diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/Shortcuts.tsx b/plugins/shortcuts/src/Shortcuts.tsx
index 4d65861bd9..0e8804cd39 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/Shortcuts.tsx
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/Shortcuts.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { shortcutsApiRef } from './api';
 export const Shortcuts = () => {
   const shortcutApi = useApi(shortcutsApiRef);
   const shortcuts = useObservable(
-    useMemo(() => shortcutApi.observe(), [shortcutApi]),
+    useMemo(() => shortcutApi.shortcut$(), [shortcutApi]),
   );
   const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = React.useState<Element | undefined>();
   const loading = Boolean(!shortcuts);
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.test.ts b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.test.ts
index 6fd45d73e5..94f63f846a 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('LocalStoredShortcuts', () => {
     const shortcut: Shortcut = { id: 'id', title: 'title', url: '/url' };
 
     await shortcutApi.add(shortcut);
-    shortcutApi.observe().subscribe(data => {
+    shortcutApi.shortcut$().subscribe(data => {
       expect(data).toEqual(
         expect.arrayContaining([{ ...shortcut, id: expect.anything() }]),
       );
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.ts b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.ts
index 2f84c0cf76..c606fb5f9a 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.ts
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { Shortcut } from '../types';
 export class LocalStoredShortcuts implements ShortcutApi {
   constructor(private readonly storageApi: StorageApi) {}
 
-  observe() {
+  shortcut$() {
     return this.observable;
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/ShortcutApi.ts b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/ShortcutApi.ts
index b2b1f772e5..bd6eb0f196 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/ShortcutApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/ShortcutApi.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface ShortcutApi {
   /**
    * Returns an Observable that will subscribe to changes.
    */
-  observe(): Observable<Shortcut[]>;
+  shortcut$(): Observable<Shortcut[]>;
 
   /**
    * Generates a unique id for the shortcut and then saves it.