diff --git a/content/content.c b/content/content.c
index 4c87f0eb5..f2d06b639 100644
--- a/content/content.c
+++ b/content/content.c
@@ -701,6 +701,22 @@ struct selection *content_get_selection(hlcache_handle *h)
 }
 
 
+void content_get_contextual_content(struct hlcache_handle *h,
+		int x, int y, struct contextual_content *data)
+{
+	struct content *c = hlcache_handle_get_content(h);
+	assert(c != 0);
+
+	if (c->handler->get_contextual_content != NULL) {
+		c->handler->get_contextual_content(c, x, y, data);
+		return;
+	} else {
+		data->object = h;
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+
 void content_add_error(struct content *c, const char *token,
 		unsigned int line)
 {
diff --git a/content/content.h b/content/content.h
index 1b2a8d097..21c8954c9 100644
--- a/content/content.h
+++ b/content/content.h
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ void content_open(struct hlcache_handle *h, struct browser_window *bw,
 		struct object_params *params);
 void content_close(struct hlcache_handle *h);
 struct selection *content_get_selection(struct hlcache_handle *h);
+void content_get_contextual_content(struct hlcache_handle *h,
+		int x, int y, struct contextual_content *data);
 
 /* Member accessors */
 content_type content_get_type(struct hlcache_handle *c);
diff --git a/content/content_protected.h b/content/content_protected.h
index a1d6c7076..d9a021f3e 100644
--- a/content/content_protected.h
+++ b/content/content_protected.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct content_handler {
 			struct object_params *params);
 	void (*close)(struct content *c);
 	struct selection * (*get_selection)(struct content *c);
+	void (*get_contextual_content)(struct content *c, int x, int y,
+				struct contextual_content *data);
 	nserror (*clone)(const struct content *old, struct content **newc);
 	bool (*matches_quirks)(const struct content *c, bool quirks);
 	content_type (*type)(void);
diff --git a/utils/types.h b/utils/types.h
index 2e77cade4..50baf3691 100644
--- a/utils/types.h
+++ b/utils/types.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define _NETSURF_UTILS_TYPES_H_
 
 struct plotter_table;
+struct hlcache_handle;
 
 /* Rectangle coordinates */
 struct rect {
@@ -42,4 +43,12 @@ struct redraw_context {
 	const struct plotter_table *plot;
 };
 
+
+/* Content located at a specific spatial location */
+struct contextual_content {
+	const char *link_url;
+	struct hlcache_handle *object;
+	struct hlcache_handle *main;
+};
+
 #endif