diff --git a/Bonsai.Editor/EditorForm.cs b/Bonsai.Editor/EditorForm.cs
index a4607819..af06687d 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Editor/EditorForm.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Editor/EditorForm.cs
@@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ private async Task OpenDocumentationAsync(string assemblyName, string uid)
                 var editorControl = selectionModel.SelectedView.EditorControl;
                 var url = await documentationProvider.GetDocumentationAsync(assemblyName, uid);
                 if (!ModifierKeys.HasFlag(Keys.Control) &&
-                    editorControl.AnnotationPanel.WebViewInitialized)
+                    editorControl.AnnotationPanel.HasWebView)
                 {
                     editorControl.AnnotationPanel.Navigate(url.AbsoluteUri);
                     var nameSeparator = uid.LastIndexOf(ExpressionHelper.MemberSeparator);
diff --git a/Bonsai.Editor/GraphView/AnnotationPanel.cs b/Bonsai.Editor/GraphView/AnnotationPanel.cs
index 2120efbf..94953255 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Editor/GraphView/AnnotationPanel.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Editor/GraphView/AnnotationPanel.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class AnnotationPanel : UserControl
         readonly RichTextBox textBox;
         readonly WebView2 webView;
         bool webViewInitialized;
+        Action onInitialize;
 
         public AnnotationPanel()
         {
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ public AnnotationPanel()
                 webView.Margin = new Padding(2);
                 webView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(296, 70);
                 webView.ZoomFactor = 1D;
-                webView.EnsureCoreWebView2Async();
                 webView.CoreWebView2InitializationCompleted += (sender, e) =>
                 {
                     webViewInitialized = true;
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ public AnnotationPanel()
                     {
                         OnTextChanged(EventArgs.Empty);
                     }
+
+                    onInitialize?.Invoke();
+                    onInitialize = null;
                 };
                 Controls.Add(webView);
             }
@@ -71,14 +74,9 @@ public AnnotationPanel()
 
         public ThemeRenderer ThemeRenderer { get; set; }
 
-        public WebView2 WebView
-        {
-            get { return webView; }
-        }
-
-        public bool WebViewInitialized
+        public bool HasWebView
         {
-            get { return webViewInitialized; }
+            get { return webView != null; }
         }
 
         public event LinkClickedEventHandler LinkClicked
@@ -104,6 +102,7 @@ public void NavigateToString(string text)
                 var html = MarkdownConvert.ToHtml(Font, text);
                 webView.NavigateToString(html);
             }
+            else onInitialize = () => NavigateToString(text);
         }
 
         public void Navigate(string uri)
@@ -112,6 +111,7 @@ public void Navigate(string uri)
             {
                 webView.CoreWebView2.Navigate(uri);
             }
+            else onInitialize = () => Navigate(uri);
         }
 
         internal void InitializeTheme()
@@ -175,5 +175,11 @@ private void CoreWebView2_WebResourceRequested(object sender, CoreWebView2WebRes
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
+        {
+            webView.EnsureCoreWebView2Async();
+            base.OnLoad(e);
+        }
     }
 }