diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls/WebView2Tests/WebView2_Basic.xaml.cs b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls/WebView2Tests/WebView2_Basic.xaml.cs
index 9885f9b2fbcf..3aeddcaf3271 100644
--- a/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls/WebView2Tests/WebView2_Basic.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls/WebView2Tests/WebView2_Basic.xaml.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace UITests.Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls.WebView2Tests
 	/// <summary>
 	/// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
 	/// </summary>
-	[Uno.UI.Samples.Controls.Sample("WebView")]
+	[Uno.UI.Samples.Controls.Sample("WebView", IsManualTest = true, Description = "The WebView2 should be borderless and the Uno Platform website should be displayed.")]
 	public sealed partial class WebView2_Basic : Page
 	{
 		public WebView2_Basic()
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView/Native/Wasm/NativeWebView.Interop.wasm.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView/Native/Wasm/NativeWebView.Interop.wasm.cs
index 82760d6a13c3..0424bca2235e 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView/Native/Wasm/NativeWebView.Interop.wasm.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView/Native/Wasm/NativeWebView.Interop.wasm.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ internal static partial class NativeMethods
 		[JSImport("globalThis.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.WebView.buildImports")]
 		internal static partial void BuildImports(string assembly);
 
+		[JSImport("globalThis.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.WebView.initializeStyling")]
+		internal static partial void InitializeStyling(ElementId htmlId);
+
 		[JSImport("globalThis.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.WebView.reload")]
 		internal static partial void Reload(ElementId htmlId);
 
@@ -44,9 +47,6 @@ internal static partial class NativeMethods
 		[JSImport("globalThis.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.WebView.setAttribute")]
 		internal static partial void SetAttribute(ElementId htmlId, string attribute, string value);
 
-		[JSImport("globalThis.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.WebView.setBackground")]
-		internal static partial void SetBackground(ElementId htmlId, string value);
-
 		[JSImport("globalThis.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.WebView.setupEvents")]
 		internal static partial void SetupEvents(ElementId htmlId);
 
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView/Native/Wasm/NativeWebView.wasm.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView/Native/Wasm/NativeWebView.wasm.cs
index 01e336293770..b823850faabf 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView/Native/Wasm/NativeWebView.wasm.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView/Native/Wasm/NativeWebView.wasm.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public NativeWebView(CoreWebView2 coreWebView, ElementId elementId)
 		_coreWebView = coreWebView;
 		_elementId = elementId;
 
-		NativeMethods.SetBackground(elementId, "transparent");
+		NativeMethods.InitializeStyling(elementId);
 		NativeMethods.SetupEvents(elementId);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/ts/Windows/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView.ts b/src/Uno.UI/ts/Windows/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView.ts
index f19cadc65030..543a637c2d5c 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/ts/Windows/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView.ts
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/ts/Windows/UI/Xaml/Controls/WebView.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls {
 			return (<HTMLIFrameElement>document.getElementById(htmlId)).getAttribute(name);
 		}
 
-		static setBackground(htmlId: string, color: string) {
-			(<HTMLIFrameElement>document.getElementById(htmlId)).style.backgroundColor = color;
+		static initializeStyling(htmlId: string) {
+			const iframe = document.getElementById(htmlId) as HTMLIFrameElement;
+			iframe.style.backgroundColor = "transparent";
+			iframe.style.border = "0";
 		}
 
 		static setupEvents(htmlId: string) {