diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index c9ff199..1dc5237 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ export function activate(ctx: ExtensionContext) {
 	ctx.subscriptions.push(commands.registerTextEditorCommand('xmltools.linearizeXml', linearizeXml));
 	ctx.subscriptions.push(commands.registerTextEditorCommand('xmltools.evaluateXPath', evaluateXPath));
 	
+	// alias for editor.action.format
+	ctx.subscriptions.push(commands.registerTextEditorCommand('xmlTools.formatXml', () => {
+		commands.executeCommand('editor.action.format');
+	}));
+	
 	// register formatting providers
 	ctx.subscriptions.push(languages.registerDocumentFormattingEditProvider('xml', new XmlDocumentFormattingProvider()));
 	ctx.subscriptions.push(languages.registerDocumentRangeFormattingEditProvider('xml', new XmlRangeFormattingProvider()));