diff --git a/src/platform/web.rs b/src/platform/web.rs
index c3e570c3ed..0ce481f8ff 100644
--- a/src/platform/web.rs
+++ b/src/platform/web.rs
@@ -80,8 +80,138 @@ pub trait WindowExtWeb {
     /// For example, by default using the mouse wheel would cause the page to scroll, enabling this
     /// would prevent that.
     ///
+    /// Specifically, this will call `event.preventDefault()` for the following event types:
+    /// `touchstart`, `wheel`, `contextmenu`, `pointerdown`, `pointermove` (for chorded button
+    /// interactions only), `keyup`, and `keydown`.
+    ///
+    /// For fine-grained control over which events call `event.preventDefault()`, call
+    /// `Window::set_prevent_default(false)` and add event listeners on the canvas that
+    /// selectively call `event.preventDefault()`.
+    ///
     /// Some events are impossible to prevent. E.g. Firefox allows to access the native browser
     /// context menu with Shift+Rightclick.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// This example calls `event.preventDefault()` for all relevant events except for ctrl-p.
+    /// ```
+    /// # use wasm_bindgen::closure::Closure;
+    /// # use wasm_bindgen::JsCast;
+    /// # use web_sys::HtmlCanvasElement;
+    /// # use winit::application::ApplicationHandler;
+    /// # use winit::event::WindowEvent;
+    /// # use winit::event_loop::{ActiveEventLoop, EventLoop};
+    /// # use winit::platform::web::WindowAttributesExtWebSys;
+    /// # use winit::platform::web::WindowExtWebSys;
+    /// # use winit::window::{Window, WindowId};
+    /// #
+    /// # struct App {
+    /// #     window: Option<Window>,
+    /// # }
+    /// #
+    /// # impl ApplicationHandler for App {
+    /// #     fn resumed(&mut self, event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop) {
+    /// #         if self.window.is_none() {
+    /// #             let window = event_loop
+    /// #                 .create_window(Window::default_attributes().with_append(true))
+    /// #                 .unwrap();
+    /// #
+    /// #             window.set_prevent_default(false);
+    /// #             add_prevent_default_listeners(window.canvas().unwrap());
+    /// #
+    /// #             self.window = Some(window)
+    /// #         }
+    /// #     }
+    /// #
+    /// #     fn window_event(&mut self, event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop, _id: WindowId, event: WindowEvent) {
+    /// #         match event {
+    /// #             WindowEvent::CloseRequested => {
+    /// #                 event_loop.exit();
+    /// #             }
+    /// #             WindowEvent::RedrawRequested => {
+    /// #                 self.window.as_ref().unwrap().request_redraw();
+    /// #             }
+    /// #             _ => (),
+    /// #         }
+    /// #     }
+    /// # }
+    /// #
+    /// fn add_prevent_default_listeners(canvas: HtmlCanvasElement) {
+    ///     let events_types_to_fully_prevent_default = ["touchstart", "wheel", "contextmenu"];
+    ///     let pointer_events_to_focus_and_prevent_default = ["pointerdown"];
+    ///     let pointer_events_to_focus_and_prevent_default_on_chord = ["pointermove"];
+    ///     let key_events_to_partially_prevent_default = ["keyup", "keydown"];
+    ///
+    ///     for event_type in events_types_to_fully_prevent_default.into_iter() {
+    ///         let prevent_default_listener =
+    ///             Closure::<dyn FnMut(_)>::new(move |event: web_sys::Event| {
+    ///                 event.prevent_default();
+    ///             });
+    ///
+    ///         let _ = canvas.add_event_listener_with_callback(
+    ///             event_type,
+    ///             prevent_default_listener.as_ref().unchecked_ref(),
+    ///         );
+    ///         prevent_default_listener.forget();
+    ///     }
+    ///
+    ///     for event_type in pointer_events_to_focus_and_prevent_default.into_iter() {
+    ///         let stored_canvas = canvas.clone();
+    ///         let prevent_default_listener =
+    ///             Closure::<dyn FnMut(_)>::new(move |event: web_sys::PointerEvent| {
+    ///                 event.prevent_default();
+    ///                 let _ = stored_canvas.focus();
+    ///             });
+    ///
+    ///         let _ = canvas.add_event_listener_with_callback(
+    ///             event_type,
+    ///             prevent_default_listener.as_ref().unchecked_ref(),
+    ///         );
+    ///         prevent_default_listener.forget();
+    ///     }
+    ///
+    ///     for event_type in pointer_events_to_focus_and_prevent_default_on_chord.into_iter() {
+    ///         let stored_canvas = canvas.clone();
+    ///         let prevent_default_listener =
+    ///             Closure::<dyn FnMut(_)>::new(move |event: web_sys::PointerEvent| {
+    ///                 if event.button() != -1 {
+    ///                     // chorded button interaction
+    ///                     event.prevent_default();
+    ///                     let _ = stored_canvas.focus();
+    ///                 }
+    ///             });
+    ///
+    ///         let _ = canvas.add_event_listener_with_callback(
+    ///             event_type,
+    ///             prevent_default_listener.as_ref().unchecked_ref(),
+    ///         );
+    ///         prevent_default_listener.forget();
+    ///     }
+    ///
+    ///     for event_type in key_events_to_partially_prevent_default.into_iter() {
+    ///         let prevent_default_listener =
+    ///             Closure::<dyn FnMut(_)>::new(move |event: web_sys::KeyboardEvent| {
+    ///                 let only_ctrl_key =
+    ///                     event.ctrl_key() && !event.meta_key() && !event.shift_key() && !event.alt_key();
+    ///                 let allow_default = only_ctrl_key && matches!(event.key().as_ref(), "p");
+    ///                 if !allow_default {
+    ///                     event.prevent_default();
+    ///                 }
+    ///             });
+    ///
+    ///         let _ = canvas.add_event_listener_with_callback(
+    ///             event_type,
+    ///             prevent_default_listener.as_ref().unchecked_ref(),
+    ///         );
+    ///         prevent_default_listener.forget();
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    /// #
+    /// # fn main() {
+    /// #     let mut app = App { window: None };
+    /// #     let event_loop = EventLoop::new().unwrap();
+    /// #     let _ = event_loop.run_app(&mut app);
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
     fn set_prevent_default(&self, prevent_default: bool);
 }