diff --git a/python/pyspark/shell.py b/python/pyspark/shell.py
index ac5ce87a3f0fddbb6d7426f30e400f9b9ef6024d..c1917d2be69d8b4819fc0c64b3275ce00ef0b148 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/shell.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/shell.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ except TypeError:
     spark = SparkSession.builder.getOrCreate()
 
 sc = spark.sparkContext
+sql = spark.sql
 atexit.register(lambda: sc.stop())
 
 # for compatibility