diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cfe31cce8..1bc557962 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ RUN pip3 install /app
 ENV PYTHONPATH $PYTHONPATH:/app
 #ENV QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1
 
+# Enable Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) in QtWebEngine
+ENV QTWEBENGINE_REMOTE_DEBUGGING "127.0.0.1:9050"
+
 # Chromium refuses to start under root
 RUN groupadd -r splash && useradd --no-log-init --create-home -r -g splash splash
 RUN chown -R splash:splash /app
diff --git a/dockerfiles/splash/install-python-splash-deps.sh b/dockerfiles/splash/install-python-splash-deps.sh
index a9b535d2f..19298f8bf 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/splash/install-python-splash-deps.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/splash/install-python-splash-deps.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ install_python_deps () {
     # Install python-level dependencies.
     ${_PYTHON} -m pip install -U pip setuptools six && \
     ${_PYTHON} -m pip install \
-        qt5reactor==0.5 \
+        asyncqt==0.7.0 \
         psutil==5.0.0 \
         "Twisted[http2]==19.7.0" \
         adblockparser==0.7 \
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ install_python_deps () {
     ${_PYTHON} -m pip install https://github.com/sunu/pyre2/archive/c610be52c3b5379b257d56fc0669d022fd70082a.zip#egg=re2
 }
 
-install_python_deps
\ No newline at end of file
+install_python_deps
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8fe7531f4..086a03615 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # install PyQt5 (Splash is tested on PyQT 5.13)
 # and the following packages:
 twisted[http2] == 19.7.0
-qt5reactor
+asyncqt == 0.7.0
 psutil
 adblockparser >= 0.5
 https://github.com/sunu/pyre2/archive/c610be52c3b5379b257d56fc0669d022fd70082a.zip#egg=re2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 06608f6c3..2d0d6206a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def get_version():
     'zip_safe': False,
     'install_requires': [
         'Twisted[http2] >= 19.7.0',
-        'qt5reactor',
+        'asyncqt',
         'psutil',
         'adblockparser',
         'xvfbwrapper',
diff --git a/splash/qtutils.py b/splash/qtutils.py
index 759033dc2..538e9b771 100644
--- a/splash/qtutils.py
+++ b/splash/qtutils.py
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ def awake(self):
             diff = time.time() - self.blockedAt
             log.msg("awake; block time: %0.4f" % diff, system="QAbstractEventDispatcher")
     _qtapp = QApp(sys.argv)
+    # we have to set this, because otherwise the program may quit when
+    # the last web view window is closed.
+    _qtapp.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
     return _qtapp
 
 
diff --git a/splash/server.py b/splash/server.py
index 7680810dc..57c22cc84 100644
--- a/splash/server.py
+++ b/splash/server.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import os
 import sys
 import optparse
@@ -7,6 +8,9 @@
 import functools
 import faulthandler
 
+from asyncqt import QEventLoop
+from twisted.internet import asyncioreactor
+
 from splash import defaults, __version__
 from splash import xvfb
 from splash.qtutils import init_qt_app
@@ -15,10 +19,14 @@
 
 
 def install_qtreactor(verbose):
-    init_qt_app(verbose)
-    import qt5reactor
-    qt5reactor.install()
-
+    """
+    Install asyncqt eventloop for asyncio, and then install the
+    asyncioreactor for twisted.
+    """
+    qtapp = init_qt_app(verbose)
+    loop = QEventLoop(qtapp)
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+    asyncioreactor.install(loop)
 
 def parse_opts(jupyter=False, argv=None):
     if argv is None: