diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fbd1c237ef..9ba9563278 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ And please only add new entries to the top of this list, right below the `# Unre
 
 # Unreleased
 
+- Added `EventLoopExtWebSys` with a `spawn` method to start the event loop without throwing an exception.
 - Added `WindowEvent::Occluded(bool)`, currently implemented on macOS and X11.
 - On X11, fix events for caps lock key not being sent
 - Build docs on `docs.rs` for iOS and Android as well.
diff --git a/src/platform/web.rs b/src/platform/web.rs
index 36c2a53985..56017c8ae1 100644
--- a/src/platform/web.rs
+++ b/src/platform/web.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 //! to retrieve the canvas from the Window. Alternatively, use the [`WindowBuilderExtWebSys`] trait
 //! to provide your own canvas.
 
+use crate::event::Event;
+use crate::event_loop::ControlFlow;
+use crate::event_loop::EventLoop;
+use crate::event_loop::EventLoopWindowTarget;
 use crate::window::WindowBuilder;
 
 use web_sys::HtmlCanvasElement;
@@ -27,3 +31,38 @@ impl WindowBuilderExtWebSys for WindowBuilder {
         self
     }
 }
+
+/// Additional methods on `EventLoop` that are specific to the web.
+pub trait EventLoopExtWebSys {
+    /// A type provided by the user that can be passed through `Event::UserEvent`.
+    type UserEvent;
+
+    /// Initializes the winit event loop.
+    ///
+    /// Unlike `run`, this returns immediately, and doesn't throw an exception in order to
+    /// satisfy its `!` return type.
+    fn spawn<F>(self, event_handler: F)
+    where
+        F: 'static
+            + FnMut(
+                Event<'_, Self::UserEvent>,
+                &EventLoopWindowTarget<Self::UserEvent>,
+                &mut ControlFlow,
+            );
+}
+
+impl<T> EventLoopExtWebSys for EventLoop<T> {
+    type UserEvent = T;
+
+    fn spawn<F>(self, event_handler: F)
+    where
+        F: 'static
+            + FnMut(
+                Event<'_, Self::UserEvent>,
+                &EventLoopWindowTarget<Self::UserEvent>,
+                &mut ControlFlow,
+            ),
+    {
+        self.event_loop.spawn(event_handler)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/mod.rs
index a8d234cf29..6bec70c972 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/mod.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,22 @@ impl<T> EventLoop<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn run<F>(self, mut event_handler: F) -> !
+    pub fn run<F>(self, event_handler: F) -> !
+    where
+        F: 'static + FnMut(Event<'_, T>, &RootEventLoopWindowTarget<T>, &mut ControlFlow),
+    {
+        self.spawn(event_handler);
+
+        // Throw an exception to break out of Rust execution and use unreachable to tell the
+        // compiler this function won't return, giving it a return type of '!'
+        backend::throw(
+            "Using exceptions for control flow, don't mind me. This isn't actually an error!",
+        );
+
+        unreachable!();
+    }
+
+    pub fn spawn<F>(self, mut event_handler: F)
     where
         F: 'static + FnMut(Event<'_, T>, &RootEventLoopWindowTarget<T>, &mut ControlFlow),
     {
@@ -41,14 +56,6 @@ impl<T> EventLoop<T> {
         self.elw.p.run(Box::new(move |event, flow| {
             event_handler(event, &target, flow)
         }));
-
-        // Throw an exception to break out of Rust exceution and use unreachable to tell the
-        // compiler this function won't return, giving it a return type of '!'
-        backend::throw(
-            "Using exceptions for control flow, don't mind me. This isn't actually an error!",
-        );
-
-        unreachable!();
     }
 
     pub fn create_proxy(&self) -> EventLoopProxy<T> {