diff --git a/js/extensionPrefs/main.js b/js/extensionPrefs/main.js
index 0f7e6d76b..0f0b4b06f 100644
--- a/js/extensionPrefs/main.js
+++ b/js/extensionPrefs/main.js
@@ -604,6 +604,9 @@ class ExtensionRow extends Gtk.ListBoxRow {
         if (!this._prefsModule) {
             ExtensionUtils.installImporter(this._extension);
 
+            // give extension prefs access to their own extension object
+            ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension = () => this._extension;
+
             this._prefsModule = this._extension.imports.prefs;
             this._prefsModule.init(this._extension.metadata);
         }