diff --git a/interface/wx/webview.h b/interface/wx/webview.h
index 1b59eb6e57..65c92437e2 100644
--- a/interface/wx/webview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/webview.h
@@ -307,10 +307,16 @@ public:
     although currently just one is available. It differs from wxHtmlWindow in
     that each backend is actually a full rendering engine, Internet Explorer or Edge on MSW and
     WebKit on macOS and GTK. This allows the correct viewing of complex pages with
-    javascript and css.
+    JavaScript and CSS.
 
     @section descriptions Backend Descriptions
 
+    This class supports using multiple backends, corresponding to different
+    implementations of the same functionality. Under macOS and Unix platforms
+    only a single, WebKit-based, backend is currently provided, but under MSW
+    both the legacy IE backend and the new Edge backend exist. Backends are
+    identified by their names, documented in the backend descriptions below.
+
     @subsection wxWEBVIEW_BACKEND_IE wxWEBVIEW_BACKEND_IE (MSW)
 
     The IE backend uses Microsoft's
@@ -323,6 +329,9 @@ public:
 
     This backend has full support for custom schemes and virtual file systems.
 
+    The predefined @c wxWebViewBackendIE constant contains the name of this
+    backend and can be used to explicitly select it when using wxWebView::New().
+
     @note If you plan to display any modern web content you should consider using @ref wxWEBVIEW_BACKEND_EDGE,
           as Internet Explorer is not supported anymore by Microsoft.
 
@@ -355,7 +364,7 @@ public:
       documentation, as required by its licence
 
     If enabled and available at runtime Edge will be selected as the default
-    backend. If you require the IE backend use @c wxWEBVIEW_BACKEND_IE when
+    backend. If you require the IE backend use @c wxWebViewBackendIE when
     using wxWebView::New().
 
     If your application should use a
@@ -364,6 +373,9 @@ public:
     wxWebViewEdge::MSWSetBrowserExecutableDir() to specify its usage before
     using the Edge backend.
 
+    The predefined @c wxWebViewBackendEdge constant contains the name of this
+    backend.
+
     @subsection wxWEBVIEW_WEBKIT wxWEBVIEW_WEBKIT (GTK)
 
     Under GTK the WebKit backend uses
@@ -376,6 +388,9 @@ public:
     resources such as images and stylesheets are currently loaded using the
     data:// scheme.
 
+    The predefined @c wxWebViewBackendWebKit constant contains the name of this
+    backend.
+
     @subsection wxWEBVIEW_WEBKIT2 wxWEBVIEW_WEBKIT2 (GTK3)
 
     Under GTK3 the WebKit2 version of <a href="http://webkitgtk.org/">WebKitGTK+</a>
@@ -385,6 +400,9 @@ public:
     All features are
     supported except for clearing and enabling / disabling the history.
 
+    The predefined @c wxWebViewBackendWebKit constant contains the name of this
+    backend.
+
     @subsection wxWEBVIEW_WEBKIT_MACOS wxWEBVIEW_WEBKIT (macOS)
 
     The macOS WebKit backend uses Apple's
@@ -401,6 +419,9 @@ public:
     For further details see the documentation on NSAppTransportSecurity
     <a target=_new href="https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/nsapptransportsecurity">here</a>
 
+    The predefined @c wxWebViewBackendWebKit constant contains the name of this
+    backend.
+
     @section async Asynchronous Notifications
 
     Many of the methods in wxWebView are asynchronous, i.e. they return
@@ -537,6 +558,14 @@ public:
     /**
         Allows to check if a specific backend is currently available.
 
+        For example, to check for Edge backend availability:
+        @code
+        if ( wxWebView::IsBackendAvailable(wxWebViewBackendEdge) )
+        {
+            ... enable some extra functionality not available with the IE backend ...
+        }
+        @endcode
+
         @since 3.1.4
     */
     static bool IsBackendAvailable(const wxString& backend);