diff --git a/api/v1beta1/flinkcluster_types.go b/api/v1beta1/flinkcluster_types.go
index 14c0b441..5420c470 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/flinkcluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/flinkcluster_types.go
@@ -675,6 +675,9 @@ type FlinkClusterStatus struct {
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
+// +kubebuilder:resource:shortName="fc"
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="status",type=string,JSONPath=`.status.state`
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="age",type=date,JSONPath=`.metadata.creationTimestamp`
 
 // FlinkCluster is the Schema for the flinkclusters API
 type FlinkCluster struct {
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/flinkoperator.k8s.io_flinkclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/flinkoperator.k8s.io_flinkclusters.yaml
index 9a5e5031..27157477 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/flinkoperator.k8s.io_flinkclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/flinkoperator.k8s.io_flinkclusters.yaml
@@ -8,11 +8,20 @@ metadata:
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: flinkclusters.flinkoperator.k8s.io
 spec:
+  additionalPrinterColumns:
+  - JSONPath: .status.state
+    name: status
+    type: string
+  - JSONPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
+    name: age
+    type: date
   group: flinkoperator.k8s.io
   names:
     kind: FlinkCluster
     listKind: FlinkClusterList
     plural: flinkclusters
+    shortNames:
+    - fc
     singular: flinkcluster
   scope: Namespaced
   subresources: