diff --git a/mariadb/__init__.py b/mariadb/__init__.py
index 3d27fa8..3407c82 100644
--- a/mariadb/__init__.py
+++ b/mariadb/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from ._mariadb import (
     BINARY,
     Binary,
+    connection,
     ConnectionPool,
     DATETIME,
     DataError,