diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 525928897d..067c7c1412 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::init() {
     globalObject().setProperty("TREE_SCALE", newVariant(QVariant(TREE_SCALE)));
 
     registerGlobalObject("Tablet", DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>().data());
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(this, tabletToScriptValue, tabletFromScriptValue);
     registerGlobalObject("Assets", &_assetScriptingInterface);
     registerGlobalObject("Resources", DependencyManager::get<ResourceScriptingInterface>().data());
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
index 60e40c76f5..bffe318c11 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@
 #include <InfoView.h>
 #include "SoundEffect.h"
 
+
+QScriptValue tabletToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, TabletProxy* const &in) {
+    return engine->newQObject(in, QScriptEngine::QtOwnership, QScriptEngine::ExcludeDeleteLater | QScriptEngine::ExcludeChildObjects);
+}
+
+void tabletFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, TabletProxy* &out) {
+    out = qobject_cast<TabletProxy*>(value.toQObject());
+}
+
 TabletScriptingInterface::TabletScriptingInterface() {
     qmlRegisterType<SoundEffect>("Hifi", 1, 0, "SoundEffect");
 }
@@ -41,7 +50,7 @@ QObject* TabletScriptingInterface::getSystemToolbarProxy() {
     }
 }
 
-QObject* TabletScriptingInterface::getTablet(const QString& tabletId) {
+TabletProxy* TabletScriptingInterface::getTablet(const QString& tabletId) {
 
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_mutex);
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
index 008f97222e..aff14128db 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QVariant>
-#include <QScriptValue>
+#include <QtScript/QScriptValue>
+#include <QScriptEngine>
+#include <QScriptValueIterator>
 #include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QUuid>
 
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ public:
      * @param name {String} tablet name
      * @return {TabletProxy} tablet instance
      */
-    Q_INVOKABLE QObject* getTablet(const QString& tabletId);
+    Q_INVOKABLE TabletProxy* getTablet(const QString& tabletId);
 
     void setToolbarMode(bool toolbarMode);
 
@@ -259,6 +261,11 @@ protected:
     bool _landscape { false };
 };
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(TabletProxy*);
+
+QScriptValue tabletToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, TabletProxy* const &in);
+void tabletFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, TabletProxy* &out);
+
 /**jsdoc
  * @class TabletButtonProxy
  * @property uuid {QUuid} READ_ONLY: uniquely identifies this button
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
index 1cb9045e79..2a8f3ec9d5 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ void OffscreenUi::create(QOpenGLContext* context) {
     rootContext->setContextProperty("OffscreenUi", this);
     rootContext->setContextProperty("offscreenFlags", offscreenFlags = new OffscreenFlags());
     rootContext->setContextProperty("fileDialogHelper", new FileDialogHelper());
+    auto tabletScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>();
+    TabletProxy* tablet = tabletScriptingInterface->getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
+    rootContext->engine()->setObjectOwnership(tablet, QQmlEngine::CppOwnership);
 }
 
 void OffscreenUi::show(const QUrl& url, const QString& name, std::function<void(QQmlContext*, QObject*)> f) {