diff --git a/tools/wt-worktree/tests/test_cli.py b/tools/wt-worktree/tests/test_cli.py
index c50453b..0ec6da8 100644
--- a/tools/wt-worktree/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tools/wt-worktree/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ def test_sync_command_with_rebase(runner, initialized_repo, no_prompt):
     assert result.exit_code == 0 or result.exit_code == 3
 
 
+def test_sync_command_with_rebase_shortcut(runner, initialized_repo, no_prompt):
+    """Test wt sync -r command (shortcut for --rebase)."""
+    # Run sync with -r shortcut - will have no upstream but shouldn't crash
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["sync", "-r"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0 or result.exit_code == 3
+
+
 def test_sync_command_invalid_args(runner, initialized_repo):
     """Test wt sync with invalid argument combinations."""
     # Both include and exclude
diff --git a/tools/wt-worktree/wt/cli.py b/tools/wt-worktree/wt/cli.py
index 9f99312..2d721f3 100644
--- a/tools/wt-worktree/wt/cli.py
+++ b/tools/wt-worktree/wt/cli.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ def config(ctx: Context, key: Optional[str], value: Optional[str],
 @click.option("--all", "sync_all", is_flag=True, help="Sync all worktrees")
 @click.option("--include", help="Comma-separated list of worktrees to sync")
 @click.option("--exclude", help="Comma-separated list of worktrees to skip")
-@click.option("--rebase", is_flag=True, help="Rebase onto default base after pull")
+@click.option("-r", "--rebase", is_flag=True, help="Rebase onto default base after pull")
 @pass_context
 def sync(ctx: Context, sync_all: bool, include: Optional[str],
          exclude: Optional[str], rebase: bool):