diff --git a/moli-dom/src/native/document.rs b/moli-dom/src/native/document.rs
index fdd07cc316..e87af0fa1e 100644
--- a/moli-dom/src/native/document.rs
+++ b/moli-dom/src/native/document.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ pub struct Document {
     ready_state: DocumentReadyState,
     quirks_mode: QuirksMode,
     kind: DocumentKind,
+    is_inert_template_document: bool,
     design_mode_enabled: bool,
     css_target: Option<NativeNodeId>,
     default_language: Option<Box<str>>,
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ impl Document {
             ready_state: DocumentReadyState::Complete,
             quirks_mode: QuirksMode::NoQuirks,
             kind: DocumentKind::Html,
+            is_inert_template_document: false,
             design_mode_enabled: false,
             css_target: None,
             default_language: None,
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ impl Document {
             ready_state: DocumentReadyState::Complete,
             quirks_mode: QuirksMode::NoQuirks,
             kind: DocumentKind::Xml,
+            is_inert_template_document: false,
             design_mode_enabled: false,
             css_target: None,
             default_language: None,
@@ -96,6 +99,15 @@ impl Document {
         }
     }
 
+    pub(super) fn new_inert_template(url: Url, kind: DocumentKind) -> Self {
+        let mut document = match kind {
+            DocumentKind::Html => Self::new_html(url),
+            DocumentKind::Xml => Self::new_xml(url),
+        };
+        document.is_inert_template_document = true;
+        document
+    }
+
     pub fn url(&self) -> &Url {
         &self.url
     }
@@ -144,6 +156,10 @@ impl Document {
         self.kind == DocumentKind::Html
     }
 
+    pub fn is_inert_template_document(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_inert_template_document
+    }
+
     pub fn design_mode_enabled(&self) -> bool {
         self.design_mode_enabled
     }
diff --git a/moli-dom/src/native/mod.rs b/moli-dom/src/native/mod.rs
index 796f6bb40f..db16752e01 100644
--- a/moli-dom/src/native/mod.rs
+++ b/moli-dom/src/native/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mod scripts;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use document::DocumentKind;
 pub use document::{
     Document, DocumentFragment, DocumentReadyState, DocumentTitleSetterTarget, DocumentType,
 };
@@ -518,21 +519,17 @@ impl NativeDom {
         document_handle: NativeNodeId,
         host: Option<NativeNodeId>,
     ) -> NativeNodeId {
-        let (url, is_html_document) = self
+        let (url, kind) = self
             .node(document_handle)
             .and_then(Node::as_document)
-            .map(|document| (document.url().clone(), document.is_html_document()))
+            .map(|document| (document.url().clone(), document.kind()))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 (
                     url::Url::parse("about:blank").expect("about:blank is valid"),
-                    true,
+                    DocumentKind::Html,
                 )
             });
-        let document = if is_html_document {
-            Document::new_html(url)
-        } else {
-            Document::new_xml(url)
-        };
+        let document = Document::new_inert_template(url, kind);
         let owner_document =
             self.create_node(NodeData::Document(Box::new(document)), None, false, false);
         self.create_node(
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/bindings.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/bindings.rs
index af00e48558..c5ffe8af4a 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/bindings.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/bindings.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ fn prototype_name_for_handle(host_ptr: *mut JsContextHost, handle: &BridgeHandle
                     .node(*node_handle)
                     .map(|node| match node.data() {
                         crate::dom::native::NodeData::Document(document) => {
-                            if document.is_html_document() {
+                            if document.is_inert_template_document() {
+                                "Document"
+                            } else if document.is_html_document() {
                                 "HTMLDocument"
                             } else {
                                 "XMLDocument"
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/dom/detached_documents.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/dom/detached_documents.rs
index b5eb868a4f..a88917f69d 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/dom/detached_documents.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/dom/detached_documents.rs
@@ -907,6 +907,62 @@ fn detached_html_template_contents_preserve_html_element_names() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn template_contents_use_the_document_interface_with_source_document_semantics() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://template-content-interface.test/",
+        r#"<!doctype html><body>
+          <template id="parsed"><div>main</div></template>
+          <iframe></iframe>
+        </body>"#,
+    );
+
+    let result = vm
+        .eval(
+            r#"(() => {
+  const check = (ok, label) => { if (!ok) throw Error(label); };
+  const child = document.querySelector('iframe').contentDocument;
+  child.open();
+  child.write('<!doctype html><body><template id="parsed"><div>child</div></template>');
+  child.close();
+  const documents = [
+    ['main', document],
+    ['child', child],
+    ['created', document.implementation.createHTMLDocument('')],
+    ['parsed', new DOMParser().parseFromString('<body></body>', 'text/html')]
+  ];
+  const checkTemplate = (template, label, html) => {
+    const owner = template.content.ownerDocument;
+    check(Object.prototype.toString.call(owner) === '[object Document]', label + ' interface');
+    check(owner.defaultView === null, label + ' inert');
+    check(owner.createElement('DIV').localName === (html ? 'div' : 'DIV'), label + ' kind');
+  };
+  for (const [label, doc] of documents) {
+    check(Object.prototype.toString.call(doc) === '[object HTMLDocument]', label + ' normal interface');
+    checkTemplate(doc.createElement('template'), label + ' created', true);
+    const host = doc.createElement('div');
+    host.innerHTML = '<template><div>content</div></template>';
+    checkTemplate(host.firstElementChild, label + ' fragment parsed', true);
+    const parsed = doc.querySelector('#parsed');
+    if (label === 'main' || label === 'child') {
+      check(parsed !== null, label + ' parsed fixture');
+      checkTemplate(parsed, label + ' document parsed', true);
+    }
+  }
+  const xml = new DOMParser().parseFromString(
+    '<template xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><title>xml</title></template>',
+    'application/xhtml+xml'
+  );
+  check(Object.prototype.toString.call(xml) === '[object Document]', 'normal XML interface');
+  checkTemplate(xml.documentElement, 'XML template', false);
+  return 'ok';
+})()"#,
+        )
+        .expect("inert document interfaces should be independent of HTML/XML semantics");
+
+    assert_eq!(result, "ok");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn template_content_host_rejects_insertion_cycles_after_adoption() {
     let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://template-content-host.test/");