diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 7af8059816..e47f0dc39a 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ const { getPlaceholderMigrations } =
 const { IdleDetector } = require('./js/modules/idle_detector');
 
 window.Signal = {};
+window.Signal.Backbone = require('./ts/backbone');
 window.Signal.Backup = require('./js/modules/backup');
 window.Signal.Crypto = require('./js/modules/crypto');
 window.Signal.Database = require('./js/modules/database');
diff --git a/ts/backbone/index.ts b/ts/backbone/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..431444a036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/backbone/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import * as Conversation from './Conversation';
+
+export { Conversation };