diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index e8b9523db9..ef0f89a73c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -108,3 +108,9 @@ if (window && !window.$) {
 if (window && !window.jQuery) {
   window.jQuery = $;
 }
+if (window && !window.geojsMap) {
+  window.geojsMap = () => {
+    const maps = $('.geojs-map').map((idx, m) => $(m).data('data-geojs-map'));
+    return maps.length === 0 ? undefined : maps.length === 1 ? maps[0] : maps;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/map.js b/src/map.js
index 88a22dedf0..f86854c56a 100644
--- a/src/map.js
+++ b/src/map.js
@@ -1966,6 +1966,8 @@ var map = function (arg) {
 
   /* Report the current version on the map object. */
   this._version = require('./version');
+  /* Link to the main library */
+  this._geo = require('./index');
 
   /**
    * Draw a layer image to a canvas context.  The layer's opacity and transform