diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5dbb345d..3ad7d502a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ A library which provides a way to use Android Drawables as Jetpack Compose Paint
 ### ⬇️ [Swipe to Refresh](./swiperefresh/)
 A library that provides a layout implementing the swipe-to-refresh UX pattern, similar to Android's [SwipeRefreshLayout](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/swiperefreshlayout).
 
-### 🌏 [Web](./web/)
+### 🌏 [Web](./webview/)
 A wrapper around WebView for basic WebView support in Jetpack Compose.
 
 ### 📜 [Adaptive](./adaptive/)
diff --git a/docs/webview.md b/docs/webview.md
index 50f073394..948eb2a28 100644
--- a/docs/webview.md
+++ b/docs/webview.md
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ WebView(
 )
 ```
 
+### Using a subclass of WebView
+
+If you want to use a subclass of `WebView`, or simply require more control over its instantiation, you can provide a factory.
+
+```kotlin
+WebView(
+    ...
+    factory = { context -> CustomWebView(context) }
+)
+```
+
 ## Download
 
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.accompanist/accompanist-webview)](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:com.google.accompanist)
diff --git a/web/api/current.api b/web/api/current.api
index d90966187..bd8c9f116 100644
--- a/web/api/current.api
+++ b/web/api/current.api
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ package com.google.accompanist.web {
   }
 
   public final class WebViewKt {
-    method @androidx.compose.runtime.Composable public static void WebView(com.google.accompanist.web.WebViewState state, optional androidx.compose.ui.Modifier modifier, optional boolean captureBackPresses, optional com.google.accompanist.web.WebViewNavigator navigator, optional kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.webkit.WebView,kotlin.Unit> onCreated, optional kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.webkit.WebView,kotlin.Unit> onDispose, optional com.google.accompanist.web.AccompanistWebViewClient client, optional com.google.accompanist.web.AccompanistWebChromeClient chromeClient);
+    method @androidx.compose.runtime.Composable public static void WebView(com.google.accompanist.web.WebViewState state, optional androidx.compose.ui.Modifier modifier, optional boolean captureBackPresses, optional com.google.accompanist.web.WebViewNavigator navigator, optional kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.webkit.WebView,kotlin.Unit> onCreated, optional kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.webkit.WebView,kotlin.Unit> onDispose, optional com.google.accompanist.web.AccompanistWebViewClient client, optional com.google.accompanist.web.AccompanistWebChromeClient chromeClient, optional kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1<? super android.content.Context,? extends android.webkit.WebView>? factory);
     method @androidx.compose.runtime.Composable public static com.google.accompanist.web.WebViewNavigator rememberWebViewNavigator(optional kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope coroutineScope);
     method @androidx.compose.runtime.Composable public static com.google.accompanist.web.WebViewState rememberWebViewState(String url, optional java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> additionalHttpHeaders);
     method @androidx.compose.runtime.Composable public static com.google.accompanist.web.WebViewState rememberWebViewStateWithHTMLData(String data, optional String? baseUrl);
diff --git a/web/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/google/accompanist/web/WebTest.kt b/web/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/google/accompanist/web/WebTest.kt
index 747744473..0f265e5a2 100644
--- a/web/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/google/accompanist/web/WebTest.kt
+++ b/web/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/google/accompanist/web/WebTest.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.google.accompanist.web
 
+import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.webkit.WebView
 import androidx.compose.material.MaterialTheme
@@ -619,6 +620,22 @@ class WebTest {
 
     private val webNode: SemanticsNodeInteraction
         get() = rule.onNodeWithTag(WebViewTag)
+
+    @Test
+    fun testWebViewFactoryUsedIfSupplied() {
+        lateinit var constructedWebView: WebView
+
+        rule.setContent {
+            WebTestContent(
+                rememberWebViewState(url = LINK_URL),
+                idleResource,
+                onCreated = { constructedWebView = it },
+                factory = { context -> CustomWebView(context) }
+            )
+        }
+
+        assertThat(constructedWebView).isInstanceOf(CustomWebView::class.java)
+    }
 }
 
 private const val LINK_ID = "link"
@@ -638,9 +655,11 @@ private fun WebTestContent(
     webViewState: WebViewState,
     idlingResource: WebViewIdlingResource,
     navigator: WebViewNavigator = rememberWebViewNavigator(),
+    onCreated: (WebView) -> Unit = { it.settings.javaScriptEnabled = true },
     onDispose: (WebView) -> Unit = {},
     client: AccompanistWebViewClient = remember { AccompanistWebViewClient() },
-    chromeClient: AccompanistWebChromeClient = remember { AccompanistWebChromeClient() }
+    chromeClient: AccompanistWebChromeClient = remember { AccompanistWebChromeClient() },
+    factory: ((Context) -> WebView)? = null
 ) {
     idlingResource.webviewLoading = webViewState.loadingState !is LoadingState.Finished
 
@@ -649,10 +668,11 @@ private fun WebTestContent(
             state = webViewState,
             modifier = Modifier.testTag(WebViewTag),
             navigator = navigator,
-            onCreated = { it.settings.javaScriptEnabled = true },
+            onCreated = onCreated,
             onDispose = onDispose,
             client = client,
-            chromeClient = chromeClient
+            chromeClient = chromeClient,
+            factory = factory
         )
     }
 }
@@ -663,3 +683,5 @@ private class WebViewIdlingResource : IdlingResource {
     override val isIdleNow: Boolean
         get() = !webviewLoading
 }
+
+private class CustomWebView(context: Context) : WebView(context)
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/com/google/accompanist/web/WebView.kt b/web/src/main/java/com/google/accompanist/web/WebView.kt
index 55f46fcae..a7d127f3b 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/com/google/accompanist/web/WebView.kt
+++ b/web/src/main/java/com/google/accompanist/web/WebView.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.google.accompanist.web
 
+import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.webkit.WebChromeClient
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
  * subsequently overwritten after this lambda is called.
  * @param client Provides access to WebViewClient via subclassing
  * @param chromeClient Provides access to WebChromeClient via subclassing
+ * @param factory An optional WebView factory for using a custom subclass of WebView
  * @sample com.google.accompanist.sample.webview.BasicWebViewSample
  */
 @Composable
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ fun WebView(
     onCreated: (WebView) -> Unit = {},
     onDispose: (WebView) -> Unit = {},
     client: AccompanistWebViewClient = remember { AccompanistWebViewClient() },
-    chromeClient: AccompanistWebChromeClient = remember { AccompanistWebChromeClient() }
+    chromeClient: AccompanistWebChromeClient = remember { AccompanistWebChromeClient() },
+    factory: ((Context) -> WebView)? = null
 ) {
     var webView by remember { mutableStateOf<WebView?>(null) }
 
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ fun WebView(
 
     AndroidView(
         factory = { context ->
-            WebView(context).apply {
+            (factory?.invoke(context) ?: WebView(context)).apply {
                 onCreated(this)
 
                 layoutParams = ViewGroup.LayoutParams(