diff --git a/src/@types/global.d.ts b/src/@types/global.d.ts
index 521150648a..4f10fde823 100644
--- a/src/@types/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/global.d.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import "matrix-react-sdk/src/@types/global"; // load matrix-react-sdk's type extensions first
 import type { Renderer } from "react-dom";
+import type { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 type ElectronChannel =
     "app_onAction" |
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ type ElectronChannel =
 declare global {
     interface Window {
         mxSendRageshake: (text: string, withLogs?: boolean) => void;
+        matrixLogger: typeof logger;
         matrixChat: ReturnType<Renderer>;
 
         // electron-only
diff --git a/src/vector/app.tsx b/src/vector/app.tsx
index 8cd86de046..732976388e 100644
--- a/src/vector/app.tsx
+++ b/src/vector/app.tsx
@@ -31,17 +31,18 @@ import { AutoDiscovery } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/autodiscovery";
 import * as Lifecycle from "matrix-react-sdk/src/Lifecycle";
 import type MatrixChatType from "matrix-react-sdk/src/components/structures/MatrixChat";
 import SdkConfig from "matrix-react-sdk/src/SdkConfig";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 import { parseQs, parseQsFromFragment } from './url_utils';
 import VectorBasePlatform from "./platform/VectorBasePlatform";
 import { createClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 
-import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
-
 let lastLocationHashSet: string = null;
 
 logger.log(`Application is running in ${process.env.NODE_ENV} mode`);
 
+window.matrixLogger = logger;
+
 // Parse the given window.location and return parameters that can be used when calling
 // MatrixChat.showScreen(screen, params)
 function getScreenFromLocation(location: Location) {