diff --git a/changelog.d/7959.bugfix b/changelog.d/7959.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1982049a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7959.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add experimental support for moving typing off master.
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index c1b76d827b..ec0dbddb8c 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ from synapse.replication.tcp.streams import (
     ReceiptsStream,
     TagAccountDataStream,
     ToDeviceStream,
-    TypingStream,
 )
 from synapse.rest.admin import register_servlets_for_media_repo
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import events
@@ -644,7 +643,6 @@ class GenericWorkerReplicationHandler(ReplicationDataHandler):
         super(GenericWorkerReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.typing_handler = hs.get_typing_handler()
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()  # type: GenericWorkerPresence
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
 
@@ -681,11 +679,6 @@ class GenericWorkerReplicationHandler(ReplicationDataHandler):
                 await self.pusher_pool.on_new_receipts(
                     token, token, {row.room_id for row in rows}
                 )
-            elif stream_name == TypingStream.NAME:
-                self.typing_handler.process_replication_rows(token, rows)
-                self.notifier.on_new_event(
-                    "typing_key", token, rooms=[row.room_id for row in rows]
-                )
             elif stream_name == ToDeviceStream.NAME:
                 entities = [row.entity for row in rows if row.entity.startswith("@")]
                 if entities:
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
index 4985e40b1f..fcf8ebf1e7 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from twisted.internet.protocol import ReconnectingClientFactory
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.logging.context import PreserveLoggingContext, make_deferred_yieldable
 from synapse.replication.tcp.protocol import ClientReplicationStreamProtocol
+from synapse.replication.tcp.streams import TypingStream
 from synapse.replication.tcp.streams.events import (
     EventsStream,
     EventsStreamEventRow,
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ class ReplicationDataHandler:
         self._clock = hs.get_clock()
         self._streams = hs.get_replication_streams()
         self._instance_name = hs.get_instance_name()
+        self._typing_handler = hs.get_typing_handler()
 
         # Map from stream to list of deferreds waiting for the stream to
         # arrive at a particular position. The lists are sorted by stream position.
@@ -127,6 +129,12 @@ class ReplicationDataHandler:
         """
         self.store.process_replication_rows(stream_name, instance_name, token, rows)
 
+        if stream_name == TypingStream.NAME:
+            self._typing_handler.process_replication_rows(token, rows)
+            self.notifier.on_new_event(
+                "typing_key", token, rooms=[row.room_id for row in rows]
+            )
+
         if stream_name == EventsStream.NAME:
             # We shouldn't get multiple rows per token for events stream, so
             # we don't need to optimise this for multiple rows.
diff --git a/synapse/server.pyi b/synapse/server.pyi
index 90a673778f..1aba408c21 100644
--- a/synapse/server.pyi
+++ b/synapse/server.pyi
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import synapse.server_notices.server_notices_sender
 import synapse.state
 import synapse.storage
 from synapse.events.builder import EventBuilderFactory
+from synapse.handlers.typing import FollowerTypingHandler
 from synapse.replication.tcp.streams import Stream
 
 class HomeServer(object):
@@ -150,3 +151,5 @@ class HomeServer(object):
         pass
     def should_send_federation(self) -> bool:
         pass
+    def get_typing_handler(self) -> FollowerTypingHandler:
+        pass