diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cf2dd2744..ec10a22e7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
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         "tmp": "0.2.3",
         "tree-kill": "1.2.2",
+        "ts-loader": "9.5.1",
         "turndown": "7.2.0",
         "unescape": "1.0.1",
         "vanilla-js-wheel-zoom": "9.0.4",
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-      "dev": true,
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         "tapable": "^2.2.0"
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-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
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-      "dev": true,
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-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "braces": "^3.0.3",
         "picomatch": "^2.3.1"
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-      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8.6"
       },
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-      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=6"
       }
@@ -15928,7 +15922,6 @@
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-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "is-number": "^7.0.0"
       },
@@ -16062,6 +16055,35 @@
         "node": ">=6.10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ts-loader": {
+      "version": "9.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-loader/-/ts-loader-9.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rNH3sK9kGZcH9dYzC7CewQm4NtxJTjSEVRJ2DyBZR7f8/wcta+iV44UPCXc5+nzDzivKtlzV6c9P4e+oFhDLYg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "chalk": "^4.1.0",
+        "enhanced-resolve": "^5.0.0",
+        "micromatch": "^4.0.0",
+        "semver": "^7.3.4",
+        "source-map": "^0.7.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "typescript": "*",
+        "webpack": "^5.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/ts-loader/node_modules/source-map": {
+      "version": "0.7.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.7.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-l3BikUxvPOcn5E74dZiq5BGsTb5yEwhaTSzccU6t4sDOH8NWJCstKO5QT2CvtFoK6F0saL7p9xHAqHOlCPJygA==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ts-node": {
       "version": "10.9.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.9.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7221f07e..54538fcd2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
     "striptags": "3.2.0",
     "tmp": "0.2.3",
     "tree-kill": "1.2.2",
+    "ts-loader": "9.5.1",
     "turndown": "7.2.0",
     "unescape": "1.0.1",
     "vanilla-js-wheel-zoom": "9.0.4",
diff --git a/src/routes/assets.ts b/src/routes/assets.ts
index 9c16c91a9..d8892348d 100644
--- a/src/routes/assets.ts
+++ b/src/routes/assets.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,29 @@ function register(app: express.Application) {
           desktop: './src/public/app/desktop.js',
         },
         devtool: 'source-map',
-        target: 'electron-renderer'
+        target: 'electron-renderer',
+        module: {
+          rules: [
+            {
+              test: /\.ts$/,
+              use: [{
+                loader: 'ts-loader',
+                options: {
+                  configFile: "./src/public/tsconfig.json"
+                }
+              }],
+              exclude: /node_modules/,
+            },
+          ]
+        },
+        resolve: {
+          extensions: ['.ts', '.js'],
+          extensionAlias: {
+            ".js": [".js", ".ts"],
+            ".cjs": [".cjs", ".cts"],
+            ".mjs": [".mjs", ".mts"]
+          }
+        }
       });
       
       app.use(`/${assetPath}/app`, webpackMiddleware(frontendCompiler));