diff --git a/docs/api/web-view-tag.md b/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
index 595e32353e2d..0c8c1bb94cb0 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
@@ -194,6 +194,20 @@ value will fail with a DOM exception.
 
 If "on", the guest page will be allowed to open new windows.
 
+### `webpreferences`
+
+```html
+<webview src="https://github.com" webpreferences="allowDisplayingInsecureContent, javascript=no"></webview>
+```
+
+A list of strings which specifies the web preferences to be set on the webview, separated by `,`.
+The full list of supported preference strings can be found in [BrowserWindow](browser-window.md#new-browserwindowoptions).
+
+The string follows the same format as the features string in `window.open`.
+A name by itself is given a `true` boolean value.
+A preference can be set to another value by including an `=`, followed by the value.
+Special values `yes` and `1` are interpreted as `true`, while `no` and `0` are interpreted as `false`.  
+
 ### `blinkfeatures`
 
 ```html
diff --git a/filenames.gypi b/filenames.gypi
index f1ee8d069c34..ed1329b9bf98 100644
--- a/filenames.gypi
+++ b/filenames.gypi
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
       'lib/common/api/native-image.js',
       'lib/common/api/shell.js',
       'lib/common/init.js',
+      'lib/common/parse-features-string.js',
       'lib/common/reset-search-paths.js',
       'lib/renderer/chrome-api.js',
       'lib/renderer/content-scripts-injector.js',
diff --git a/lib/browser/guest-view-manager.js b/lib/browser/guest-view-manager.js
index df2589a9bcf5..2f8ffefebc1c 100644
--- a/lib/browser/guest-view-manager.js
+++ b/lib/browser/guest-view-manager.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const ipcMain = require('electron').ipcMain
 const webContents = require('electron').webContents
+const parseFeaturesString = require('../common/parse-features-string')
 
 // Doesn't exist in early initialization.
 let webViewManager = null
@@ -184,6 +185,18 @@ const attachGuest = function (embedder, elementInstanceId, guestInstanceId, para
     disableBlinkFeatures: params.disableblinkfeatures
   }
 
+  // parse the 'webpreferences' attribute string, if set
+  // this uses the same parsing rules as window.open uses for its features
+  if (typeof params.webpreferences === 'string') {
+    parseFeaturesString(params.webpreferences, function (key, value) {
+      if (value === undefined) {
+        // no value was specified, default it to true
+        value = true
+      }
+      webPreferences[key] = value
+    })
+  }
+
   if (params.preload) {
     webPreferences.preloadURL = params.preload
   }
diff --git a/lib/common/parse-features-string.js b/lib/common/parse-features-string.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a700617e6c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/parse-features-string.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// parses a feature string that has the format used in window.open()
+// - `features` input string
+// - `emit` function(key, value) - called for each parsed KV
+module.exports = function parseFeaturesString (features, emit) {
+  // split the string by ','
+  features.split(/,\s*/).forEach((feature) => {
+    // expected form is either a key by itself or a key/value pair in the form of
+    // 'key=value'
+    let [key, value] = feature.split(/\s*=/)
+    if (!key) return
+
+    // interpret the value as a boolean, if possible
+    value = (value === 'yes' || value === '1') ? true : (value === 'no' || value === '0') ? false : value
+
+    // emit the parsed pair
+    emit(key, value)
+  })
+}
diff --git a/lib/renderer/override.js b/lib/renderer/override.js
index 9358a06a09d6..6b5e0e1615dd 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/override.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/override.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const ipcRenderer = require('electron').ipcRenderer
 const remote = require('electron').remote
+const parseFeaturesString = require('../common/parse-features-string')
 
 // Helper function to resolve relative url.
 var a = window.top.document.createElement('a')
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ if (process.guestInstanceId == null) {
 
 // Make the browser window or guest view emit "new-window" event.
 window.open = function (url, frameName, features) {
-  var feature, guestId, i, j, len, len1, name, options, ref1, ref2, value, additionalFeatures
+  var guestId, j, len1, name, options, additionalFeatures
   if (frameName == null) {
     frameName = ''
   }
@@ -104,27 +105,21 @@ window.open = function (url, frameName, features) {
   // Used to store additional features
   additionalFeatures = []
 
-  // Make sure to get rid of excessive whitespace in the property name
-  ref1 = features.split(/,\s*/)
-  for (i = 0, len = ref1.length; i < len; i++) {
-    feature = ref1[i]
-    ref2 = feature.split(/\s*=/)
-    name = ref2[0]
-    value = ref2[1]
-    value = value === 'yes' || value === '1' ? true : value === 'no' || value === '0' ? false : value
+  // Parse the features
+  parseFeaturesString(features, function (key, value) {
     if (value === undefined) {
-      additionalFeatures.push(feature)
+      additionalFeatures.push(key)
     } else {
-      if (webPreferences.includes(name)) {
+      if (webPreferences.includes(key)) {
         if (options.webPreferences == null) {
           options.webPreferences = {}
         }
-        options.webPreferences[name] = value
+        options.webPreferences[key] = value
       } else {
-        options[name] = value
+        options[key] = value
       }
     }
-  }
+  })
   if (options.left) {
     if (options.x == null) {
       options.x = options.left
diff --git a/lib/renderer/web-view/web-view-attributes.js b/lib/renderer/web-view/web-view-attributes.js
index 3bbc83311124..f87fca312238 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/web-view/web-view-attributes.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/web-view/web-view-attributes.js
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ class DisableBlinkFeaturesAttribute extends WebViewAttribute {
   }
 }
 
+// Attribute that specifies the web preferences to be enabled.
+class WebPreferencesAttribute extends WebViewAttribute {
+  constructor (webViewImpl) {
+    super(webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_WEBPREFERENCES, webViewImpl)
+  }
+}
+
 // Sets up all of the webview attributes.
 WebViewImpl.prototype.setupWebViewAttributes = function () {
   this.attributes = {}
@@ -328,6 +335,7 @@ WebViewImpl.prototype.setupWebViewAttributes = function () {
   this.attributes[webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_BLINKFEATURES] = new BlinkFeaturesAttribute(this)
   this.attributes[webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_DISABLEBLINKFEATURES] = new DisableBlinkFeaturesAttribute(this)
   this.attributes[webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_GUESTINSTANCE] = new GuestInstanceAttribute(this)
+  this.attributes[webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_WEBPREFERENCES] = new WebPreferencesAttribute(this)
 
   const autosizeAttributes = [webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_MAXHEIGHT, webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_MAXWIDTH, webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_MINHEIGHT, webViewConstants.ATTRIBUTE_MINWIDTH]
   autosizeAttributes.forEach((attribute) => {
diff --git a/lib/renderer/web-view/web-view-constants.js b/lib/renderer/web-view/web-view-constants.js
index 5aed6d5ea9e4..80fcaf91f24b 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/web-view/web-view-constants.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/web-view/web-view-constants.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module.exports = {
   ATTRIBUTE_BLINKFEATURES: 'blinkfeatures',
   ATTRIBUTE_DISABLEBLINKFEATURES: 'disableblinkfeatures',
   ATTRIBUTE_GUESTINSTANCE: 'guestinstance',
+  ATTRIBUTE_WEBPREFERENCES: 'webpreferences',
 
   // Internal attribute.
   ATTRIBUTE_INTERNALINSTANCEID: 'internalinstanceid',
diff --git a/spec/webview-spec.js b/spec/webview-spec.js
index 1c49688adeb8..059fc7228889 100644
--- a/spec/webview-spec.js
+++ b/spec/webview-spec.js
@@ -406,6 +406,33 @@ describe('<webview> tag', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('webpreferences attribute', function () {
+    it('can enable nodeintegration', function (done) {
+      webview.addEventListener('console-message', function (e) {
+        assert.equal(e.message, 'function object object')
+        done()
+      })
+      webview.setAttribute('webpreferences', 'nodeIntegration')
+      webview.src = 'file://' + fixtures + '/pages/d.html'
+      document.body.appendChild(webview)
+    })
+
+    it('can disables web security and enable nodeintegration', function (done) {
+      var jqueryPath = path.join(__dirname, '/static/jquery-2.0.3.min.js')
+      var src = `<script src='file://${jqueryPath}'></script> <script>console.log('ok '+(typeof require));</script>`
+      var encoded = btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(src)))
+      var listener = function (e) {
+        assert.equal(e.message, 'ok function')
+        webview.removeEventListener('console-message', listener)
+        done()
+      }
+      webview.addEventListener('console-message', listener)
+      webview.setAttribute('webpreferences', 'webSecurity=no, nodeIntegration=yes')
+      webview.src = 'data:text/html;base64,' + encoded
+      document.body.appendChild(webview)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('new-window event', function () {
     if (process.env.TRAVIS === 'true' && process.platform === 'darwin') {
       return