diff --git a/user/src/com/google/gwt/dom/client/Element.java b/user/src/com/google/gwt/dom/client/Element.java
index ef8bf34f758..7a6235beca8 100644
--- a/user/src/com/google/gwt/dom/client/Element.java
+++ b/user/src/com/google/gwt/dom/client/Element.java
@@ -530,6 +530,15 @@ public final boolean hasTagName(String tagName) {
     return tagName.equalsIgnoreCase(getTagName());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests whether the element would be selected by the specified CSS selector.
+   * @param selectors A string containing valid CSS selectors to test the Element against.
+   * @return true if the Element matches the selectors. Otherwise, false.
+   */
+  public final native boolean matches(String selectors) /*-{
+    return this.matches && this.matches(selectors);
+  }-*/;
+
   /**
    * Removes an attribute by name.
    */