diff --git a/.changes/fix-objc-retain-leak.md b/.changes/fix-objc-retain-leak.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d24a6169038a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-objc-retain-leak.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri": patch:bug
+"tauri-runtime-wry": patch:bug
+---
+
+Avoid leaking Objective-C objects in `WebviewMessage::WithWebview` on Apple targets by replacing `Retained::into_raw` with scoped retained bindings and `Retained::as_ptr` pointer handoff.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
index c48b742af2e7..8a3da8d31fdc 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/lib.rs
@@ -3903,26 +3903,24 @@ fn handle_user_message<T: UserEvent>(
             #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
             {
               use wry::WebViewExtMacOS;
+              let platform_webview = webview.webview();
+              let manager = webview.manager();
+              let ns_window = webview.ns_window();
               f(Webview {
-                webview: Retained::into_raw(webview.webview()) as *mut objc2::runtime::AnyObject
-                  as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
-                manager: Retained::into_raw(webview.manager()) as *mut objc2::runtime::AnyObject
-                  as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
-                ns_window: Retained::into_raw(webview.ns_window()) as *mut objc2::runtime::AnyObject
-                  as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
+                webview: Retained::as_ptr(&platform_webview).cast_mut() as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
+                manager: Retained::as_ptr(&manager).cast_mut() as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
+                ns_window: Retained::as_ptr(&ns_window).cast_mut() as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
               });
             }
             #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
             {
               use wry::WebViewExtIOS;
+              let platform_webview = webview.inner.webview();
+              let manager = webview.inner.manager();
 
               f(Webview {
-                webview: Retained::into_raw(webview.inner.webview())
-                  as *mut objc2::runtime::AnyObject
-                  as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
-                manager: Retained::into_raw(webview.inner.manager())
-                  as *mut objc2::runtime::AnyObject
-                  as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
+                webview: Retained::as_ptr(&platform_webview).cast_mut() as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
+                manager: Retained::as_ptr(&manager).cast_mut() as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
                 view_controller: window.ui_view_controller(),
               });
             }
diff --git a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/webview.rs b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/webview.rs
index 67b607392b88..69a7863a4fd3 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/webview.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/webview.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ mod imp {
 mod imp {
   use std::ffi::c_void;
 
+  // These pointers are borrowed from ObjC `Retained` handles owned elsewhere and must
+  // not be mutated through. TODO: change these to `*const c_void` in v3 (breaking change).
   pub struct Webview {
     pub webview: *mut c_void,
     pub manager: *mut c_void,