diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
index 4dc2829825d60..df1d996110b31 100644
--- a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ The following shorthands are parsed on the command-line:
 * `--desc`: `--description`
 * `-f`: `--force`
 * `-g`: `--global`
+* `--iwr`: `--include-workspace-root`
 * `-L`: `--location`
 * `-d`: `--loglevel info`
 * `-s`: `--loglevel silent`
diff --git a/lib/utils/config/index.js b/lib/utils/config/index.js
index d8706d50c612d..b0ad24d7ee12f 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/index.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const shorthands = {
   porcelain: ['--parseable'],
   readonly: ['--read-only'],
   reg: ['--registry'],
+  iwr: ['--include-workspace-root'],
 }
 
 for (const [key, { short }] of Object.entries(definitions)) {
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/index.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/index.js.test.cjs
index f1cba9264ee2f..78055d5bc720b 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/index.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/index.js.test.cjs
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ Object {
   "help": Array [
     "--usage",
   ],
+  "iwr": Array [
+    "--include-workspace-root",
+  ],
   "l": Array [
     "--long",
   ],