diff --git a/.changes/child-windows-macos.md b/.changes/child-windows-macos.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce73b0205fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/child-windows-macos.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"tauri": "patch:bug"
+"tauri-runtime-wry": "patch:bug"
+---
+
+Fix child webviews on macOS and Windows.
+
diff --git a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
index bde9d3ccd7fd..12629db18420 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
@@ -4364,7 +4364,7 @@ fn create_webview<T: UserEvent>(
       target_os = "ios",
       target_os = "android"
     ))]
-    WebviewKind::WindowChild => webview_builder.build(&window),
+    WebviewKind::WindowChild => webview_builder.build_as_child(&window),
     WebviewKind::WindowContent => {
       #[cfg(any(
         target_os = "windows",