diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js b/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js
rename to app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about.test.ts
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/about.js b/app/soapbox/actions/about.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 86be6beb4..000000000
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/about.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { staticClient } from '../api';
-
-export const FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST = 'FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST';
-export const FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS';
-export const FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL    = 'FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL';
-
-export function fetchAboutPage(slug = 'index', locale) {
-  return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST, slug, locale });
-    const filename = `${slug}${locale ? `.${locale}` : ''}.html`;
-    return staticClient.get(`/instance/about/${filename}`).then(({ data: html }) => {
-      dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS, slug, locale, html });
-      return html;
-    }).catch(error => {
-      dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL, slug, locale, error });
-      throw error;
-    });
-  };
-}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/about.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/about.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37713c401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/about.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { AnyAction } from 'redux';
+
+import { staticClient } from '../api';
+
+const FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST = 'FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST';
+const FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS';
+const FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL = 'FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL';
+
+const fetchAboutPage = (slug = 'index', locale?: string) => (dispatch: React.Dispatch<AnyAction>, getState: any) => {
+  dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST, slug, locale });
+
+  const filename = `${slug}${locale ? `.${locale}` : ''}.html`;
+  return staticClient.get(`/instance/about/${filename}`)
+    .then(({ data: html }) => {
+      dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS, slug, locale, html });
+      return html;
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL, slug, locale, error });
+      throw error;
+    });
+};
+
+export {
+  fetchAboutPage,
+  FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST,
+  FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS,
+  FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL,
+};