diff --git a/src/config/frontend.rs b/src/config/frontend.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e707ad28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/frontend.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use super::*;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum FrontEndSelection {
+    OpenGL,
+    Software,
+    OldSoftware,
+    MuxServer,
+    Null,
+}
+impl_lua_conversion!(FrontEndSelection);
+
+impl Default for FrontEndSelection {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        FrontEndSelection::OpenGL
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 9df1ce5fb..33ced9bb9 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::create_user_owned_dirs;
 use crate::font::locator::FontLocatorSelection;
 use crate::font::rasterizer::FontRasterizerSelection;
 use crate::font::shaper::FontShaperSelection;
-use crate::frontend::FrontEndSelection;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Error};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use luahelper::impl_lua_conversion;
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ use toml;
 mod color;
 mod daemon;
 mod font;
+mod frontend;
 pub mod keyassignment;
 mod keys;
 mod ssh;
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ mod unix;
 pub use color::*;
 pub use daemon::*;
 pub use font::*;
+pub use frontend::*;
 pub use keys::*;
 pub use ssh::*;
 pub use terminal::*;
diff --git a/src/frontend/mod.rs b/src/frontend/mod.rs
index 0a03da6b0..0e93600fe 100644
--- a/src/frontend/mod.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/mod.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ use crate::mux::tab::Tab;
 use crate::mux::window::WindowId;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Error};
 use downcast_rs::{impl_downcast, Downcast};
-use luahelper::impl_lua_conversion;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
@@ -13,21 +11,7 @@ pub mod activity;
 pub mod gui;
 pub mod muxserver;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum FrontEndSelection {
-    OpenGL,
-    Software,
-    OldSoftware,
-    MuxServer,
-    Null,
-}
-impl_lua_conversion!(FrontEndSelection);
-
-impl Default for FrontEndSelection {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        FrontEndSelection::OpenGL
-    }
-}
+pub use crate::config::FrontEndSelection;
 
 thread_local! {
     static FRONT_END: RefCell<Option<Rc<dyn FrontEnd>>> = RefCell::new(None);