diff --git a/src/public/app/share.ts b/src/public/app/share.ts
index 844d621a1..912154986 100644
--- a/src/public/app/share.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/share.ts
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ document.addEventListener(
     },
     false
 );
+
+// workaround to prevent webpack from removing "fetchNote" as dead code:
+// add fetchNote as property to the window object
+Object.defineProperty(window, "fetchNote", {
+    value: fetchNote
+});
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