diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3358a521e..8630c9242 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   - `ParallelCorpusListing`
   - `regescape`
   - `unregescape`
+  - `safeApply`
 - Renamed localization functions (just like the template filters):
   - `getLocaleString` to `loc`
   - `getLocaleStringObject` to `locObj`
diff --git a/app/scripts/components/sidebar.js b/app/scripts/components/sidebar.js
index b7115f735..98c99ba47 100644
--- a/app/scripts/components/sidebar.js
+++ b/app/scripts/components/sidebar.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "../../styles/sidebar.scss"
 import statemachine from "../statemachine"
 import settings from "@/settings"
 import { stringify } from "@/stringify.js"
-import { html, loc, regescape, splitLemgram, locAttribute } from "@/util"
+import { html, loc, regescape, splitLemgram, locAttribute, safeApply } from "@/util"
 import "@/components/deptree/deptree"
 
 let sidebarComponents = {}
diff --git a/app/scripts/newsdesk.js b/app/scripts/newsdesk.js
index 84bd66a12..ad8284801 100644
--- a/app/scripts/newsdesk.js
+++ b/app/scripts/newsdesk.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // Requirements: JQuery, JQuery.ui.position, trust filter, loc filter, Font Awesome
 import _ from "lodash"
 import settings from "@/settings"
+import { safeApply } from "@/util"
 
 angular.module("newsdesk", []).directive("newsDesk", [
     "$rootElement",
diff --git a/app/scripts/util.js b/app/scripts/util.js
index 8bb223676..b512bf9ab 100644
--- a/app/scripts/util.js
+++ b/app/scripts/util.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function angularLocationSearch(...args) {
 /** @deprecated */
 window.locationSearch = angularLocationSearch
 
-window.safeApply = function (scope, fn) {
+export function safeApply(scope, fn) {
     if (scope.$$phase || scope.$root.$$phase) {
         return fn(scope)
     } else {