diff --git a/package/kedro_viz/launchers/cli.py b/package/kedro_viz/launchers/cli.py
index 01c8ad29e6..a191f309d1 100644
--- a/package/kedro_viz/launchers/cli.py
+++ b/package/kedro_viz/launchers/cli.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def commands():
 )
 @click.option(
     "--autoreload",
+    "-a",
     is_flag=True,
     help="Autoreload viz server when a Python or YAML file change in the Kedro project",
 )