diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 10e5f97c38fb..585f79ddea67 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ let
     hitori gnome-taquin
   ];
 
-  inherit (pkgs) glib gtk2 webkitgtk216x gtk3 gtkmm3 libcanberra_gtk2
+  inherit (pkgs) glib gtk2 webkitgtk gtk3 gtkmm3 libcanberra_gtk2
     clutter clutter-gst clutter_gtk cogl gtkvnc;
   inherit (pkgs.gnome2) ORBit2;
   libsoup = pkgs.libsoup.override { gnomeSupport = true; };
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ let
   gtkmm = gtkmm3;
   vala = pkgs.vala_0_32;
   gegl_0_3 = pkgs.gegl_0_3.override { inherit gtk; };
-  webkitgtk = webkitgtk216x;
 
 # Simplify the nixos module and gnome packages
   defaultIconTheme = adwaita-icon-theme;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.16.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.18.nix
similarity index 89%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.16.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.18.nix
index d69993534146..036dc8f0a542 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.16.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.18.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , libxml2, libsoup, libsecret, libxslt, harfbuzz, libpthreadstubs, pcre, nettle, libtasn1, p11_kit
 , libidn, libedit, readline, mesa, libintlOrEmpty
 , enableGeoLocation ? true, geoclue2, sqlite
-, gst-plugins-base
+, gst-plugins-base, gst-plugins-bad
 }:
 
 assert enableGeoLocation -> geoclue2 != null;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ assert enableGeoLocation -> geoclue2 != null;
 with stdenv.lib;
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "webkitgtk-${version}";
-  version = "2.16.6";
+  version = "2.18.2";
 
   meta = {
     description = "Web content rendering engine, GTK+ port";
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://webkitgtk.org/releases/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "08abxbhi2n1pfby9f2c20z8mpmbvbs2z7vf0p5ckq4jkz46na8zw";
+    sha256 = "1ry8zvv6k01g9p7agg326n0ziqpqjxd49h5w1b2is6rjnpqv6k5i";
   };
 
   # see if we can clean this up....
 
-  patches = [ ./finding-harfbuzz-icu.patch ]
+  patches = [ ./finding-harfbuzz-icu.patch ./gstreamergl-2.17.patch ]
      ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     ./PR-152650-2.patch
     ./PR-153138.patch
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   # XXX: WebKit2 missing include path for gst-plugins-base.
   # Filled: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=148894
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${gst-plugins-base.dev}/include/gstreamer-1.0"
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${gst-plugins-base.dev}/include/gstreamer-1.0 -I${gst-plugins-bad}/include/gstreamer-1.0"
                      + (optionalString stdenv.isDarwin " -lintl");
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = libintlOrEmpty ++ [
-    gtk2 libwebp enchant libnotify gnutls pcre nettle libidn
+    gtk2 libwebp enchant libnotify gnutls pcre nettle libidn sqlite
     libxml2 libsecret libxslt harfbuzz libpthreadstubs libtasn1 p11_kit
-    sqlite gst-plugins-base libxkbcommon epoxy at_spi2_core
+    gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-bad libxkbcommon epoxy at_spi2_core
   ] ++ optional enableGeoLocation geoclue2
     ++ (with xlibs; [ libXdmcp libXt libXtst ])
     ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libedit readline mesa ]
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/default.nix
index 35300ed9419a..0a4350ed81d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 , withMesa ? true, mesa_glu ? null, mesa_noglu ? null
 , compat24 ? false, compat26 ? true, unicode ? true
 , withGtk2 ? true
-, withWebKit ? false, webkitgtk24x-gtk2 ? null, webkitgtk216x ? null
+, withWebKit ? false, webkitgtk24x-gtk2 ? null, webkitgtk ? null
 , AGL ? null, Carbon ? null, Cocoa ? null, Kernel ? null, QTKit ? null
 }:
 
 
 assert withMesa -> mesa_glu != null && mesa_noglu != null;
-assert withWebKit -> (if withGtk2 then webkitgtk24x-gtk2 else webkitgtk216x) != null;
+assert withWebKit -> (if withGtk2 then webkitgtk24x-gtk2 else webkitgtk) != null;
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     [ (if withGtk2 then gtk2 else gtk3) libXinerama libSM libXxf86vm xf86vidmodeproto gstreamer
       gst-plugins-base GConf ]
     ++ optional withMesa mesa_glu
-    ++ optional withWebKit (if withGtk2 then webkitgtk24x-gtk2 else webkitgtk216x)
+    ++ optional withWebKit (if withGtk2 then webkitgtk24x-gtk2 else webkitgtk)
     ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ setfile Carbon Cocoa Kernel QTKit ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 27a494a13156..925e0f7eac83 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10968,7 +10968,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   wcslib = callPackage ../development/libraries/wcslib { };
 
-  webkitgtk = webkitgtk216x;
+  webkitgtk = webkitgtk218x;
 
   webkitgtk24x-gtk3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix {
     harfbuzz = harfbuzz-icu-58;
@@ -10976,7 +10976,7 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (darwin) libobjc;
   };
 
-  webkitgtk216x = callPackage ../development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.16.nix {
+  webkitgtk218x = callPackage ../development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.18.nix {
     harfbuzz = harfbuzz-icu;
     gst-plugins-base = gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base;
   };