diff --git a/include/wx/msw/private/webview_edge.h b/include/wx/msw/private/webview_edge.h
index f9bdb76917..e771848fdc 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/private/webview_edge.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/private/webview_edge.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     wxVector<wxString> m_pendingUserScripts;
     wxVector<wxString> m_userScriptIds;
     wxString m_scriptMsgHandlerName;
+    wxString m_customUserAgent;
 
     // WebView Events tokens
     EventRegistrationToken m_navigationStartingToken = { };
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/webview_edge.h b/include/wx/msw/webview_edge.h
index bb58d97b50..c273697a29 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/webview_edge.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/webview_edge.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public:
     virtual void EnableAccessToDevTools(bool enable = true) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool IsAccessToDevToolsEnabled() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
+    virtual bool SetUserAgent(const wxString& userAgent) wxOVERRIDE;
+
     virtual bool RunScript(const wxString& javascript, wxString* output = NULL) const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool AddScriptMessageHandler(const wxString& name) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool RemoveScriptMessageHandler(const wxString& name) wxOVERRIDE;
diff --git a/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp b/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
index 6ab2b9d1a8..3abb6382eb 100644
--- a/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #ifdef __VISUALC__
 #include <wrl/event.h>
 using namespace Microsoft::WRL;
+#include "WebView2EnvironmentOptions.h"
 #else
 #include <wx/msw/wrl/event.h>
 #endif // !__VISUALC__
@@ -91,11 +92,23 @@ bool wxWebViewEdgeImpl::Create()
     m_historyPosition = -1;
 
     wxString userDataPath = wxStandardPaths::Get().GetUserLocalDataDir();
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    auto options =
+        Make<CoreWebView2EnvironmentOptions>();
+
+    if (!m_customUserAgent.empty())
+        options->put_AdditionalBrowserArguments(
+            wxString::Format("--user-agent=\"%s\"", m_customUserAgent).wc_str());
+#endif
 
     HRESULT hr = wxCreateCoreWebView2EnvironmentWithOptions(
         ms_browserExecutableDir.wc_str(),
         userDataPath.wc_str(),
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+        options.Get(),
+#else
         nullptr,
+#endif
         Callback<ICoreWebView2CreateCoreWebView2EnvironmentCompletedHandler>(this,
             &wxWebViewEdgeImpl::OnEnvironmentCreated).Get());
     if (FAILED(hr))
@@ -778,6 +791,20 @@ bool wxWebViewEdge::IsAccessToDevToolsEnabled() const
     return true;
 }
 
+bool wxWebViewEdge::SetUserAgent(const wxString& userAgent)
+{
+    m_impl->m_customUserAgent = userAgent;
+    // Can currently only be set before Create()
+    wxCHECK_MSG(!m_impl->m_webViewController, false, "Can't be called after Create()");
+    if (m_impl->m_webViewController)
+        return false;
+    else
+        return true;
+
+    // TODO: As of Edge SDK 1.0.790 an experimental API to set the user agent
+    // is available. Reimplement using m_impl->GetSettings() when it's stable.
+}
+
 void* wxWebViewEdge::GetNativeBackend() const
 {
     return m_impl->m_webView;