diff --git a/ripple/_ripple-theme.scss b/ripple/_ripple-theme.scss
index a504766f60..c6bfa70cad 100644
--- a/ripple/_ripple-theme.scss
+++ b/ripple/_ripple-theme.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
+// TODO(b/262006953): delete this file in favor of _ripple.scss
+
 @use 'sass:map';
 @use '../sass/theme';
 @use './lib/md-comp-ripple';
diff --git a/ripple/_ripple.scss b/ripple/_ripple.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b352f0cde5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ripple/_ripple.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+@forward './lib/ripple' show theme;