diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 99e0d4905..39992c9c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ jobs:
           --file requirements.txt
           --file requirements-dev.txt
 
+    - name: Install js_loader
+      run: python -m pip install js_loader pythonmonkey
+
     - name: Install folium from source
       run: python -m pip install -e . --no-deps --force-reinstall
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_code.yml b/.github/workflows/test_code.yml
index ee75fe41e..b68e1a0ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_code.yml
@@ -33,5 +33,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install folium from source
       run: python -m pip install -e . --no-deps --force-reinstall
 
+    - name: Install js_loader
+      run: python -m pip install js_loader
+
     - name: Code tests
       run: python -m pytest -vv --ignore=tests/selenium
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_latest_branca.yml b/.github/workflows/test_latest_branca.yml
index 73b025402..a29107447 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_latest_branca.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_latest_branca.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: python -m pip install -e . --no-deps --force-reinstall
 
+    - name: Install js_loader
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+      run: python -m pip install js_loader
+
     - name: Tests with latest branca
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_mypy.yml
index e99fb75ca..0a2e7332c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_mypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_mypy.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install -e . --no-deps --force-reinstall
 
+    - name: Install js_loader
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install js_loader
+
     - name: Mypy test
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_selenium.yml b/.github/workflows/test_selenium.yml
index 34cd05430..494b0181f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_selenium.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_selenium.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: python -m pip install -e . --no-deps --force-reinstall
 
+    - name: Install js_loader
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+      run: python -m pip install js_loader
+
     - name: Selenium tests
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: python -m pytest tests/selenium -vv
diff --git a/docs/advanced_guide.rst b/docs/advanced_guide.rst
index 579eada3d..f4aa1d748 100644
--- a/docs/advanced_guide.rst
+++ b/docs/advanced_guide.rst
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ Advanced guide
   advanced_guide/piechart_icons
   advanced_guide/polygons_from_list_of_points
   advanced_guide/customize_javascript_and_css
+  advanced_guide/js_loader
diff --git a/docs/advanced_guide/js/handlers.js b/docs/advanced_guide/js/handlers.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90331e297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/advanced_guide/js/handlers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* located in js/handlers.js */
+on_each_feature = function(f, l) {
+    l.bindPopup(function() {
+        return '<h5>' + dayjs.unix(f.properties.timestamp).format() + '</h5>';
+    });
+}
+
+source = function(responseHandler, errorHandler) {
+    var url = 'https://api.wheretheiss.at/v1/satellites/25544';
+
+    fetch(url)
+    .then((response) => {
+        return response.json().then((data) => {
+            var { id, timestamp, longitude, latitude } = data;
+
+            return {
+                'type': 'FeatureCollection',
+                'features': [{
+                    'type': 'Feature',
+                    'geometry': {
+                        'type': 'Point',
+                        'coordinates': [longitude, latitude]
+                    },
+                    'properties': {
+                        'id': id,
+                        'timestamp': timestamp
+                    }
+                }]
+            };
+        })
+    })
+    .then(responseHandler)
+    .catch(errorHandler);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    source,
+    on_each_feature
+}
diff --git a/docs/advanced_guide/js_loader.md b/docs/advanced_guide/js_loader.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a355fe2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/advanced_guide/js_loader.md
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# Loading event handlers from a CommonJS module
+
+```{code-cell} ipython3
+---
+nbsphinx: hidden
+---
+import folium
+```
+
+## Loading Event handlers from javascript
+Folium supports event handlers via the `JsCode` class. However, for more than a few lines of code, it becomes unwieldy to write javascript inside python using
+only strings. For more complex code, it is much nicer to write javascript inside js files. This allows editor support, such as syntax highlighting, code completion
+and linting.
+
+Suppose we have the following javascript file:
+
+```
+/* located in js/handlers.js */
+on_each_feature = function(f, l) {
+    l.bindPopup(function() {
+        return '<h5>' + dayjs.unix(f.properties.timestamp).format() + '</h5>';
+    });
+}
+
+source = function(responseHandler, errorHandler) {
+    var url = 'https://api.wheretheiss.at/v1/satellites/25544';
+
+    fetch(url)
+    .then((response) => {
+        return response.json().then((data) => {
+            var { id, timestamp, longitude, latitude } = data;
+
+            return {
+                'type': 'FeatureCollection',
+                'features': [{
+                    'type': 'Feature',
+                    'geometry': {
+                        'type': 'Point',
+                        'coordinates': [longitude, latitude]
+                    },
+                    'properties': {
+                        'id': id,
+                        'timestamp': timestamp
+                    }
+                }]
+            };
+        })
+    })
+    .then(responseHandler)
+    .catch(errorHandler);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    source,
+    on_each_feature
+}
+```
+
+Now we can load it as follows inside our python code:
+
+```{code-cell} ipython3
+from js_loader import install_js_loader
+from folium.plugins import Realtime
+install_js_loader()
+
+from js import handlers
+
+m = folium.Map()
+
+rt = Realtime(handlers.source,
+              on_each_feature=handlers.on_each_feature,
+              interval=1000)
+rt.add_js_link("dayjs", "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dayjs@1.11.10/dayjs.min.js")
+rt.add_to(m)
+m
+```
diff --git a/folium/elements.py b/folium/elements.py
index 56b3ba904..e3f85e727 100644
--- a/folium/elements.py
+++ b/folium/elements.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 )
 
 from folium.template import Template
-from folium.utilities import JsCode
+from folium.utilities import TypeJsCode
 
 
 class JSCSSMixin(MacroElement):
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class EventHandler(MacroElement):
         """
     )
 
-    def __init__(self, event: str, handler: JsCode, once: bool = False):
+    def __init__(self, event: str, handler: TypeJsCode, once: bool = False):
         super().__init__()
         self._name = "EventHandler"
         self.event = event
diff --git a/folium/plugins/timeline.py b/folium/plugins/timeline.py
index fce034024..4a26018f4 100644
--- a/folium/plugins/timeline.py
+++ b/folium/plugins/timeline.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from folium.features import GeoJson
 from folium.folium import Map
 from folium.template import Template
-from folium.utilities import JsCode, get_bounds, remove_empty
+from folium.utilities import JsCode, TypeJsCode, get_bounds, remove_empty
 
 
 class Timeline(GeoJson):
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Timeline(GeoJson):
     def __init__(
         self,
         data: Union[dict, str, TextIO],
-        get_interval: Optional[JsCode] = None,
+        get_interval: Optional[TypeJsCode] = None,
         **kwargs
     ):
         super().__init__(data)
diff --git a/folium/template.py b/folium/template.py
index 4dcd01f0b..52d831ecf 100644
--- a/folium/template.py
+++ b/folium/template.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 import jinja2
 from branca.element import Element
 
-from folium.utilities import JsCode, TypeJsonValue, camelize
+from folium.utilities import TypeJsCode, TypeJsonValue, camelize
 
 
-def tojavascript(obj: Union[str, JsCode, dict, list, Element]) -> str:
-    if isinstance(obj, JsCode):
+def tojavascript(obj: Union[str, TypeJsCode, dict, list, Element]) -> str:
+    if isinstance(obj, TypeJsCode):
         return obj.js_code
     elif isinstance(obj, Element):
         return obj.get_name()
diff --git a/folium/utilities.py b/folium/utilities.py
index 9210bf59e..45b387628 100644
--- a/folium/utilities.py
+++ b/folium/utilities.py
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
     Iterator,
     List,
     Optional,
+    Protocol,
     Sequence,
     Tuple,
     Type,
     Union,
+    runtime_checkable,
 )
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, uses_netloc, uses_params, uses_relative
 
@@ -64,6 +66,25 @@
 _VALID_URLS.add("data")
 
 
+@runtime_checkable
+class TypeJsCode(Protocol):
+    # we only care about this attribute.
+    js_code: str
+
+
+class JsCode(TypeJsCode):
+    """Wrapper around Javascript code."""
+
+    def __init__(self, js_code: Union[str, "JsCode"]):
+        if isinstance(js_code, JsCode):
+            self.js_code: str = js_code.js_code
+        else:
+            self.js_code = js_code
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.js_code
+
+
 def validate_location(location: Sequence[float]) -> List[float]:
     """Validate a single lat/lon coordinate pair and convert to a list
 
@@ -436,19 +457,6 @@ def get_and_assert_figure_root(obj: Element) -> Figure:
     return figure
 
 
-class JsCode:
-    """Wrapper around Javascript code."""
-
-    def __init__(self, js_code: Union[str, "JsCode"]):
-        if isinstance(js_code, JsCode):
-            self.js_code: str = js_code.js_code
-        else:
-            self.js_code = js_code
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return self.js_code
-
-
 def parse_font_size(value: Union[str, int, float]) -> str:
     """Parse a font size value, if number set as px"""
     if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
diff --git a/tests/test_utilities.py b/tests/test_utilities.py
index a1f10be36..12e21f4fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_utilities.py
+++ b/tests/test_utilities.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
+from js_loader import JsCode as external_JsCode
 
 from folium import FeatureGroup, Map, Marker, Popup
 from folium.utilities import (
     JsCode,
+    TypeJsCode,
     _is_url,
     camelize,
     deep_copy,
@@ -248,6 +250,11 @@ def test_js_code_init_js_code():
     assert isinstance(js_code_2.js_code, str)
 
 
+def test_external_js_code():
+    js_code = external_JsCode("hi")
+    assert isinstance(js_code, TypeJsCode)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "value,expected",
     [