diff --git a/.changeset/hip-hounds-remember.md b/.changeset/hip-hounds-remember.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c600c88b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-hounds-remember.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-shortcuts': patch
+---
+
+Properly read saved shortcuts from StorageApi
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.ts b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.ts
index 8a713b9b8f..ef54f68acd 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.ts
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/LocalStoredShortcuts.ts
@@ -82,11 +82,9 @@ export class LocalStoredShortcuts implements ShortcutApi {
   };
 
   private get() {
-    return (
-      (this.storageApi.get('items') as Shortcut[])?.sort((a, b) =>
-        a.title >= b.title ? 1 : -1,
-      ) ?? []
-    );
+    return Array.from(
+      this.storageApi.snapshot<Shortcut[]>('items').value ?? [],
+    ).sort((a, b) => (a.title >= b.title ? 1 : -1));
   }
 
   private notify() {