diff --git a/public/app/routes/GrafanaCtrl.ts b/public/app/routes/GrafanaCtrl.ts
index a37222091d050..ed8efe3e08594 100644
--- a/public/app/routes/GrafanaCtrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/routes/GrafanaCtrl.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ export class GrafanaCtrl {
       bridgeSrv.init();
     };
 
+    // Export services to plugins via window
+    (window as any).grafanaRuntime = {
+      angularLoader,
+      backendSrv,
+      datasourceSrv,
+      timeSrv,
+    };
+
     $rootScope.colors = colors;
 
     $rootScope.onAppEvent = function(name, callback, localScope) {