diff --git a/src/@types/global.d.ts b/src/@types/global.d.ts
index 9c2e7677ed..ddf3f40c62 100644
--- a/src/@types/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/global.d.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ declare global {
         mxActiveWidgetStore?: ActiveWidgetStore;
         mxSkinner?: Skinner;
         mxOnRecaptchaLoaded?: () => void;
-        electron?: Electron;
+        electron?: unknown;
         mxSendSentryReport: (userText: string, issueUrl: string, error: Error) => Promise<void>;
         mxLoginWithAccessToken: (hsUrl: string, accessToken: string) => Promise<void>;
         mxAutoRageshakeStore?: AutoRageshakeStore;
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ declare global {
         fetchWindowIcons?: boolean;
     }
 
-    interface Electron {
-        getDesktopCapturerSources(options: GetSourcesOptions): Promise<Array<DesktopCapturerSource>>;
-    }
-
     interface Document {
         // Safari & IE11 only have this prefixed: we used prefixed versions
         // previously so let's continue to support them for now
diff --git a/src/BasePlatform.ts b/src/BasePlatform.ts
index 4e02325bed..048ed30c06 100644
--- a/src/BasePlatform.ts
+++ b/src/BasePlatform.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,14 @@ export default abstract class BasePlatform {
         return null;
     }
 
+    async getDesktopCapturerSources(options: GetSourcesOptions): Promise<Array<DesktopCapturerSource>> {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    supportsDesktopCapturer(): boolean {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     getAvailableSpellCheckLanguages(): Promise<string[]> | null {
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/DesktopCapturerSourcePicker.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/DesktopCapturerSourcePicker.tsx
index 6c5dbca659..57bf24b777 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/DesktopCapturerSourcePicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/DesktopCapturerSourcePicker.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import DialogButtons from "./DialogButtons";
 import AccessibleButton from './AccessibleButton';
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import TabbedView, { Tab, TabLocation } from '../../structures/TabbedView';
+import PlatformPeg from "../../../PlatformPeg";
 
 export function getDesktopCapturerSources(): Promise<Array<DesktopCapturerSource>> {
     const options: GetSourcesOptions = {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export function getDesktopCapturerSources(): Promise<Array<DesktopCapturerSource
             "window",
         ],
     };
-    return window.electron.getDesktopCapturerSources(options);
+    return PlatformPeg.get().getDesktopCapturerSources(options);
 }
 
 export enum Tabs {
diff --git a/src/components/views/voip/CallView.tsx b/src/components/views/voip/CallView.tsx
index f9ed742057..e0a8220e1f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/voip/CallView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/voip/CallView.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import Modal from '../../../Modal';
 import CallViewSidebar from './CallViewSidebar';
 import CallViewHeader from './CallView/CallViewHeader';
 import CallViewButtons from "./CallView/CallViewButtons";
+import PlatformPeg from "../../../PlatformPeg";
 
 interface IProps {
     // The call for us to display
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ export default class CallView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         if (this.state.screensharing) {
             isScreensharing = await this.props.call.setScreensharingEnabled(false);
         } else {
-            if (window.electron?.getDesktopCapturerSources) {
+            if (PlatformPeg.get().supportsDesktopCapturer()) {
                 const { finished } = Modal.createDialog(DesktopCapturerSourcePicker);
                 const [source] = await finished;
                 if (!source) return;