diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/theme-selector.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/theme-selector.js.es6
index 53b8c00d46a..1c5d9c4f39f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/theme-selector.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/theme-selector.js.es6
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
+import deprecated from "discourse-common/lib/deprecated";
+
 const keySelector = "meta[name=discourse_theme_id]";
 
+export function currentThemeKey() {
+  if (console && console.warn && console.trace) {
+    // TODO: Remove this code Jan 2019
+    deprecated(
+      "'currentThemeKey' is is deprecated use 'currentThemeId' instead. A theme component may require updating."
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export function currentThemeId() {
   let themeId = null;
   let elem = _.first($(keySelector));