diff --git a/.changes/shell-fix-schema-command-property-name.md b/.changes/shell-fix-schema-command-property-name.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..836368a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/shell-fix-schema-command-property-name.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shell": "patch"
+---
+
+Change shell's schema property name `command` to `cmd`.
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/scope_entry.rs b/plugins/shell/src/scope_entry.rs
index aac8e695f..ff94a3a78 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/scope_entry.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/scope_entry.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct Entry {
     /// `$TEMPLATE`, `$VIDEO`, `$RESOURCE`, `$APP`, `$LOG`, `$TEMP`, `$APPCONFIG`, `$APPDATA`,
     /// `$APPLOCALDATA`, `$APPCACHE`, `$APPLOG`.
     // use default just so the schema doesn't flag it as required
+    #[serde(rename = "cmd")]
     pub command: PathBuf,
 
     /// The allowed arguments for the command execution.