diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
index 1478367ff10..3a6b85ca170 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ var shortForms = map[string]string{
 	// and add an entry to valid_resources when appropriate.
 	"cm":     "configmaps",
 	"cs":     "componentstatuses",
+	"csr":    "certificatesigningrequests",
 	"deploy": "deployments",
 	"ds":     "daemonsets",
 	"ep":     "endpoints",