diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/80523_-_adding_short_option_for_--ask-vault-pass.yml b/changelogs/fragments/80523_-_adding_short_option_for_--ask-vault-pass.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5eace64d8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/80523_-_adding_short_option_for_--ask-vault-pass.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - cli - Added short option '-J' for asking for vault password (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/80523).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/arguments/option_helpers.py b/lib/ansible/cli/arguments/option_helpers.py
index eef461f5fbf..3baaf255cc3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/arguments/option_helpers.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/arguments/option_helpers.py
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ def add_vault_options(parser):
     parser.add_argument('--vault-id', default=[], dest='vault_ids', action='append', type=str,
                         help='the vault identity to use')
     base_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
-    base_group.add_argument('--ask-vault-password', '--ask-vault-pass', default=C.DEFAULT_ASK_VAULT_PASS, dest='ask_vault_pass', action='store_true',
+    base_group.add_argument('-J', '--ask-vault-password', '--ask-vault-pass', default=C.DEFAULT_ASK_VAULT_PASS, dest='ask_vault_pass', action='store_true',
                             help='ask for vault password')
     base_group.add_argument('--vault-password-file', '--vault-pass-file', default=[], dest='vault_password_files',
                             help="vault password file", type=unfrack_path(follow=False), action='append')