diff --git a/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h b/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
index 3d95825b73..2166966cc5 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool IsBusy() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
+    virtual bool IsAccessToDevToolsEnabled() const wxOVERRIDE;
+    virtual void EnableAccessToDevTools(bool enable = true) wxOVERRIDE;
+
     //History functions
     virtual void ClearHistory() wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void EnableHistory(bool enable = true) wxOVERRIDE;
diff --git a/src/osx/webview_webkit.mm b/src/osx/webview_webkit.mm
index 262409ad05..3f304310bf 100644
--- a/src/osx/webview_webkit.mm
+++ b/src/osx/webview_webkit.mm
@@ -308,6 +308,26 @@ bool wxWebViewWebKit::IsEditable() const
     return false;
 }
 
+bool wxWebViewWebKit::IsAccessToDevToolsEnabled() const
+{
+    // WebKit API available since macOS 10.11 and iOS 9.0
+    WKPreferences* prefs = m_webView.configuration.preferences;
+    SEL devToolsSelector = @selector(_developerExtrasEnabled);
+    id val = nil;
+    if ([prefs respondsToSelector:devToolsSelector])
+         val = [prefs performSelector:devToolsSelector];
+    return (val != nil);
+}
+
+void wxWebViewWebKit::EnableAccessToDevTools(bool enable)
+{
+    // WebKit API available since macOS 10.11 and iOS 9.0
+    WKPreferences* prefs = m_webView.configuration.preferences;
+    SEL devToolsSelector = @selector(_setDeveloperExtrasEnabled:);
+    if ([prefs respondsToSelector:devToolsSelector])
+        [prefs performSelector:devToolsSelector withObject:(id)enable];
+}
+
 void wxWebViewWebKit::SetZoomType(wxWebViewZoomType zoomType)
 {
     // there is only one supported zoom type at the moment so this setter