diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_WebBrowserComponent.h b/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_WebBrowserComponent.h
index fb32cc728a..861dc9dc50 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_WebBrowserComponent.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_WebBrowserComponent.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ public:
     void parentHierarchyChanged() override;
     /** @internal */
     void visibilityChanged() override;
+    /** @internal */
+    void focusGained (FocusChangeType) override;
 
 private:
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_android_WebBrowserComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_android_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
index d449bae366..532b907776 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_android_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_android_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
@@ -107,3 +107,7 @@ void WebBrowserComponent::visibilityChanged()
 {
     checkWindowAssociation();
 }
+
+void WebBrowserComponent::focusGained (FocusChangeType)
+{
+}
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_linux_WebBrowserComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_linux_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
index 5aafe3a6a7..43f5e79cdd 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_linux_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_linux_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
@@ -112,3 +112,7 @@ void WebBrowserComponent::visibilityChanged()
 {
     checkWindowAssociation();
 }
+
+void WebBrowserComponent::focusGained (FocusChangeType)
+{
+}
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_WebBrowserComponent.mm b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_WebBrowserComponent.mm
index 732665cf09..58c07d64e1 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_WebBrowserComponent.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_mac_WebBrowserComponent.mm
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 
 #if JUCE_MAC
 
-struct DownloadClickDetectorClass  : public ObjCClass <NSObject>
+struct DownloadClickDetectorClass  : public ObjCClass<NSObject>
 {
-    DownloadClickDetectorClass()  : ObjCClass <NSObject> ("JUCEWebClickDetector_")
+    DownloadClickDetectorClass()  : ObjCClass<NSObject> ("JUCEWebClickDetector_")
     {
-        addIvar <WebBrowserComponent*> ("owner");
+        addIvar<WebBrowserComponent*> ("owner");
 
         addMethod (@selector (webView:decidePolicyForNavigationAction:request:frame:decisionListener:),
                    decidePolicyForNavigationAction, "v@:@@@@@");
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ private:
     }
 
     static void decidePolicyForNavigationAction (id self, SEL, WebView*, NSDictionary* actionInformation,
-                                                 NSURLRequest*, WebFrame*, id <WebPolicyDecisionListener> listener)
+                                                 NSURLRequest*, WebFrame*, id<WebPolicyDecisionListener> listener)
     {
         if (getOwner (self)->pageAboutToLoad (getOriginalURL (actionInformation)))
             [listener use];
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private:
     }
 
     static void decidePolicyForNewWindowAction (id self, SEL, WebView*, NSDictionary* actionInformation,
-                                                NSURLRequest*, NSString*, id <WebPolicyDecisionListener> listener)
+                                                NSURLRequest*, NSString*, id<WebPolicyDecisionListener> listener)
     {
         getOwner (self)->newWindowAttemptingToLoad (getOriginalURL (actionInformation));
         [listener ignore];
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ private:
 } // (juce namespace)
 
 //==============================================================================
-@interface WebViewTapDetector  : NSObject <UIGestureRecognizerDelegate>
+@interface WebViewTapDetector  : NSObject<UIGestureRecognizerDelegate>
 {
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ private:
 @end
 
 //==============================================================================
-@interface WebViewURLChangeDetector : NSObject <UIWebViewDelegate>
+@interface WebViewURLChangeDetector : NSObject<UIWebViewDelegate>
 {
     juce::WebBrowserComponent* ownerComponent;
 }
@@ -216,37 +216,45 @@ public:
                   const StringArray* headers,
                   const MemoryBlock* postData)
     {
-        NSMutableURLRequest* r
-            = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL: [NSURL URLWithString: juceStringToNS (url)]
-                                      cachePolicy: NSURLRequestUseProtocolCachePolicy
-                                  timeoutInterval: 30.0];
-
-        if (postData != nullptr && postData->getSize() > 0)
-        {
-            [r setHTTPMethod: nsStringLiteral ("POST")];
-            [r setHTTPBody: [NSData dataWithBytes: postData->getData()
-                                           length: postData->getSize()]];
-        }
-
-        if (headers != nullptr)
-        {
-            for (int i = 0; i < headers->size(); ++i)
-            {
-                const String headerName  ((*headers)[i].upToFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false).trim());
-                const String headerValue ((*headers)[i].fromFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false).trim());
-
-                [r setValue: juceStringToNS (headerValue)
-                   forHTTPHeaderField: juceStringToNS (headerName)];
-            }
-        }
-
         stop();
 
-       #if JUCE_MAC
-        [[webView mainFrame] loadRequest: r];
-       #else
-        [webView loadRequest: r];
-       #endif
+        if (url.trimStart().startsWithIgnoreCase ("javascript:"))
+        {
+            [webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:
+                juceStringToNS (url.fromFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false))];
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            NSMutableURLRequest* r
+                = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL: [NSURL URLWithString: juceStringToNS (url)]
+                                          cachePolicy: NSURLRequestUseProtocolCachePolicy
+                                      timeoutInterval: 30.0];
+
+            if (postData != nullptr && postData->getSize() > 0)
+            {
+                [r setHTTPMethod: nsStringLiteral ("POST")];
+                [r setHTTPBody: [NSData dataWithBytes: postData->getData()
+                                               length: postData->getSize()]];
+            }
+
+            if (headers != nullptr)
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < headers->size(); ++i)
+                {
+                    const String headerName  ((*headers)[i].upToFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false).trim());
+                    const String headerValue ((*headers)[i].fromFirstOccurrenceOf (":", false, false).trim());
+
+                    [r setValue: juceStringToNS (headerValue)
+                       forHTTPHeaderField: juceStringToNS (headerName)];
+                }
+            }
+
+           #if JUCE_MAC
+            [[webView mainFrame] loadRequest: r];
+           #else
+            [webView loadRequest: r];
+           #endif
+        }
     }
 
     void goBack()       { [webView goBack]; }
@@ -392,3 +400,7 @@ void WebBrowserComponent::visibilityChanged()
 {
     checkWindowAssociation();
 }
+
+void WebBrowserComponent::focusGained (FocusChangeType)
+{
+}
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_win32_WebBrowserComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_win32_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
index 2e1979810b..77a6f2e572 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_win32_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/native/juce_win32_WebBrowserComponent.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 
             if (connectionPoint != nullptr)
             {
-                WebBrowserComponent* const owner = dynamic_cast <WebBrowserComponent*> (getParentComponent());
+                WebBrowserComponent* const owner = dynamic_cast<WebBrowserComponent*> (getParentComponent());
                 jassert (owner != nullptr);
 
                 EventHandler* handler = new EventHandler (*owner);
@@ -129,13 +129,11 @@ private:
     DWORD adviseCookie;
 
     //==============================================================================
-    class EventHandler  : public ComBaseClassHelper <IDispatch>,
+    class EventHandler  : public ComBaseClassHelper<IDispatch>,
                           public ComponentMovementWatcher
     {
     public:
-        EventHandler (WebBrowserComponent& owner_)
-            : ComponentMovementWatcher (&owner_),
-              owner (owner_)
+        EventHandler (WebBrowserComponent& w)  : ComponentMovementWatcher (&w), owner (w)
         {
         }
 
@@ -330,3 +328,26 @@ void WebBrowserComponent::visibilityChanged()
 {
     checkWindowAssociation();
 }
+
+void WebBrowserComponent::focusGained (FocusChangeType)
+{
+    if (IOleObject* oleObject = (IOleObject*) browser->queryInterface (&IID_IOleObject))
+    {
+        if (IOleWindow* oleWindow = (IOleWindow*) browser->queryInterface (&IID_IOleWindow))
+        {
+            IOleClientSite* oleClientSite = nullptr;
+
+            if (SUCCEEDED (oleObject->GetClientSite (&oleClientSite)))
+            {
+                HWND hwnd;
+                oleWindow->GetWindow (&hwnd);
+                oleObject->DoVerb (OLEIVERB_UIACTIVATE, nullptr, oleClientSite, 0, hwnd, nullptr);
+                oleClientSite->Release();
+            }
+
+            oleWindow->Release();
+        }
+
+        oleObject->Release();
+    }
+}