diff --git a/web_src/js/index-domready.ts b/web_src/js/index-domready.ts
index 8a3a27fa19..2ac9889758 100644
--- a/web_src/js/index-domready.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/index-domready.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import './globals.ts';
 import '../fomantic/build/fomantic.js';
 import '../../node_modules/easymde/dist/easymde.min.css'; // TODO: lazy load in "switchToEasyMDE"
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/index.ts b/web_src/js/index.ts
index af53cc488c..153b8049c9 100644
--- a/web_src/js/index.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 // bootstrap module must be the first one to be imported, it handles webpack lazy-loading and global errors
 import './bootstrap.ts';
+
+// many users expect to use jQuery in their custom scripts (https://docs.gitea.com/administration/customizing-gitea#example-plantuml)
+// so load globals (including jQuery) as early as possible
+import './globals.ts';
+
 import './webcomponents/index.ts';
 import {onDomReady} from './utils/dom.ts';