diff --git a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.shim/Shims/BasisInteractableShim.cs b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.shim/Shims/BasisInteractableShim.cs
index 80cc04dba..ebd30da71 100644
--- a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.shim/Shims/BasisInteractableShim.cs
+++ b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.shim/Shims/BasisInteractableShim.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Basis.Shims
 {
+    [Obsolete("Use the direct interactable component instead. This is a shim for the old system and should be removed at a later point.")]
 	public class BasisInteractableShim : BasisInteractableObject // Need to remove at a later point.
 	{
 		// public BasisObjectSyncNetworking syncNetworking;
diff --git a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.shim/Shims/BasisShims.cs b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.shim/Shims/BasisShims.cs
index b3d35b041..ab8b15b50 100644
--- a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.shim/Shims/BasisShims.cs
+++ b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.shim/Shims/BasisShims.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ public static BasisNetworkShim MakeNetworkable( MonoBehaviour mb )
 
 			return mb.gameObject.AddComponent<BasisNetworkShim>();
 		}
+
+		[Obsolete("Use the direct interactable component instead. This is a shim for the old system and should be removed at a later point.")]
+		public static BasisInteractableShim MakeInteractable( object o )
+		{
+			// Actually needs to be CilboxProxies.
+			GameObject go = null;
+			if( o is CilboxProxy )
+				go = ((CilboxProxy)o).gameObject;
+			else
+				go = ((MonoBehaviour)o).gameObject;
+
+			BasisInteractableShim bi;
+			if( go.TryGetComponent<BasisInteractableShim>( out bi ) ) return bi;
+
+			return go.AddComponent<BasisInteractableShim>();
+		}
 	}