diff --git a/web/Cargo.toml b/web/Cargo.toml
index 33c5399dd..46074f9d0 100644
--- a/web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/web/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ edition = "2018"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [features]
+default = ["console_error_panic_hook", "console_log", "webgl"]
 lzma = ["ruffle_core/lzma"]
-default = ["console_error_panic_hook", "console_log"]
+canvas = ["ruffle_render_canvas"]
+webgl = ["ruffle_render_webgl"]
 
 [dependencies]
 byteorder = "1.3.4"
@@ -19,9 +21,9 @@ fnv = "1.0.3"
 generational-arena = "0.2.7"
 js-sys = "0.3.25"
 log = "0.4"
-ruffle_render_canvas = { path = "../render/canvas" }
+ruffle_render_canvas = { path = "../render/canvas", optional = true }
 ruffle_web_common = { path = "common" }
-ruffle_render_webgl = { path = "../render/webgl" }
+ruffle_render_webgl = { path = "../render/webgl", optional = true }
 url = "2.1.1"
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2.57"
 wasm-bindgen-futures = "0.4.4"
diff --git a/web/src/lib.rs b/web/src/lib.rs
index 6008cf3a8..d0c7c6000 100644
--- a/web/src/lib.rs
+++ b/web/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ mod navigator;
 use crate::{audio::WebAudioBackend, input::WebInputBackend, navigator::WebNavigatorBackend};
 use generational_arena::{Arena, Index};
 use js_sys::Uint8Array;
+use ruffle_core::backend::render::RenderBackend;
 use ruffle_core::PlayerEvent;
-use ruffle_render_canvas::WebCanvasRenderBackend;
-use ruffle_render_webgl::WebGlRenderBackend;
 use std::mem::drop;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::{cell::RefCell, error::Error, num::NonZeroI32};
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ impl Ruffle {
         swf_data.copy_to(&mut data[..]);
 
         let window = web_sys::window().ok_or_else(|| "Expected window")?;
-        let renderer = Box::new(WebGlRenderBackend::new(&canvas)?);
+        let renderer = create_renderer(&canvas)?;
         let audio = Box::new(WebAudioBackend::new()?);
         let navigator = Box::new(WebNavigatorBackend::new());
         let input = Box::new(WebInputBackend::new(&canvas));
@@ -469,3 +468,24 @@ impl Ruffle {
         });
     }
 }
+
+fn create_renderer(canvas: &HtmlCanvasElement) -> Result<Box<dyn RenderBackend>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    #[cfg(not(any(feature = "canvas", feature = "webgl")))]
+    std::compile_error!("You must enable one of the render backend features (e.g., webgl).");
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "webgl")]
+    {
+        if let Ok(renderer) = ruffle_render_webgl::WebGlRenderBackend::new(canvas) {
+            return Ok(Box::new(renderer));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "canvas")]
+    {
+        if let Ok(renderer) = ruffle_render_canvas::WebCanvasRenderBackend::new(canvas) {
+            return Ok(Box::new(renderer));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Err("Unable to create renderer".into())
+}