diff --git a/lib/ace/layer/text.js b/lib/ace/layer/text.js
index 89b684bf..4e17e221 100644
--- a/lib/ace/layer/text.js
+++ b/lib/ace/layer/text.js
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ var Text = function(parentEl) {
             // Note: characterWidth can be a float!
             measureNode.innerHTML = lang.stringRepeat("Xy", n);
 
-            if (document.body) {
-                document.body.appendChild(measureNode);
+            if (this.element.ownerDocument.body) {
+                this.element.ownerDocument.body.appendChild(measureNode);
             } else {
                 var container = this.element.parentNode;
                 while (!dom.hasCssClass(container, "ace_editor"))
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ var Text = function(parentEl) {
     };
 
     this.$renderLinesFragment = function(config, firstRow, lastRow) {
-        var fragment = document.createDocumentFragment(),
+        var fragment = this.element.ownerDocument.createDocumentFragment(),
             row = firstRow,
             fold = this.session.getNextFold(row),
             foldStart = fold ?fold.start.row :Infinity;
diff --git a/lib/ace/scrollbar.js b/lib/ace/scrollbar.js
index ad6c3b1a..ea63edec 100644
--- a/lib/ace/scrollbar.js
+++ b/lib/ace/scrollbar.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ var ScrollBar = function(parent) {
     // of 0px
     // in Firefox 6+ scrollbar is hidden if element has the same width as scrollbar
     // make element a little bit wider to retain scrollbar when page is zoomed 
-    this.width = dom.scrollbarWidth();
+    this.width = dom.scrollbarWidth(parent.ownerDocument);
     this.element.style.width = (this.width || 15) + 5 + "px";
 
     event.addListener(this.element, "scroll", this.onScroll.bind(this));
diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index dfa0fb56..130121d4 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
         height : 1
     };
 
-    this.$loop = new RenderLoop(this.$renderChanges.bind(this));
+    this.$loop = new RenderLoop(
+        this.$renderChanges.bind(this),
+        this.container.ownerDocument.defaultView
+    );
     this.$loop.schedule(this.CHANGE_FULL);
 
     this.setPadding(4);