diff --git a/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_additions/qgscodeeditorpython.py b/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_additions/qgscodeeditorpython.py
index 9c88d2341847..2eb36412b7ec 100644
--- a/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_additions/qgscodeeditorpython.py
+++ b/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_additions/qgscodeeditorpython.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # The following has been generated automatically from src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.h
 try:
+    QgsCodeEditorPython.hasWebEngine = staticmethod(QgsCodeEditorPython.hasWebEngine)
     QgsCodeEditorPython.__group__ = ['codeeditors']
 except NameError:
     pass
diff --git a/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.sip.in b/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.sip.in
index e42a32690ce3..a7cbd9dd0ba3 100644
--- a/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.sip.in
+++ b/python/PyQt6/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.sip.in
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ Updates the editor capabilities.
     virtual bool checkSyntax();
 
 
+    static bool hasWebEngine();
+%Docstring
+Checks  whether QWebEngineView is available to display context help
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.42
+%End
+
   public slots:
 
     void searchSelectedTextInPyQGISDocs();
diff --git a/python/console/console_sci.py b/python/console/console_sci.py
index ccff0305449b..6a361bddf22d 100644
--- a/python/console/console_sci.py
+++ b/python/console/console_sci.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ def _help(object=None, api=Qgis.DocumentationApi.PyQgis, force_search=False):
     If the object is not part of the QGIS API but is a Qt object the Qt documentation is opened.
     '''
 
-    
     pythonSettingsTreeNode = QgsSettingsTree.node("gui").childNode("code-editor").childNode("python")
     browserName = pythonSettingsTreeNode.childSetting('context-help-browser').valueAsVariant()
     try:
@@ -123,22 +122,26 @@ def _help(object=None, api=Qgis.DocumentationApi.PyQgis, force_search=False):
     if not object:
         return iface.showApiDocumentation(api, browser=browser)
 
-    embedded = browser == Qgis.DocumentationBrowser.DeveloperToolsPanel
+    def search_or_home(object_str):
+        if not object_str:
+            return iface.showApiDocumentation(api, browser=browser)
+        if browser == Qgis.DocumentationBrowser.DeveloperToolsPanel and not QgsCodeEditorPython.hasWebEngine():
+            if force_search:
+                return iface.showApiDocumentation(Qgis.DocumentationApi.PyQgisSearch, object=object, browser=Qgis.DocumentationBrowser.SystemWebBrowser)
+            else:
+                return iface.showApiDocumentation(api, browser=browser)
+        else:
+            return iface.showApiDocumentation(Qgis.DocumentationApi.PyQgisSearch, object=object, browser=browser)
+
     if isinstance(object, str):
         try:
             object = eval(object)
         except (SyntaxError, NameError):
-            if embedded and not force_search:
-                return iface.showApiDocumentation(api, browser=browser)
-            else:
-                return iface.showApiDocumentation(Qgis.DocumentationApi.PyQgisSearch, object=object, browser=Qgis.DocumentationBrowser.SystemWebBrowser)
+            return search_or_home(object)
 
     obj_info = __parse_object(object)
     if not obj_info:
-        if force_search or isinstance(object, str) and not embedded:
-            return iface.showApiDocumentation(Qgis.DocumentationApi.PyQgisSearch, object=object, browser=Qgis.DocumentationBrowser.SystemWebBrowser)
-        else:
-            return iface.showApiDocumentation(api, browser=browser)
+        return search_or_home(object if isinstance(object, str) else None)
 
     obj_type, module, class_name = obj_info
     if obj_type == "qt":
diff --git a/python/gui/auto_additions/qgscodeeditorpython.py b/python/gui/auto_additions/qgscodeeditorpython.py
index 9c88d2341847..2eb36412b7ec 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_additions/qgscodeeditorpython.py
+++ b/python/gui/auto_additions/qgscodeeditorpython.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # The following has been generated automatically from src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.h
 try:
+    QgsCodeEditorPython.hasWebEngine = staticmethod(QgsCodeEditorPython.hasWebEngine)
     QgsCodeEditorPython.__group__ = ['codeeditors']
 except NameError:
     pass
diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.sip.in
index e42a32690ce3..a7cbd9dd0ba3 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.sip.in
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ Updates the editor capabilities.
     virtual bool checkSyntax();
 
 
+    static bool hasWebEngine();
+%Docstring
+Checks  whether QWebEngineView is available to display context help
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.42
+%End
+
   public slots:
 
     void searchSelectedTextInPyQGISDocs();
diff --git a/src/app/devtools/documentation/qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.cpp b/src/app/devtools/documentation/qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.cpp
index 15841a37e6a6..2adf06981b96 100644
--- a/src/app/devtools/documentation/qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/devtools/documentation/qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.h"
-#include "qgswebview.h"
 #include "qgisapp.h"
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_WEBENGINE
+#include <QWebEngineView>
+#else
+#include "qgswebview.h"
+#endif
+
+
 //
 // QgsDocumentationPanelWidget
 //
@@ -26,6 +32,13 @@ QgsDocumentationPanelWidget::QgsDocumentationPanelWidget( QWidget *parent )
   : QgsDevToolWidget( parent )
 {
   setupUi( this );
+#ifdef HAVE_WEBENGINE
+  mWebView = new QWebEngineView( this );
+#else
+  mWebView = new QgsWebView( this );
+#endif
+
+  mWebViewContainer->layout()->addWidget( mWebView );
 
   connect( mPyQgisHomeButton, &QToolButton::clicked, this, [] {QgisApp::instance()->showApiDocumentation( Qgis::DocumentationApi::PyQgis, Qgis::DocumentationBrowser::DeveloperToolsPanel );} );
   connect( mQtHomeButton, &QToolButton::clicked, this, [] {QgisApp::instance()->showApiDocumentation( Qgis::DocumentationApi::Qt, Qgis::DocumentationBrowser::DeveloperToolsPanel );} );
diff --git a/src/app/devtools/documentation/qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.h b/src/app/devtools/documentation/qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.h
index 76a4f84a326b..75038ad8cb64 100644
--- a/src/app/devtools/documentation/qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.h
+++ b/src/app/devtools/documentation/qgsdocumentationpanelwidget.h
@@ -16,8 +16,15 @@
 #define QGSDOCUMENTATIONPANELWIDGET_H
 
 #include "qgsdevtoolwidget.h"
+#include "qgsconfig.h"
 #include "ui_qgsdocumentationpanelbase.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_WEBENGINE
+class QWebEngineView;
+#else
+class QgsWebView;
+#endif
+
 /**
  * \ingroup app
  * \class QgsDocumentationPanelWidget
@@ -39,6 +46,15 @@ class QgsDocumentationPanelWidget : public QgsDevToolWidget, private Ui::QgsDocu
 
     void showUrl( const QUrl &url );
 
+  private:
+
+#ifdef HAVE_WEBENGINE
+    QWebEngineView *mWebView = nullptr;
+#else
+    QgsWebView *mWebView = nullptr;
+#endif
+
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.cpp b/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.cpp
index b8913726c084..7a0467090158 100644
--- a/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.cpp
@@ -720,6 +720,15 @@ bool QgsCodeEditorPython::checkSyntax()
   }
 }
 
+bool QgsCodeEditorPython::hasWebEngine()
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_WEBENGINE
+  return true;
+#else
+  return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 void QgsCodeEditorPython::searchSelectedTextInPyQGISDocs()
 {
   showApiDocumentation( selectedText() );
diff --git a/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.h b/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.h
index f0c9efc6bc9e..0039607c9b4b 100644
--- a/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.h
+++ b/src/gui/codeeditors/qgscodeeditorpython.h
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsCodeEditorPython : public QgsCodeEditor
 
     bool checkSyntax() override;
 
+    /**
+     *  Checks  whether QWebEngineView is available to display context help
+     *
+     * \since QGIS 3.42
+     */
+    static bool hasWebEngine();
+
   public slots:
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsdocumentationpanelbase.ui b/src/ui/qgsdocumentationpanelbase.ui
index 409e3a3c9f18..37f35dd0abb3 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsdocumentationpanelbase.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsdocumentationpanelbase.ui
@@ -96,13 +96,27 @@
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QgsWebView" name="mWebView" native="true">
+    <widget class="QWidget" name="mWebViewContainer" native="true">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+      <property name="leftMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="topMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="rightMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="bottomMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+     </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
@@ -114,12 +128,6 @@
    <header>qgspanelwidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>QgsWebView</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>qgswebview.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../images/images.qrc"/>