diff --git a/modules/javafx.web/src/main/native/Source/WebCore/bindings/java/JavaDOMUtils.h b/modules/javafx.web/src/main/native/Source/WebCore/bindings/java/JavaDOMUtils.h
index cb6b6ca5a56..d204aafab8c 100644
--- a/modules/javafx.web/src/main/native/Source/WebCore/bindings/java/JavaDOMUtils.h
+++ b/modules/javafx.web/src/main/native/Source/WebCore/bindings/java/JavaDOMUtils.h
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 
 #include <jni.h>
 
+#include <wtf/Ref.h>
 #include <wtf/RefPtr.h>
+#include <wtf/GetPtr.h>
 #include <wtf/text/WTFString.h>
 #include "ExceptionOr.h"
 
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ void raiseNotSupportedErrorException(JNIEnv*);
 void raiseDOMErrorException(JNIEnv*, Exception&&);
 
 template<typename T> T raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv*, ExceptionOr<T>&&);
+template<typename T> T* raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv*, ExceptionOr<Ref<T>>&&);
+String raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv*, ExceptionOr<String>&&);
 void raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv*, ExceptionOr<void>&&);
 
 inline void raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv* env, ExceptionOr<void>&& possibleException)
@@ -66,10 +70,30 @@ inline void raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv* env, ExceptionOr<void>&& possibleException)
         raiseDOMErrorException(env, possibleException.releaseException());
 }
 
+inline String raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv* env, ExceptionOr<String>&& exceptionOrReturnValue)
+{
+    if (exceptionOrReturnValue.hasException()) {
+        raiseDOMErrorException(env, exceptionOrReturnValue.releaseException());
+        return emptyString();
+    }
+    return exceptionOrReturnValue.releaseReturnValue();
+}
+
+template<typename T> inline T* raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv* env, ExceptionOr<Ref<T>>&& exceptionOrReturnValue)
+{
+    if (exceptionOrReturnValue.hasException()) {
+        raiseDOMErrorException(env, exceptionOrReturnValue.releaseException());
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return WTF::getPtr(exceptionOrReturnValue.releaseReturnValue());
+}
+
 template<typename T> inline T raiseOnDOMError(JNIEnv* env, ExceptionOr<T>&& exceptionOrReturnValue)
 {
-    if (exceptionOrReturnValue.hasException())
+    if (exceptionOrReturnValue.hasException()) {
         raiseDOMErrorException(env, exceptionOrReturnValue.releaseException());
+        return static_cast<T>(NULL);
+    }
     return exceptionOrReturnValue.releaseReturnValue();
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/javafx.web/src/test/java/test/javafx/scene/web/DOMTest.java b/modules/javafx.web/src/test/java/test/javafx/scene/web/DOMTest.java
index 05b843c34d4..43598a7822f 100644
--- a/modules/javafx.web/src/test/java/test/javafx/scene/web/DOMTest.java
+++ b/modules/javafx.web/src/test/java/test/javafx/scene/web/DOMTest.java
@@ -417,6 +417,26 @@ public void handleEvent(Event evt) {
         });
     }
 
+    // JDK-8233747
+    @Test public void testCreateAttribute() {
+        final Document doc = getDocumentFor("src/test/resources/test/html/dom.html");
+        submit(() -> {
+            try {
+                //invalid attribute
+                Attr attr = doc.createAttribute(":/test");
+                fail("DOMException expected but not thrown");
+            } catch (DOMException ex) {
+                // Expected.
+            } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                fail("DOMException expected but instead threw " + ex.getClass().getName());
+            }
+
+            String attributeName = "test";
+            Attr attr = doc.createAttribute(attributeName);
+            assertEquals("Created attribute", attributeName, attr.getName());
+        });
+    }
+
     // helper methods
 
     private void verifyChildRemoved(Node parent,