diff --git a/filenames.gypi b/filenames.gypi
index e52caba89f03..351c59caa748 100644
--- a/filenames.gypi
+++ b/filenames.gypi
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
       'lib/renderer/api/desktop-capturer.js',
       'lib/renderer/api/exports/electron.js',
       'lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer.js',
+      'lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer-setup.js',
       'lib/renderer/api/remote.js',
       'lib/renderer/api/screen.js',
       'lib/renderer/api/web-frame.js',
diff --git a/lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer-setup.js b/lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer-setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4459df2bf48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer-setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module.exports = function (ipcRenderer, binding) {
+  ipcRenderer.send = function (...args) {
+    return binding.send('ipc-message', args)
+  }
+
+  ipcRenderer.sendSync = function (...args) {
+    return JSON.parse(binding.sendSync('ipc-message-sync', args))
+  }
+
+  ipcRenderer.sendToHost = function (...args) {
+    return binding.send('ipc-message-host', args)
+  }
+
+  ipcRenderer.sendTo = function (webContentsId, channel, ...args) {
+    if (typeof webContentsId !== 'number') {
+      throw new TypeError('First argument has to be webContentsId')
+    }
+
+    ipcRenderer.send('ELECTRON_BROWSER_SEND_TO', false, webContentsId, channel, ...args)
+  }
+
+  ipcRenderer.sendToAll = function (webContentsId, channel, ...args) {
+    if (typeof webContentsId !== 'number') {
+      throw new TypeError('First argument has to be webContentsId')
+    }
+
+    ipcRenderer.send('ELECTRON_BROWSER_SEND_TO', true, webContentsId, channel, ...args)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer.js b/lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer.js
index 66c40d311da2..0a84a0d8ba19 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/api/ipc-renderer.js
@@ -5,33 +5,6 @@ const v8Util = process.atomBinding('v8_util')
 
 // Created by init.js.
 const ipcRenderer = v8Util.getHiddenValue(global, 'ipc')
-
-ipcRenderer.send = function (...args) {
-  return binding.send('ipc-message', args)
-}
-
-ipcRenderer.sendSync = function (...args) {
-  return JSON.parse(binding.sendSync('ipc-message-sync', args))
-}
-
-ipcRenderer.sendToHost = function (...args) {
-  return binding.send('ipc-message-host', args)
-}
-
-ipcRenderer.sendTo = function (webContentsId, channel, ...args) {
-  if (typeof webContentsId !== 'number') {
-    throw new TypeError('First argument has to be webContentsId')
-  }
-
-  ipcRenderer.send('ELECTRON_BROWSER_SEND_TO', false, webContentsId, channel, ...args)
-}
-
-ipcRenderer.sendToAll = function (webContentsId, channel, ...args) {
-  if (typeof webContentsId !== 'number') {
-    throw new TypeError('First argument has to be webContentsId')
-  }
-
-  ipcRenderer.send('ELECTRON_BROWSER_SEND_TO', true, webContentsId, channel, ...args)
-}
+require('./ipc-renderer-setup')(ipcRenderer, binding)
 
 module.exports = ipcRenderer