diff --git a/exports/ipc.js b/exports/ipc.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d1b1e3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exports/ipc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = require('electron').ipcRenderer
+
+const Grim = require('grim')
+Grim.deprecate('Use `require("electron").ipcRenderer` instead of `require("ipc")`')
+
+// Ensure each package that requires this shim causes a deprecation warning
+delete require.cache[__filename]
diff --git a/exports/remote.js b/exports/remote.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..379ee43f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exports/remote.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = require('electron').remote
+
+const Grim = require('grim')
+Grim.deprecate('Use `require("electron").remote` instead of `require("remote")`')
+
+// Ensure each package that requires this shim causes a deprecation warning
+delete require.cache[__filename]
diff --git a/exports/web-frame.js b/exports/web-frame.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c97debfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exports/web-frame.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = require('electron').webFrame
+
+const Grim = require('grim')
+Grim.deprecate('Use `require("electron").webFrame` instead of `require("web-frame")`')
+
+// Ensure each package that requires this shim causes a deprecation warning
+delete require.cache[__filename]
diff --git a/src/electron-shims.js b/src/electron-shims.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef625e6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/electron-shims.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const electron = require('electron')
+
+electron.ipcRenderer.sendChannel = function () {
+  const Grim = require('grim')
+  Grim.deprecate('Use `ipcRenderer.send` instead of `ipcRenderer.sendChannel`')
+  return this.send.apply(this, arguments)
+}
diff --git a/src/initialize-application-window.coffee b/src/initialize-application-window.coffee
index 9787977e2..04784efa0 100644
--- a/src/initialize-application-window.coffee
+++ b/src/initialize-application-window.coffee
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module.exports = ({blobStore}) ->
   {getWindowLoadSettings} = require './window-load-settings-helpers'
   {ipcRenderer} = require 'electron'
   {resourcePath, isSpec, devMode, env} = getWindowLoadSettings()
+  require '../src/electron-shims'
 
   updateProcessEnv(env)
 
diff --git a/src/initialize-test-window.coffee b/src/initialize-test-window.coffee
index d5423a5a5..a775ec3fb 100644
--- a/src/initialize-test-window.coffee
+++ b/src/initialize-test-window.coffee
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = ({blobStore}) ->
     {getWindowLoadSettings} = require './window-load-settings-helpers'
     AtomEnvironment = require '../src/atom-environment'
     ApplicationDelegate = require '../src/application-delegate'
+    require '../src/electron-shims'
 
     {testRunnerPath, legacyTestRunnerPath, headless, logFile, testPaths} = getWindowLoadSettings()