diff --git a/tools/jslint/check-all.js b/tools/jslint/check-all.js
index a3d3c903e2..a882c17326 100644
--- a/tools/jslint/check-all.js
+++ b/tools/jslint/check-all.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ var globals =
     // Third-party libraries
       ' $ jQuery Spinner Handlebars XDate zxcvbn Intl mixpanel'
 
+    // Cocoa<-> Javascript bridge
+    + ' bridge'
+
     // index.html
     + ' page_params'
 
diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/notifications.js b/zephyr/static/js/notifications.js
index c0a6c21ec7..10cc20c642 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/notifications.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/notifications.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function process_desktop_notification(message) {
         notification_object.show();
     } else {
         // Shunt the message along to the desktop client
-        window.bridge.desktopNotification({title: title, content: content});
+        window.bridge.desktopNotification(title, content);
     }
 }
 
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ exports.received_messages = function (messages) {
     });
 };
 
+$(function () {
+    // Shim for Cocoa WebScript exporting top-level JS
+    // objects instead of window.foo objects
+    if (typeof(bridge) !== 'undefined' && window.bridge === undefined) {
+        window.bridge = bridge;
+    }
+});
+
 return exports;
 
 }());