diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index f57d3c11..06f9defc 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_ANSI_COLORS } from './renderer/ColorManager';
 import { MouseZoneManager } from './input/MouseZoneManager';
 import { AccessibilityManager } from './AccessibilityManager';
 import { ScreenDprMonitor } from './utils/ScreenDprMonitor';
-import { ITheme, ILocalizableStrings, IMarker, IDisposable } from 'xterm';
+import { ITheme, IMarker, IDisposable } from 'xterm';
 import { removeTerminalFromCache } from './renderer/atlas/CharAtlasCache';
 import { DomRenderer } from './renderer/dom/DomRenderer';
 import { IKeyboardEvent } from './common/Types';
@@ -328,10 +328,6 @@ export class Terminal extends EventEmitter implements ITerminal, IDisposable, II
     return this.buffers.active;
   }
 
-  public static get strings(): ILocalizableStrings {
-    return Strings;
-  }
-
   /**
    * back_color_erase feature for xterm.
    */
diff --git a/src/public/Terminal.ts b/src/public/Terminal.ts
index f137131b..76e7fba0 100644
--- a/src/public/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/public/Terminal.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
  * @license MIT
  */
 
-import { Terminal as ITerminalApi, ITerminalOptions, IMarker, IDisposable, ILinkMatcherOptions, ITheme } from 'xterm';
+import { Terminal as ITerminalApi, ITerminalOptions, IMarker, IDisposable, ILinkMatcherOptions, ITheme, ILocalizableStrings } from 'xterm';
 import { ITerminal } from '../Types';
 import { Terminal as TerminalCore } from '../Terminal';
+import * as Strings from '../Strings';
 
 export class Terminal implements ITerminalApi {
   private _core: ITerminal;
@@ -141,4 +142,7 @@ export class Terminal implements ITerminalApi {
   public static applyAddon(addon: any): void {
     addon.apply(Terminal);
   }
+  public static get strings(): ILocalizableStrings {
+    return Strings;
+  }
 }