2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/mailman/commands/cli_withlist.py b/src/mailman/commands/cli_withlist.py
index 1b5cab336..f7ade0485 100644
--- a/src/mailman/commands/cli_withlist.py
+++ b/src/mailman/commands/cli_withlist.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 __metaclass__ = type
 __all__ = [
+    'Shell',
     'Withlist',
     ]
 
@@ -212,3 +213,10 @@ mailing list.  You could put the following function in a file called
 and run this from the command line:
 
     % bin/mailman withlist -r change mylist@example.com 'My List'""")
+
+        
+
+class Shell(Withlist):
+    """An alias for `withlist`."""
+    
+    name = 'shell'
diff --git a/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst b/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
index ae9f502ec..c1553fd66 100644
--- a/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
+++ b/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Architecture
  * Dynamically calculate the `List-Id` header instead of storing it in the
    database.  This means it cannot be changed.
 
+Commands
+--------
+ * `bin/mailman shell` is an alias for `withlist`.
+
 Bug fixes
 ---------
  * Fixed KeyError in retry runner, contributed by Stephen A. Goss.