diff --git a/lighthouse-cli/test/fixtures/dobetterweb/dbw_tester.html b/lighthouse-cli/test/fixtures/dobetterweb/dbw_tester.html
index 0627ee7aff90..f340a456be6d 100644
--- a/lighthouse-cli/test/fixtures/dobetterweb/dbw_tester.html
+++ b/lighthouse-cli/test/fixtures/dobetterweb/dbw_tester.html
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
   }, 1500);
 </script>
 
+<object id="5934a"></object>
+<object id="5934b"></object>
+<script>
+  document.getElementById("5934a").matches = "See #5934";
+  Object.defineProperty(document.getElementById("5934b"), 'matches', {
+    value: "See #5934"
+  });
+</script>
+
 <!-- Note: these will only fail when using the static-server.js, which supports the ?delay=true param.
      If you're using your own server, the resource will load instantly and the
      stylesheets will be ignored for being below the threshold. -->
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/gather/driver.js b/lighthouse-core/gather/driver.js
index bb80ba984dc5..4e45acedb23f 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/gather/driver.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/gather/driver.js
@@ -1137,7 +1137,8 @@ class Driver {
   async cacheNatives() {
     await this.evaluateScriptOnNewDocument(`window.__nativePromise = Promise;
         window.__nativeError = Error;
-        window.__nativeURL = URL;`);
+        window.__nativeURL = URL;
+        window.__ElementMatches = Element.prototype.matches;`);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/page-functions.js b/lighthouse-core/lib/page-functions.js
index b674e0d60db7..01fc1057ae8b 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/lib/page-functions.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/lib/page-functions.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function getElementsInDocument(selector) {
   /** @param {NodeListOf<Element>} nodes */
   const _findAllElements = nodes => {
     for (let i = 0, el; el = nodes[i]; ++i) {
-      if (!selector || el.matches(selector)) {
+      if (!selector || window.__ElementMatches.call(el, selector)) {
         results.push(el);
       }
       // If the element has a shadow root, dig deeper.