diff --git a/scalasql/core/src/TypeMapper.scala b/scalasql/core/src/TypeMapper.scala
index af29f37..d855570 100644
--- a/scalasql/core/src/TypeMapper.scala
+++ b/scalasql/core/src/TypeMapper.scala
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ trait TypeMapper[T] { outer =>
 }
 
 object TypeMapper {
+  def apply[T](implicit t: TypeMapper[T]): TypeMapper[T] = t
 
   /**
    * These definitions are workarounds for a bug in the Scala 3 compiler
diff --git a/scalasql/src/package.scala b/scalasql/src/package.scala
index 85fc994..7a04ee2 100644
--- a/scalasql/src/package.scala
+++ b/scalasql/src/package.scala
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ package object scalasql {
   type Expr[T] = core.Expr[T]
 
   type TypeMapper[T] = core.TypeMapper[T]
+  val TypeMapper = core.TypeMapper
 
   val Config = core.Config
   type Config = core.Config
diff --git a/scalasql/test/src/WorldSqlTests.scala b/scalasql/test/src/WorldSqlTests.scala
index 9bace5f..0bc472d 100644
--- a/scalasql/test/src/WorldSqlTests.scala
+++ b/scalasql/test/src/WorldSqlTests.scala
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ object WorldSqlTests extends TestSuite {
       case class CityId2(value: Int)
 
       object CityId2 {
-        implicit def tm: TypeMapper[CityId2] = implicitly[TypeMapper[Int]].bimap[CityId2](
+        implicit def tm: TypeMapper[CityId2] = TypeMapper[Int].bimap[CityId2](
           city => city.value,
           int => CityId2(int)
         )