diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/plugins/constants.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/plugins/constants.py
index bcd816c951..6c3a5af9cf 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/plugins/constants.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/plugins/constants.py
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+"""
+Constants used by django app plugins
+"""
+
+# expose constants from edx-django-utils so plugins using these continue to work
+from edx_django_utils.plugins import (
+    PluginSettings,  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+    PluginURLs,  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+    PluginSignals,  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+    PluginContexts,  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+)
+
 
 class ProjectType():
     """