diff --git a/web/src/desktop_integration.js b/web/src/desktop_integration.js
index 163b5b0076..912724366e 100644
--- a/web/src/desktop_integration.js
+++ b/web/src/desktop_integration.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import $ from "jquery";
 
 import * as browser_history from "./browser_history";
+import * as channel from "./channel";
+import * as message_store from "./message_store";
+import * as narrow from "./narrow";
 
 if (window.electron_bridge !== undefined) {
     window.electron_bridge.on_event("logout", () => {
@@ -14,4 +17,44 @@ if (window.electron_bridge !== undefined) {
     window.electron_bridge.on_event("show-notification-settings", () => {
         browser_history.go_to_location("settings/notifications");
     });
+
+    // The code below is for sending a message received from notification reply which
+    // is often referred to as inline reply feature. This is done so desktop app doesn't
+    // have to depend on channel.post for setting crsf_token and narrow.by_topic
+    // to narrow to the message being sent.
+    if (window.electron_bridge.set_send_notification_reply_message_supported !== undefined) {
+        window.electron_bridge.set_send_notification_reply_message_supported(true);
+    }
+    window.electron_bridge.on_event("send_notification_reply_message", (message_id, reply) => {
+        const message = message_store.get(message_id);
+        const data = {
+            type: message.type,
+            content: reply,
+            to: message.type === "private" ? message.reply_to : message.stream,
+            topic: message.topic,
+        };
+
+        function success() {
+            if (message.type === "stream") {
+                narrow.by_topic(message_id, {trigger: "desktop_notification_reply"});
+            } else {
+                narrow.by_recipient(message_id, {trigger: "desktop_notification_reply"});
+            }
+        }
+
+        function error(error) {
+            window.electron_bridge.send_event("send_notification_reply_message_failed", {
+                data,
+                message_id,
+                error,
+            });
+        }
+
+        channel.post({
+            url: "/json/messages",
+            data,
+            success,
+            error,
+        });
+    });
 }
diff --git a/web/src/notifications.js b/web/src/notifications.js
index 12c141ca90..546e2fd17d 100644
--- a/web/src/notifications.js
+++ b/web/src/notifications.js
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ import render_unmute_topic_banner from "../templates/compose_banner/unmute_topic
 
 import * as alert_words from "./alert_words";
 import * as blueslip from "./blueslip";
-import * as channel from "./channel";
 import * as compose_banner from "./compose_banner";
 import * as favicon from "./favicon";
 import * as hash_util from "./hash_util";
 import {$t} from "./i18n";
 import * as message_lists from "./message_lists";
 import * as message_parser from "./message_parser";
-import * as message_store from "./message_store";
 import * as narrow from "./narrow";
 import * as narrow_state from "./narrow_state";
 import {page_params} from "./page_params";
@@ -186,48 +184,6 @@ export function notify_above_composebox(
     compose_banner.append_compose_banner_to_banner_list($notification, $("#compose_banners"));
 }
 
-if (window.electron_bridge !== undefined) {
-    // The code below is for sending a message received from notification reply which
-    // is often referred to as inline reply feature. This is done so desktop app doesn't
-    // have to depend on channel.post for setting crsf_token and narrow.by_topic
-    // to narrow to the message being sent.
-    if (window.electron_bridge.set_send_notification_reply_message_supported !== undefined) {
-        window.electron_bridge.set_send_notification_reply_message_supported(true);
-    }
-    window.electron_bridge.on_event("send_notification_reply_message", (message_id, reply) => {
-        const message = message_store.get(message_id);
-        const data = {
-            type: message.type,
-            content: reply,
-            to: message.type === "private" ? message.reply_to : message.stream,
-            topic: message.topic,
-        };
-
-        function success() {
-            if (message.type === "stream") {
-                narrow.by_topic(message_id, {trigger: "desktop_notification_reply"});
-            } else {
-                narrow.by_recipient(message_id, {trigger: "desktop_notification_reply"});
-            }
-        }
-
-        function error(error) {
-            window.electron_bridge.send_event("send_notification_reply_message_failed", {
-                data,
-                message_id,
-                error,
-            });
-        }
-
-        channel.post({
-            url: "/json/messages",
-            data,
-            success,
-            error,
-        });
-    });
-}
-
 export function process_notification(notification) {
     let i;
     let notification_object;