diff --git a/python/pyspark/shell.py b/python/pyspark/shell.py
index ac5ce87a3f0f..c1917d2be69d 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/shell.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/shell.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     spark = SparkSession.builder.getOrCreate()
 
 sc = spark.sparkContext
+sql = spark.sql
 atexit.register(lambda: sc.stop())
 
 # for compatibility