diff --git third_party/WebKit/Source/core/exported/WebViewImpl.cpp third_party/WebKit/Source/core/exported/WebViewImpl.cpp
index d91e3b143073..35fd90706031 100644
--- third_party/WebKit/Source/core/exported/WebViewImpl.cpp
+++ third_party/WebKit/Source/core/exported/WebViewImpl.cpp
@@ -253,8 +253,13 @@ void WebView::SetUseExternalPopupMenus(bool use_external_popup_menus) {
   g_should_use_external_popup_menus = use_external_popup_menus;
 }
 
-bool WebViewImpl::UseExternalPopupMenus() {
-  return g_should_use_external_popup_menus;
+void WebViewImpl::SetUseExternalPopupMenusThisInstance(
+    bool use_external_popup_menus) {
+  should_use_external_popup_menus_ = use_external_popup_menus;
+}
+
+bool WebViewImpl::UseExternalPopupMenus() const {
+  return should_use_external_popup_menus_;
 }
 
 namespace {
@@ -345,6 +350,7 @@ WebViewImpl::WebViewImpl(WebViewClient* client,
       enable_fake_page_scale_animation_for_testing_(false),
       fake_page_scale_animation_page_scale_factor_(0),
       fake_page_scale_animation_use_anchor_(false),
+      should_use_external_popup_menus_(g_should_use_external_popup_menus),
       compositor_device_scale_factor_override_(0),
       suppress_next_keypress_event_(false),
       ime_accept_events_(true),
diff --git third_party/WebKit/Source/core/exported/WebViewImpl.h third_party/WebKit/Source/core/exported/WebViewImpl.h
index a17a3af5ec27..7036d8e87ba0 100644
--- third_party/WebKit/Source/core/exported/WebViewImpl.h
+++ third_party/WebKit/Source/core/exported/WebViewImpl.h
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT WebViewImpl final
   static HashSet<WebViewImpl*>& AllInstances();
   // Returns true if popup menus should be rendered by the browser, false if
   // they should be rendered by WebKit (which is the default).
-  static bool UseExternalPopupMenus();
+  void SetUseExternalPopupMenusThisInstance(bool);
+  bool UseExternalPopupMenus() const;
 
   // WebWidget methods:
   void Close() override;
@@ -605,6 +606,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT WebViewImpl final
   float fake_page_scale_animation_page_scale_factor_;
   bool fake_page_scale_animation_use_anchor_;
 
+  bool should_use_external_popup_menus_;
+
   float compositor_device_scale_factor_override_;
   TransformationMatrix device_emulation_transform_;
 
diff --git third_party/WebKit/Source/core/page/ChromeClientImpl.cpp third_party/WebKit/Source/core/page/ChromeClientImpl.cpp
index 98618289cfab..ec154753a350 100644
--- third_party/WebKit/Source/core/page/ChromeClientImpl.cpp
+++ third_party/WebKit/Source/core/page/ChromeClientImpl.cpp
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ PopupMenu* ChromeClientImpl::OpenPopupMenu(LocalFrame& frame,
     return nullptr;
 
   NotifyPopupOpeningObservers();
-  if (WebViewImpl::UseExternalPopupMenus())
+  if (web_view_->UseExternalPopupMenus())
     return new ExternalPopupMenu(frame, select, *web_view_);
 
   DCHECK(RuntimeEnabledFeatures::PagePopupEnabled());
diff --git third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h
index 8f30d3c30bac..6d156c7837fb 100644
--- third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h
+++ third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ class WebView : protected WebWidget {
 
   // Sets whether select popup menus should be rendered by the browser.
   BLINK_EXPORT static void SetUseExternalPopupMenus(bool);
+  virtual void SetUseExternalPopupMenusThisInstance(bool) = 0;
 
   // Hides any popup (suggestions, selects...) that might be showing.
   virtual void HidePopups() = 0;