diff --git a/build/cmake/init.cmake b/build/cmake/init.cmake
index 5ba4b6165b..a8e221ddd4 100644
--- a/build/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ if(wxUSE_MEDIACTRL AND DEFINED wxUSE_ACTIVEX AND NOT wxUSE_ACTIVEX)
     wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_MEDIACTRL OFF)
 endif()
 
-if(wxUSE_WEBVIEW AND DEFINED wxUSE_ACTIVEX AND NOT wxUSE_ACTIVEX)
-    message(WARNING "wxWebView requires wxActiveXContainer... disabled")
-    wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_WEBVIEW OFF)
+if(wxUSE_WEBVIEW AND wxUSE_WEBVIEW_IE AND DEFINED wxUSE_ACTIVEX AND NOT wxUSE_ACTIVEX)
+    message(WARNING "wxWebViewIE requires wxActiveXContainer... disabled")
+    wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_IE OFF)
 endif()
 
 if(wxUSE_OPENGL)
@@ -467,21 +467,29 @@ if(wxUSE_GUI)
                 set(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_WEBKIT ON)
             elseif(WEBKIT2_FOUND AND LIBSOUP_FOUND)
                 set(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_WEBKIT2 ON)
-            else()
-                message(WARNING "webkit not found or enabled, wxWebview won't be available")
+            elseif(NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM)
+                message(WARNING "webkit or chromium not found or enabled, wxWebview won't be available")
                 wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_WEBVIEW OFF)
             endif()
         elseif(WXMSW)
-            if(NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_IE AND NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE)
-                message(WARNING "WebviewIE and WebviewEdge not found or enabled, wxWebview won't be available")
+            if(NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_IE AND NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE AND NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM)
+                message(WARNING "WebviewIE and WebviewEdge and WebviewChromium not found or enabled, wxWebview won't be available")
                 wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_WEBVIEW OFF)
             endif()
         elseif(APPLE)
-            if(NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_WEBKIT)
-                message(WARNING "webkit not found or enabled, wxWebview won't be available")
+            if(NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_WEBKIT AND NOT wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM)
+                message(WARNING "webkit and chromium not found or enabled, wxWebview won't be available")
                 wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_WEBVIEW OFF)
             endif()
         endif()
+
+        if(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM AND WIN32 AND NOT MSVC)
+            message(WARNING "WebviewChromium libcef_dll_wrapper can only be built with MSVC... disabled")
+            wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM OFF)
+        endif()
+        if(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM AND CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD LESS 17)
+            message(WARNING "WebviewChromium requires at least c++17")
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     if(wxUSE_PRIVATE_FONTS AND WXGTK)
diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index ae6d10a08f..bd234dc13c 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,8 +29,14 @@ endforeach()
 
 # add_opt_lib()
 # Add library which may have been disabled by wxUSE_...
-macro(add_opt_lib name var_name)
-    if(${var_name})
+macro(add_opt_lib name)
+    set(add_lib ON)
+    foreach(var_name ${ARGN})
+        if(NOT ${var_name})
+            set(add_lib OFF)
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
+    if(add_lib)
         list(APPEND LIBS ${name})
     endif()
 endmacro()
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@ if(wxUSE_GUI)
     add_opt_lib(media wxUSE_MEDIACTRL)
     add_opt_lib(gl wxUSE_OPENGL)
     add_opt_lib(qa wxUSE_DEBUGREPORT)
-    add_opt_lib(webview_chromium wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM)
+    add_opt_lib(webview_chromium wxUSE_WEBVIEW wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM)
 endif() # wxUSE_GUI
 
 # Include XML library last
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/chkconf.h b/include/wx/msw/chkconf.h
index 8110a2e10d..326945386a 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/chkconf.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/chkconf.h
@@ -339,12 +339,12 @@
 #           define wxUSE_MEDIACTRL 0
 #       endif
 #   endif
-#    if wxUSE_WEBVIEW
+#    if wxUSE_WEBVIEW && wxUSE_WEBVIEW_IE
 #       ifdef wxABORT_ON_CONFIG_ERROR
-#           error "wxWebView requires wxActiveXContainer under MSW"
+#           error "wxWebViewIE requires wxActiveXContainer under MSW"
 #       else
-#           undef wxUSE_WEBVIEW
-#           define wxUSE_WEBVIEW 0
+#           undef wxUSE_WEBVIEW_IE
+#           define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_IE 0
 #       endif
 #   endif
 #endif /* !wxUSE_ACTIVEX */