diff --git a/telethon/__init__.py b/telethon/__init__.py
index 3a62f1c8..c3334d7c 100644
--- a/telethon/__init__.py
+++ b/telethon/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 from .client.telegramclient import TelegramClient
 from .network import connection
-from .tl import types, functions, custom
 from .tl.custom import Button
 from .tl import patched as _  # import for its side-effects
-from . import version, events, utils, errors
+from . import version, events, utils, errors, types, functions, custom
 
 __version__ = version.__version__
 
diff --git a/telethon/custom.py b/telethon/custom.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da28dd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telethon/custom.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .tl.custom import *
diff --git a/telethon/functions.py b/telethon/functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cbde3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telethon/functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .tl.functions import *
diff --git a/telethon/types.py b/telethon/types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..129f6125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telethon/types.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .tl.types import *