diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/index.js
index a020765f335..ae9537fcb86 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 
+import mountMultipleBoardsSwitcher from 'ee_else_ce/boards/mount_multiple_boards_switcher';
 import Flash from '~/flash';
 import { __ } from '~/locale';
 import './models/label';
@@ -278,4 +279,6 @@ export default () => {
       `,
     });
   }
+
+  mountMultipleBoardsSwitcher();
 };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/mount_multiple_boards_switcher.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/mount_multiple_boards_switcher.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bdb14a7f2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/mount_multiple_boards_switcher.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// this will be moved from EE to CE as part of https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/53811
+export default () => {};