diff --git a/modules/webbrowser/src/cefhost.cpp b/modules/webbrowser/src/cefhost.cpp
index 1e3c197cf2..7b7bf7d355 100644
--- a/modules/webbrowser/src/cefhost.cpp
+++ b/modules/webbrowser/src/cefhost.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ CefHost::CefHost([[maybe_unused]] const std::string& helperLocation) {
     settings.windowless_rendering_enabled = true;
     attachDebugSettings(settings);
 
+    // cf. https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3685
+    setings.chrome_runtime = true;
+
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     // Load the CEF framework library at runtime instead of linking directly as required
     // by the macOS sandbox implementation