diff --git a/js/LinkableElement.ts b/js/LinkableElement.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..347e2b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/LinkableElement.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright 2023, University of Colorado Boulder
+import PhetioObject from './PhetioObject.js';
+
+/**
+ * When linking a PhET-iO Element via PhetioObject.addLinkedElement it uses this type.
+ * @see PhetioObject.addLinkedElement
+ *
+ * @author Sam Reid (PhET Interactive Simulations)
+ */
+type LinkableElement = Pick<PhetioObject, 'phetioFeatured' | 'isPhetioInstrumented'>;
+export default LinkableElement;
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diff --git a/js/PhetioObject.ts b/js/PhetioObject.ts
index e84dd9ae..cfb6f07c 100644
--- a/js/PhetioObject.ts
+++ b/js/PhetioObject.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import tandemNamespace from './tandemNamespace.js';
 import IOType from './types/IOType.js';
 import IntentionalAny from '../../phet-core/js/types/IntentionalAny.js';
 import Disposable, { DisposableOptions } from '../../axon/js/Disposable.js';
+import LinkableElement from './LinkableElement.js';
 
 // constants
 const PHET_IO_ENABLED = Tandem.PHET_IO_ENABLED;
@@ -139,8 +140,6 @@ export type PhetioObjectOptions = SelfOptions & ParentOptions;
 type PhetioObjectMetadataKeys = keyof ( StrictOmit<PhetioObjectMetadata, 'phetioTypeName' | 'phetioDynamicElementName'> ) | 'phetioType';
 export type PhetioObjectMetadataInput = Pick<PhetioObject, PhetioObjectMetadataKeys>;
 
-export type LinkableElement = Pick<PhetioObject, 'phetioFeatured' | 'isPhetioInstrumented'>;
-
 class PhetioObject extends Disposable {
 
   // assigned in initializePhetioObject - see docs at DEFAULTS declaration
@@ -580,8 +579,7 @@ class PhetioObject extends Disposable {
    * association which is rendered in Studio as a "symbolic" link or hyperlink. Many common code UI elements use this
    * automatically. To keep client sites simple, this has a graceful opt-out mechanism which makes this function a
    * no-op if either this PhetioObject or the target PhetioObject is not instrumented.
-   * @param element - the target element. Must be instrumented for a LinkedElement to be created--
-   *                               - otherwise it gracefully opts out
+   * @param element - the target element. Must be instrumented for a LinkedElement to be created-- otherwise gracefully opts out
    * @param [options]
    */
   public addLinkedElement( element: LinkableElement, options?: LinkedElementOptions ): void {