diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index 397ddd7..d128083 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -3169,12 +3169,20 @@ DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(UIImage);
 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__ */
diff --git a/include/wx/html/webkit.h b/include/wx/html/webkit.h
index 8700367..f805099 100644
--- a/include/wx/html/webkit.h
+++ b/include/wx/html/webkit.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/control.h"
-DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(WebView); 
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Web Kit Control
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ private:
     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 --git a/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h b/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
index 803f8b0..438e532 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ private:
     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.