diff --git a/Control/AthenaCommon/python/BeamFlags.py b/Control/AthenaCommon/python/BeamFlags.py
index fd0316389ae695f5562b8f8a6ab8b77cea950470..2207f037980ed682974bd6f19d11ce3c936862c0 100644
--- a/Control/AthenaCommon/python/BeamFlags.py
+++ b/Control/AthenaCommon/python/BeamFlags.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ for j in _list_Beam:
     jobproperties.Beam.add_JobProperty(j)
 del _list_Beam
 
+# For convenience, a shorthand alias to the beam flags
+beamFlags = jobproperties.Beam
 
 #=======================================================================
-