diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 139f9d91c..49634791c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1032,6 +1032,38 @@ impl<'a> WebViewBuilder<'a> {
   }
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios",))]
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub(crate) struct PlatformSpecificWebViewAttributes {
+  data_store_identifier: Option<[u8; 16]>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios",))]
+impl Default for PlatformSpecificWebViewAttributes {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self {
+      data_store_identifier: None,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios",))]
+pub trait WebViewBuilderExtDarwin {
+  /// Initialize the WebView with a custom data store identifier.
+  /// Can be used as a replacement for data_directory not being available in WKWebView.
+  ///
+  /// - **macOS / iOS**: Available on macOS >= 14 and iOS >= 17
+  fn with_data_store_identifier(self, identifier: [u8; 16]) -> Self;
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios",))]
+impl WebViewBuilderExtDarwin for WebViewBuilder<'_> {
+  fn with_data_store_identifier(mut self, identifier: [u8; 16]) -> Self {
+    self.platform_specific.data_store_identifier = Some(identifier);
+    self
+  }
+}
+
 #[cfg(windows)]
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct PlatformSpecificWebViewAttributes {
@@ -1653,8 +1685,6 @@ pub enum PageLoadEvent {
   target_os = "freebsd",
   target_os = "netbsd",
   target_os = "openbsd",
-  target_os = "ios",
-  target_os = "macos",
 ))]
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub(crate) struct PlatformSpecificWebViewAttributes;
diff --git a/src/wkwebview/mod.rs b/src/wkwebview/mod.rs
index 658bbad2c..209c43922 100644
--- a/src/wkwebview/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wkwebview/mod.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl InnerWebView {
   fn new_ns_view(
     ns_view: id,
     attributes: WebViewAttributes,
-    _pl_attrs: super::PlatformSpecificWebViewAttributes,
+    pl_attrs: super::PlatformSpecificWebViewAttributes,
     _web_context: Option<&mut WebContext>,
     is_child: bool,
   ) -> Result<Self> {
@@ -332,11 +332,28 @@ impl InnerWebView {
       let config: id = msg_send![class!(WKWebViewConfiguration), new];
       let mut protocol_ptrs = Vec::new();
 
-      // Incognito mode
-      let data_store: id = if attributes.incognito {
-        msg_send![class!(WKWebsiteDataStore), nonPersistentDataStore]
-      } else {
-        msg_send![class!(WKWebsiteDataStore), defaultDataStore]
+      let os_version = util::operating_system_version();
+
+      #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+      let custom_data_store_available = os_version.0 >= 14;
+
+      #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+      let custom_data_store_available = os_version.0 >= 17;
+
+      let data_store: id = match (
+        attributes.incognito,
+        custom_data_store_available,
+        pl_attrs.data_store_identifier,
+      ) {
+        // incognito has priority
+        (true, _, _) => msg_send![class!(WKWebsiteDataStore), nonPersistentDataStore],
+        // if data_store_identifier is given and custom data stores are available, use custom store
+        (false, true, Some(data_store)) => {
+          let ns_uuid = NSUUID::new(&data_store);
+          msg_send![class!(WKWebsiteDataStore), dataStoreForIdentifier:ns_uuid.0]
+        }
+        // default data store
+        _ => msg_send![class!(WKWebsiteDataStore), defaultDataStore],
       };
 
       for (name, function) in attributes.custom_protocols {
@@ -1321,6 +1338,21 @@ impl Drop for InnerWebView {
 
 const UTF8_ENCODING: usize = 4;
 
+struct NSUUID(id);
+
+impl NSUUID {
+  fn new(data: &[u8; 16]) -> Self {
+    NSUUID(unsafe {
+      let ns_uuid: id = msg_send![class!(NSUUID), alloc];
+      let ns_uuid: id = msg_send![ns_uuid, initWithUUIDBytes:data.as_ptr()];
+
+      let _: () = msg_send![ns_uuid, autorelease];
+
+      ns_uuid
+    })
+  }
+}
+
 struct NSString(id);
 
 impl NSString {
diff --git a/src/wkwebview/util.rs b/src/wkwebview/util.rs
index bca97787b..8ddfd8a7c 100644
--- a/src/wkwebview/util.rs
+++ b/src/wkwebview/util.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+use cocoa::{base::id, foundation::NSOperatingSystemVersion};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
 
 pub struct Counter(AtomicU32);
@@ -16,3 +17,15 @@ impl Counter {
     self.0.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed)
   }
 }
+
+pub fn operating_system_version() -> (u64, u64, u64) {
+  unsafe {
+    let process_info: id = msg_send![class!(NSProcessInfo), processInfo];
+    let version: NSOperatingSystemVersion = msg_send![process_info, operatingSystemVersion];
+    (
+      version.majorVersion,
+      version.minorVersion,
+      version.patchVersion,
+    )
+  }
+}