diff --git a/lib/lita/handlers/google.rb b/lib/lita/handlers/google.rb
index 0c9e5f7..5ea0117 100644
--- a/lib/lita/handlers/google.rb
+++ b/lib/lita/handlers/google.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Handlers
     class Google < Handler
       URL = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/search/web"
 
-      route(/^google\s+(.+)/i, :search, command: true, help: {
+      route(/^(?:google|g)\s+(.+)/i, :search, command: true, help: {
         "google QUERY" => "Return the first Google search result for QUERY."
       })
 
diff --git a/spec/lita/handlers/google_spec.rb b/spec/lita/handlers/google_spec.rb
index 4331fde..72557df 100644
--- a/spec/lita/handlers/google_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lita/handlers/google_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 describe Lita::Handlers::Google, lita_handler: true do
   it { routes_command("google ruby").to(:search) }
   it { routes_command("google me ruby").to(:search) }
+  it { routes_command("g ruby").to(:search) }
 
   describe "#search" do
     let(:response) do