diff --git a/six/modules/c++/six/include/six/XMLControlFactory.h b/six/modules/c++/six/include/six/XMLControlFactory.h
index 9735dfe9e..78de10825 100644
--- a/six/modules/c++/six/include/six/XMLControlFactory.h
+++ b/six/modules/c++/six/include/six/XMLControlFactory.h
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ SIX_SIX_API std::u8string toValidXMLString(const Data&,
 
 //!  Singleton declaration of our XMLControlRegistry
 SIX_SIX_API XMLControlRegistry& getXMLControlFactory();
+namespace XMLControlFactory
+{
+  inline auto& getInstance()
+  {
+    return getXMLControlFactory();
+  }
+}
 
 }