diff --git a/.changeset/tangy-geckos-fry.md b/.changeset/tangy-geckos-fry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b73b945398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tangy-geckos-fry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-installation": major
+"@pnpm/parse-cli-args": major
+"pnpm": major
+---
+
+Support lowercase options in `pnpm add`: `-d`, `-p`, `-o`, `-e` [#9197](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues/9197).
+
+When using `pnpm add` command only:
+
+- `-p` is now an alias for `--save-prod` instead of `--parseable`
+- `-d` is now an alias for `--save-dev` instead of `--loglevel=info`
diff --git a/cli/parse-cli-args/test/index.ts b/cli/parse-cli-args/test/index.ts
index ae46db9e49..3d3b138145 100644
--- a/cli/parse-cli-args/test/index.ts
+++ b/cli/parse-cli-args/test/index.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,43 @@ test('use command-specific shorthands', async () => {
   expect(options).toHaveProperty(['dev'])
 })
 
+test('command-specific shorthands override universal shorthands', async () => {
+  const { options } = await parseCliArgs({
+    ...DEFAULT_OPTS,
+    getTypesByCommandName: (commandName: string) => {
+      if (commandName === 'add') {
+        return {
+          'save-dev': Boolean,
+          'save-prod': Boolean,
+          'save-optional': Boolean,
+          'save-exact': Boolean,
+          loglevel: String,
+          parseable: Boolean,
+        }
+      }
+      return {}
+    },
+    universalShorthands: {
+      d: '--loglevel',
+      p: '--parseable',
+    },
+    shorthandsByCommandName: {
+      add: {
+        d: '--save-dev',
+        p: '--save-prod',
+        o: '--save-optional',
+        e: '--save-exact',
+      },
+    },
+  }, ['add', '-d', '-p', '-o', '-e', 'package'])
+  expect(options['save-dev']).toBe(true)
+  expect(options['save-prod']).toBe(true)
+  expect(options['save-optional']).toBe(true)
+  expect(options['save-exact']).toBe(true)
+  expect(options.loglevel).toBeUndefined()
+  expect(options.parseable).toBeUndefined()
+})
+
 test('any unknown command is treated as a script', async () => {
   const { options, cmd, params, fallbackCommandUsed } = await parseCliArgs({
     ...DEFAULT_OPTS,
diff --git a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/src/add.ts b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/src/add.ts
index efb57adf7d..e65595be73 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/src/add.ts
+++ b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/src/add.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import { writeSettings } from '@pnpm/config.config-writer'
 
 export const shorthands: Record<string, string> = {
   'save-catalog': '--save-catalog-name=default',
+  d: '--save-dev',
+  e: '--save-exact',
+  o: '--save-optional',
+  p: '--save-prod',
 }
 
 export function rcOptionsTypes (): Record<string, unknown> {
@@ -111,17 +115,17 @@ export function help (): string {
           {
             description: 'Save package to your `dependencies`. The default behavior',
             name: '--save-prod',
-            shortAlias: '-P',
+            shortAlias: '-p',
           },
           {
             description: 'Save package to your `devDependencies`',
             name: '--save-dev',
-            shortAlias: '-D',
+            shortAlias: '-d',
           },
           {
             description: 'Save package to your `optionalDependencies`',
             name: '--save-optional',
-            shortAlias: '-O',
+            shortAlias: '-o',
           },
           {
             description: 'Save package to your `peerDependencies` and `devDependencies`',
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ export function help (): string {
           {
             description: 'Install exact version',
             name: '--[no-]save-exact',
-            shortAlias: '-E',
+            shortAlias: '-e',
           },
           {
             description: 'Save packages from the workspace with a "workspace:" protocol. True by default',
diff --git a/pnpm/test/errorHandler.test.ts b/pnpm/test/errorHandler.test.ts
index fbfc667cae..fbfe313bd4 100644
--- a/pnpm/test/errorHandler.test.ts
+++ b/pnpm/test/errorHandler.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test('should print json format error when add dependency on workspace root', asy
   ])
   writeYamlFile('pnpm-workspace.yaml', { packages: ['**', '!store/**'] })
 
-  const { status, stdout } = execPnpmSync(['add', 'nanoid', '-p'])
+  const { status, stdout } = execPnpmSync(['add', 'nanoid', '--parseable'])
 
   expect(status).toBe(1)
   const { error } = JSON.parse(stdout.toString())