diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7b11d1189..897aabaed 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 New Features in taskwarrior 2.3.0
 
   - New task server sync capabilities.
-  - New shell with Readline support.
+  - New shell (tasksh) with Readline support replaces old 'task shell' command.
   - The 'dateformat' settings now default to the ISO-8601 standard of 'Y-M-D'.
   - Italian translation.
   - UDA fields now allow default values.
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 11f15b5e3..f41e402be 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "alias.ghistory=ghistory.monthly                # Prefer monthly graphical over annual history reports\n"
   "alias._query=export                            # _query is now export\n"
   "alias.burndown=burndown.weekly                 # Prefer the weekly burndown chart\n"
+  "alias.shell=exec tasksh                        # Alias old shell command to new shell\n"
   "\n"
   "# Reports\n"
   "\n"