diff --git a/dom/animation/test/mochitest.ini b/dom/animation/test/mochitest.ini
index fff62ac7c9..ecdb674fe1 100644
--- a/dom/animation/test/mochitest.ini
+++ b/dom/animation/test/mochitest.ini
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 prefs =
   dom.animations-api.compositing.enabled=true
   dom.animations-api.core.enabled=true
+  dom.animations-api.getAnimations.enabled=true
   dom.animations-api.implicit-keyframes.enabled=true
   dom.animations-api.timelines.enabled=true
 # Support files for chrome tests that we want to load over HTTP need
diff --git a/dom/base/nsDocument.cpp b/dom/base/nsDocument.cpp
index 43f11c0313..1c3e7a421f 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsDocument.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsDocument.cpp
@@ -2941,6 +2941,15 @@ nsDocument::AreWebAnimationsImplicitKeyframesEnabled(JSContext* /*unused*/, JSOb
          Preferences::GetBool("dom.animations-api.implicit-keyframes.enabled");
 }
 
+bool
+nsDocument::IsWebAnimationsGetAnimationsEnabled(JSContext* /*unused*/, JSObject* /*unused*/)
+{
+  MOZ_ASSERT(NS_IsMainThread());
+
+  return nsContentUtils::IsCallerChrome() ||
+         Preferences::GetBool("dom.animations-api.getAnimations.enabled");
+}
+
 DocumentTimeline*
 nsDocument::Timeline()
 {
diff --git a/dom/base/nsDocument.h b/dom/base/nsDocument.h
index f544166c20..010f95ae25 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsDocument.h
+++ b/dom/base/nsDocument.h
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ public:
   static bool IsWebAnimationsEnabled(JSContext* aCx, JSObject* aObject);
   static bool AreWebAnimationsImplicitKeyframesEnabled(JSContext* aCx, JSObject* aObject);
   static bool AreWebAnimationsTimelinesEnabled(JSContext* aCx, JSObject* aObject);
+  static bool IsWebAnimationsGetAnimationsEnabled(JSContext* aCx, JSObject* aObject);
 
   virtual mozilla::dom::DocumentTimeline* Timeline() override;
   virtual void GetAnimations(
diff --git a/dom/webidl/Animatable.webidl b/dom/webidl/Animatable.webidl
index 4c1396c995..decc139602 100644
--- a/dom/webidl/Animatable.webidl
+++ b/dom/webidl/Animatable.webidl
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ interface Animatable {
   [Func="nsDocument::IsElementAnimateEnabled", Throws]
   Animation animate(object? keyframes,
                     optional UnrestrictedDoubleOrKeyframeAnimationOptions options);
-  [Func="nsDocument::IsWebAnimationsEnabled"]
+  [Func="nsDocument::IsWebAnimationsGetAnimationsEnabled"]
   sequence<Animation> getAnimations(optional AnimationFilter filter);
 };
diff --git a/dom/webidl/CSSPseudoElement.webidl b/dom/webidl/CSSPseudoElement.webidl
index 96d191e3af..250bef03c5 100644
--- a/dom/webidl/CSSPseudoElement.webidl
+++ b/dom/webidl/CSSPseudoElement.webidl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // this interface.
 // What we implement here is a minimal subset of the two definitions which we
 // ship behind a pref until the specification issues have been resolved.
-[Func="nsDocument::IsWebAnimationsEnabled"]
+[Func="nsDocument::IsWebAnimationsGetAnimationsEnabled"]
 interface CSSPseudoElement {
   readonly attribute DOMString type;
   readonly attribute Element parentElement;
diff --git a/dom/webidl/Document.webidl b/dom/webidl/Document.webidl
index 46db008763..2ade9a2c9b 100644
--- a/dom/webidl/Document.webidl
+++ b/dom/webidl/Document.webidl
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ partial interface Document {
 partial interface Document {
   [Func="nsDocument::AreWebAnimationsTimelinesEnabled"]
   readonly attribute DocumentTimeline timeline;
-  [Func="nsDocument::IsWebAnimationsEnabled"]
+  [Func="nsDocument::IsWebAnimationsGetAnimationsEnabled"]
   sequence<Animation> getAnimations();
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index b8cb114580..ae7f156775 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -2710,17 +2710,16 @@ pref("layout.idle_period.required_quiescent_frames", 2);
 pref("layout.idle_period.time_limit", 1);
 
 // Is support for the Web Animations API enabled?
-// Before enabling this by default, make sure also CSSPseudoElement interface
-// has been spec'ed properly, or we should add a separate pref for
-// CSSPseudoElement interface. See Bug 1174575 for further details.
 #ifdef RELEASE_OR_BETA
 pref("dom.animations-api.core.enabled", false);
 #else
 pref("dom.animations-api.core.enabled", true);
 #endif
+
 pref("dom.animations-api.timelines.enabled", false);
 pref("dom.animations-api.implicit-keyframes.enabled", false);
 pref("dom.animations-api.compositing.enabled", false);
+pref("dom.animations-api.getAnimations.enabled", false);
 
 // Is support for the Element.animate() function (a subset of the Web Animations
 // API) enabled?