diff --git a/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/request_linux_purego.go b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/request_linux_purego.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf724a55b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/request_linux_purego.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+//go:build linux && purego
+// +build linux,purego
+
+package webview
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
+)
+
+// NewRequest creates as new WebViewRequest based on a pointer to an `WebKitURISchemeRequest`
+//
+// Please make sure to call Release() when finished using the request.
+func NewRequest(webKitURISchemeRequest uintptr) Request {
+	webkitReq := webKitURISchemeRequest
+	req := &request{req: webkitReq}
+	req.AddRef()
+	return req
+}
+
+var _ Request = &request{}
+
+type request struct {
+	req uintptr
+
+	header http.Header
+	body   io.ReadCloser
+	rw     *responseWriter
+}
+
+func (r *request) AddRef() error {
+	var objectRef func(uintptr)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&objectRef, gtk, "g_object_ref")
+	objectRef(r.req)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *request) Release() error {
+	var objectUnref func(uintptr)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&objectUnref, gtk, "g_object_unref")
+	objectUnref(r.req)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *request) URL() (string, error) {
+	var getUri func(uintptr) string
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&getUri, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_uri")
+	return getUri(r.req), nil
+}
+
+func (r *request) Method() (string, error) {
+	return webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_method(r.req), nil
+}
+
+func (r *request) Header() (http.Header, error) {
+	if r.header != nil {
+		return r.header, nil
+	}
+
+	r.header = webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_headers(r.req)
+	return r.header, nil
+}
+
+func (r *request) Body() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	if r.body != nil {
+		return r.body, nil
+	}
+
+	// WebKit2GTK has currently no support for request bodies.
+	r.body = http.NoBody
+
+	return r.body, nil
+}
+
+func (r *request) Response() ResponseWriter {
+	if r.rw != nil {
+		return r.rw
+	}
+
+	r.rw = &responseWriter{req: r.req}
+	return r.rw
+}
+
+func (r *request) Close() error {
+	var err error
+	if r.body != nil {
+		err = r.body.Close()
+	}
+	r.Response().Finish()
+	r.Release()
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/responsewriter_linux_purego.go b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/responsewriter_linux_purego.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c62f54a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/responsewriter_linux_purego.go
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+//go:build linux && purego
+// +build linux,purego
+
+package webview
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
+)
+
+const (
+	gtk3 = "libgtk-3.so"
+	gtk4 = "libgtk-4.so"
+)
+
+var (
+	gtk     uintptr
+	webkit  uintptr
+	version int
+)
+
+func init() {
+	var err error
+	// gtk, err = purego.Dlopen(gtk4, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
+	// if err == nil {
+	// 	version = 4
+	// 	return
+	// }
+	//	log.Println("Failed to open GTK4: Falling back to GTK3")
+	gtk, err = purego.Dlopen(gtk3, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	version = 3
+
+	var webkit4 string = "libwebkit2gtk-4.1.so"
+	webkit, err = purego.Dlopen(webkit4, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+type responseWriter struct {
+	req uintptr
+
+	header      http.Header
+	wroteHeader bool
+	finished    bool
+
+	w    io.WriteCloser
+	wErr error
+}
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) Header() http.Header {
+	if rw.header == nil {
+		rw.header = http.Header{}
+	}
+	return rw.header
+}
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	if rw.finished {
+		return 0, errResponseFinished
+	}
+
+	rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	if rw.wErr != nil {
+		return 0, rw.wErr
+	}
+	return rw.w.Write(buf)
+}
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
+	// TODO? Is this ever called? I don't think so!
+	if rw.wroteHeader || rw.finished {
+		return
+	}
+	rw.wroteHeader = true
+
+	contentLength := int64(-1)
+	if sLen := rw.Header().Get(HeaderContentLength); sLen != "" {
+		if pLen, _ := strconv.ParseInt(sLen, 10, 64); pLen > 0 {
+			contentLength = pLen
+		}
+	}
+	// We can't use os.Pipe here, because that returns files with a finalizer for closing the FD. But the control over the
+	// read FD is given to the InputStream and will be closed there.
+	// Furthermore we especially don't want to have the FD_CLOEXEC
+	rFD, w, err := pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		rw.finishWithError(http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("unable to open pipe: %s", err))
+		return
+	}
+	rw.w = w
+
+	var newStream func(int, bool) uintptr
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&newStream, gtk, "g_unix_input_stream_new")
+	var unRef func(uintptr)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&unRef, gtk, "g_object_unref")
+	stream := newStream(rFD, true)
+
+	/*	var reqFinish func(uintptr, uintptr, uintptr, uintptr, int64) int
+		purego.RegisterLibFunc(&reqFinish, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_request_finish")
+
+		header := rw.Header()
+			defer unRef(stream)
+		if err := reqFinish(rw.req, code, header, stream, contentLength); err != nil {
+			rw.finishWithError(http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("unable to finish request: %s", err))
+		}
+	*/
+	if err := webkit_uri_scheme_request_finish(rw.req, code, rw.Header(), stream, contentLength); err != nil {
+		rw.finishWithError(http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("unable to finish request: %s", err))
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) Finish() {
+	if !rw.wroteHeader {
+		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotImplemented)
+	}
+
+	if rw.finished {
+		return
+	}
+	rw.finished = true
+	if rw.w != nil {
+		rw.w.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) finishWithError(code int, err error) {
+	if rw.w != nil {
+		rw.w.Close()
+		rw.w = &nopCloser{io.Discard}
+	}
+	rw.wErr = err
+
+	var newLiteral func(uint32, string, int, string) uintptr // is this correct?
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&newLiteral, gtk, "g_error_new_literal")
+	var newQuark func(string) uintptr
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&newQuark, gtk, "g_quark_from_string")
+	var freeError func(uintptr)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&freeError, gtk, "g_error_free")
+	var finishError func(uintptr, uintptr)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&finishError, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_request_finish_error")
+
+	msg := string(err.Error())
+	//gquark := newQuark(msg)
+	gerr := newLiteral(1, msg, code, msg)
+	finishError(rw.req, gerr)
+	freeError(gerr)
+}
+
+type nopCloser struct {
+	io.Writer
+}
+
+func (nopCloser) Close() error { return nil }
+
+func pipe() (r int, w *os.File, err error) {
+	var p [2]int
+	e := syscall.Pipe2(p[0:], 0)
+	if e != nil {
+		return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("pipe2: %s", e)
+	}
+
+	return p[0], os.NewFile(uintptr(p[1]), "|1"), nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_36+_purego.go b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_36+_purego.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2386868c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_36+_purego.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+//go:build linux && (webkit2_36 || webkit2_40) && purego
+
+package webview
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
+)
+
+func webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_method(req uintptr) string {
+	var getMethod func(uintptr) string
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&getMethod, gtk, "webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_method")
+	return strings.ToUpper(getMethod(req))
+}
+
+func webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_headers(req uintptr) http.Header {
+	var getHeaders func(uintptr) uintptr
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&getUri, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_headers")
+
+	hdrs := getHeaders(req)
+
+	var headersIterInit func(uintptr, uintptr) uintptr
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&headersIterInit, gtk, "soup_message_headers_iter_init")
+
+	// TODO: How do we get a struct?
+	/*
+	   typedef struct {
+	   	SoupMessageHeaders *hdrs;
+	           int index_common;
+	   	int index_uncommon;
+	   } SoupMessageHeadersIterReal;
+	*/
+	iter := make([]byte, 12)
+	headersIterInit(&iter, hdrs)
+
+	var iterNext func(uintptr, *string, *string) int
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&iterNext, gtk, "soup_message_headers_iter_next")
+
+	var name string
+	var value string
+	h := http.Header{}
+
+	for iterNext(&iter, &name, &value) != 0 {
+		h.Add(name, value)
+	}
+
+	return h
+}
+
+func webkit_uri_scheme_request_finish(req uintptr, code int, header http.Header, stream uintptr, streamLength int64) error {
+
+	var newResponse func(uintptr, int64) string
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&newResponse, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_response_new")
+	var unRef func(uintptr)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&unRef, gtk, "g_object_unref")
+
+	resp := newResponse(stream, streamLength)
+	defer unRef(resp)
+
+	var setStatus func(uintptr, int, string)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&unRef, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_response_set_status")
+
+	setStatus(resp, code, cReason)
+
+	var setContentType func(uintptr, string)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&unRef, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_response_set_content_type")
+
+	setContentType(resp, header.Get(HeaderContentType))
+
+	soup := gtk
+	var soupHeadersNew func(int) uintptr
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&unRef, soup, "soup_message_headers_new")
+	var soupHeadersAppend func(uintptr, string, string)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&unRef, soup, "soup_message_headers_append")
+
+	hdrs := soupHeadersNew(SOUP_MESSAGE_HEADERS_RESPONSE)
+	for name, values := range header {
+		for _, value := range values {
+			soupHeadersAppend(hdrs, name, value)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var setHttpHeaders func(uintptr, uintptr)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&unRef, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_response_set_http_headers")
+
+	setHttpHeaders(resp, hdrs)
+	var finishWithResponse func(uintptr, uintptr)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&unRef, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_request_finish_with_response")
+	finishWithResponse(req, resp)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_40+_purego.go b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_40+_purego.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1088be25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_40+_purego.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//go:build linux && webkit2_40 && purego
+
+package webview
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_body(req *C.WebKitURISchemeRequest) io.ReadCloser {
+	stream := C.webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_body(req)
+	if stream == nil {
+		return http.NoBody
+	}
+	return &webkitRequestBody{stream: stream}
+}
+
+type webkitRequestBody struct {
+	stream *C.GInputStream
+	closed bool
+}
+
+// Read implements io.Reader
+func (r *webkitRequestBody) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if r.closed {
+		return 0, io.ErrClosedPipe
+	}
+
+	var content unsafe.Pointer
+	var contentLen int
+	if p != nil {
+		content = unsafe.Pointer(&p[0])
+		contentLen = len(p)
+	}
+
+	var n C.gsize
+	var gErr *C.GError
+	res := C.g_input_stream_read_all(r.stream, content, C.gsize(contentLen), &n, nil, &gErr)
+	if res == 0 {
+		return 0, formatGError("stream read failed", gErr)
+	} else if n == 0 {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	return int(n), nil
+}
+
+func (r *webkitRequestBody) Close() error {
+	if r.closed {
+		return nil
+	}
+	r.closed = true
+
+	// https://docs.gtk.org/gio/method.InputStream.close.html
+	// Streams will be automatically closed when the last reference is dropped, but you might want to call this function
+	// to make sure resources are released as early as possible.
+	var err error
+	var gErr *C.GError
+	if C.g_input_stream_close(r.stream, nil, &gErr) == 0 {
+		err = formatGError("stream close failed", gErr)
+	}
+	C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(r.stream))
+	r.stream = nil
+	return err
+}
+
+func formatGError(msg string, gErr *C.GError, args ...any) error {
+	if gErr != nil && gErr.message != nil {
+		msg += ": " + C.GoString(gErr.message)
+		C.g_error_free(gErr)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf(msg, args...)
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_legacy_purego.go b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_legacy_purego.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e88864c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview/webkit2_legacy_purego.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//go:build linux && !(webkit2_36 || webkit2_40) && purego
+
+package webview
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
+)
+
+const Webkit2MinMinorVersion = 0
+
+func webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_method(_ uintptr) string {
+	return http.MethodGet
+}
+
+func webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_headers(_ uintptr) http.Header {
+	return http.Header{}
+}
+
+func webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_http_body(_ uintptr) io.ReadCloser {
+	return http.NoBody
+}
+
+func webkit_uri_scheme_request_finish(req uintptr, code int, header http.Header, stream uintptr, streamLength int64) error {
+	if code != http.StatusOK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("StatusCodes not supported: %d - %s", code, http.StatusText(code))
+	}
+
+	var requestFinish func(uintptr, uintptr, int64, string)
+	purego.RegisterLibFunc(&requestFinish, webkit, "webkit_uri_scheme_request_finish")
+	requestFinish(req, stream, streamLength, header.Get(HeaderContentType))
+	return nil
+}