diff --git a/src/DeviceListener.ts b/src/DeviceListener.ts
index 05f86453f1..adba51d135 100644
--- a/src/DeviceListener.ts
+++ b/src/DeviceListener.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import {
 } from "./toasts/UnverifiedSessionToast";
 import { accessSecretStorage, isSecretStorageBeingAccessed } from "./SecurityManager";
 import { isSecureBackupRequired } from './utils/WellKnownUtils';
-import { isLoggedIn } from './components/structures/MatrixChat';
 import { ActionPayload } from "./dispatcher/payloads";
 import { Action } from "./dispatcher/actions";
+import { isLoggedIn } from "./utils/login";
 
 const KEY_BACKUP_POLL_INTERVAL = 5 * 60 * 1000;
 
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index 9c1589d58c..c0b307156b 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -2093,12 +2093,3 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         </ErrorBoundary>;
     }
 }
-
-export function isLoggedIn(): boolean {
-    // JRS: Maybe we should move the step that writes this to the window out of
-    // `element-web` and into this file? Better yet, we should probably create a
-    // store to hold this state.
-    // See also https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/15034.
-    const app = window.matrixChat;
-    return app && (app as MatrixChat).state.view === Views.LOGGED_IN;
-}
diff --git a/src/utils/login.ts b/src/utils/login.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e66909952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/login.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import type MatrixChat from "../components/structures/MatrixChat";
+import Views from "../Views";
+
+export function isLoggedIn(): boolean {
+    // JRS: Maybe we should move the step that writes this to the window out of
+    // `element-web` and into this file? Better yet, we should probably create a
+    // store to hold this state.
+    // See also https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/15034.
+    const app = window.matrixChat;
+    return app && (app as MatrixChat).state.view === Views.LOGGED_IN;
+}