diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlcomment.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlcomment.c
index 5e7fa1e6dfc..63db38274be 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlcomment.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlcomment.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static dispex_static_data_t HTMLCommentElement_dispex = {
     HTMLCommentElement_iface_tids
 };
 
-HTMLElement *HTMLCommentElement_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
+HTMLElement *HTMLCommentElement_Create(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 {
     HTMLCommentElement *ret = heap_alloc_zero(sizeof(*ret));
 
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLCommentElement_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 
     init_dispex(&ret->element.node.dispex, (IUnknown*)HTMLCOMMENT(ret), &HTMLCommentElement_dispex);
     HTMLElement_Init(&ret->element);
+    HTMLDOMNode_Init(doc, &ret->element.node, nsnode);
 
     return &ret->element;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
index 8a3d3bc344a..b06d6c39123 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ void HTMLElement_Init(HTMLElement *This)
         init_dispex(&This->node.dispex, (IUnknown*)HTMLELEM(This), &HTMLElement_dispex);
 }
 
-HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
+HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 {
     nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem;
     HTMLElement *ret = NULL;
@@ -1438,11 +1438,14 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
         ret = heap_alloc_zero(sizeof(HTMLElement));
         HTMLElement_Init(ret);
         ret->node.vtbl = &HTMLElementImplVtbl;
-   }
+    }
+
+    TRACE("%s ret %p\n", debugstr_w(class_name), ret);
 
     nsAString_Finish(&class_name_str);
 
     ret->nselem = nselem;
+    HTMLDOMNode_Init(doc, &ret->node, (nsIDOMNode*)nselem);
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
index 2f37c5499c5..b18b09dcafc 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlnode.c
@@ -705,6 +705,20 @@ static const NodeImplVtbl HTMLDOMNodeImplVtbl = {
     HTMLDOMNode_destructor
 };
 
+void HTMLDOMNode_Init(HTMLDocument *doc, HTMLDOMNode *node, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
+{
+    node->lpHTMLDOMNodeVtbl = &HTMLDOMNodeVtbl;
+    node->lpHTMLDOMNode2Vtbl = &HTMLDOMNode2Vtbl;
+    node->ref = 1;
+    node->doc = doc;
+
+    nsIDOMNode_AddRef(nsnode);
+    node->nsnode = nsnode;
+
+    node->next = doc->nodes;
+    doc->nodes = node;
+}
+
 static HTMLDOMNode *create_node(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 {
     HTMLDOMNode *ret;
@@ -714,27 +728,20 @@ static HTMLDOMNode *create_node(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 
     switch(node_type) {
     case ELEMENT_NODE:
-        ret = &HTMLElement_Create(nsnode)->node;
+        ret = &HTMLElement_Create(doc, nsnode)->node;
         break;
     case TEXT_NODE:
-        ret = HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(nsnode);
+        ret = HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(doc, nsnode);
         break;
     case COMMENT_NODE:
-        ret = &HTMLCommentElement_Create(nsnode)->node;
+        ret = &HTMLCommentElement_Create(doc, nsnode)->node;
         break;
     default:
         ret = heap_alloc_zero(sizeof(HTMLDOMNode));
         ret->vtbl = &HTMLDOMNodeImplVtbl;
+        HTMLDOMNode_Init(doc, ret, nsnode);
     }
 
-    ret->lpHTMLDOMNodeVtbl = &HTMLDOMNodeVtbl;
-    ret->lpHTMLDOMNode2Vtbl = &HTMLDOMNode2Vtbl;
-    ret->ref = 1;
-    ret->doc = doc;
-
-    nsIDOMNode_AddRef(nsnode);
-    ret->nsnode = nsnode;
-
     TRACE("type %d ret %p\n", node_type, ret);
 
     return ret;
@@ -748,7 +755,7 @@ static HTMLDOMNode *create_node(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 
 HTMLDOMNode *get_node(HTMLDocument *This, nsIDOMNode *nsnode, BOOL create)
 {
-    HTMLDOMNode *iter = This->nodes, *ret;
+    HTMLDOMNode *iter = This->nodes;
 
     while(iter) {
         if(iter->nsnode == nsnode)
@@ -759,12 +766,7 @@ HTMLDOMNode *get_node(HTMLDocument *This, nsIDOMNode *nsnode, BOOL create)
     if(iter || !create)
         return iter;
 
-    ret = create_node(This, nsnode);
-
-    ret->next = This->nodes;
-    This->nodes = ret;
-
-    return ret;
+    return create_node(This, nsnode);
 }
 
 void release_nodes(HTMLDocument *This)
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmltextnode.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmltextnode.c
index 1911b18387a..69c287d02be 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmltextnode.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmltextnode.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static dispex_static_data_t HTMLDOMTextNode_dispex = {
     HTMLDOMTextNode_iface_tids
 };
 
-HTMLDOMNode *HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
+HTMLDOMNode *HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(HTMLDocument *doc, nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 {
     HTMLDOMTextNode *ret ;
 
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ HTMLDOMNode *HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
     ret->lpIHTMLDOMTextNodeVtbl = &HTMLDOMTextNodeVtbl;
 
     init_dispex(&ret->node.dispex, (IUnknown*)HTMLTEXT(ret), &HTMLDOMTextNode_dispex);
+    HTMLDOMNode_Init(doc, &ret->node, nsnode);
 
     return &ret->node;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
index e92681fcebe..099f1c3169b 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
@@ -519,10 +519,10 @@ IHTMLStyleSheetsCollection *HTMLStyleSheetsCollection_Create(nsIDOMStyleSheetLis
 void detach_selection(HTMLDocument*);
 void detach_ranges(HTMLDocument*);
 
-HTMLDOMNode *HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(nsIDOMNode*);
+HTMLDOMNode *HTMLDOMTextNode_Create(HTMLDocument*,nsIDOMNode*);
 
-HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(nsIDOMNode*);
-HTMLElement *HTMLCommentElement_Create(nsIDOMNode*);
+HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(HTMLDocument*,nsIDOMNode*);
+HTMLElement *HTMLCommentElement_Create(HTMLDocument*,nsIDOMNode*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLAnchorElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLBodyElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLImgElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLSelectElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLTable_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 HTMLElement *HTMLTextAreaElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 
+void HTMLDOMNode_Init(HTMLDocument*,HTMLDOMNode*,nsIDOMNode*);
 void HTMLElement_Init(HTMLElement*);
 void HTMLElement2_Init(HTMLElement*);
 void HTMLTextContainer_Init(HTMLTextContainer*);