diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
index 047f7b1532b3..de2e0afbfcb2 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ struct Identifier {
         long,
         value_name = "NAME",
         help = "Name for the chat session (e.g., 'project-x')",
-        long_help = "Specify a name for your chat session. When used with --resume, will resume this specific session if it exists."
+        long_help = "Specify a name for your chat session. When used with --resume, will resume this specific session if it exists.",
+        alias = "id"
     )]
     name: Option<String>,