diff --git a/.changes/macos-always-create-webview.md b/.changes/macos-always-create-webview.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..835782ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/macos-always-create-webview.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri-runtime-wry": patch:bug
+---
+
+Always try to create macOS WebKit webview, even if webkit runtime doesn't get detected correctly
diff --git a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
index 4b47b9d17..1aac9f1aa 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
@@ -4535,7 +4535,11 @@ You may have it installed on another user account, but it is not available for t
 "#,
     );
 
-    return Err(Error::WebviewRuntimeNotInstalled);
+    if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+      log::warn!("WebKit webview runtime not found, attempting to create webview anyway.");
+    } else {
+      return Err(Error::WebviewRuntimeNotInstalled);
+    }
   }
 
   #[allow(unused_mut)]