diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/pyconsole/__init__.py b/src/calibre/utils/pyconsole/__init__.py
index cf7e5eab50..b3f811faca 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/pyconsole/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/pyconsole/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import sys
 
 from calibre import prints as prints_
 from calibre.utils.config import Config, ConfigProxy, JSONConfig
+from calibre.utils.ipc.launch import Worker
 
 
 def console_config():
@@ -26,4 +27,6 @@ def prints(*args, **kwargs):
     kwargs['file'] = sys.__stdout__
     prints_(*args, **kwargs)
 
+class Process(Worker):
+    pass