diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index 8c6efbf..d6bfa6b 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             print(f"Setting device owner to {args.set_owner}")
             interface.getNode(args.dest).setOwner(args.set_owner)
 
+        if args.set_owner_short:
+            closeNow = True
+            print(f"Setting device owner short to {args.set_owner_short}")
+            interface.getNode(args.dest).setOwner(long_name=None, short_name=args.set_owner_short)
+
         if args.pos_fields:
             # If --pos-fields invoked with args, set position fields
             closeNow = True
@@ -332,6 +337,10 @@ def onConnected(interface):
                     print(f"Setting device owner to {configuration['owner']}")
                     interface.getNode(args.dest).setOwner(configuration['owner'])
 
+                if 'owner_short' in configuration:
+                    print(f"Setting device owner short to {configuration['owner_short']}")
+                    interface.getNode(args.dest).setOwner(long_name=None, short_owner=configuration['owner_short'])
+
                 if 'channel_url' in configuration:
                     print("Setting channel url to", configuration['channel_url'])
                     interface.getNode(args.dest).setURL(configuration['channel_url'])
@@ -569,6 +578,7 @@ def subscribe():
 def export_config(interface):
     """used in--export-config"""
     owner = interface.getLongName()
+    owner_short = interface.getShortName()
     channel_url = interface.localNode.getURL()
     myinfo = interface.getMyNodeInfo()
     pos = myinfo.get('position')
@@ -583,6 +593,8 @@ def export_config(interface):
     config = "# start of Meshtastic configure yaml\n"
     if owner:
         config += f"owner: {owner}\n\n"
+    if owner_short:
+        config += f"owner_short: {owner_short}\n\n"
     if channel_url:
         if Globals.getInstance().get_camel_case():
             config += f"channelUrl: {channel_url}\n\n"
@@ -785,10 +797,12 @@ def initParser():
     parser.add_argument(
         "--ch-shortfast", help="Change to the short-range and fast channel", action='store_true')
 
-
     parser.add_argument(
         "--set-owner", help="Set device owner name", action="store")
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--set-owner-short", help="Set device owner short name", action="store")
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--set-team", help="Set team affiliation (an invalid team will list valid values)", action="store")
 
diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
index 52b3ad7..3bc722b 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
@@ -425,6 +425,23 @@ def test_main_set_owner_to_bob(capsys):
         mo.assert_called()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.unit
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_globals")
+def test_main_set_owner_short_to_bob(capsys):
+    """Test --set-owner-short bob"""
+    sys.argv = ['', '--set-owner-short', 'bob']
+    Globals.getInstance().set_args(sys.argv)
+
+    iface = MagicMock(autospec=SerialInterface)
+    with patch('meshtastic.serial_interface.SerialInterface', return_value=iface) as mo:
+        main()
+        out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert re.search(r'Connected to radio', out, re.MULTILINE)
+        assert re.search(r'Setting device owner short to bob', out, re.MULTILINE)
+        assert err == ''
+        mo.assert_called()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.unit
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_globals")
 def test_main_set_ham_to_KI123(capsys):
diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
index 8c13ee2..9761274 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ def test_setOwner_and_team(caplog):
     assert re.search(r'p.set_owner.team:1', caplog.text, re.MULTILINE)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_setOwnerShort(caplog):
+    """Test setOwner"""
+    anode = Node('foo', 'bar', noProto=True)
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.DEBUG):
+        anode.setOwner(long_name=None, short_name='123')
+    assert re.search(r'p.set_owner.short_name:123:', caplog.text, re.MULTILINE)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_setOwner_no_short_name(caplog):
     """Test setOwner"""