diff --git a/Core/DataStoreWarmup.swift b/Core/DataStoreWarmup.swift
index 298a8b929f..82a3f4fb6b 100644
--- a/Core/DataStoreWarmup.swift
+++ b/Core/DataStoreWarmup.swift
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ public class DataStoreWarmup {
 
 }
 
-private class BlockingNavigationDelegate: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
+public class BlockingNavigationDelegate: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
 
     var finished: PassthroughSubject? = PassthroughSubject<Void, Never>()
 
-    func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, decidePolicyFor navigationAction: WKNavigationAction) async -> WKNavigationActionPolicy {
+    public func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, decidePolicyFor navigationAction: WKNavigationAction) async -> WKNavigationActionPolicy {
         return .allow
     }
 
-    func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFinish navigation: WKNavigation!) {
+    public func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFinish navigation: WKNavigation!) {
         if let finished {
             finished.send()
             self.finished = nil
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private class BlockingNavigationDelegate: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
         }
     }
 
-    func webViewWebContentProcessDidTerminate(_ webView: WKWebView) {
+    public func webViewWebContentProcessDidTerminate(_ webView: WKWebView) {
         Pixel.fire(pixel: .webKitDidTerminateDuringWarmup)
 
         if let finished {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ private class BlockingNavigationDelegate: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
     }
 
     var cancellable: AnyCancellable?
-    func waitForLoad() async {
+    public func waitForLoad() async {
         await withCheckedContinuation { continuation in
             cancellable = finished?.sink { _ in
                 continuation.resume()
@@ -80,10 +80,16 @@ private class BlockingNavigationDelegate: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
     }
 
     @MainActor
-    func loadInBackgroundWebView(url: URL) async {
+    public func prepareWebView() -> WKWebView {
         let config = WKWebViewConfiguration.persistent()
         let webView = WKWebView(frame: .zero, configuration: config)
         webView.navigationDelegate = self
+        return webView
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    public func loadInBackgroundWebView(url: URL) async {
+        let webView = prepareWebView()
         let request = URLRequest(url: url)
         webView.load(request)
         await waitForLoad()
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/AppDelegate.swift b/DuckDuckGo/AppDelegate.swift
index 4305c5b418..f5297dadca 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -184,7 +184,19 @@ import os.log
             _ = DefaultUserAgentManager.shared
             Database.shared.loadStore { _, _ in }
             _ = BookmarksDatabaseSetup().loadStoreAndMigrate(bookmarksDatabase: bookmarksDatabase)
+
+            window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
             window?.rootViewController = UIStoryboard.init(name: "LaunchScreen", bundle: nil).instantiateInitialViewController()
+
+            let blockingDelegate = BlockingNavigationDelegate()
+            let webView = blockingDelegate.prepareWebView()
+            window?.rootViewController?.view.addSubview(webView)
+            window?.rootViewController?.view.backgroundColor = .red
+            webView.frame = CGRect(x: 10, y: 10, width: 300, height: 300)
+
+            let request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "about:blank")!)
+            webView.load(request)
+
             return true
         }