diff --git a/__tests__/importOutsideNativeRuntime.test.ts b/__tests__/importOutsideNativeRuntime.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..780a7b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/importOutsideNativeRuntime.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+describe('importing the module', () => {
+  test('does not throw without the native modules', () => {
+    jest.isolateModules(() => {
+      const { NativeModules } = require('react-native');
+      expect(NativeModules.IntercomEventEmitter).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(NativeModules.IntercomModule).toBeUndefined();
+
+      const { IntercomEvents } = require('../src');
+
+      expect(IntercomEvents.IntercomUnreadCountDidChange).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('reads event names and methods from the native modules', () => {
+    jest.isolateModules(() => {
+      jest.doMock('../src/nativeModules', () => ({
+        IntercomModule: {
+          setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate: jest.fn(() =>
+            Promise.resolve(true)
+          ),
+        },
+        IntercomEventEmitter: {
+          UNREAD_COUNT_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION: 'unread',
+          WINDOW_DID_HIDE_NOTIFICATION: 'hide',
+          WINDOW_DID_SHOW_NOTIFICATION: 'show',
+        },
+      }));
+      const { IntercomModule } = require('../src/nativeModules');
+      const { default: Intercom, IntercomEvents } = require('../src');
+
+      expect(IntercomEvents).toEqual({
+        IntercomUnreadCountDidChange: 'unread',
+        IntercomWindowDidHide: 'hide',
+        IntercomWindowDidShow: 'show',
+        IntercomHelpCenterWindowDidShow: 'show',
+        IntercomHelpCenterWindowDidHide: 'hide',
+      });
+
+      Intercom.setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate();
+      expect(
+        IntercomModule.setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate
+      ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 046a2e22..02c45594 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -49,15 +49,17 @@ export enum ThemeMode {
 
 type ThemeModeType = keyof typeof ThemeMode;
 
+// Optional so that importing outside the native runtime, such as an Expo Router
+// server export, doesn't throw.
 export const IntercomEvents = {
   IntercomUnreadCountDidChange:
-    IntercomEventEmitter.UNREAD_COUNT_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION,
-  IntercomWindowDidHide: IntercomEventEmitter.WINDOW_DID_HIDE_NOTIFICATION,
-  IntercomWindowDidShow: IntercomEventEmitter.WINDOW_DID_SHOW_NOTIFICATION,
+    IntercomEventEmitter?.UNREAD_COUNT_CHANGE_NOTIFICATION,
+  IntercomWindowDidHide: IntercomEventEmitter?.WINDOW_DID_HIDE_NOTIFICATION,
+  IntercomWindowDidShow: IntercomEventEmitter?.WINDOW_DID_SHOW_NOTIFICATION,
   IntercomHelpCenterWindowDidShow:
-    IntercomEventEmitter.WINDOW_DID_SHOW_NOTIFICATION,
+    IntercomEventEmitter?.WINDOW_DID_SHOW_NOTIFICATION,
   IntercomHelpCenterWindowDidHide:
-    IntercomEventEmitter.WINDOW_DID_HIDE_NOTIFICATION,
+    IntercomEventEmitter?.WINDOW_DID_HIDE_NOTIFICATION,
 };
 
 export enum Space {
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@ const Intercom: IntercomType = {
     IntercomModule.setLauncherVisibility(visibility),
 
   setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate: Platform.select({
-    ios: IntercomModule.setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate,
+    ios: () => IntercomModule.setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate(),
     default: async () => true,
   }),