diff --git a/js/core/utils.js b/js/core/utils.js
index 0b4563d352..59c793aec4 100644
--- a/js/core/utils.js
+++ b/js/core/utils.js
@@ -14,6 +14,35 @@ define(
                 msg.pub("end", "core/utils");
                 cb();
             }
+        ,
+        /**
+         * Allows a node to be swapped into a different document at
+         * some insertion point(Element). This function is useful for
+         * opportunistic insertion of DOM nodes into a document, without
+         * first knowing if that is the final document where the node will
+         * reside.
+         *
+         * @param  {Node} node The node to be swapped.
+         * @return {Function} A function that takes a document and a new
+         *                    insertion point (element). When called,
+         *                    node gets inserted into doc at before a given
+         *                    insertion point (node) - or just appended, if
+         *                    the element has no children.
+         */
+            makeOwnerSwapper: function(node) {
+                if(!(node instanceof Node)){
+                    throw TypeError();
+                }
+                return function(doc, insertionPoint) {
+                    node.remove();
+                    doc.adoptNode(node);
+                    if (insertionPoint.firstElementChild) {
+                        insertionPoint.insertBefore(node, insertionPoint.firstElementChild);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    insertionPoint.appendChild(node);
+                };
+            }
         ,   calculateLeftPad: function(text) {
                 var spaceOrTab = /^[\ |\t]*/;
                 // Find smallest padding value
@@ -45,7 +74,7 @@ define(
                   return {
                     value: nextLikeFunction(),
                     get done() {
-                      return this.value === null
+                      return this.value === null;
                     }
                   };
                 };
diff --git a/tests/spec/core/utils-spec.js b/tests/spec/core/utils-spec.js
index 1bca553616..f2d0c72df1 100644
--- a/tests/spec/core/utils-spec.js
+++ b/tests/spec/core/utils-spec.js
@@ -8,6 +8,66 @@ describe("Core - Utils", function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("makeOwnerSwapper()", function() {
+    it("throws if passed something that is not a node", function(done) {
+      expect(function() {
+        utils.toESIterable(function() {});
+      }).not.toThrow();
+      expect(function() {
+        utils.toESIterable("");
+      }).toThrow();
+      expect(function() {
+        utils.toESIterable(null);
+      }).toThrow();
+      expect(function() {
+        utils.toESIterable([]);
+      }).toThrow();
+      expect(function() {
+        utils.toESIterable(undefined);
+      }).toThrow();
+      done();
+    });
+
+    it("returns a function", function() {
+      var testNode = document.createTextNode("test");
+      var testFunction = utils.makeOwnerSwapper(testNode);
+      expect(testFunction instanceof Function).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("removes the original node from the its owner document", function() {
+      var testNode = document.createTextNode("test");
+      var swapTestNode = utils.makeOwnerSwapper(testNode);
+      var newDoc = document.implementation.createHTMLDocument("test");
+      document.body.appendChild(testNode);
+      expect(document.body.contains(testNode)).toBe(true);
+      swapTestNode(newDoc, newDoc.body);
+      expect(document.body.contains(testNode)).toBe(false);
+      expect(testNode.ownerDocument).toEqual(newDoc);
+    });
+
+    it("appends the node into a new document", function() {
+      var testNode = document.createElement("link");
+      var swapTestNode = utils.makeOwnerSwapper(testNode);
+      var newDoc = document.implementation.createHTMLDocument("test");
+      expect(document.head.contains(testNode)).toBe(false);
+      swapTestNode(newDoc, newDoc.head);
+      expect(newDoc.head.contains(testNode)).toBe(true);
+      expect(testNode.ownerDocument).toEqual(newDoc);
+    });
+
+    it("prepends the node into a new document at the right place", function() {
+      var testNode = document.createElement("link");
+      var swapTestNode = utils.makeOwnerSwapper(testNode);
+      var newDoc = document.implementation.createHTMLDocument("test");
+      var metaElem = newDoc.createElement("meta");
+      newDoc.head.appendChild(metaElem);
+      swapTestNode(newDoc, newDoc.head);
+      expect(newDoc.head.firstChild).toEqual(testNode);
+      expect(newDoc.head.lastChild).toEqual(metaElem);
+    });
+  });
+
+
   describe("toESIterable() method", function() {
 
     it("throws if passed something that is not a function", function(done) {