diff --git a/frontend/app/view/webview/webview.test.tsx b/frontend/app/view/webview/webview.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99302dd2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/app/view/webview/webview.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2026, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { getWebPreviewDisplayUrl, WebViewPreviewFallback } from "./webview";
+
+describe("webview preview fallback", () => {
+    it("shows the requested URL", () => {
+        const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(<WebViewPreviewFallback url="https://waveterm.dev/docs" />);
+
+        expect(markup).toContain("electron webview unavailable");
+        expect(markup).toContain("https://waveterm.dev/docs");
+    });
+
+    it("falls back to about:blank when no URL is available", () => {
+        expect(getWebPreviewDisplayUrl("")).toBe("about:blank");
+        expect(getWebPreviewDisplayUrl(null)).toBe("about:blank");
+    });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/webview/webview.tsx b/frontend/app/view/webview/webview.tsx
index df50221764..3b10d4cce9 100644
--- a/frontend/app/view/webview/webview.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/view/webview/webview.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
     SuggestionControlNoData,
     SuggestionControlNoResults,
 } from "@/app/suggestion/suggestion";
+import { MockBoundary } from "@/app/waveenv/mockboundary";
 import { WOS, globalStore } from "@/store/global";
 import { adaptFromReactOrNativeKeyEvent, checkKeyPressed } from "@/util/keyutil";
 import { fireAndForget, useAtomValueSafe } from "@/util/util";
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ export class WebViewModel implements ViewModel {
         const defaultUrlAtom = getSettingsKeyAtom("web:defaulturl");
         this.homepageUrl = atom((get) => {
             const defaultUrl = get(defaultUrlAtom);
-            const pinnedUrl = get(this.blockAtom).meta.pinnedurl;
+            const pinnedUrl = get(this.blockAtom)?.meta?.pinnedurl;
             return pinnedUrl ?? defaultUrl;
         });
         this.urlWrapperClassName = atom("");
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export class WebViewModel implements ViewModel {
             const refreshIcon = get(this.refreshIcon);
             const mediaPlaying = get(this.mediaPlaying);
             const mediaMuted = get(this.mediaMuted);
-            const url = currUrl ?? metaUrl ?? homepageUrl;
+            const url = currUrl ?? metaUrl ?? homepageUrl ?? "";
             const rtn: HeaderElem[] = [];
             if (get(this.hideNav)) {
                 return rtn;
@@ -802,13 +803,35 @@ interface WebViewProps {
     initialSrc?: string;
 }
 
+function getWebPreviewDisplayUrl(url?: string | null): string {
+    return url?.trim() || "about:blank";
+}
+
+function WebViewPreviewFallback({ url }: { url?: string | null }) {
+    const displayUrl = getWebPreviewDisplayUrl(url);
+
+    return (
+        <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center bg-panel">
+            <div className="mx-6 flex max-w-[720px] flex-col gap-3 rounded-lg border border-dashed border-border bg-background px-6 py-5 shadow-sm">
+                <div className="text-xs font-mono text-muted">preview mock · electron webview unavailable</div>
+                <div className="text-sm text-foreground">web widget placeholder</div>
+                <div className="rounded-md border border-border bg-panel px-3 py-2 font-mono text-xs text-foreground break-all">
+                    {displayUrl}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+}
+
 const WebView = memo(({ model, onFailLoad, blockRef, initialSrc }: WebViewProps) => {
     const blockData = useAtomValue(model.blockAtom);
     const defaultUrl = useAtomValue(model.homepageUrl);
     const defaultSearchAtom = getSettingsKeyAtom("web:defaultsearch");
     const defaultSearch = useAtomValue(defaultSearchAtom);
-    let metaUrl = blockData?.meta?.url || defaultUrl;
-    metaUrl = model.ensureUrlScheme(metaUrl, defaultSearch);
+    let metaUrl = blockData?.meta?.url || defaultUrl || "";
+    if (metaUrl) {
+        metaUrl = model.ensureUrlScheme(metaUrl, defaultSearch);
+    }
     const metaUrlRef = useRef(metaUrl);
     const zoomFactor = useAtomValue(getBlockMetaKeyAtom(model.blockId, "web:zoom")) || 1;
     const partitionOverride = useAtomValueSafe(model.partitionOverride);
@@ -1055,19 +1078,21 @@ const WebView = memo(({ model, onFailLoad, blockRef, initialSrc }: WebViewProps)
 
     return (
         <Fragment>
-            <webview
-                id="webview"
-                className="webview"
-                ref={model.webviewRef}
-                src={metaUrlInitial}
-                data-blockid={model.blockId}
-                data-webcontentsid={webContentsId} // needed for emain
-                preload={getWebviewPreloadUrl()}
-                // @ts-expect-error This is a discrepancy between the React typing and the Chromium impl for webviewTag. Chrome webviewTag expects a string, while React expects a boolean.
-                allowpopups="true"
-                partition={webPartition}
-                useragent={userAgent}
-            />
+            <MockBoundary fallback={<WebViewPreviewFallback url={metaUrl} />}>
+                <webview
+                    id="webview"
+                    className="webview"
+                    ref={model.webviewRef}
+                    src={metaUrlInitial}
+                    data-blockid={model.blockId}
+                    data-webcontentsid={webContentsId} // needed for emain
+                    preload={getWebviewPreloadUrl()}
+                    // @ts-expect-error This is a discrepancy between the React typing and the Chromium impl for webviewTag. Chrome webviewTag expects a string, while React expects a boolean.
+                    allowpopups="true"
+                    partition={webPartition}
+                    useragent={userAgent}
+                />
+            </MockBoundary>
             {errorText && (
                 <div className="webview-error">
                     <div>{errorText}</div>
@@ -1079,4 +1104,4 @@ const WebView = memo(({ model, onFailLoad, blockRef, initialSrc }: WebViewProps)
     );
 });
 
-export { WebView };
+export { getWebPreviewDisplayUrl, WebView, WebViewPreviewFallback };
diff --git a/frontend/preview/previews/web.preview.tsx b/frontend/preview/previews/web.preview.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56f9c215a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/preview/previews/web.preview.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Copyright 2026, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { Block } from "@/app/block/block";
+import { globalStore } from "@/app/store/jotaiStore";
+import { getTabModelByTabId, TabModelContext } from "@/app/store/tab-model";
+import { mockObjectForPreview } from "@/app/store/wos";
+import { useWaveEnv, WaveEnvContext } from "@/app/waveenv/waveenv";
+import type { NodeModel } from "@/layout/index";
+import { atom } from "jotai";
+import * as React from "react";
+import { applyMockEnvOverrides, MockWaveEnv } from "../mock/mockwaveenv";
+
+const PreviewWorkspaceId = "preview-web-workspace";
+const PreviewTabId = "preview-web-tab";
+const PreviewNodeId = "preview-web-node";
+const PreviewBlockId = "preview-web-block";
+const PreviewUrl = "https://waveterm.dev";
+
+function makeMockWorkspace(): Workspace {
+    return {
+        otype: "workspace",
+        oid: PreviewWorkspaceId,
+        version: 1,
+        name: "Preview Workspace",
+        tabids: [PreviewTabId],
+        activetabid: PreviewTabId,
+        meta: {},
+    } as Workspace;
+}
+
+function makeMockTab(): Tab {
+    return {
+        otype: "tab",
+        oid: PreviewTabId,
+        version: 1,
+        name: "Web Preview",
+        blockids: [PreviewBlockId],
+        meta: {},
+    } as Tab;
+}
+
+function makeMockBlock(): Block {
+    return {
+        otype: "block",
+        oid: PreviewBlockId,
+        version: 1,
+        meta: {
+            view: "web",
+            url: PreviewUrl,
+        },
+    } as Block;
+}
+
+const previewWaveObjs: Record<string, WaveObj> = {
+    [`workspace:${PreviewWorkspaceId}`]: makeMockWorkspace(),
+    [`tab:${PreviewTabId}`]: makeMockTab(),
+    [`block:${PreviewBlockId}`]: makeMockBlock(),
+};
+
+for (const [oref, obj] of Object.entries(previewWaveObjs)) {
+    mockObjectForPreview(oref, obj);
+}
+
+function makePreviewNodeModel(): NodeModel {
+    const isFocusedAtom = atom(true);
+    const isMagnifiedAtom = atom(false);
+
+    return {
+        additionalProps: atom({} as any),
+        innerRect: atom({ width: "1040px", height: "620px" }),
+        blockNum: atom(1),
+        numLeafs: atom(1),
+        nodeId: PreviewNodeId,
+        blockId: PreviewBlockId,
+        addEphemeralNodeToLayout: () => {},
+        animationTimeS: atom(0),
+        isResizing: atom(false),
+        isFocused: isFocusedAtom,
+        isMagnified: isMagnifiedAtom,
+        anyMagnified: atom(false),
+        isEphemeral: atom(false),
+        ready: atom(true),
+        disablePointerEvents: atom(false),
+        toggleMagnify: () => {
+            globalStore.set(isMagnifiedAtom, !globalStore.get(isMagnifiedAtom));
+        },
+        focusNode: () => {
+            globalStore.set(isFocusedAtom, true);
+        },
+        onClose: () => {},
+        dragHandleRef: { current: null },
+        displayContainerRef: { current: null },
+    };
+}
+
+function WebPreviewInner() {
+    const baseEnv = useWaveEnv();
+    const nodeModel = React.useMemo(() => makePreviewNodeModel(), []);
+
+    const env = React.useMemo<MockWaveEnv>(() => {
+        return applyMockEnvOverrides(baseEnv, {
+            tabId: PreviewTabId,
+            mockWaveObjs: previewWaveObjs,
+            atoms: {
+                workspaceId: atom(PreviewWorkspaceId),
+                staticTabId: atom(PreviewTabId),
+            },
+            settings: {
+                "web:defaultsearch": "https://www.google.com/search?q=%s",
+            },
+        });
+    }, [baseEnv]);
+
+    const tabModel = React.useMemo(() => getTabModelByTabId(PreviewTabId, env), [env]);
+
+    return (
+        <WaveEnvContext.Provider value={env}>
+            <TabModelContext.Provider value={tabModel}>
+                <div className="flex w-full max-w-[1100px] flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-6">
+                    <div className="text-xs text-muted font-mono">full web block using preview mock fallback</div>
+                    <div className="rounded-md border border-border bg-panel p-4">
+                        <div className="h-[680px]">
+                            <Block preview={false} nodeModel={nodeModel} />
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </TabModelContext.Provider>
+        </WaveEnvContext.Provider>
+    );
+}
+
+export function WebPreview() {
+    return <WebPreviewInner />;
+}