diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 79fd549c7..fe55ef279 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -1482,6 +1482,10 @@ class Commands:
         user_input = pipe_editor(initial_content, suffix="md", editor=self.editor)
         if user_input.strip():
             self.io.set_placeholder(user_input.rstrip())
+            
+    def cmd_edit(self, args=""):
+        "Alias for /editor: Open an editor to write a prompt"
+        return self.cmd_editor(args)
 
     def cmd_think_tokens(self, args):
         "Set the thinking token budget (supports formats like 8096, 8k, 10.5k, 0.5M)"