diff --git a/web/src/reload.js b/web/src/reload.js
index e73c4df4a4..f809ed7ba2 100644
--- a/web/src/reload.js
+++ b/web/src/reload.js
@@ -14,11 +14,23 @@ import * as message_lists from "./message_lists";
 import * as narrow_state from "./narrow_state";
 import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as reload_state from "./reload_state";
-import * as server_events from "./server_events";
 import * as ui_report from "./ui_report";
 import * as util from "./util";
 
 // Read https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/subsystems/hashchange-system.html
+
+const reload_hooks = [];
+
+export function add_reload_hook(hook) {
+    reload_hooks.push(hook);
+}
+
+function call_reload_hooks() {
+    for (const hook of reload_hooks) {
+        hook();
+    }
+}
+
 function preserve_state(send_after_reload, save_pointer, save_narrow, save_compose) {
     if (!localstorage.supported()) {
         // If local storage is not supported by the browser, we can't
@@ -255,7 +267,7 @@ function do_reload_app(send_after_reload, save_pointer, save_narrow, save_compos
     util.call_function_periodically(retry_reload, 30000);
 
     try {
-        server_events.cleanup_event_queue();
+        call_reload_hooks();
     } catch (error) {
         blueslip.error("Failed to clean up before reloading", undefined, error);
     }
diff --git a/web/src/server_events.js b/web/src/server_events.js
index 93b569ee3a..81d7f63e15 100644
--- a/web/src/server_events.js
+++ b/web/src/server_events.js
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ export function home_view_loaded() {
 }
 
 export function initialize() {
+    reload.add_reload_hook(cleanup_event_queue);
     watchdog.on_unsuspend(() => {
         // Immediately poll for new events on unsuspend
         blueslip.log("Restarting get_events due to unsuspend");
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ export function initialize() {
     get_events();
 }
 
-export function cleanup_event_queue() {
+function cleanup_event_queue() {
     // Submit a request to the server to clean up our event queue
     if (page_params.event_queue_expired === true || page_params.no_event_queue === true) {
         return;