diff --git a/packages/api-fetch/src/index.js b/packages/api-fetch/src/index.js
index 408f2af0901f15..67be7e910cfbf8 100644
--- a/packages/api-fetch/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/api-fetch/src/index.js
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ function apiFetch( options ) {
 
 apiFetch.use = registerMiddleware;
 apiFetch.setFetchHandler = setFetchHandler;
+apiFetch.defaultFetchHandler = defaultFetchHandler;
 
 apiFetch.createNonceMiddleware = createNonceMiddleware;
 apiFetch.createPreloadingMiddleware = createPreloadingMiddleware;