--- a/js/xpconnect/idl/xpccomponents.idl
+++ b/js/xpconnect/idl/xpccomponents.idl
@@ -524,16 +524,22 @@ interface nsIXPCComponents_Utils : nsISu
     attribute boolean werror;
 
     [implicit_jscontext]
     attribute boolean strict_mode;
 
     [implicit_jscontext]
     attribute boolean ion;
 
+    // Returns true if we're running in automation and certain security
+    // restrictions can be eased.
+    readonly attribute boolean isInAutomation;
+
+    void crashIfNotInAutomation();
+
     [implicit_jscontext]
     void setGCZeal(in long zeal);
 
     [implicit_jscontext]
     void nukeSandbox(in jsval obj);
 
     /*
      * API to dynamically block script for a given global. This takes effect

--- a/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp
+++ b/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp
@@ -2911,28 +2911,28 @@ nsXPCComponents_Utils::SetWantXrays(Hand
                                     js::AllCompartments());
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(ok, NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsXPCComponents_Utils::ForcePermissiveCOWs(JSContext* cx)
 {
-    CrashIfNotInAutomation();
+    xpc::CrashIfNotInAutomation();
     CompartmentPrivate::Get(CurrentGlobalOrNull(cx))->forcePermissiveCOWs = true;
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsXPCComponents_Utils::ForcePrivilegedComponentsForScope(HandleValue vscope,
                                                          JSContext* cx)
 {
     if (!vscope.isObject())
         return NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG;
-    CrashIfNotInAutomation();
+    xpc::CrashIfNotInAutomation();
     JSObject* scopeObj = js::UncheckedUnwrap(&vscope.toObject());
     XPCWrappedNativeScope* scope = ObjectScope(scopeObj);
     scope->ForcePrivilegedComponents();
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsXPCComponents_Utils::GetComponentsForScope(HandleValue vscope, JSContext* cx,
@@ -3008,16 +3008,32 @@ nsXPCComponents_Utils::SetGCZeal(int32_t
 {
 #ifdef JS_GC_ZEAL
     JS_SetGCZeal(cx, uint8_t(aValue), JS_DEFAULT_ZEAL_FREQ);
 #endif
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsXPCComponents_Utils::GetIsInAutomation(bool* aResult)
+{
+    NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aResult);
+
+    *aResult = xpc::IsInAutomation();
+    return NS_OK;
+}
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsXPCComponents_Utils::CrashIfNotInAutomation()
+{
+    xpc::CrashIfNotInAutomation();
+    return NS_OK;
+}
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsXPCComponents_Utils::NukeSandbox(HandleValue obj, JSContext* cx)
 {
     PROFILER_LABEL_FUNC(js::ProfileEntry::Category::JS);
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(obj.isObject(), NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG);
     JSObject* wrapper = &obj.toObject();
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(IsWrapper(wrapper), NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG);
     RootedObject sb(cx, UncheckedUnwrap(wrapper));
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(IsSandbox(sb), NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG);