diff --git a/libcef/dom_document_impl.cc b/libcef/dom_document_impl.cc
index c6f84cf1c..f3cf10808 100644
--- a/libcef/dom_document_impl.cc
+++ b/libcef/dom_document_impl.cc
@@ -255,6 +255,14 @@ void CefDOMDocumentImpl::Detach()
   if (!VerifyContext())
     return;
 
+  // If you hit this assert it means that you are keeping references to node
+  // objects beyond the valid scope.
+  DCHECK(node_map_.empty());
+
+  // If you hit this assert it means that you are keeping references to this
+  // document object beyond the valid scope.
+  DCHECK(GetRefCt() == 1);
+
   if (!node_map_.empty()) {
     NodeMap::const_iterator it = node_map_.begin();
     for (; it != node_map_.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/libcef/dom_event_impl.cc b/libcef/dom_event_impl.cc
index f7db2fb8c..7dc7ffef6 100644
--- a/libcef/dom_event_impl.cc
+++ b/libcef/dom_event_impl.cc
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ CefRefPtr<CefDOMNode> CefDOMEventImpl::GetCurrentTarget()
 
 void CefDOMEventImpl::Detach()
 {
+  // If you hit this assert it means that you are keeping references to this
+  // event object beyond the valid scope.
+  DCHECK(GetRefCt() == 1);
+
   document_ = NULL;
   event_.assign(WebDOMEvent());
 }