diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index ee6ad94ba77a..4935adbc75ad 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ WebContents::WebContents(content::WebContents* web_contents)
 
 WebContents::WebContents(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                          const mate::Dictionary& options)
-    : request_id_(0) {
+    : embedder_(nullptr),
+      request_id_(0) {
   // Whether it is a guest WebContents.
   bool is_guest = false;
   options.Get("isGuest", &is_guest);
@@ -273,10 +274,10 @@ WebContents::WebContents(v8::Isolate* isolate,
     guest_delegate_->Initialize(this);
 
     NativeWindow* owner_window = nullptr;
-    WebContents* embedder = nullptr;
-    if (options.Get("embedder", &embedder) && embedder) {
+    if (options.Get("embedder", &embedder_) && embedder_) {
       // New WebContents's owner_window is the embedder's owner_window.
-      auto relay = NativeWindowRelay::FromWebContents(embedder->web_contents());
+      auto relay =
+          NativeWindowRelay::FromWebContents(embedder_->web_contents());
       if (relay)
         owner_window = relay->window.get();
     }
@@ -1116,6 +1117,12 @@ v8::Local<v8::Value> WebContents::Session(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
   return v8::Local<v8::Value>::New(isolate, session_);
 }
 
+content::WebContents* WebContents::HostWebContents() {
+  if (!embedder_)
+    return nullptr;
+  return embedder_->web_contents();
+}
+
 v8::Local<v8::Value> WebContents::DevToolsWebContents(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
   if (devtools_web_contents_.IsEmpty())
     return v8::Null(isolate);
@@ -1199,6 +1206,7 @@ void WebContents::BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
       .SetMethod("addWorkSpace", &WebContents::AddWorkSpace)
       .SetMethod("removeWorkSpace", &WebContents::RemoveWorkSpace)
       .SetProperty("session", &WebContents::Session)
+      .SetProperty("hostWebContents", &WebContents::HostWebContents)
       .SetProperty("devToolsWebContents", &WebContents::DevToolsWebContents)
       .SetProperty("debugger", &WebContents::Debugger);
 }
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
index 63c4a0177716..b4f29090dbd3 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class WebContents : public mate::TrackableObject<WebContents>,
 
   // Properties.
   v8::Local<v8::Value> Session(v8::Isolate* isolate);
+  content::WebContents* HostWebContents();
   v8::Local<v8::Value> DevToolsWebContents(v8::Isolate* isolate);
   v8::Local<v8::Value> Debugger(v8::Isolate* isolate);
 
@@ -287,6 +288,9 @@ class WebContents : public mate::TrackableObject<WebContents>,
 
   scoped_ptr<WebViewGuestDelegate> guest_delegate_;
 
+  // The host webcontents that may contain this webcontents.
+  WebContents* embedder_;
+
   // The type of current WebContents.
   Type type_;
 
diff --git a/atom/common/native_mate_converters/content_converter.cc b/atom/common/native_mate_converters/content_converter.cc
index 699f101d0e4b..f5d81d085bc1 100644
--- a/atom/common/native_mate_converters/content_converter.cc
+++ b/atom/common/native_mate_converters/content_converter.cc
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ bool Converter<content::StopFindAction>::FromV8(
 // static
 v8::Local<v8::Value> Converter<content::WebContents*>::ToV8(
     v8::Isolate* isolate, content::WebContents* val) {
+  if (!val)
+    return v8::Null(isolate);
   return atom::api::WebContents::CreateFrom(isolate, val).ToV8();
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view.js b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view.js
index 7e38bb33715a..44fc10421621 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view.js
+++ b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view.js
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ var registerWebViewElement = function() {
     'downloadURL',
     'inspectServiceWorker',
     'print',
-    'printToPDF'
+    'printToPDF',
   ];
   nonblockMethods = [
     'executeJavaScript',
@@ -430,6 +430,12 @@ var registerWebViewElement = function() {
     proto[m] = createNonBlockHandler(m);
   }
 
+  // WebContents associated with this webview.
+  proto.getWebContents = function() {
+    var internal = v8Util.getHiddenValue(this, 'internal');
+    return internal.webContents;
+  };
+
   // Deprecated.
   deprecate.rename(proto, 'getUrl', 'getURL');
   window.WebView = webFrame.registerEmbedderCustomElement('webview', {
diff --git a/docs/api/web-contents.md b/docs/api/web-contents.md
index e0139a29fa6c..dde701d7f488 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-contents.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-contents.md
@@ -842,6 +842,10 @@ win.webContents.on('did-finish-load', function() {
 
 Returns the [session](session.md) object used by this webContents.
 
+### `webContents.hostWebContents`
+
+Returns the `WebContents` that might own this `WebContents`.
+
 ### `webContents.devToolsWebContents`
 
 Get the `WebContents` of DevTools for this `WebContents`.
diff --git a/docs/api/web-view-tag.md b/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
index b4f139d475ca..4a0697ad843d 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
@@ -438,6 +438,10 @@ Sends an input `event` to the page.
 See [webContents.sendInputEvent](web-contents.md##webcontentssendinputeventevent)
 for detailed description of `event` object.
 
+### `<webview>.getWebContents()`
+
+Returns the [WebContents](web-contents.md) associated with this `webview`.
+
 ## DOM events
 
 The following DOM events are available to the `webview` tag:
diff --git a/spec/webview-spec.js b/spec/webview-spec.js
index 54b544def0db..d73a177d0970 100644
--- a/spec/webview-spec.js
+++ b/spec/webview-spec.js
@@ -703,4 +703,17 @@ describe('<webview> tag', function() {
       document.body.appendChild(webview);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('<webview>.getWebContents', function() {
+    it('can return the webcontents associated', function(done) {
+      webview.addEventListener('did-finish-load', function() {
+        const webviewContents = webview.getWebContents();
+        assert(webviewContents);
+        assert.equal(webviewContents.getURL(), 'about:blank');
+        done();
+      });
+      webview.src = "about:blank";
+      document.body.appendChild(webview);
+    });
+  });
 });