diff --git a/apps/client/src/share.ts b/apps/client/src/share.ts
index 602f7e95c..579b9e422 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/share.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/share.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ async function ensureJQuery() {
     (window as any).$ = $;
 }
 
-
-
 async function formatCodeBlocks() {
     const anyCodeBlock = document.querySelector("#content pre");
     if (!anyCodeBlock) {
@@ -24,49 +22,3 @@ async function formatCodeBlocks() {
 async function setupTextNote() {
     formatCodeBlocks();
 }
-
-/**
- * Fetch note with given ID from backend
- *
- * @param noteId of the given note to be fetched. If false, fetches current note.
- */
-async function fetchNote(noteId: string | null = null) {
-    if (!noteId) {
-        noteId = document.body.getAttribute("data-note-id");
-    }
-
-    const resp = await fetch(`api/notes/${noteId}`);
-
-    return await resp.json();
-}
-
-document.addEventListener(
-    "DOMContentLoaded",
-    () => {
-        const noteType = determineNoteType();
-
-        if (noteType === "text") {
-            setupTextNote();
-        }
-
-        const toggleMenuButton = document.getElementById("toggleMenuButton");
-        const layout = document.getElementById("layout");
-
-        if (toggleMenuButton && layout) {
-            toggleMenuButton.addEventListener("click", () => layout.classList.toggle("showMenu"));
-        }
-    },
-    false
-);
-
-function determineNoteType() {
-    const bodyClass = document.body.className;
-    const match = bodyClass.match(/type-([^\s]+)/);
-    return match ? match[1] : null;
-}
-
-// workaround to prevent webpack from removing "fetchNote" as dead code:
-// add fetchNote as property to the window object
-Object.defineProperty(window, "fetchNote", {
-    value: fetchNote
-});
diff --git a/packages/share-theme/src/scripts/index.ts b/packages/share-theme/src/scripts/index.ts
index fbbc864d0..ea08330b0 100644
--- a/packages/share-theme/src/scripts/index.ts
+++ b/packages/share-theme/src/scripts/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import setupSearch from "./modules/search";
 import setupThemeSelector from "./modules/theme";
 import setupMermaid from "./modules/mermaid";
 import setupMath from "./modules/math";
+import api from "./modules/api";
 
 function $try<T extends (...a: unknown[]) => unknown>(func: T, ...args: Parameters<T>) {
     try {
@@ -15,10 +16,39 @@ function $try<T extends (...a: unknown[]) => unknown>(func: T, ...args: Paramete
     }
 }
 
+Object.assign(window, api);
 $try(setupThemeSelector);
 $try(setupToC);
 $try(setupExpanders);
 $try(setupMobileMenu);
 $try(setupSearch);
-$try(setupMermaid);
-$try(setupMath);
+
+function setupTextNote() {
+    $try(setupMermaid);
+    $try(setupMath);
+}
+
+document.addEventListener(
+    "DOMContentLoaded",
+    () => {
+        const noteType = determineNoteType();
+
+        if (noteType === "text") {
+            setupTextNote();
+        }
+
+        const toggleMenuButton = document.getElementById("toggleMenuButton");
+        const layout = document.getElementById("layout");
+
+        if (toggleMenuButton && layout) {
+            toggleMenuButton.addEventListener("click", () => layout.classList.toggle("showMenu"));
+        }
+    },
+    false
+);
+
+function determineNoteType() {
+    const bodyClass = document.body.className;
+    const match = bodyClass.match(/type-([^\s]+)/);
+    return match ? match[1] : null;
+}
diff --git a/packages/share-theme/src/scripts/modules/api.ts b/packages/share-theme/src/scripts/modules/api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adaca77d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/share-theme/src/scripts/modules/api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Fetch note with given ID from backend
+ *
+ * @param noteId of the given note to be fetched. If false, fetches current note.
+ */
+async function fetchNote(noteId: string | null = null) {
+    if (!noteId) {
+        noteId = document.body.getAttribute("data-note-id");
+    }
+
+    const resp = await fetch(`api/notes/${noteId}`);
+
+    return await resp.json();
+}
+
+export default {
+    fetchNote
+};