NODE_THIS
 
 static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLAnchorElementImplVtbl = {
+    HTMLAnchorElement_QI,
     HTMLAnchorElement_destructor
 };
 
@@ -484,7 +489,5 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLAnchorElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem)
     ret->lpHTMLAnchorElementVtbl = &HTMLAnchorElementVtbl;
     ret->element.node.vtbl = &HTMLAnchorElementImplVtbl;
 
-    ret->element.impl = (IUnknown*)HTMLANCHOR(ret);
-
     return &ret->element;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlbody.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlbody.c
index b3712b75e52..e475d5d1679 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlbody.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlbody.c
@@ -55,37 +55,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLBodyElement_QueryInterface(IHTMLBodyElement *iface,
                                                      REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
     HTMLBodyElement *This = HTMLBODY_THIS(iface);
-    HRESULT hres;
 
-    *ppv = NULL;
-
-    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLBODY(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLBODY(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLBodyElement, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLBodyElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLBODY(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLTextContainer, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLTextContainer %p)\n", &This->textcont, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLTEXTCONT(&This->textcont);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IConnectionPointContainer, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IConnectionPointContainer %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = CONPTCONT(&This->cp_container);
-    }
-
-    if(*ppv) {
-        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    hres = HTMLElement_QI(&This->textcont.element, riid, ppv);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
-
-    return hres;
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->textcont.element.node), riid, ppv);
 }
 
 static ULONG WINAPI HTMLBodyElement_AddRef(IHTMLBodyElement *iface)
@@ -475,6 +446,37 @@ static const IHTMLBodyElementVtbl HTMLBodyElementVtbl = {
 
 #define HTMLBODY_NODE_THIS(iface) DEFINE_THIS2(HTMLBodyElement, textcont.element.node, iface)
 
+static HRESULT HTMLBodyElement_QI(HTMLDOMNode *iface, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+{
+    HTMLBodyElement *This = HTMLBODY_NODE_THIS(iface);
+
+    *ppv = NULL;
+
+    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLBODY(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLBODY(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLBodyElement, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLBodyElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLBODY(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLTextContainer, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLTextContainer %p)\n", &This->textcont, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLTEXTCONT(&This->textcont);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IConnectionPointContainer, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IConnectionPointContainer %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = CONPTCONT(&This->cp_container);
+    }
+
+    if(*ppv) {
+        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    return HTMLElement_QI(&This->textcont.element.node, riid, ppv);
+}
+
 static void HTMLBodyElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 {
     HTMLBodyElement *This = HTMLBODY_NODE_THIS(iface);
@@ -488,6 +490,7 @@ static void HTMLBodyElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 #undef HTMLBODY_NODE_THIS
 
 static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLBodyElementImplVtbl = {
+    HTMLBodyElement_QI,
     HTMLBodyElement_destructor
 };
 
@@ -514,7 +517,5 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLBodyElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem)
     if(NS_FAILED(nsres))
         ERR("Could not get nsDOMHTMLBodyElement: %08x\n", nsres);
 
-    ret->textcont.element.impl = (IUnknown*)HTMLBODY(ret);
-
     return &ret->textcont.element;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
index 8bf2e54656f..36a26537fdb 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
@@ -64,16 +64,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLElement_QueryInterface(IHTMLElement *iface,
                                                  REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
     HTMLElement *This = HTMLELEM_THIS(iface);
-    HRESULT hres;
 
-    if(This->impl)
-        return IUnknown_QueryInterface(This->impl, riid, ppv);
-
-    hres = HTMLElement_QI(This, riid, ppv);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
-
-    return hres;
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->node), riid, ppv);
 }
 
 static ULONG WINAPI HTMLElement_AddRef(IHTMLElement *iface)
@@ -1239,8 +1231,10 @@ static const IHTMLElementVtbl HTMLElementVtbl = {
     HTMLElement_get_all
 };
 
-HRESULT HTMLElement_QI(HTMLElement *This, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+HRESULT HTMLElement_QI(HTMLDOMNode *iface, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
+    HTMLElement *This = HTMLELEM_NODE_THIS(iface);
+
     *ppv =  NULL;
 
     if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
@@ -1276,6 +1270,7 @@ void HTMLElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 }
 
 static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLElementImplVtbl = {
+    HTMLElement_QI,
     HTMLElement_destructor
 };
 
@@ -1316,8 +1311,6 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
     if(!ret) {
         ret = mshtml_alloc(sizeof(HTMLElement));
         ret->node.vtbl = &HTMLElementImplVtbl;
-
-        ret->impl = NULL;
     }
 
     nsAString_Finish(&class_name_str);
@@ -1327,8 +1320,6 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 
     HTMLElement2_Init(ret);
 
-    ret->node.impl.elem = HTMLELEM(ret);
-
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlinput.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlinput.c
index 0991fd87225..d62184c2aa5 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlinput.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlinput.c
@@ -51,31 +51,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLInputElement_QueryInterface(IHTMLInputElement *iface,
                                                          REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
     HTMLInputElement *This = HTMLINPUT_THIS(iface);
-    HRESULT hres;
 
-    *ppv = NULL;
-
-    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLINPUT(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLINPUT(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLInputElement, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLInputElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLINPUT(This);
-    }
-
-    if(*ppv) {
-        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    hres = HTMLElement_QI(&This->element, riid, ppv);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
-
-    return hres;
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->element.node), riid, ppv);
 }
 
 static ULONG WINAPI HTMLInputElement_AddRef(IHTMLInputElement *iface)
@@ -728,6 +705,31 @@ static const IHTMLInputElementVtbl HTMLInputElementVtbl = {
 
 #define HTMLINPUT_NODE_THIS(iface) DEFINE_THIS2(HTMLInputElement, element.node, iface)
 
+static HRESULT HTMLInputElement_QI(HTMLDOMNode *iface, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+{
+    HTMLInputElement *This = HTMLINPUT_NODE_THIS(iface);
+
+    *ppv = NULL;
+
+    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLINPUT(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLINPUT(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLInputElement, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLInputElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLINPUT(This);
+    }
+
+    if(*ppv) {
+        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    return HTMLElement_QI(&This->element.node, riid, ppv);
+}
+
 static void HTMLInputElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 {
     HTMLInputElement *This = HTMLINPUT_NODE_THIS(iface);
@@ -740,6 +742,7 @@ static void HTMLInputElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 #undef HTMLINPUT_NODE_THIS
 
 static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLInputElementImplVtbl = {
+    HTMLInputElement_QI,
     HTMLInputElement_destructor
 };
 
@@ -756,7 +759,5 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLInputElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem)
     if(NS_FAILED(nsres))
         ERR("Could not get nsIDOMHTMLInputElement interface: %08x\n", nsres);
 
-    ret->element.impl = (IUnknown*)HTMLINPUT(ret);
-
     return &ret->element;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
index d93d0ac35e4..82e38c44303 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
@@ -43,16 +43,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(IHTMLDOMNode *iface,
                                                  REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
     HTMLDOMNode *This = HTMLDOMNODE_THIS(iface);
-    HRESULT hres;
 
-    if(This->impl.unk)
-        return IUnknown_QueryInterface(This->impl.unk, riid, ppv);
-
-    hres = HTMLDOMNode_QI(This, riid, ppv);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
-
-    return hres;
+    return This->vtbl->qi(This, riid, ppv);
 }
 
 static ULONG WINAPI HTMLDOMNode_AddRef(IHTMLDOMNode *iface)
@@ -328,6 +320,7 @@ HRESULT HTMLDOMNode_QI(HTMLDOMNode *This, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
         return S_OK;
     }
 
+    WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
     return E_NOINTERFACE;
 }
 
@@ -338,6 +331,7 @@ void HTMLDOMNode_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *This)
 }
 
 static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLDOMNodeImplVtbl = {
+    HTMLDOMNode_QI,
     HTMLDOMNode_destructor
 };
 
@@ -355,7 +349,6 @@ static HTMLDOMNode *create_node(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
     default:
         ret = mshtml_alloc(sizeof(HTMLDOMNode));
         ret->vtbl = &HTMLDOMNodeImplVtbl;
-        ret->impl.unk = NULL;
     }
 
     ret->lpHTMLDOMNodeVtbl = &HTMLDOMNodeVtbl;
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlselect.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlselect.c
index 4fc6d5791de..920de1bfe63 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlselect.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlselect.c
@@ -51,31 +51,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLSelectElement_QueryInterface(IHTMLSelectElement *iface
                                                          REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
     HTMLSelectElement *This = HTMLSELECT_THIS(iface);
-    HRESULT hres;
 
-    *ppv = NULL;
-
-    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLSELECT(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLSELECT(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLSelectElement, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLSelectElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLSELECT(This);
-    }
-
-    if(*ppv) {
-        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    hres = HTMLElement_QI(&This->element, riid, ppv);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
-
-    return hres;
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->element.node), riid, ppv);
 }
 
 static ULONG WINAPI HTMLSelectElement_AddRef(IHTMLSelectElement *iface)
@@ -379,6 +356,31 @@ static const IHTMLSelectElementVtbl HTMLSelectElementVtbl = {
 
 #define HTMLSELECT_NODE_THIS(iface) DEFINE_THIS2(HTMLSelectElement, element.node, iface)
 
+static HRESULT HTMLSelectElement_QI(HTMLDOMNode *iface, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+{
+    HTMLSelectElement *This = HTMLSELECT_NODE_THIS(iface);
+
+    *ppv = NULL;
+
+    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLSELECT(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLSELECT(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLSelectElement, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLSelectElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLSELECT(This);
+    }
+
+    if(*ppv) {
+        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    return HTMLElement_QI(&This->element.node, riid, ppv);
+}
+
 static void HTMLSelectElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 {
     HTMLSelectElement *This = HTMLSELECT_NODE_THIS(iface);
@@ -391,6 +393,7 @@ static void HTMLSelectElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 #undef HTMLSELECT_NODE_THIS
 
 static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLSelectElementImplVtbl = {
+    HTMLSelectElement_QI,
     HTMLSelectElement_destructor
 };
 
@@ -407,7 +410,5 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLSelectElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem)
     if(NS_FAILED(nsres))
         ERR("Could not get nsIDOMHTMLSelectElement interfce: %08x\n", nsres);
 
-    ret->element.impl = (IUnknown*)HTMLSELECT(ret);
-
     return &ret->element;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmltextarea.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmltextarea.c
index 38206c291a2..c5d828727f8 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmltextarea.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmltextarea.c
@@ -51,31 +51,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLTextAreaElement_QueryInterface(IHTMLTextAreaElement *i
                                                          REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 {
     HTMLTextAreaElement *This = HTMLTXTAREA_THIS(iface);
-    HRESULT hres;
 
-    *ppv = NULL;
-
-    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLTXTAREA(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLTXTAREA(This);
-    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLTextAreaElement, riid)) {
-        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLTextAreaElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = HTMLTXTAREA(This);
-    }
-
-    if(*ppv) {
-        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-
-    hres = HTMLElement_QI(&This->element, riid, ppv);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
-
-    return hres;
+    return IHTMLDOMNode_QueryInterface(HTMLDOMNODE(&This->element.node), riid, ppv);
 }
 
 static ULONG WINAPI HTMLTextAreaElement_AddRef(IHTMLTextAreaElement *iface)
@@ -386,6 +363,31 @@ static const IHTMLTextAreaElementVtbl HTMLTextAreaElementVtbl = {
 
 #define HTMLTXTAREA_NODE_THIS(iface) DEFINE_THIS2(HTMLTextAreaElement, element.node, iface)
 
+static HRESULT HTMLTextAreaElement_QI(HTMLDOMNode *iface, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+{
+    HTMLTextAreaElement *This = HTMLTXTAREA_NODE_THIS(iface);
+
+    *ppv = NULL;
+
+    if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLTXTAREA(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDispatch, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IDispatch %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLTXTAREA(This);
+    }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IHTMLTextAreaElement, riid)) {
+        TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IHTMLTextAreaElement %p)\n", This, ppv);
+        *ppv = HTMLTXTAREA(This);
+    }
+
+    if(*ppv) {
+        IUnknown_AddRef((IUnknown*)*ppv);
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    return HTMLElement_QI(&This->element.node, riid, ppv);
+}
+
 static void HTMLTextAreaElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 {
     HTMLTextAreaElement *This = HTMLTXTAREA_NODE_THIS(iface);
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ static void HTMLTextAreaElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode *iface)
 #undef HTMLTXTAREA_NODE_THIS
 
 static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLTextAreaElementImplVtbl = {
+    HTMLTextAreaElement_QI,
     HTMLTextAreaElement_destructor
 };
 
@@ -414,7 +417,5 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLTextAreaElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem)
     if(NS_FAILED(nsres))
         ERR("Could not get nsDOMHTMLInputElement: %08x\n", nsres);
 
-    ret->element.impl = (IUnknown*)HTMLTXTAREA(ret);
-
     return &ret->element;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
index 8cb11e773f9..b0ac4542b52 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ struct BSCallback {
 };
 
 typedef struct {
+    HRESULT (*qi)(HTMLDOMNode*,REFIID,void**);
     void (*destructor)(HTMLDOMNode*);
 } NodeImplVtbl;
 
@@ -258,11 +259,6 @@ struct HTMLDOMNode {
     const IHTMLDOMNodeVtbl *lpHTMLDOMNodeVtbl;
     const NodeImplVtbl *vtbl;
 
-    union {
-        IUnknown *unk;
-        IHTMLElement *elem;
-    } impl;
-
     nsIDOMNode *nsnode;
     HTMLDocument *doc;
 
@@ -276,8 +272,6 @@ typedef struct {
     const IHTMLElement2Vtbl  *lpHTMLElement2Vtbl;
 
     nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem;
-
-    IUnknown *impl;
 } HTMLElement;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -430,7 +424,7 @@ void HTMLTextContainer_Init(HTMLTextContainer*);
 HRESULT HTMLDOMNode_QI(HTMLDOMNode*,REFIID,void**);
 void HTMLDOMNode_destructor(HTMLDOMNode*);
 
-HRESULT HTMLElement_QI(HTMLElement*,REFIID,void**);
+HRESULT HTMLElement_QI(HTMLDOMNode*,REFIID,void**);
 void HTMLElement_destructor(HTMLDOMNode*);
 
 HTMLDOMNode *get_node(HTMLDocument*,nsIDOMNode*);