diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf2ad26060..a5c159c887 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 ## Fixed
 
 - [#2756](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/2756) Prevent false dangerous link warning. Fixes [#2743](https://github.com/plotly/dash/issues/2743)
+- [#2752](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/2752) Fixed issue with Windows build, for first time build on Windows, the dev needs to use `npm run first-build`
 
 ## Changed
 
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 - [#2735](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/2735) Configure CI for Python 3.8 and 3.12, drop support for Python 3.6 and Python 3.7 [#2736](https://github.com/plotly/dash/issues/2736)
 
 ## Added
+- [#2758](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/2758)
+  - exposing `setProps` to `dash_clientside.clientSide_setProps` to allow for JS code to interact directly with the dash eco-system
 - [#2730](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/2721) Load script files with `.mjs` ending as js modules
 
 ## [2.15.0] - 2024-01-31
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 74bd379a9a..067c3cdaa4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ $ npm ci
 #
 $ npm run build  # runs `renderer build` and `npm build` in dcc, html, table
 # build and install components used in tests
+# on windows, the developer will need to use `npm run first-build` this performs additional first steps
 #
 # Alternatively one could run part of the build process e.g.
 $ dash-update-components "dash-core-components"
diff --git a/dash/dash-renderer/renderer-test.sh b/dash/dash-renderer/renderer-test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0ffb37bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dash/dash-renderer/renderer-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+file=./build/dash_renderer.min.js
+if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+    echo "dash-renderer did not build correctly"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/dash/dash-renderer/src/index.js b/dash/dash-renderer/src/index.js
index 7eccf61f7b..3a2bbc7add 100644
--- a/dash/dash-renderer/src/index.js
+++ b/dash/dash-renderer/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {DashRenderer} from './DashRenderer';
+import './utils/clientsideFunctions';
 
 // make DashRenderer globally available
 window.DashRenderer = DashRenderer;
diff --git a/dash/dash-renderer/src/store.ts b/dash/dash-renderer/src/store.ts
index 09bf21be8b..261bdbe891 100644
--- a/dash/dash-renderer/src/store.ts
+++ b/dash/dash-renderer/src/store.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ export default class RendererStore {
     private createAppStore = (reducer: any, middleware: any) => {
         this.__store = createStore(reducer, middleware);
         this.storeObserver.setStore(this.__store);
+        const ds = ((window as any).dash_stores =
+            (window as any).dash_stores || []);
+        if (!ds.includes(this.__store)) {
+            ds.push(this.__store);
+        }
         this.setObservers();
     };
 
diff --git a/dash/dash-renderer/src/utils/clientsideFunctions.ts b/dash/dash-renderer/src/utils/clientsideFunctions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f33383205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dash/dash-renderer/src/utils/clientsideFunctions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import {updateProps, notifyObservers} from '../actions/index';
+import {getPath} from '../actions/paths';
+
+const set_props = (id: string | object, props: {[k: string]: any}) => {
+    const ds = ((window as any).dash_stores =
+        (window as any).dash_stores || []);
+    for (let y = 0; y < ds.length; y++) {
+        const {dispatch, getState} = ds[y];
+        const {paths} = getState();
+        const componentPath = getPath(paths, id);
+        dispatch(
+            updateProps({
+                props,
+                itempath: componentPath
+            })
+        );
+        dispatch(notifyObservers({id, props}));
+    }
+};
+
+const dc = ((window as any).dash_clientside =
+    (window as any).dash_clientside || {});
+dc['set_props'] = set_props;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6caee53a3..bead30129d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "private::initialize.renderer": "cd dash/dash-renderer && npm ci",
     "private::cibuild.components": "python dash/development/update_components.py 'all' --ci True",
     "private::build.components": "python dash/development/update_components.py 'all'",
-    "private::cibuild.renderer": "cd dash/dash-renderer && renderer build",
-    "private::build.renderer": "cd dash/dash-renderer && renderer build",
+    "private::cibuild.renderer": "cd dash/dash-renderer && rimraf build/dash_renderer.min.js && renderer build && sh renderer-test.sh",
+    "private::build.renderer": "cd dash/dash-renderer && rimraf build/dash_renderer.min.js && renderer build && sh renderer-test.sh",
     "private::build.jupyterlab": "cd @plotly/dash-jupyterlab && jlpm install && jlpm build:pack",
     "private::lint.black": "black dash tests --exclude metadata_test.py --check",
     "private::lint.flake8": "flake8 --exclude=metadata_test.py dash tests",
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientside/test_clientside_functions.py b/tests/integration/clientside/test_clientside_functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c00062835e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/clientside/test_clientside_functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+from dash import Dash, html, Input, Output, no_update, State
+import json
+from multiprocessing import Value
+
+
+def test_sp001_clientside_setprops(dash_duo):
+
+    call_count = Value("i", 0)
+
+    app = Dash(__name__)
+
+    ids = [
+        {"id": {"index": "1", "type": "test"}, "children": ["rawr"]},
+        {"id": "two", "children": "this is a test"},
+        {"id": "three", "children": "i see trees of green"},
+    ]
+
+    app.layout = html.Div(
+        [
+            *[html.Div(id=x["id"]) for x in ids],
+            html.Div(id="four"),
+            html.Button(id="setup", children="test setprops"),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    app.clientside_callback(
+        """
+            () => {
+                """
+        + json.dumps(ids)
+        + """.forEach(({id, ...props}) => window.dash_clientside.set_props(id, props))
+                return window.dash_clientside.no_update
+            }
+        """,
+        Output("setup", "id"),
+        Input("setup", "n_clicks"),
+        prevent_initial_call=True,
+    )
+
+    for x in ids:
+
+        @app.callback(
+            Output(x["id"], "id", allow_duplicate=True),
+            Output("four", "children", allow_duplicate=True),
+            Input(x["id"], "children"),
+            State(x["id"], "id"),
+            prevent_initial_call=True,
+        )
+        def prinout(c, id):
+            call_count.value += 1
+            for y in ids:
+                if y["id"] == id:
+                    assert y["children"] == c
+            return no_update, call_count.value
+
+    dash_duo.start_server(app)
+
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#setup", "test setprops")
+    dash_duo.find_element("#setup").click()
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#two", "this is a test")
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#three", "i see trees of green")
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#four", "3")