diff --git a/qt/aqt/mediasrv.py b/qt/aqt/mediasrv.py
index 7773209c0..073f8b77e 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/mediasrv.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/mediasrv.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import enum
 import logging
 import mimetypes
 import os
@@ -63,6 +64,17 @@ class NotFound:
 DynamicRequest = Callable[[], Response]
 
 
+class LegacyPageContext(enum.Enum):
+    OTHER = 0
+    EDITOR = 1
+
+
+@dataclass
+class LegacyPage:
+    html: str
+    context: LegacyPageContext
+
+
 class MediaServer(threading.Thread):
     _ready = threading.Event()
     daemon = True
@@ -71,7 +83,7 @@ class MediaServer(threading.Thread):
         super().__init__()
         self.is_shutdown = False
         # map of webview ids to pages
-        self._page_html: dict[int, str] = {}
+        self._legacy_pages: dict[int, LegacyPage] = {}
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         try:
@@ -113,15 +125,26 @@ class MediaServer(threading.Thread):
         self._ready.wait()
         return int(self.server.effective_port)  # type: ignore
 
-    def set_page_html(self, id: int, html: str) -> None:
-        self._page_html[id] = html
+    def set_page_html(
+        self, id: int, html: str, context: LegacyPageContext = LegacyPageContext.OTHER
+    ) -> None:
+        self._legacy_pages[id] = LegacyPage(html, context)
 
     def get_page_html(self, id: int) -> str | None:
-        return self._page_html.get(id)
+        if page := self._legacy_pages.get(id):
+            return page.html
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    def get_page_context(self, id: int) -> LegacyPageContext | None:
+        if page := self._legacy_pages.get(id):
+            return page.context
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def clear_page_html(self, id: int) -> None:
         try:
-            del self._page_html[id]
+            del self._legacy_pages[id]
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/webview.py b/qt/aqt/webview.py
index 7bc302985..da7c7b3db 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/webview.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/webview.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import json
 import re
 import sys
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Sequence, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Optional, Sequence, cast
 
 import anki
 import anki.lang
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ from aqt.utils import askUser, is_gesture_or_zoom_event, openLink, showInfo, tr
 
 serverbaseurl = re.compile(r"^.+:\/\/[^\/]+")
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from aqt.mediasrv import LegacyPageContext
+
+
 # Page for debug messages
 ##########################################################################
 
@@ -378,16 +382,22 @@ class AnkiWebView(QWebEngineView):
         if self.allow_drops:
             super().dropEvent(evt)
 
-    def setHtml(self, html: str) -> None:  #  type: ignore
+    def setHtml(  #  type: ignore[override]
+        self, html: str, context: LegacyPageContext | None = None
+    ) -> None:
+        from aqt.mediasrv import LegacyPageContext
+
         # discard any previous pending actions
         self._pendingActions = []
         self._domDone = True
-        self._queueAction("setHtml", html)
+        if context is None:
+            context = LegacyPageContext.OTHER
+        self._queueAction("setHtml", html, context)
         self.set_open_links_externally(True)
         self.allow_drops = False
         self.show()
 
-    def _setHtml(self, html: str) -> None:
+    def _setHtml(self, html: str, context: LegacyPageContext) -> None:
         """Send page data to media server, then surf to it.
 
         This function used to be implemented by QWebEngine's
@@ -400,7 +410,7 @@ class AnkiWebView(QWebEngineView):
         self._domDone = False
 
         webview_id = id(self)
-        mw.mediaServer.set_page_html(webview_id, html)
+        mw.mediaServer.set_page_html(webview_id, html, context)
         self.load_url(QUrl(f"{mw.serverURL()}_anki/legacyPageData?id={webview_id}"))
 
         # work around webengine stealing focus on setHtml()
@@ -571,7 +581,14 @@ html {{ {font} }}
 {web_content.body}</body>
 </html>"""
         # print(html)
-        self.setHtml(html)
+        import aqt.editor
+        from aqt.mediasrv import LegacyPageContext
+
+        if isinstance(context, aqt.editor.Editor):
+            page_context = LegacyPageContext.EDITOR
+        else:
+            page_context = LegacyPageContext.OTHER
+        self.setHtml(html, page_context)
 
     @classmethod
     def webBundlePath(cls, path: str) -> str: