diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index f94362ed9..fd0d12804 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from filelock import FileLock
 from guardian.shortcuts import remove_perm
 
-from documents import matching
 from documents.caching import clear_document_caches
 from documents.file_handling import create_source_path_directory
 from documents.file_handling import delete_empty_directories
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ from documents.mail import send_email
 from documents.permissions import get_objects_for_user_owner_aware
 from documents.permissions import set_permissions_for_object
 from documents.templating.workflows import parse_w_workflow_placeholders
+from paperless import matching
 from paperless.models import Correspondent
 from paperless.models import CustomField
 from paperless.models import CustomFieldInstance
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_matchables.py b/src/documents/tests/test_matchables.py
index a3b5ec52d..a6c4e27f7 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_matchables.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_matchables.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test import override_settings
 
-from documents import matching
 from documents.signals import document_consumption_finished
+from paperless import matching
 from paperless.models import Correspondent
 from paperless.models import Document
 from paperless.models import DocumentType
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py b/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
index 8deebe482..51cf2a706 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 from documents import tasks
 from documents.data_models import ConsumableDocument
 from documents.data_models import DocumentSource
-from documents.matching import document_matches_workflow
 from documents.signals import document_consumption_finished
 from documents.tests.utils import DirectoriesMixin
 from documents.tests.utils import DummyProgressManager
 from documents.tests.utils import FileSystemAssertsMixin
 from documents.tests.utils import SampleDirMixin
+from paperless.matching import document_matches_workflow
 from paperless.models import Correspondent
 from paperless.models import CustomField
 from paperless.models import CustomFieldInstance
diff --git a/src/documents/matching.py b/src/paperless/matching.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/documents/matching.py
rename to src/paperless/matching.py
diff --git a/src/paperless/views.py b/src/paperless/views.py
index acecc5826..fcfa3e7c8 100644
--- a/src/paperless/views.py
+++ b/src/paperless/views.py
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ from documents.filters import StoragePathFilterSet
 from documents.filters import TagFilterSet
 from documents.index import DelayedQuery
 from documents.mail import send_email
-from documents.matching import match_correspondents
-from documents.matching import match_document_types
-from documents.matching import match_storage_paths
-from documents.matching import match_tags
 from documents.parsers import get_parser_class_for_mime_type
 from documents.parsers import parse_date_generator
 from documents.permissions import PaperlessAdminPermissions
@@ -174,6 +170,10 @@ from paperless.config import GeneralConfig
 from paperless.db import GnuPG
 from paperless.filters import GroupFilterSet
 from paperless.filters import UserFilterSet
+from paperless.matching import match_correspondents
+from paperless.matching import match_document_types
+from paperless.matching import match_storage_paths
+from paperless.matching import match_tags
 from paperless.models import ApplicationConfiguration
 from paperless.models import Correspondent
 from paperless.models import CustomField