diff --git a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
index e4902249f9..c986308fbb 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
@@ -3102,6 +3102,24 @@ IMPORTANT: please read docs/tech/tn0016.txt before modifying this file!
 <set var="CEF_INCLUDE_DIR">
 </set>
 
+<set var="CONFIGURE" >
+    <if cond="BUILD=='debug'">Debug</if>
+    <if cond="BUILD=='release'">Release</if>
+</set>
+
+<!--specify CEF lib dir-->
+<set var="CEF_LIB_DIR">
+  <if cond="PLATFORM_WIN32=='1'">
+     $(CEF_INCLUDE_DIR)/$(CONFIGURE)/,$(CEF_INCLUDE_DIR)/out/$(CONFIGURE)/lib/
+  </if>
+  <if cond="PLATFORM_MACOSX=='1'">
+    <!--TODO -->
+  </if>
+  <if cond="PLATFORM_UNIX=='1'">
+    <!--TODO -->
+  </if>
+</set>
+
 <set var="WEBVIEW_SRC_PLATFORM">
     <if cond="TOOLKIT=='MSW'">src/msw/webview_ie.cpp</if>
     <if cond="TOOLKIT=='GTK'">
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl b/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
index 7bccf7ad1a..7e08f3e899 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@
         <library>basedll</library>
         <ldlibs>$(EXTRALIBS_WEBVIEW)</ldlibs>
         <msvc-headers>$(WEBVIEW_HDR)</msvc-headers>
+        <include>$(CEF_INCLUDE_DIR)</include>
+        <lib-path>$(CEF_LIB_DIR)</lib-path>
+        <sys-lib>libcef</sys-lib>
+        <sys-lib>libcef_dll_wrapper</sys-lib>
     </dll>
 
     <lib id="webviewlib" template="wx_lib"
diff --git a/include/wx/webview_chromium.h b/include/wx/webview_chromium.h
index c6fa5a338b..5258461dac 100644
--- a/include/wx/webview_chromium.h
+++ b/include/wx/webview_chromium.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
 
-extern const char wxWebViewBackendChromium[];
+extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_WEBVIEW(const char) wxWebViewBackendChromium[];
 
 class wxWebViewChromium;
 
diff --git a/src/common/webview_chromium.cpp b/src/common/webview_chromium.cpp
index 2023870ce1..0119981727 100644
--- a/src/common/webview_chromium.cpp
+++ b/src/common/webview_chromium.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
 
-extern const char wxWebViewBackendChromium[] = "wxWebViewChromium";
+extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_WEBVIEW(const char) wxWebViewBackendChromium[] = "wxWebViewChromium";
 
 wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxWebViewChromium, wxWebView);