diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go
index 85d981f1a3b..c501c6a0867 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var _ rest.ShortNamesProvider = &REST{}
 
 // ShortNames implements the ShortNamesProvider interface. Returns a list of short names for a resource.
 func (r *REST) ShortNames() []string {
-	return []string{"crd"}
+	return []string{"crd", "crds"}
 }
 
 // Delete adds the CRD finalizer to the list