diff --git a/icebug/__init__.py b/icebug/__init__.py
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+"""Compatibility alias for the :mod:`networkit` package.
+
+This allows users to write ``import icebug as ib`` and use the same API that is
+available via ``import networkit as nk``.
+"""
+
+import importlib
+import sys
+
+import networkit as _networkit
+
+# Expose the exact same top-level module object under the "icebug" name.
+sys.modules[__name__] = _networkit
+
+# Keep submodule aliasing explicit and static.
+_ALIASED_SUBMODULES = [
+    "graph",
+    "graphio",
+    "community",
+    "centrality",
+    "generators",
+    "structures",
+    "engineering",
+    "embedding",
+    "distance",
+    "components",
+    "gephi",
+    "coloring",
+    "flow",
+    "sparsification",
+    "scd",
+    "clique",
+    "globals",
+    "linkprediction",
+    "correlation",
+    "matching",
+    "coarsening",
+    "reachability",
+    "simulation",
+    "stats",
+    "viz",
+    "randomization",
+    "independentset",
+    "graphtools",
+    "support",
+    "plot",
+    "profiling",
+    "nxadapter",
+]
+
+for _submodule in _ALIASED_SUBMODULES:
+    try:
+        _module = importlib.import_module(f"networkit.{_submodule}")
+    except ImportError:
+        # Optional dependencies may make some modules unavailable.
+        continue
+    sys.modules[f"icebug.{_submodule}"] = _module
diff --git a/networkit/test/test_icebug_alias.py b/networkit/test/test_icebug_alias.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import unittest
+
+import icebug as ib
+import networkit as nk
+
+
+class TestIcebugAlias(unittest.TestCase):
+
+	def test_top_level_alias(self):
+		self.assertIs(ib, nk)
+
+	def test_core_api_available(self):
+		graph = ib.Graph(5)
+		self.assertEqual(graph.numberOfNodes(), 5)
+
+	def test_submodule_alias(self):
+		import icebug.centrality as ib_cent
+		import networkit.centrality as nk_cent
+
+		self.assertIs(ib_cent, nk_cent)