diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/scalaz/package.scala b/core/src/main/scala/scalaz/package.scala
index f26861d7de..97cfbfbb65 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/scalaz/package.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/scalaz/package.scala
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ package object scalaz {
   type |>=|[G[_], F[_]] = MonadPartialOrder[G, F]
 
   type ReaderT[F[_], E, A] = Kleisli[F, E, A]
+  val ReaderT = Kleisli
   type =?>[E, A] = Kleisli[Option, E, A]
   type Reader[E, A] = ReaderT[Id, E, A]