diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index 66fc9fe5f8..39d916e791 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -48,3 +48,13 @@ export { PROCEDURES_CALL_BLOCK_TYPE };
 
 const OUTPUT_SHAPE_ROUND = 2;
 export { OUTPUT_SHAPE_ROUND };
+
+/**
+ * String for use in the dropdown created in field_variable,
+ * specifically for broadcast messages.
+ * This string indicates that this option in the dropdown is 'New message...'
+ * and if selected, should trigger the prompt to create a new message.
+ * @const {string}
+ */
+const NEW_BROADCAST_MESSAGE_ID = "NEW_BROADCAST_MESSAGE_ID";
+export { NEW_BROADCAST_MESSAGE_ID };
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index da6176eb5b..51001a69c6 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import "./events_block_comment_move.js";
 import "./events_block_comment_resize.js";
 import "./events_scratch_variable_create.js";
 import "./field_variable.js";
+import "./field_variable_getter.js";
 import { buildShadowFilter } from "./shadows.js";
 
 export * from "blockly";
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export * from "../core/field_matrix.js";
 export * from "../core/field_note.js";
 export * from "../core/field_number.js";
 export * from "../msg/scratch_msgs.js";
+export * from "./constants.js";
 export { glowStack };
 export { scratchBlocksUtils };
 export { CheckableContinuousFlyout };
diff --git a/src/variables.js b/src/variables.js
index ffa2967bc7..a171730293 100644
--- a/src/variables.js
+++ b/src/variables.js
@@ -345,3 +345,5 @@ export function renameVariable(workspace, variable, opt_callback) {
     varType
   );
 }
+
+export { getVariablesCategory } from "./data_category.js";