diff --git a/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.cpp b/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.cpp
index 2912723..6d378e2 100644
--- a/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.cpp
+++ b/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.cpp
@@ -475,4 +475,17 @@
     }
 }
 
+// This is the same as 'forgetV8ObjectForNPObject', except that it
+// doesn't clear a back reference to the NPObject from the wrapper.
+void dropV8WrapperForNPObject(NPObject* object)
+{
+    v8::Isolate* isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();
+    v8::HandleScope scope(isolate);
+    v8::Handle<v8::Object> wrapper = staticNPObjectMap().newLocal(object, isolate);
+    if (!wrapper.IsEmpty()) {
+        staticNPObjectMap().removeAndDispose(object);
+        _NPN_ReleaseObject(object);
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace WebCore
diff --git a/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.h b/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.h
index 4465b03..c5bf9c5 100644
--- a/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.h
+++ b/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.h
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 // cannot be referred to.
 void forgetV8ObjectForNPObject(NPObject*);
 
+// De-associate an NPObject with the current JS wrapper, but preserve the backward connection from the wrapper to NPObject.
+// This allows to have a single NPObject to be called from several wrappers, so each context can have its own wrapper.
+void dropV8WrapperForNPObject(NPObject*);
+
 } // namespace WebCore
 
 #endif // V8NPObject_h
diff --git a/Source/web/WebBindings.cpp b/Source/web/WebBindings.cpp
index 78ed340..1a29bc1 100644
--- a/Source/web/WebBindings.cpp
+++ b/Source/web/WebBindings.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 
 void WebBindings::dropV8WrapperForObject(NPObject* object)
 {
-    WebCore::forgetV8ObjectForNPObject(object);
+    WebCore::dropV8WrapperForNPObject(object);
 }
 
 NPUTF8* WebBindings::utf8FromIdentifier(NPIdentifier identifier)