diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53725d521e..2470e1b5ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ And please only add new entries to the top of this list, right below the `# Unre
 
 # Unreleased
 
+- `EventLoopProxy` now implements `Sync` as well as `Send`.
+- `EventLoopProxy` now implements `Send` on WebAssembly.
 - Build docs on `docs.rs` for iOS and Android as well.
 - **Breaking:** Removed the `WindowAttributes` struct, since all its functionality is accessible from `WindowBuilder`.
 - Added `WindowBuilder::transparent` getter to check if the user set `transparent` attribute.
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8709e748b6..581b220e24 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ features = [
     'WheelEvent'
 ]
 
-[target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies.wasm-bindgen]
-version = "0.2.45"
+[target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
+wasm-bindgen = "0.2.45"
+wasm-bindgen-futures = "0.4.31"
+async-channel = "1.6.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dev-dependencies]
 console_log = "0.2"
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/ios/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/ios/event_loop.rs
index 1a32fe56b2..8b4bfa7f8c 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/ios/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/ios/event_loop.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     fmt::{self, Debug},
     marker::PhantomData,
     mem, ptr,
-    sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender},
+    sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, SyncSender},
 };
 
 use crate::{
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub enum EventProxy {
 
 pub struct EventLoopWindowTarget<T: 'static> {
     receiver: Receiver<T>,
-    sender_to_clone: Sender<T>,
+    sender_to_clone: SyncSender<T>,
 }
 
 impl<T: 'static> EventLoopWindowTarget<T> {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
             view::create_delegate_class();
         }
 
-        let (sender_to_clone, receiver) = mpsc::channel();
+        let (sender_to_clone, receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(10);
 
         // this line sets up the main run loop before `UIApplicationMain`
         setup_control_flow_observers();
@@ -148,11 +148,17 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
 }
 
 pub struct EventLoopProxy<T> {
-    sender: Sender<T>,
+    sender: SyncSender<T>,
     source: CFRunLoopSourceRef,
 }
 
 unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for EventLoopProxy<T> {}
+// Looking at the source code for `CFRunLoopSourceSignal` (https://github.com/opensource-apple/CF/blob/3cc41a76b1491f50813e28a4ec09954ffa359e6f/CFRunLoop.c#L3418-L3425),
+// it locks the source before doing anything, so I think it should be fine to
+// use from behind a reference.
+//
+// `SyncSender` is already `Sync`, so that's not an issue.
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Sync for EventLoopProxy<T> {}
 
 impl<T> Clone for EventLoopProxy<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> EventLoopProxy<T> {
@@ -170,7 +176,7 @@ impl<T> Drop for EventLoopProxy<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T> EventLoopProxy<T> {
-    fn new(sender: Sender<T>) -> EventLoopProxy<T> {
+    fn new(sender: SyncSender<T>) -> EventLoopProxy<T> {
         unsafe {
             // just wake up the eventloop
             extern "C" fn event_loop_proxy_handler(_: *mut c_void) {}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/mod.rs
index 0f879ea2d9..87f6593465 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/mod.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub struct EventLoop<T: 'static> {
     pending_user_events: Rc<RefCell<Vec<T>>>,
 
     /// Sender of user events.
-    user_events_sender: calloop::channel::Sender<T>,
+    user_events_sender: calloop::channel::SyncSender<T>,
 
     /// Dispatcher of Wayland events.
     pub wayland_dispatcher: WinitDispatcher,
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
         // A source of user events.
         let pending_user_events = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Vec::new()));
         let pending_user_events_clone = pending_user_events.clone();
-        let (user_events_sender, user_events_channel) = calloop::channel::channel();
+        let (user_events_sender, user_events_channel) = calloop::channel::sync_channel(10);
 
         // User events channel.
         event_loop
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/proxy.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/proxy.rs
index dad64ef2c9..53808a343b 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/proxy.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 use std::sync::mpsc::SendError;
 
-use sctk::reexports::calloop::channel::Sender;
+use sctk::reexports::calloop::channel::SyncSender;
 
 use crate::event_loop::EventLoopClosed;
 
 /// A handle that can be sent across the threads and used to wake up the `EventLoop`.
 pub struct EventLoopProxy<T: 'static> {
-    user_events_sender: Sender<T>,
+    user_events_sender: SyncSender<T>,
 }
 
 impl<T: 'static> Clone for EventLoopProxy<T> {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> Clone for EventLoopProxy<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: 'static> EventLoopProxy<T> {
-    pub fn new(user_events_sender: Sender<T>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(user_events_sender: SyncSender<T>) -> Self {
         Self { user_events_sender }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/mod.rs
index 9789f03625..2c7f6efaea 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use std::{
     ptr,
     rc::Rc,
     slice,
-    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, TryRecvError},
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, SyncSender, TryRecvError},
     sync::{mpsc, Arc, Weak},
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ pub struct EventLoop<T: 'static> {
     event_processor: EventProcessor<T>,
     redraw_receiver: PeekableReceiver<WindowId>,
     user_receiver: PeekableReceiver<T>, //waker.wake needs to be called whenever something gets sent
-    user_sender: Sender<T>,
+    user_sender: SyncSender<T>,
     target: Rc<RootELW<T>>,
 }
 
 pub struct EventLoopProxy<T: 'static> {
-    user_sender: Sender<T>,
+    user_sender: SyncSender<T>,
     waker: Arc<Waker>,
 }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
             .register(&mut SourceFd(&xconn.x11_fd), X_TOKEN, Interest::READABLE)
             .unwrap();
 
-        let (user_sender, user_channel) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+        let (user_sender, user_channel) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel(10);
         let (redraw_sender, redraw_channel) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
 
         let window_target = EventLoopWindowTarget {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
index c39036997d..a3145de0e7 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ impl PanicInfo {
 }
 
 pub struct EventLoopWindowTarget<T: 'static> {
-    pub sender: mpsc::Sender<T>, // this is only here to be cloned elsewhere
+    pub sender: mpsc::SyncSender<T>, // this is only here to be cloned elsewhere
     pub receiver: mpsc::Receiver<T>,
 }
 
 impl<T> Default for EventLoopWindowTarget<T> {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel();
+        let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(10);
         EventLoopWindowTarget { sender, receiver }
     }
 }
@@ -282,11 +282,17 @@ pub fn stop_app_on_panic<F: FnOnce() -> R + UnwindSafe, R>(
 }
 
 pub struct EventLoopProxy<T> {
-    sender: mpsc::Sender<T>,
+    sender: mpsc::SyncSender<T>,
     source: CFRunLoopSourceRef,
 }
 
 unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for EventLoopProxy<T> {}
+// Looking at the source code for `CFRunLoopSourceSignal` (https://github.com/opensource-apple/CF/blob/3cc41a76b1491f50813e28a4ec09954ffa359e6f/CFRunLoop.c#L3418-L3425),
+// it locks the source before doing anything, so I think it should be fine to
+// use from behind a reference.
+//
+// `SyncSender` is already `Sync`, so that's not an issue.
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Sync for EventLoopProxy<T> {}
 
 impl<T> Drop for EventLoopProxy<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
@@ -303,7 +309,7 @@ impl<T> Clone for EventLoopProxy<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T> EventLoopProxy<T> {
-    fn new(sender: mpsc::Sender<T>) -> Self {
+    fn new(sender: mpsc::SyncSender<T>) -> Self {
         unsafe {
             // just wake up the eventloop
             extern "C" fn event_loop_proxy_handler(_: *mut c_void) {}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/proxy.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/proxy.rs
index 1c70992317..19194bd4ba 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/proxy.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
-use super::runner;
-use crate::event::Event;
+use async_channel::{Sender, TrySendError};
+
 use crate::event_loop::EventLoopClosed;
 
 pub struct EventLoopProxy<T: 'static> {
-    runner: runner::Shared<T>,
+    pub sender: Sender<T>,
 }
 
 impl<T: 'static> EventLoopProxy<T> {
-    pub fn new(runner: runner::Shared<T>) -> Self {
-        Self { runner }
-    }
-
     pub fn send_event(&self, event: T) -> Result<(), EventLoopClosed<T>> {
-        self.runner.send_event(Event::UserEvent(event));
-        Ok(())
+        match self.sender.try_send(event) {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+            Err(TrySendError::Closed(val)) => Err(EventLoopClosed(val)),
+            // Note: `async-channel` has no way to block on sending something,
+            // so this is our only option for making this synchronous.
+            Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => unreachable!("`EventLoopProxy` channels are unbounded"),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: 'static> Clone for EventLoopProxy<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Self {
-            runner: self.runner.clone(),
+            sender: self.sender.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
index 840ba558e6..2541472d3d 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+use super::EventLoopProxy;
 use super::{super::ScaleChangeArgs, backend, state::State};
 use crate::event::{Event, StartCause};
 use crate::event_loop::ControlFlow;
 use crate::window::WindowId;
 
+use async_channel::Sender;
 use instant::{Duration, Instant};
 use std::{
     cell::RefCell,
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ pub struct Execution<T: 'static> {
     destroy_pending: RefCell<VecDeque<WindowId>>,
     scale_change_detector: RefCell<Option<backend::ScaleChangeDetector>>,
     unload_event_handle: RefCell<Option<backend::UnloadEventHandle>>,
+    /// A channel through which user events can be sent, to be cloned and put
+    /// into `EventLoopProxy`s.
+    proxy_sender: Sender<T>,
 }
 
 enum RunnerEnum<T: 'static> {
@@ -97,7 +102,9 @@ impl<T: 'static> Runner<T> {
 
 impl<T: 'static> Shared<T> {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Shared(Rc::new(Execution {
+        let (proxy_sender, proxy_receiver) = async_channel::unbounded();
+
+        let this = Shared(Rc::new(Execution {
             runner: RefCell::new(RunnerEnum::Pending),
             events: RefCell::new(VecDeque::new()),
             id: RefCell::new(0),
@@ -106,7 +113,22 @@ impl<T: 'static> Shared<T> {
             destroy_pending: RefCell::new(VecDeque::new()),
             scale_change_detector: RefCell::new(None),
             unload_event_handle: RefCell::new(None),
-        }))
+            proxy_sender,
+        }));
+
+        {
+            let runner = this.clone();
+            wasm_bindgen_futures::spawn_local(async move {
+                while let Ok(value) = proxy_receiver.recv().await {
+                    runner.send_event(Event::UserEvent(value))
+                }
+
+                // An error was returned because the channel was closed, which
+                // happens when the event loop gets closed, so we can stop now.
+            })
+        }
+
+        this
     }
 
     pub fn add_canvas(&self, id: WindowId, canvas: &Rc<RefCell<backend::Canvas>>) {
@@ -153,6 +175,12 @@ impl<T: 'static> Shared<T> {
         *id
     }
 
+    pub fn create_proxy(&self) -> EventLoopProxy<T> {
+        EventLoopProxy {
+            sender: self.0.proxy_sender.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn request_redraw(&self, id: WindowId) {
         self.0.redraw_pending.borrow_mut().insert(id);
     }
@@ -463,6 +491,10 @@ impl<T: 'static> Shared<T> {
 
     fn handle_loop_destroyed(&self, control: &mut ControlFlow) {
         self.handle_event(Event::LoopDestroyed, control);
+        // Close the `EventLoopProxy` channel, causing any more calls to
+        // `EventLoopProxy::send_event` to fail and indirectly stopping the receiver
+        // task.
+        self.0.proxy_sender.close();
         let all_canvases = std::mem::take(&mut *self.0.all_canvases.borrow_mut());
         *self.0.scale_change_detector.borrow_mut() = None;
         *self.0.unload_event_handle.borrow_mut() = None;
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/window_target.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/window_target.rs
index 0ed7c37ace..0b804459e7 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/window_target.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/window_target.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl<T> EventLoopWindowTarget<T> {
     }
 
     pub fn proxy(&self) -> EventLoopProxy<T> {
-        EventLoopProxy::new(self.runner.clone())
+        self.runner.create_proxy()
     }
 
     pub fn run(&self, event_handler: Box<dyn FnMut(Event<'_, T>, &mut ControlFlow)>) {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
index 7e4b7fbdb8..29de2648ce 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::{
     mem, panic, ptr,
     rc::Rc,
     sync::{
-        mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender},
+        mpsc::{self, Receiver, SyncSender},
         Arc,
     },
     thread,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl<T> ThreadMsgTargetData<T> {
 }
 
 pub struct EventLoop<T: 'static> {
-    thread_msg_sender: Sender<T>,
+    thread_msg_sender: SyncSender<T>,
     window_target: RootELW<T>,
     msg_hook: Option<Box<dyn FnMut(*const c_void) -> bool + 'static>>,
 }
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ type ThreadExecFn = Box<Box<dyn FnMut()>>;
 
 pub struct EventLoopProxy<T: 'static> {
     target_window: HWND,
-    event_send: Sender<T>,
+    event_send: SyncSender<T>,
 }
 unsafe impl<T: Send + 'static> Send for EventLoopProxy<T> {}
 
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ fn create_event_target_window<T: 'static>() -> HWND {
 fn insert_event_target_window_data<T>(
     thread_msg_target: HWND,
     event_loop_runner: EventLoopRunnerShared<T>,
-) -> Sender<T> {
-    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+) -> SyncSender<T> {
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::sync_channel(10);
 
     let userdata = ThreadMsgTargetData {
         event_loop_runner,
diff --git a/tests/send_objects.rs b/tests/send_objects.rs
index 252b271a4b..da154a65b0 100644
--- a/tests/send_objects.rs
+++ b/tests/send_objects.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 fn needs_send<T: Send>() {}
 
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 #[test]
 fn event_loop_proxy_send() {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
diff --git a/tests/sync_object.rs b/tests/sync_object.rs
index 56524cb2c4..839f6e74b9 100644
--- a/tests/sync_object.rs
+++ b/tests/sync_object.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 fn needs_sync<T: Sync>() {}
 
+#[test]
+fn event_loop_proxy_sync() {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn is_send<T: 'static + Send>() {
+        // ensures that `winit::EventLoopProxy` implements `Sync`
+        needs_sync::<winit::event_loop::EventLoopProxy<T>>();
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 #[test]
 fn window_sync() {