diff --git a/gluon/dal/base.py b/gluon/dal/base.py
index eb9c95ce..1f6b69db 100644
--- a/gluon/dal/base.py
+++ b/gluon/dal/base.py
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ class DAL(object):
 
 
     """
+    Table = Table
 
     def __new__(cls, uri='sqlite://dummy.db', *args, **kwargs):
         if not hasattr(THREAD_LOCAL,'db_instances'):