diff -u include/wx/defs.h include/wx/defs.h
--- include/wx/defs.h	2014-10-06 22:33:44.000000000 +0100
+++ include/wx/defs.h	2017-04-08 18:52:20.308109800 +0100
@@ -3169,14 +3169,22 @@
 DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(UIEvent);
 DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(NSSet);
 DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(EAGLContext);
+DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(UIWebView);
 
 typedef WX_UIWindow WXWindow;
 typedef WX_UIView WXWidget;
 typedef WX_EAGLContext WXGLContext;
 typedef WX_NSString* WXGLPixelFormat;
+typedef WX_UIWebView OSXWebViewPtr;
+
+#endif
 
+#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
+DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(WebView);
+typedef WX_WebView OSXWebViewPtr;
 #endif
 
+
 #endif /* __WXMAC__ */
 
 /* ABX: check __WIN32__ instead of __WXMSW__ for the same MSWBase in any Win32 port */
diff -u include/wx/html/webkit.h include/wx/html/webkit.h
--- include/wx/html/webkit.h	2014-10-06 22:33:44.000000000 +0100
+++ include/wx/html/webkit.h	2017-04-08 18:53:34.608334300 +0100
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/control.h"
-DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(WebView); 
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Web Kit Control
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
     wxString m_currentURL;
     wxString m_pageTitle;
 
-    WX_WebView m_webView;
+    OSXWebViewPtr m_webView;
 
     // we may use this later to setup our own mouse events,
     // so leave it in for now.
diff -u include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
--- include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h	2014-10-06 22:33:44.000000000 +0100
+++ include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h	2017-04-08 18:56:04.314415300 +0100
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     wxWindowID m_windowID;
     wxString m_pageTitle;
 
-    wxObjCID m_webView;
+    OSXWebViewPtr m_webView;
 
     // we may use this later to setup our own mouse events,
     // so leave it in for now.
diff -u src/osx/webview_webkit.mm src/osx/webview_webkit.mm
--- src/osx/webview_webkit.mm	2014-10-06 22:33:44.000000000 +0100
+++ src/osx/webview_webkit.mm	2017-04-08 19:03:24.676146300 +0100
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     wxWebViewWebKit* webKitWindow;
 }
 
-- initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow;
+- (id)initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow;
 
 @end
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
     wxWebViewWebKit* webKitWindow;
 }
 
-- initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow;
+- (id)initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow;
 
 @end
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
     wxWebViewWebKit* webKitWindow;
 }
 
-- initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow;
+- (id)initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow;
 
 @end
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
     if ( !m_webView )
         return;
 
-    [(WebView*)m_webView goBack];
+    [m_webView goBack];
 }
 
 void wxWebViewWebKit::GoForward()
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
     if ( !m_webView )
         return;
 
-    [(WebView*)m_webView goForward];
+    [m_webView goForward];
 }
 
 void wxWebViewWebKit::Reload(wxWebViewReloadFlags flags)
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
     if ( !m_webView )
         return;
 
-    [(WebView*)m_webView cut:m_webView];
+    [m_webView cut:m_webView];
 }
 
 void wxWebViewWebKit::Copy()
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
     if ( !m_webView )
         return;
 
-    [(WebView*)m_webView copy:m_webView];
+    [m_webView copy:m_webView];
 }
 
 void wxWebViewWebKit::Paste()
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@
     if ( !m_webView )
         return;
 
-    [(WebView*)m_webView paste:m_webView];
+    [m_webView paste:m_webView];
 }
 
 void wxWebViewWebKit::DeleteSelection()
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
     if ( !m_webView )
         return;
 
-    [(WebView*)m_webView deleteSelection];
+    [m_webView deleteSelection];
 }
 
 bool wxWebViewWebKit::HasSelection() const
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@
 
 @implementation WebViewLoadDelegate
 
-- initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow
+- (id)initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow
 {
     [super init];
     webKitWindow = inWindow;    // non retained
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@
 
 @implementation WebViewPolicyDelegate
 
-- initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow
+-  (id)initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow
 {
     [super init];
     webKitWindow = inWindow;    // non retained
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@
 
 @implementation WebViewUIDelegate
 
-- initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow
+- (id)initWithWxWindow: (wxWebViewWebKit*)inWindow
 {
     [super init];
     webKitWindow = inWindow;    // non retained