diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.cc
index db98e4bcf401..ce85e52d4370 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.cc
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.h"
 
-#include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.h"
 #include "atom/browser/browser.h"
 #include "atom/browser/unresponsive_suppressor.h"
 #include "atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.h"
@@ -68,11 +67,6 @@ BrowserWindow::BrowserWindow(v8::Isolate* isolate,
   api_web_contents_->AddObserver(this);
   Observe(api_web_contents_->web_contents());
 
-  // Create a WebContentsView for the WebContents.
-  auto* web_contents_view = static_cast<WebContentsView*>(
-      WebContentsView::New(isolate, web_contents));
-  web_contents_view_.Reset(isolate, web_contents_view->GetWrapper());
-
   // Keep a copy of the options for later use.
   mate::Dictionary(isolate, web_contents->GetWrapper())
       .Set("browserWindowOptions", options);
@@ -83,7 +77,6 @@ BrowserWindow::BrowserWindow(v8::Isolate* isolate,
 
   // Associate with BrowserWindow.
   web_contents->SetOwnerWindow(window());
-  window()->SetContentView(web_contents_view->view());
 
   auto* host = web_contents->web_contents()->GetRenderViewHost();
   if (host)
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.h
index 3af4402d19ae..5f9610f3a3c2 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_window.h
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ class BrowserWindow : public TopLevelWindow,
   v8::Global<v8::Value> web_contents_;
   api::WebContents* api_web_contents_;
 
-  v8::Global<v8::Value> web_contents_view_;
-
   base::WeakPtrFactory<BrowserWindow> weak_factory_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(BrowserWindow);
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_top_level_window.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_top_level_window.cc
index 99d24e0e4026..9a168504ff27 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_top_level_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_top_level_window.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_view.h"
 #include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h"
+#include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.h"
 #include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h"
 #include "atom/common/color_util.h"
 #include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/callback.h"
@@ -267,6 +268,11 @@ void TopLevelWindow::OnWindowMessage(UINT message,
 }
 #endif
 
+void TopLevelWindow::SetContentView(mate::Handle<View> view) {
+  content_view_.Reset(isolate(), view.ToV8());
+  window_->SetContentView(view->view());
+}
+
 void TopLevelWindow::Close() {
   window_->Close();
 }
@@ -767,6 +773,13 @@ void TopLevelWindow::CloseFilePreview() {
   window_->CloseFilePreview();
 }
 
+v8::Local<v8::Value> TopLevelWindow::GetContentView() const {
+  if (content_view_.IsEmpty())
+    return v8::Null(isolate());
+  else
+    return v8::Local<v8::Value>::New(isolate(), content_view_);
+}
+
 v8::Local<v8::Value> TopLevelWindow::GetParentWindow() const {
   if (parent_window_.IsEmpty())
     return v8::Null(isolate());
@@ -915,6 +928,7 @@ void TopLevelWindow::BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
   prototype->SetClassName(mate::StringToV8(isolate, "TopLevelWindow"));
   mate::ObjectTemplateBuilder(isolate, prototype->PrototypeTemplate())
       .MakeDestroyable()
+      .SetMethod("setContentView", &TopLevelWindow::SetContentView)
       .SetMethod("close", &TopLevelWindow::Close)
       .SetMethod("focus", &TopLevelWindow::Focus)
       .SetMethod("blur", &TopLevelWindow::Blur)
@@ -1024,6 +1038,7 @@ void TopLevelWindow::BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
       .SetMethod("setAspectRatio", &TopLevelWindow::SetAspectRatio)
       .SetMethod("previewFile", &TopLevelWindow::PreviewFile)
       .SetMethod("closeFilePreview", &TopLevelWindow::CloseFilePreview)
+      .SetMethod("getContentView", &TopLevelWindow::GetContentView)
       .SetMethod("getParentWindow", &TopLevelWindow::GetParentWindow)
       .SetMethod("getChildWindows", &TopLevelWindow::GetChildWindows)
       .SetMethod("getBrowserView", &TopLevelWindow::GetBrowserView)
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_top_level_window.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_top_level_window.h
index caba53c0e0f0..bf64ac7c616a 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_top_level_window.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_top_level_window.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace atom {
 
 namespace api {
 
+class View;
+
 class TopLevelWindow : public mate::TrackableObject<TopLevelWindow>,
                        public NativeWindowObserver {
  public:
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ class TopLevelWindow : public mate::TrackableObject<TopLevelWindow>,
 #endif
 
   // Public APIs of NativeWindow.
+  void SetContentView(mate::Handle<View> view);
   void Close();
   virtual void Focus();
   virtual void Blur();
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@ class TopLevelWindow : public mate::TrackableObject<TopLevelWindow>,
   void CloseFilePreview();
 
   // Public getters of NativeWindow.
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> GetContentView() const;
   v8::Local<v8::Value> GetParentWindow() const;
   std::vector<v8::Local<v8::Object>> GetChildWindows() const;
   v8::Local<v8::Value> GetBrowserView() const;
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ class TopLevelWindow : public mate::TrackableObject<TopLevelWindow>,
   MessageCallbackMap messages_callback_map_;
 #endif
 
+  v8::Global<v8::Value> content_view_;
   v8::Global<v8::Value> browser_view_;
   v8::Global<v8::Value> menu_;
   v8::Global<v8::Value> parent_window_;
@@ -231,7 +236,7 @@ class TopLevelWindow : public mate::TrackableObject<TopLevelWindow>,
 
 namespace mate {
 
-template<>
+template <>
 struct Converter<atom::NativeWindow*> {
   static bool FromV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                      v8::Local<v8::Value> val,
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.cc
index f986835ac30a..07db4bfca17a 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ View::~View() {
 
 // static
 mate::WrappableBase* View::New(mate::Arguments* args) {
-  return new View();
+  auto* view = new View();
+  view->InitWith(args->isolate(), args->GetThis());
+  return view;
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.h
index 6be2423afc19..b1fb38e4c439 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_view.h
@@ -42,4 +42,21 @@ class View : public mate::EventEmitter<View> {
 
 }  // namespace atom
 
+namespace mate {
+
+template <>
+struct Converter<views::View*> {
+  static bool FromV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                     v8::Local<v8::Value> val,
+                     views::View** out) {
+    atom::api::View* view;
+    if (!Converter<atom::api::View*>::FromV8(isolate, val, &view))
+      return false;
+    *out = view->view();
+    return true;
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace mate
+
 #endif  // ATOM_BROWSER_API_ATOM_API_VIEW_H_
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.cc
index e8ed06b8aeca..5bfd94dfee94 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.cc
@@ -42,16 +42,18 @@ WebContentsView::~WebContentsView() {}
 
 // static
 mate::WrappableBase* WebContentsView::New(
-    v8::Isolate* isolate,
+    mate::Arguments* args,
     mate::Handle<WebContents> web_contents) {
   if (!web_contents->managed_web_contents()) {
     const char* error = "The WebContents must be created by user";
-    isolate->ThrowException(
-        v8::Exception::Error(mate::StringToV8(isolate, error)));
+    args->isolate()->ThrowException(
+        v8::Exception::Error(mate::StringToV8(args->isolate(), error)));
     return nullptr;
   }
-  return new WebContentsView(isolate, web_contents->GetWrapper(),
-                             web_contents->managed_web_contents());
+  auto* view = new WebContentsView(args->isolate(), web_contents->GetWrapper(),
+                                   web_contents->managed_web_contents());
+  view->InitWith(args->isolate(), args->GetThis());
+  return view;
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.h
index 0dae03db0b94..e3cf96f99085 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents_view.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class WebContents;
 
 class WebContentsView : public View {
  public:
-  static mate::WrappableBase* New(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+  static mate::WrappableBase* New(mate::Arguments* args,
                                   mate::Handle<WebContents> web_contents);
 
   static void BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/browser-window.js b/lib/browser/api/browser-window.js
index 924a99c4bebb..cb523496d65c 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/browser-window.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/browser-window.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const electron = require('electron')
-const {ipcMain, TopLevelWindow} = electron
+const {ipcMain, WebContentsView, TopLevelWindow} = electron
 const {BrowserWindow} = process.atomBinding('window')
 const v8Util = process.atomBinding('v8_util')
 
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ BrowserWindow.prototype._init = function () {
   // Avoid recursive require.
   const {app} = electron
 
+  // Create WebContentsView.
+  this.setContentView(new WebContentsView(this.webContents))
+
   // Make new windows requested by links behave like "window.open"
   this.webContents.on('-new-window', (event, url, frameName, disposition,
                                       additionalFeatures, postData,
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/view.js b/lib/browser/api/view.js
index ba215aeadaa2..53fb96e3fafb 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/view.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/view.js
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ const {View} = process.atomBinding('view')
 
 Object.setPrototypeOf(View.prototype, EventEmitter.prototype)
 
+View.prototype._init = function () {
+}
+
 module.exports = View