diff --git a/extensions/spellcheck/hunspell/glue/RemoteSpellCheckEngineChild.cpp b/extensions/spellcheck/hunspell/glue/RemoteSpellCheckEngineChild.cpp
index dc2ee73926d2e..ae9a38ce12aed 100644
--- a/extensions/spellcheck/hunspell/glue/RemoteSpellCheckEngineChild.cpp
+++ b/extensions/spellcheck/hunspell/glue/RemoteSpellCheckEngineChild.cpp
@@ -40,4 +40,20 @@ RemoteSpellcheckEngineChild::SetCurrentDictionaryFromList(
       });
 }
 
+RefPtr<CheckWordPromise> RemoteSpellcheckEngineChild::CheckWords(
+    const nsTArray<nsString>& aWords) {
+  RefPtr<mozSpellChecker> kungFuDeathGrip = mOwner;
+
+  return SendCheckAsync(aWords)->Then(
+      GetMainThreadSerialEventTarget(), __func__,
+      [kungFuDeathGrip](nsTArray<bool>&& aIsMisspelled) {
+        return CheckWordPromise::CreateAndResolve(std::move(aIsMisspelled),
+                                                  __func__);
+      },
+      [kungFuDeathGrip](mozilla::ipc::ResponseRejectReason&& aReason) {
+        return CheckWordPromise::CreateAndReject(NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE,
+                                                 __func__);
+      });
+}
+
 }  // namespace mozilla
diff --git a/extensions/spellcheck/hunspell/glue/RemoteSpellCheckEngineChild.h b/extensions/spellcheck/hunspell/glue/RemoteSpellCheckEngineChild.h
index 766976e136b9e..003488bb13dbd 100644
--- a/extensions/spellcheck/hunspell/glue/RemoteSpellCheckEngineChild.h
+++ b/extensions/spellcheck/hunspell/glue/RemoteSpellCheckEngineChild.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class RemoteSpellcheckEngineChild
   RefPtr<GenericPromise> SetCurrentDictionaryFromList(
       const nsTArray<nsString>& aList);
 
+  RefPtr<CheckWordPromise> CheckWords(const nsTArray<nsString>& aWords);
+
  private:
   mozSpellChecker* mOwner;
 };
diff --git a/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozSpellChecker.cpp b/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozSpellChecker.cpp
index cfcd726192073..35d1737a341c4 100644
--- a/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozSpellChecker.cpp
+++ b/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozSpellChecker.cpp
@@ -117,16 +117,7 @@ nsresult mozSpellChecker::NextMisspelledWord(nsAString& aWord,
 RefPtr<CheckWordPromise> mozSpellChecker::CheckWords(
     const nsTArray<nsString>& aWords) {
   if (XRE_IsContentProcess()) {
-    return mEngine->SendCheckAsync(aWords)->Then(
-        GetMainThreadSerialEventTarget(), __func__,
-        [](nsTArray<bool>&& aIsMisspelled) {
-          return CheckWordPromise::CreateAndResolve(std::move(aIsMisspelled),
-                                                    __func__);
-        },
-        [](mozilla::ipc::ResponseRejectReason&& aReason) {
-          return CheckWordPromise::CreateAndReject(NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE,
-                                                   __func__);
-        });
+    return mEngine->CheckWords(aWords);
   }
 
   nsTArray<bool> misspells;