diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffcheckbutton.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffcheckbutton.cpp
index 72e024c..1b022f6 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffcheckbutton.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffcheckbutton.cpp
@@ -250,13 +250,15 @@
   if (!GetNormalWidget() || !IsButtonDown())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFCheckButton> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SetButtonDown(false);
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::LeftButtonUp, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 XFA_CHECKSTATE CXFA_FFCheckButton::FWLState2XFAState() {
@@ -300,6 +302,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFCheckButton::OnProcessMessage(CFWL_Message* pMessage) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnProcessMessage(pMessage);
 }
 
@@ -346,6 +351,9 @@
 
 void CXFA_FFCheckButton::OnDrawWidget(CXFA_Graphics* pGraphics,
                                       const CFX_Matrix& matrix) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnDrawWidget(pGraphics, matrix);
 }
 
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffcombobox.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffcombobox.cpp
index 2f89ce2..522a0be 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffcombobox.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffcombobox.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFComboBox::OnRButtonUp(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   if (!CXFA_FFField::OnRButtonUp(dwFlags, point))
     return false;
 
@@ -111,13 +114,14 @@
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFComboBox::OnKillFocus(CXFA_FFWidget* pNewWidget) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pNewWatched(pNewWidget);
   if (!ProcessCommittedData())
     UpdateFWLData();
 
-  return pWatched && pNewWatched &&
-         CXFA_FFField::OnKillFocus(pNewWatched.Get());
+  return pNewWatched && CXFA_FFField::OnKillFocus(pNewWatched.Get());
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFComboBox::OpenDropDownList() {
@@ -311,6 +315,9 @@
 
 void CXFA_FFComboBox::OnTextChanged(CFWL_Widget* pWidget,
                                     const WideString& wsChanged) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   CXFA_EventParam eParam;
   eParam.m_wsPrevText = m_pNode->GetValue(XFA_VALUEPICTURE_Raw);
   eParam.m_wsChange = wsChanged;
@@ -318,18 +325,20 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFComboBox::OnSelectChanged(CFWL_Widget* pWidget, bool bLButtonUp) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFComboBox> watched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   CXFA_EventParam eParam;
   eParam.m_wsPrevText = m_pNode->GetValue(XFA_VALUEPICTURE_Raw);
   FWLEventSelChange(&eParam);
-  if (!watched)
-    return;
-
   if (m_pNode->IsChoiceListCommitOnSelect() && bLButtonUp)
     m_pDocView->SetFocusNode(nullptr);
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFComboBox::OnPreOpen(CFWL_Widget* pWidget) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   CXFA_EventParam eParam;
   eParam.m_eType = XFA_EVENT_PreOpen;
   eParam.m_pTarget = m_pNode.Get();
@@ -337,6 +346,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFComboBox::OnPostOpen(CFWL_Widget* pWidget) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   CXFA_EventParam eParam;
   eParam.m_eType = XFA_EVENT_PostOpen;
   eParam.m_pTarget = m_pNode.Get();
@@ -344,6 +356,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFComboBox::OnProcessMessage(CFWL_Message* pMessage) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnProcessMessage(pMessage);
 }
 
@@ -379,5 +394,8 @@
 
 void CXFA_FFComboBox::OnDrawWidget(CXFA_Graphics* pGraphics,
                                    const CFX_Matrix& matrix) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnDrawWidget(pGraphics, matrix);
 }
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffdatetimeedit.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffdatetimeedit.cpp
index a0fcd26..7017442 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffdatetimeedit.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffdatetimeedit.cpp
@@ -188,8 +188,10 @@
                                           int32_t iYear,
                                           int32_t iMonth,
                                           int32_t iDay) {
-  WideString wsPicture = m_pNode->GetPictureContent(XFA_VALUEPICTURE_Edit);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
 
+  WideString wsPicture = m_pNode->GetPictureContent(XFA_VALUEPICTURE_Edit);
   CXFA_LocaleValue date(XFA_VT_DATE, GetDoc()->GetXFADoc()->GetLocaleMgr());
   date.SetDate(CFX_DateTime(iYear, iMonth, iDay, 0, 0, 0, 0));
 
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fffield.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fffield.cpp
index d83f8da..2f2e366 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fffield.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fffield.cpp
@@ -380,22 +380,26 @@
   if (!GetNormalWidget())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::Enter));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnMouseExit() {
   if (!GetNormalWidget())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::Leave));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 CFX_PointF CXFA_FFField::FWLToClient(const CFX_PointF& point) {
@@ -418,13 +422,15 @@
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnLButtonDown(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SetButtonDown(true);
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::LeftButtonDown, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnLButtonUp(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
@@ -433,36 +439,42 @@
   if (!IsButtonDown())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SetButtonDown(false);
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::LeftButtonUp, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnLButtonDblClk(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
   if (!GetNormalWidget())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::LeftButtonDblClk, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnMouseMove(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
   if (!GetNormalWidget())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::Move, dwFlags, FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnMouseWheel(uint32_t dwFlags,
@@ -471,21 +483,25 @@
   if (!GetNormalWidget())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouseWheel>(
       GetNormalWidget(), dwFlags, FWLToClient(point), CFX_PointF(zDelta, 0)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnRButtonDown(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SetButtonDown(true);
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::RightButtonDown, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnRButtonUp(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
@@ -494,25 +510,29 @@
   if (!IsButtonDown())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SetButtonDown(false);
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::RightButtonUp, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnRButtonDblClk(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
   if (!GetNormalWidget())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::RightButtonDblClk, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnSetFocus(CXFA_FFWidget* pOldWidget) {
@@ -522,17 +542,21 @@
   if (!GetNormalWidget())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(
       pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageSetFocus>(nullptr, GetNormalWidget()));
   GetLayoutItem()->SetStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_Focused);
   InvalidateRect();
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnKillFocus(CXFA_FFWidget* pNewWidget) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pNewWatched(pNewWidget);
   if (GetNormalWidget()) {
     SendMessageToFWLWidget(
@@ -540,34 +564,36 @@
     GetLayoutItem()->ClearStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_Focused);
     InvalidateRect();
   }
-  return pWatched && pNewWatched &&
-         CXFA_FFWidget::OnKillFocus(pNewWatched.Get());
+  return pNewWatched && CXFA_FFWidget::OnKillFocus(pNewWatched.Get());
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnKeyDown(uint32_t dwKeyCode, uint32_t dwFlags) {
   if (!GetNormalWidget() || !GetDoc()->GetXFADoc()->IsInteractive())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageKey>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_KeyCommand::KeyDown, dwFlags, dwKeyCode));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnKeyUp(uint32_t dwKeyCode, uint32_t dwFlags) {
   if (!GetNormalWidget() || !GetDoc()->GetXFADoc()->IsInteractive())
     return false;
 
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFField> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageKey>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_KeyCommand::KeyUp, dwFlags, dwKeyCode));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFField::OnChar(uint32_t dwChar, uint32_t dwFlags) {
-  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> pWatched(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
   if (!GetDoc()->GetXFADoc()->IsInteractive())
     return false;
   if (dwChar == XFA_FWL_VKEY_Tab)
@@ -577,6 +603,9 @@
   if (!m_pNode->IsOpenAccess())
     return false;
 
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageKey>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_KeyCommand::Char, dwFlags, dwChar));
 
@@ -744,6 +773,9 @@
 void CXFA_FFField::OnProcessMessage(CFWL_Message* pMessage) {}
 
 void CXFA_FFField::OnProcessEvent(CFWL_Event* pEvent) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   switch (pEvent->GetType()) {
     case CFWL_Event::Type::Mouse: {
       CFWL_EventMouse* event = static_cast<CFWL_EventMouse*>(pEvent);
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffimageedit.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffimageedit.cpp
index 5d5a69f..0c5e129 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffimageedit.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffimageedit.cpp
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@
 
 bool CXFA_FFImageEdit::OnLButtonDown(uint32_t dwFlags,
                                      const CFX_PointF& point) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFImageEdit> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   SetButtonDown(true);
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::LeftButtonDown, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFImageEdit::SetFWLRect() {
@@ -133,6 +135,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFImageEdit::OnProcessMessage(CFWL_Message* pMessage) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnProcessMessage(pMessage);
 }
 
@@ -146,6 +151,9 @@
 
 void CXFA_FFImageEdit::OnDrawWidget(CXFA_Graphics* pGraphics,
                                     const CFX_Matrix& matrix) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnDrawWidget(pGraphics, matrix);
 }
 
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fflistbox.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fflistbox.cpp
index fe55303..bb693bc 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fflistbox.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fflistbox.cpp
@@ -76,13 +76,14 @@
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFListBox::OnKillFocus(CXFA_FFWidget* pNewFocus) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFListBox> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pNewWatched(pNewFocus);
   if (!ProcessCommittedData())
     UpdateFWLData();
 
-  return pWatched && pNewWatched &&
-         CXFA_FFField::OnKillFocus(pNewWatched.Get());
+  return pNewWatched && CXFA_FFField::OnKillFocus(pNewWatched.Get());
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFListBox::CommitData() {
@@ -160,6 +161,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFListBox::OnSelectChanged(CFWL_Widget* pWidget) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   CXFA_EventParam eParam;
   eParam.m_eType = XFA_EVENT_Change;
   eParam.m_pTarget = m_pNode.Get();
@@ -192,6 +196,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFListBox::OnProcessMessage(CFWL_Message* pMessage) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnProcessMessage(pMessage);
 }
 
@@ -212,6 +219,9 @@
 
 void CXFA_FFListBox::OnDrawWidget(CXFA_Graphics* pGraphics,
                                   const CFX_Matrix& matrix) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnDrawWidget(pGraphics, matrix);
 }
 
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffnumericedit.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffnumericedit.cpp
index ae6a749..d089178 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffnumericedit.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffnumericedit.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFNumericEdit::OnValidate(CFWL_Widget* pWidget, WideString& wsText) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   WideString wsPattern = m_pNode->GetPictureContent(XFA_VALUEPICTURE_Edit);
   if (!wsPattern.IsEmpty())
     return true;
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffpushbutton.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffpushbutton.cpp
index d7e1f34..646cb8d 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffpushbutton.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffpushbutton.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFPushButton::OnProcessMessage(CFWL_Message* pMessage) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnProcessMessage(pMessage);
 }
 
@@ -204,6 +207,9 @@
 
 void CXFA_FFPushButton::OnDrawWidget(CXFA_Graphics* pGraphics,
                                      const CFX_Matrix& matrix) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   auto* pWidget = GetNormalWidget();
   if (pWidget->GetStylesEx() & XFA_FWL_PSBSTYLEEXT_HiliteInverted) {
     if ((pWidget->GetStates() & FWL_STATE_PSB_Pressed) &&
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fftextedit.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fftextedit.cpp
index 8ddc2ff..4744212 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fftextedit.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_fftextedit.cpp
@@ -121,13 +121,12 @@
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnLButtonDown(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFTextEdit> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   if (!IsFocused()) {
     GetLayoutItem()->SetStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_Focused);
     UpdateFWLData();
-    if (!pWatched)
-      return false;
-
     InvalidateRect();
   }
   SetButtonDown(true);
@@ -135,27 +134,29 @@
       GetNormalWidget(), FWL_MouseCommand::LeftButtonDown, dwFlags,
       FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnRButtonDown(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFTextEdit> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   if (!IsFocused()) {
     GetLayoutItem()->SetStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_Focused);
     UpdateFWLData();
-    if (!pWatched)
-      return false;
-
     InvalidateRect();
   }
   SetButtonDown(true);
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageMouse>(
       nullptr, FWL_MouseCommand::RightButtonDown, dwFlags, FWLToClient(point)));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnRButtonUp(uint32_t dwFlags, const CFX_PointF& point) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   if (!CXFA_FFField::OnRButtonUp(dwFlags, point))
     return false;
 
@@ -164,15 +165,14 @@
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnSetFocus(CXFA_FFWidget* pOldWidget) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFTextEdit> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pOldWatched(pOldWidget);
   GetLayoutItem()->ClearStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_TextEditValueChanged);
   if (!IsFocused()) {
     GetLayoutItem()->SetStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_Focused);
     UpdateFWLData();
-    if (!pWatched)
-      return false;
-
     InvalidateRect();
   }
   if (!CXFA_FFWidget::OnSetFocus(pOldWatched.Get()))
@@ -181,32 +181,26 @@
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(
       pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageSetFocus>(nullptr, GetNormalWidget()));
 
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnKillFocus(CXFA_FFWidget* pNewWidget) {
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pNewWatched(pNewWidget);
   SendMessageToFWLWidget(
       pdfium::MakeUnique<CFWL_MessageKillFocus>(nullptr, GetNormalWidget()));
 
-  if (!pWatched)
-    return false;
-
   GetLayoutItem()->ClearStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_Focused);
   SetEditScrollOffset();
   ProcessCommittedData();
   UpdateFWLData();
   InvalidateRect();
-  if (!pWatched)
-    return false;
 
   if (!CXFA_FFWidget::OnKillFocus(pNewWatched.Get()))
     return false;
 
-  if (!pWatched)
-    return false;
-
   GetLayoutItem()->ClearStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_TextEditValueChanged);
   return true;
 }
@@ -326,6 +320,9 @@
 
 void CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnTextWillChange(CFWL_Widget* pWidget,
                                        CFWL_EventTextWillChange* event) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   GetLayoutItem()->SetStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_TextEditValueChanged);
 
   CXFA_EventParam eParam;
@@ -347,6 +344,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnTextFull(CFWL_Widget* pWidget) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   CXFA_EventParam eParam;
   eParam.m_eType = XFA_EVENT_Full;
   eParam.m_pTarget = m_pNode.Get();
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@
 }
 
 void CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnProcessMessage(CFWL_Message* pMessage) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnProcessMessage(pMessage);
 }
 
@@ -378,6 +381,9 @@
 
 void CXFA_FFTextEdit::OnDrawWidget(CXFA_Graphics* pGraphics,
                                    const CFX_Matrix& matrix) {
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   m_pOldDelegate->OnDrawWidget(pGraphics, matrix);
 }
 
diff --git a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffwidget.cpp b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffwidget.cpp
index 728fd99..62a5eda 100644
--- a/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffwidget.cpp
+++ b/xfa/fxfa/cxfa_ffwidget.cpp
@@ -422,35 +422,30 @@
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFWidget::OnSetFocus(CXFA_FFWidget* pOldWidget) {
-  // OnSetFocus event may remove this widget.
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   CXFA_FFWidget* pParent = GetFFWidget(ToContentLayoutItem(GetParent()));
   if (pParent && !pParent->IsAncestorOf(pOldWidget)) {
     if (!pParent->OnSetFocus(pOldWidget))
       return false;
   }
-  if (!pWatched)
-    return false;
-
   GetLayoutItem()->SetStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_Focused);
 
   CXFA_EventParam eParam;
   eParam.m_eType = XFA_EVENT_Enter;
   eParam.m_pTarget = m_pNode.Get();
   m_pNode->ProcessEvent(GetDocView(), XFA_AttributeValue::Enter, &eParam);
-
-  return !!pWatched;
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFWidget::OnKillFocus(CXFA_FFWidget* pNewWidget) {
-  // OnKillFocus event may remove these widgets.
-  ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pWatched(this);
+  // Prevents destruction of the CXFA_ContentLayoutItem that owns |this|.
+  RetainPtr<CXFA_ContentLayoutItem> retainer(m_pLayoutItem.Get());
+
   ObservedPtr<CXFA_FFWidget> pNewWatched(pNewWidget);
   GetLayoutItem()->ClearStatusBits(XFA_WidgetStatus_Focused);
   EventKillFocus();
-  if (!pWatched)
-    return false;
-
   if (!pNewWidget)
     return true;
 
@@ -463,7 +458,7 @@
     if (!pParent->OnKillFocus(pNewWidget))
       return false;
   }
-  return pWatched && pNewWatched;
+  return !!pNewWatched;
 }
 
 bool CXFA_FFWidget::OnKeyDown(uint32_t dwKeyCode, uint32_t dwFlags) {