diff --git a/js/actionCreators/index.ts b/js/actionCreators/index.ts
index 2745302d..838fd7bd 100644
--- a/js/actionCreators/index.ts
+++ b/js/actionCreators/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export {
   toggleMainWindowShadeMode,
   windowsHaveBeenCentered,
   centerWindowsIfNeeded,
+  resetWindowLayout,
   browserWindowSizeChanged
 } from "./windows";
 export {
diff --git a/js/actionCreators/windows.ts b/js/actionCreators/windows.ts
index 39bc8ad8..829335f8 100644
--- a/js/actionCreators/windows.ts
+++ b/js/actionCreators/windows.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import {
   TOGGLE_WINDOW_SHADE_MODE,
   SET_WINDOW_VISIBILITY,
   WINDOWS_HAVE_BEEN_CENTERED,
-  BROWSER_WINDOW_SIZE_CHANGED
+  BROWSER_WINDOW_SIZE_CHANGED,
+  RESET_WINDOW_LAYOUT
 } from "../actionTypes";
 
 import { getPositionDiff, SizeDiff } from "../resizeUtils";
@@ -188,6 +189,10 @@ export function browserWindowSizeChanged() {
   return { type: BROWSER_WINDOW_SIZE_CHANGED, height, width };
 }
 
+export function resetWindowLayout(): Dispatchable {
+  return { type: RESET_WINDOW_LAYOUT };
+}
+
 export function ensureWindowsAreOnScreen(): Dispatchable {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     const state = getState();