diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bcd76df24e06..64a99d482eb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * [\#11772](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/11772) Limit types.Dec length to avoid overflow.
 * [\#10947](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10947) Add `AllowancesByGranter` query to the feegrant module
 * [\#9639](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/9639) Check store keys length before accessing them by making sure that `key` is of length `m+1` (for `key[n:m]`)
+* [\#11983](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/11983) (x/feegrant, x/authz) rename grants query commands to `grants-by-grantee`, `grants-by-granter` cmds.
 
 ## Improvements
 
diff --git a/x/authz/client/cli/query.go b/x/authz/client/cli/query.go
index dfc997c445e4..c26b229f2dbb 100644
--- a/x/authz/client/cli/query.go
+++ b/x/authz/client/cli/query.go
@@ -96,13 +96,14 @@ $ %s query %s grants cosmos1skjw.. cosmos1skjwj.. %s
 
 func GetQueryGranterGrants() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "granter-grants [granter-addr]",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Short: "query authorization grants granted by granter",
+		Use:     "grants-by-granter [granter-addr]",
+		Aliases: []string{"granter-grants"},
+		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Short:   "query authorization grants granted by granter",
 		Long: strings.TrimSpace(
 			fmt.Sprintf(`Query authorization grants granted by granter.
 Examples:
-$ %s q %s granter-grants cosmos1skj..
+$ %s q %s grants-by-granter cosmos1skj..
 `,
 				version.AppName, authz.ModuleName),
 		),
@@ -144,13 +145,14 @@ $ %s q %s granter-grants cosmos1skj..
 
 func GetQueryGranteeGrants() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "grantee-grants [grantee-addr]",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Short: "query authorization grants granted to a grantee",
+		Use:     "grants-by-grantee [grantee-addr]",
+		Aliases: []string{"grantee-grants"},
+		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Short:   "query authorization grants granted to a grantee",
 		Long: strings.TrimSpace(
 			fmt.Sprintf(`Query authorization grants granted to a grantee.
 Examples:
-$ %s q %s grantee-grants cosmos1skj..
+$ %s q %s grants-by-grantee cosmos1skj..
 `,
 				version.AppName, authz.ModuleName),
 		),
diff --git a/x/feegrant/client/cli/query.go b/x/feegrant/client/cli/query.go
index 66e26b328e18..fe1323e0af4c 100644
--- a/x/feegrant/client/cli/query.go
+++ b/x/feegrant/client/cli/query.go
@@ -84,14 +84,15 @@ $ %s query feegrant grant [granter] [grantee]
 // GetCmdQueryFeeGrantsByGrantee returns cmd to query for all grants for a grantee.
 func GetCmdQueryFeeGrantsByGrantee() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "grants [grantee]",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Short: "Query all grants of a grantee",
+		Use:     "grants-by-grantee [grantee]",
+		Aliases: []string{"grants"},
+		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Short:   "Query all grants of a grantee",
 		Long: strings.TrimSpace(
 			fmt.Sprintf(`Queries all the grants for a grantee address.
 
 Example:
-$ %s query feegrant grants [grantee]
+$ %s query feegrant grants-by-grantee [grantee]
 `, version.AppName),
 		),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -133,14 +134,14 @@ $ %s query feegrant grants [grantee]
 // GetCmdQueryFeeGrantsByGranter returns cmd to query for all grants by a granter.
 func GetCmdQueryFeeGrantsByGranter() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "grants [granter]",
+		Use:   "grants-by-granter [granter]",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		Short: "Query all grants by a granter",
 		Long: strings.TrimSpace(
 			fmt.Sprintf(`Queries all the grants issued for a granter address.
 
 Example:
-$ %s query feegrant grants [granter]
+$ %s query feegrant grants-by-granter [granter]
 `, version.AppName),
 		),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {