diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/browser_detection.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/browser_detection.dart
index 3251da99cf331..f22f29b302a29 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/browser_detection.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/browser_detection.dart
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
-import 'dart:html' as html;
-
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
+import 'dom.dart';
+
 // iOS 15 launched WebGL 2.0, but there's something broken about it, which
 // leads to apps failing to load. For now, we're forcing WebGL 1 on iOS.
 //
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ BrowserEngine get browserEngine {
 }
 
 BrowserEngine _detectBrowserEngine() {
-  final String vendor = html.window.navigator.vendor;
-  final String agent = html.window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
+  final String vendor = domWindow.navigator.vendor;
+  final String agent = domWindow.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
   return detectBrowserEngineByVendorAgent(vendor, agent);
 }
 
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ OperatingSystem detectOperatingSystem({
   String? overrideUserAgent,
   int? overrideMaxTouchPoints,
 }) {
-  final String platform = overridePlatform ?? html.window.navigator.platform!;
-  final String userAgent = overrideUserAgent ?? html.window.navigator.userAgent;
+  final String platform = overridePlatform ?? domWindow.navigator.platform!;
+  final String userAgent = overrideUserAgent ?? domWindow.navigator.userAgent;
 
   if (platform.startsWith('Mac')) {
     // iDevices requesting a "desktop site" spoof their UA so it looks like a Mac.
     // This checks if we're in a touch device, or on a real mac.
     final int maxTouchPoints =
-        overrideMaxTouchPoints ?? html.window.navigator.maxTouchPoints ?? 0;
+        overrideMaxTouchPoints ?? domWindow.navigator.maxTouchPoints ?? 0;
     if (maxTouchPoints > 2) {
       return OperatingSystem.iOs;
     }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ bool get isIOS15 {
     return debugIsIOS15!;
   }
   return operatingSystem == OperatingSystem.iOs &&
-      html.window.navigator.userAgent.contains('OS 15_');
+      domWindow.navigator.userAgent.contains('OS 15_');
 }
 
 /// Use in tests to simulate the detection of iOS 15.
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int get webGLVersion =>
 ///
 /// Our CanvasKit backend is affected due to: https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/issues/11819
 int _detectWebGLVersion() {
-  final html.CanvasElement canvas = html.CanvasElement(
+  final DomCanvasElement canvas = DomCanvasElement(
     width: 1,
     height: 1,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
index 4d2ee5c68b971..58c1adf6bb1fa 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
@@ -11,17 +11,30 @@ class DomWindow {}
 
 extension DomWindowExtension on DomWindow {
   external DomDocument get document;
+  external DomNavigator get navigator;
 }
 
 @JS('window')
 external DomWindow get domWindow;
 
+@JS()
+@staticInterop
+class DomNavigator {}
+
+extension DomNavigatorExtension on DomNavigator {
+  external int? get maxTouchPoints;
+  external String get vendor;
+  external String? get platform;
+  external String get userAgent;
+}
+
 @JS()
 @staticInterop
 class DomDocument {}
 
 extension DomDocumentExtension on DomDocument {
   external /* List<Node> */ List<Object?> querySelectorAll(String selectors);
+  external DomHTMLElement createElement(String name, [dynamic options]);
 }
 
 @JS()
@@ -42,9 +55,38 @@ class DomHTMLMetaElement {}
 
 extension DomHTMLMetaElementExtension on DomHTMLMetaElement {
   external String get name;
+  external set name(String value);
   external String get content;
+}
 
-  external set name(String value);
+@JS()
+@staticInterop
+class DomCanvasElement extends DomHTMLElement {
+  factory DomCanvasElement({int? width, int? height}) {
+    final DomCanvasElement canvas =
+        domWindow.document.createElement('canvas') as DomCanvasElement;
+    if (width != null) {
+      canvas.width = width;
+    }
+    if (height != null) {
+      canvas.height = height;
+    }
+    return canvas;
+  }
+}
+
+extension DomCanvasElementExtension on DomCanvasElement {
+  external int? get width;
+  external set width(int? value);
+  external int? get height;
+  external set height(int? value);
+
+  Object? getContext(String contextType, [Map<dynamic, dynamic>? attributes]) {
+    return js_util.callMethod(this, 'getContext', <Object?>[
+      contextType,
+      if (attributes != null) js_util.jsify(attributes)
+    ]);
+  }
 }
 
 Object? domGetConstructor(String constructorName) =>