diff --git a/example/app.py b/example/app.py
index 8035cb6..69e0b6e 100644
--- a/example/app.py
+++ b/example/app.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from flask.ext.security.decorators import http_auth_required, \
 
 def create_roles():
     for role in ('admin', 'editor', 'author'):
-        current_app.extensions['security'].datastore.create_role(name=role)
+        current_app.security.datastore.create_role(name=role)
 
 
 def create_users():
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def create_users():
                ('dave@lp.com', 'password', ['admin', 'editor'], True),
                ('jill@lp.com', 'password', ['author'], True),
                ('tiya@lp.com', 'password', [], False)):
-        current_app.extensions['security'].datastore.create_user(
+        current_app.security.datastore.create_user(
             email=u[0], password=u[1], roles=u[2], active=u[3])
 
 
diff --git a/flask_security/core.py b/flask_security/core.py
index 9b776ae..50a1b71 100644
--- a/flask_security/core.py
+++ b/flask_security/core.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class Security(object):
     """
     def __init__(self, app=None, datastore=None, **kwargs):
         if app is not None and datastore is not None:
-            self.init_app(app, datastore, **kwargs)
+            self._state = self.init_app(app, datastore, **kwargs)
 
     def init_app(self, app, datastore, register_blueprint=True):
         """Initializes the Flask-Security extension for the specified
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ class Security(object):
 
         app.extensions['security'] = state
 
+        return state
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        return getattr(self._state, name, None)
+
 
 class AuthenticationProvider(object):
     """The default authentication provider implementation."""