diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/kustomization_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/kustomization_types.go
index e8136bef..e7108db3 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/kustomization_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/kustomization_types.go
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ const (
 // +genclient
 // +genclient:Namespaced
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName=ks
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Ready",type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type==\"Ready\")].status",description=""
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Status",type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type==\"Ready\")].message",description=""
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io_kustomizations.yaml b/config/crd/bases/kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io_kustomizations.yaml
index a7bdb635..cedcf7fa 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io_kustomizations.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io_kustomizations.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ spec:
     kind: Kustomization
     listKind: KustomizationList
     plural: kustomizations
+    shortNames:
+    - ks
     singular: kustomization
   scope: Namespaced
   versions: