diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
index c6b38b538f..1f45d6cf4c 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
 
 Item {
     id: tablet
+    objectName: "tablet"
 
     property double miclevel: 0.8
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 7014cb400c..a4d72a3e1d 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 #include <ScriptCache.h>
 #include <SoundCache.h>
 #include <steamworks-wrapper/SteamClient.h>
+#include <TabletScriptingInterface.h>
 #include <Tooltip.h>
 #include <udt/PacketHeaders.h>
 #include <UserActivityLogger.h>
@@ -144,7 +145,6 @@
 #include "scripting/SettingsScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h"
-#include "scripting/TabletScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "scripting/ToolbarScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "scripting/RatesScriptingInterface.h"
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
@@ -5183,8 +5183,6 @@ void Application::registerScriptEngineWithApplicationServices(ScriptEngine* scri
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("ScriptDiscoveryService", DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>().data());
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Reticle", getApplicationCompositor().getReticleInterface());
 
-    scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Tablet", DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>().data());
-
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("UserActivityLogger", DependencyManager::get<UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface>().data());
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Users", DependencyManager::get<UsersScriptingInterface>().data());
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
index b48fd4263a..29f6a3afd1 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <PathUtils.h>
 #include <TextureCache.h>
 #include <gpu/Context.h>
+#include <TabletScriptingInterface.h>
 
 #include "EntityTreeRenderer.h"
 #include "EntitiesRendererLogging.h"
@@ -255,7 +256,13 @@ void RenderableWebEntityItem::loadSourceURL() {
     } else {
         _contentType = qmlContent;
         _webSurface->setBaseUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(PathUtils::resourcesPath()));
-        _webSurface->load(_sourceUrl, [&](QQmlContext* context, QObject* obj) { });
+        _webSurface->load(_sourceUrl, [&](QQmlContext* context, QObject* obj) {});
+
+        // TABLET_UI_HACK: move this to overlays as well!
+        if (_webSurface->getRootItem() && _webSurface->getRootItem()->objectName() == "tablet") {
+            auto tabletScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>();
+            tabletScriptingInterface->setupTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system", _webSurface->getRootItem());
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 070bc98dbc..8e8ce6a851 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include "WebSocketClass.h"
 #include "RecordingScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "ScriptEngines.h"
+#include "TabletScriptingInterface.h"
 
 #include "MIDIEvent.h"
 
@@ -542,6 +543,8 @@ void ScriptEngine::init() {
     auto recordingInterface = DependencyManager::get<RecordingScriptingInterface>();
     registerGlobalObject("Recording", recordingInterface.data());
 
+    registerGlobalObject("Tablet", DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>().data());
+
     registerGlobalObject("Assets", &_assetScriptingInterface);
     registerGlobalObject("Resources", DependencyManager::get<ResourceScriptingInterface>().data());
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
similarity index 93%
rename from interface/src/scripting/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
rename to libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
index 0899460092..e1dd466f59 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ QObject* TabletScriptingInterface::getTablet(const QString& tabletId) {
     }
 }
 
+void TabletScriptingInterface::setupTablet(QString tabletId, QQuickItem* qmlTablet) {
+    // AJT: TODO
+    qDebug() << "AJT: setupTablet objname = " << qmlTablet->objectName();
+}
+
 //
 // TabletProxy
 //
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/TabletScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
similarity index 97%
rename from interface/src/scripting/TabletScriptingInterface.h
rename to libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
index 48407f823c..ee2b22eed6 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/TabletScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QVariant>
 #include <QScriptValue>
+#include <QQuickItem>
 
 #include <DependencyManager.h>
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ public:
      * @return {TabletProxy} tablet instance
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE QObject* getTablet(const QString& tabletId);
+
+    void setupTablet(QString tabletId, QQuickItem* qmlTablet);
 protected:
     std::mutex _tabletProxiesMutex;
     std::map<QString, QSharedPointer<TabletProxy>> _tabletProxies;