diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cbf478fa..7eb975c1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 * Allow the null safety release of args and watcher.
 
+### Command Line Interface
+
+* Add a `-w` shorthand for the `--watch` flag.
+
 ## 1.32.8
 
 * Update chokidar version for Node API tests.
diff --git a/lib/src/executable/options.dart b/lib/src/executable/options.dart
index 985b4e0e2..89ccde749 100644
--- a/lib/src/executable/options.dart
+++ b/lib/src/executable/options.dart
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class ExecutableOptions {
     parser
       ..addSeparator(_separator('Other'))
       ..addFlag('watch',
+          abbr: 'w',
           help: 'Watch stylesheets and recompile when they change.',
           negatable: false)
       ..addFlag('poll',