diff --git a/config/crd/multicluster.x-k8s.io_serviceexports.yaml b/config/crd/multicluster.x-k8s.io_serviceexports.yaml
index 2372b1e..4716df5 100644
--- a/config/crd/multicluster.x-k8s.io_serviceexports.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/multicluster.x-k8s.io_serviceexports.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ spec:
     kind: ServiceExport
     listKind: ServiceExportList
     plural: serviceexports
+    shortNames:
+    - svcexport
+    - svcex
     singular: serviceexport
   scope: Namespaced
   versions:
diff --git a/config/crd/multicluster.x-k8s.io_serviceimports.yaml b/config/crd/multicluster.x-k8s.io_serviceimports.yaml
index 6b9c2c5..ab4bd07 100644
--- a/config/crd/multicluster.x-k8s.io_serviceimports.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/multicluster.x-k8s.io_serviceimports.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ spec:
     kind: ServiceImport
     listKind: ServiceImportList
     plural: serviceimports
+    shortNames:
+    - svcimport
+    - svcim
     singular: serviceimport
   scope: Namespaced
   versions:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/serviceexport.go b/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/serviceexport.go
index 9035206..c6616b6 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/serviceexport.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/serviceexport.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 // +genclient
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
 // +kubebuilder:storageversion
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName={svcexport,svcex}
 
 // ServiceExport declares that the Service with the same name and namespace
 // as this export should be consumable from other clusters.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/serviceimport.go b/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/serviceimport.go
index 238d612..82fafd0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/serviceimport.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/serviceimport.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 // +genclient
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
 // +kubebuilder:storageversion
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName={svcimport,svcim}
 
 // ServiceImport describes a service imported from clusters in a ClusterSet.
 type ServiceImport struct {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/serviceexport.go b/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/serviceexport.go
index 96d8ed1..8b4f675 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/serviceexport.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/serviceexport.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 // +genclient
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName={svcexport,svcex}
 
 // ServiceExport declares that the Service with the same name and namespace
 // as this export should be consumable from other clusters.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/serviceimport.go b/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/serviceimport.go
index e859e8c..4ca240e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/serviceimport.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/serviceimport.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 // +genclient
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName={svcimport,svcim}
 
 // ServiceImport describes a service imported from clusters in a ClusterSet and
 // the information necessary to consume it. ServiceImport is managed by an MCS