diff --git a/changelog.d/15577.misc b/changelog.d/15577.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74a7f495d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/15577.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Export `run_as_background_process` from the module API.
diff --git a/synapse/module_api/__init__.py b/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
index 4b59e6825..2c9d181ac 100644
--- a/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/module_api/__init__.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "parse_json_object_from_request",
     "respond_with_html",
     "run_in_background",
+    "run_as_background_process",
     "cached",
     "NOT_SPAM",
     "UserID",