diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
index eec6ace..fdb8ca1 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/backupconfiguration_types.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ type BackupConfigurationStatus struct {
 
 // BackupConfiguration is the Schema for the backupconfigurations API
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName="bc"
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 type BackupConfiguration struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/backupsession_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/backupsession_types.go
index 5e016e9..171aa7e 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/backupsession_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/backupsession_types.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type BackupSessionStatus struct {
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName="bs"
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Ref",type=string,JSONPath=`.spec.ref.name`
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="State",type=string,JSONPath=`.status.state`