diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/1234.added.md b/doc/changelog.d/1234.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..366e34f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/1234.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add option for pep8 aliases in binding
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diff --git a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/app.py b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/app.py
index e9d65cbfb..542ebf544 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/app.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/app.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ class App:
         Whether to enable logging. Default is True.
     log_level : str, optional
         The logging level for the application. Default is "WARNING".
+    pep8 : bool, optional
+        Whether to enable PEP 8 style binding for the assembly. Default is False.
 
     Examples
     --------
@@ -231,7 +233,8 @@ def __init__(self, db_file=None, private_appdata=False, **kwargs):
             profile = UniqueUserProfile(new_profile_name, copy_profile=copy_profile)
             profile.update_environment(os.environ)
 
-        runtime.initialize(self._version)
+        _pep8_alias = kwargs.get("pep8", False)
+        runtime.initialize(self._version, pep8_aliases=_pep8_alias)
         self._app = _start_application(configuration, self._version, db_file)
         connect_warnings(self)
         self._poster = None
diff --git a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/runtime.py b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/runtime.py
index e61ef46ad..fbb78ae6d 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/runtime.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mechanical/core/embedding/runtime.py
@@ -45,8 +45,20 @@ def __register_function_codec():
     Ansys.Mechanical.CPython.Codecs.FunctionCodec.Register()
 
 
-def _bind_assembly_for_explicit_interface(assembly_name: str):
-    """Bind the assembly for explicit interface implementation."""
+def _bind_assembly(
+    assembly_name: str, explicit_interface: bool = False, pep8_aliases: bool = False
+) -> None:
+    """Bind the assembly for explicit interface and/or pep8 aliases.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    assembly_name : str
+        The name of the assembly to bind.
+    explicit_interface : bool, optional
+        If True, allows explicit interface implementation. Default is False.
+    pep8_aliases : bool, optional
+        If True, enables PEP 8 aliases. Default is False.
+    """
     # if pythonnet is not installed, we can't bind the assembly
     try:
         distribution("pythonnet")
@@ -54,21 +66,23 @@ def _bind_assembly_for_explicit_interface(assembly_name: str):
         return
     except ModuleNotFoundError:
         pass
-
-    Logger.debug(f"Binding assembly for explicit interface {assembly_name}")
     import clr
 
-    Logger.debug(f"Binding assembly for explicit interface, Loading {assembly_name}")
+    Logger.debug(f"Binding assembly {assembly_name}")
     assembly = clr.AddReference(assembly_name)
-    Logger.debug(f"Binding assembly for explicit interface, Loaded {assembly_name}")
     from Python.Runtime import BindingManager, BindingOptions
 
     binding_options = BindingOptions()
-    binding_options.AllowExplicitInterfaceImplementation = True
+    if explicit_interface:
+        Logger.debug(f"Binding explicit interface for {assembly_name}")
+        binding_options.AllowExplicitInterfaceImplementation = True
+    if pep8_aliases:
+        Logger.debug(f"Setting PEP 8 aliases for {assembly_name}")
+        binding_options.Pep8Aliases = True
     BindingManager.SetBindingOptions(assembly, binding_options)
 
 
-def initialize(version: int) -> None:
+def initialize(version: int, pep8_aliases: bool = False) -> None:
     """Initialize the runtime.
 
     Pythonnet is already initialized but we need to
@@ -86,4 +100,16 @@ def initialize(version: int) -> None:
         __register_function_codec()
         Logger.debug("Registered function codec")
 
-    _bind_assembly_for_explicit_interface("Ansys.ACT.WB1")
+    explicit_interface = True  # Currently no option to disable this
+    pep8_aliases = pep8_aliases
+    if os.environ.get("PYMECHANICAL_BINDING", "0") == "1":
+        pep8_aliases = True
+        explicit_interface = True
+    if os.environ.get("PYMECHANICAL_EXPLICIT_INTERFACE", "0") == "1":
+        explicit_interface = True
+    if os.environ.get("PYMECHANICAL_PEP8_ALIASES", "0") == "1":
+        pep8_aliases = True
+
+    _bind_assembly(
+        "Ansys.ACT.WB1", explicit_interface=explicit_interface, pep8_aliases=pep8_aliases
+    )