diff --git a/telethon/__init__.py b/telethon/__init__.py
index 2df62135..3a62f1c8 100644
--- a/telethon/__init__.py
+++ b/telethon/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from .client.telegramclient import TelegramClient
 from .network import connection
 from .tl import types, functions, custom
 from .tl.custom import Button
+from .tl import patched as _  # import for its side-effects
 from . import version, events, utils, errors
 
 __version__ = version.__version__