diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/vpc-endpoint.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/vpc-endpoint.ts
index 85c77c4395c96..ccb23517c4ff6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/vpc-endpoint.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/vpc-endpoint.ts
@@ -316,10 +316,15 @@ export class InterfaceVpcEndpointAwsService implements IInterfaceVpcEndpointServ
   public static readonly XRAY = new InterfaceVpcEndpointAwsService('xray');
 
   /**
-   * The name of the service.
+   * The name of the service. e.g. com.amazonaws.us-east-1.ecs
    */
   public readonly name: string;
 
+  /**
+   * The short name of the service. e.g. ecs
+   */
+  public readonly shortName: string;
+
   /**
    * The port of the service.
    */
@@ -348,6 +353,7 @@ export class InterfaceVpcEndpointAwsService implements IInterfaceVpcEndpointServ
     });
 
     this.name = `${prefix || defaultEndpointPrefix}.${region}.${name}${defaultEndpointSuffix}`;
+    this.shortName = name;
     this.port = port || 443;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/vpc-endpoint.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/vpc-endpoint.test.ts
index 9baa7c9e7e437..7ad9568478b51 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/vpc-endpoint.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/vpc-endpoint.test.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ describe('vpc endpoint', () => {
 
     });
 
+    describe('interface endpoint retains service name in shortName property', () => {
+      test('shortName property', () => {
+        expect(InterfaceVpcEndpointAwsService.ECS.shortName).toBe('ecs');
+        expect(InterfaceVpcEndpointAwsService.ECR_DOCKER.shortName).toBe('ecr.dkr');
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('add interface endpoint to looked-up VPC', () => {
       test('initial run', () => {
         // GIVEN