diff --git a/tests/apichecks/crds_test.go b/tests/apichecks/crds_test.go
index 19ceb37599..67158bdc54 100644
--- a/tests/apichecks/crds_test.go
+++ b/tests/apichecks/crds_test.go
@@ -372,3 +372,21 @@ func TestCRDCamelCase(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(errs)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCRDShortNames(t *testing.T) {
+	crds, err := crdloader.LoadAllCRDs()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error loading CRDs: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var errs []string
+	for _, crd := range crds {
+		if len(crd.Spec.Names.ShortNames) == 0 {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("[shortnames] crd=%s: missing shortnames", crd.Name))
+		}
+	}
+
+	sort.Strings(errs)
+	want := strings.Join(errs, "\n")
+	test.CompareGoldenFile(t, "testdata/exceptions/shortnames.txt", want)
+}
diff --git a/tests/apichecks/testdata/exceptions/shortnames.txt b/tests/apichecks/testdata/exceptions/shortnames.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c27fa2457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apichecks/testdata/exceptions/shortnames.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[shortnames] crd=bigqueryanalyticshublistings.bigqueryanalyticshub.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=bigquerydatatransferconfigs.bigquerydatatransfer.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=cloudbuildworkerpools.cloudbuild.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=configconnectorcontexts.core.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=configconnectors.core.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=controllerreconcilers.customize.core.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=controllerresources.customize.core.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=firestoredatabases.firestore.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=mutatingwebhookconfigurationcustomizations.customize.core.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=namespacedcontrollerreconcilers.customize.core.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=namespacedcontrollerresources.customize.core.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=networkconnectivityserviceconnectionpolicies.networkconnectivity.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=privilegedaccessmanagerentitlements.privilegedaccessmanager.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=redisclusters.redis.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=validatingwebhookconfigurationcustomizations.customize.core.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
+[shortnames] crd=workstationclusters.workstations.cnrm.cloud.google.com: missing shortnames
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