diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index 41457424345..695ac4346cd 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #include "chrome/browser/ssl/security_state_tab_helper.h"
 #include "content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.h"
 #include "content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_view_base.h"
-#include "content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.h"
 #include "content/common/view_messages.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/child_process_security_policy.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/favicon_status.h"
@@ -1727,9 +1726,7 @@ void WebContents::StartPainting() {
     return;
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_OSR)
-  const auto* wc_impl =
-    reinterpret_cast<content::WebContentsImpl*>(web_contents());
-  auto* osr_wcv = static_cast<OffScreenWebContentsView*>(wc_impl->GetView());
+  auto* osr_wcv = GetOffScreenWebContentsView();
   if (osr_wcv)
     osr_wcv->SetPainting(true);
 #endif
@@ -1740,9 +1737,7 @@ void WebContents::StopPainting() {
     return;
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_OSR)
-  const auto* wc_impl =
-    reinterpret_cast<content::WebContentsImpl*>(web_contents());
-  auto* osr_wcv = static_cast<OffScreenWebContentsView*>(wc_impl->GetView());
+  auto* osr_wcv = GetOffScreenWebContentsView();
   if (osr_wcv)
     osr_wcv->SetPainting(false);
 #endif
@@ -1753,10 +1748,7 @@ bool WebContents::IsPainting() const {
     return false;
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_OSR)
-  const auto* wc_impl =
-    reinterpret_cast<content::WebContentsImpl*>(web_contents());
-  auto* osr_wcv = static_cast<OffScreenWebContentsView*>(wc_impl->GetView());
-
+  auto* osr_wcv = GetOffScreenWebContentsView();
   return osr_wcv && osr_wcv->IsPainting();
 #else
   return false;
@@ -1768,10 +1760,7 @@ void WebContents::SetFrameRate(int frame_rate) {
     return;
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_OSR)
-  const auto* wc_impl =
-    reinterpret_cast<content::WebContentsImpl*>(web_contents());
-  auto* osr_wcv = static_cast<OffScreenWebContentsView*>(wc_impl->GetView());
-
+  auto* osr_wcv = GetOffScreenWebContentsView();
   if (osr_wcv)
     osr_wcv->SetFrameRate(frame_rate);
 #endif
@@ -1782,10 +1771,7 @@ int WebContents::GetFrameRate() const {
     return 0;
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_OSR)
-  const auto* wc_impl =
-    reinterpret_cast<content::WebContentsImpl*>(web_contents());
-  auto* osr_wcv = static_cast<OffScreenWebContentsView*>(wc_impl->GetView());
-
+  auto* osr_wcv = GetOffScreenWebContentsView();
   return osr_wcv ? osr_wcv->GetFrameRate() : 0;
 #else
   return 0;
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
index 00e4b5a84a1..ceb0c75e7d8 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class AtomJavaScriptDialogManager;
 class WebContentsZoomController;
 class WebViewGuestDelegate;
 
+#if defined(ENABLE_OSR)
+class OffScreenWebContentsView;
+#endif
+
 namespace api {
 
 // Certain events are only in WebContentsDelegate, provide our own Observer to
@@ -393,6 +397,10 @@ class WebContents : public mate::TrackableObject<WebContents>,
     return ++request_id_;
   }
 
+#if defined(ENABLE_OSR)
+  OffScreenWebContentsView* GetOffScreenWebContentsView() const;
+#endif
+
   // Called when we receive a CursorChange message from chromium.
   void OnCursorChange(const content::WebCursor& cursor);
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_osr.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_osr.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be999c283f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_osr.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 GitHub, Inc.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h"
+
+#include "atom/browser/osr/osr_web_contents_view.h"
+#include "content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.h"
+
+// Including both web_contents_impl.h and node.h would introduce a error, we
+// have to isolate the usage of WebContentsImpl into a clean file to fix it:
+// error C2371: 'ssize_t': redefinition; different basic types
+
+namespace atom {
+
+namespace api {
+
+OffScreenWebContentsView* WebContents::GetOffScreenWebContentsView() const {
+  const auto* impl =
+      static_cast<const content::WebContentsImpl*>(web_contents());
+  return static_cast<OffScreenWebContentsView*>(impl->GetView());
+}
+
+}  // namespace api
+
+}  // namespace atom
diff --git a/filenames.gypi b/filenames.gypi
index bb6c40215c8..025469c73e8 100644
--- a/filenames.gypi
+++ b/filenames.gypi
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@
       }],  # OS=="win"
       ['enable_osr==1', {
         'lib_sources': [
+          'atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_osr.cc',
           'atom/browser/osr/osr_web_contents_view_mac.mm',
           'atom/browser/osr/osr_web_contents_view.cc',
           'atom/browser/osr/osr_web_contents_view.h',