diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
index 3ef1b9e427..3b0a421a28 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ Interface changes
     - rename `--fps` to `--container-fps-override`
     - rename `--override-display-fps` to `--display-fps-override`
     - rename `--sub-ass-force-style` to `--sub-ass-style-overrides`
+    - rename `--screenshot-directory` to `--screenshot-dir`
  --- mpv 0.36.0 ---
     - add `--target-contrast`
     - Target luminance value is now also applied when ICC profile is used.
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index 3aee640800..db34c5f8d3 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -4451,7 +4451,7 @@ Screenshot
     ``%%``
         Replaced with the ``%`` character itself.
 
-``--screenshot-directory=<path>``
+``--screenshot-dir=<path>``
     Store screenshots in this directory. This path is joined with the filename
     generated by ``--screenshot-template``. If the template filename is already
     absolute, the directory is ignored.
diff --git a/etc/builtin.conf b/etc/builtin.conf
index 8ea64fdcc8..7bfbaceb02 100644
--- a/etc/builtin.conf
+++ b/etc/builtin.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ player-operation-mode=pseudo-gui
 terminal=no
 force-window=yes
 idle=once
-screenshot-directory=~~desktop/
+screenshot-dir=~~desktop/
 
 [libmpv]
 config=no
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 25dc84ad32..e1d01adbd6 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ static const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
 
     {"screenshot", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(screenshot_image_opts, screenshot_conf)},
     {"screenshot-template", OPT_STRING(screenshot_template)},
-    {"screenshot-directory", OPT_STRING(screenshot_directory),
+    {"screenshot-dir", OPT_STRING(screenshot_dir),
         .flags = M_OPT_FILE},
     {"screenshot-sw", OPT_BOOL(screenshot_sw)},
 
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ static const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
 
     {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(encode_opts, encode_config)},
 
+    {"screenshot-directory", OPT_REPLACED("screenshot-dir")},
     {"sub-forced-only", OPT_REPLACED("sub-forced-events-only")},
     {0}
 };
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 3c1e947622..91cc2f85b9 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
 
     struct image_writer_opts *screenshot_image_opts;
     char *screenshot_template;
-    char *screenshot_directory;
+    char *screenshot_dir;
     bool screenshot_sw;
 
     struct m_channels audio_output_channels;
diff --git a/player/screenshot.c b/player/screenshot.c
index 37de982996..1d151a5475 100644
--- a/player/screenshot.c
+++ b/player/screenshot.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static char *gen_fname(struct mp_cmd_ctx *cmd, const char *file_ext)
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        char *dir = ctx->mpctx->opts->screenshot_directory;
+        char *dir = ctx->mpctx->opts->screenshot_dir;
         if (dir && dir[0]) {
             void *t = fname;
             dir = mp_get_user_path(t, ctx->mpctx->global, dir);