diff --git a/evennia/__init__.py b/evennia/__init__.py
index 966002ae35..3aabc97c50 100644
--- a/evennia/__init__.py
+++ b/evennia/__init__.py
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ CHANNEL_HANDLER = None
 GLOBAL_SCRIPTS = None
 OPTION_CLASSES = None
 
+# typeclasses
+BASE_ACCOUNT_TYPECLASS = None
+BASE_OBJECT_TYPECLASS = None
+BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS = None
+BASE_ROOM_TYPECLASS = None
+BASE_EXIT_TYPECLASS = None
+BASE_CHANNEL_TYPECLASS = None
+BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS = None
+BASE_GUEST_TYPECLASS = None
+
 
 def _create_version():
     """
@@ -165,6 +175,10 @@ def _init():
     global EvMenu, EvTable, EvForm, EvMore, EvEditor
     global ANSIString
 
+    global BASE_ACCOUNT_TYPECLASS, BASE_OBJECT_TYPECLASS, BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS
+    global BASE_ROOM_TYPECLASS, BASE_EXIT_TYPECLASS, BASE_CHANNEL_TYPECLASS
+    global BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS, BASE_GUEST_TYPECLASS
+
     from .accounts.accounts import DefaultAccount
     from .accounts.accounts import DefaultGuest
     from .objects.objects import DefaultObject
@@ -227,6 +241,17 @@ def _init():
     from .utils.containers import GLOBAL_SCRIPTS
     from .utils.containers import OPTION_CLASSES
 
+    # typeclases
+    from .utils.utils import class_from_module
+    BASE_ACCOUNT_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_ACCOUNT_TYPECLASS)
+    BASE_OBJECT_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_OBJECT_TYPECLASS)
+    BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS)
+    BASE_ROOM_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_ROOM_TYPECLASS)
+    BASE_EXIT_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_EXIT_TYPECLASS)
+    BASE_CHANNEL_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_CHANNEL_TYPECLASS)
+    BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS)
+    BASE_GUEST_TYPECLASS = class_from_module(settings.BASE_GUEST_TYPECLASS)
+
     # initialize the doc string
     global __doc__
     __doc__ = ansi.parse_ansi(DOCSTRING)