diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/cli/cli.go b/cmd/tailscale/cli/cli.go
index bb085bf33..19f6c0763 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/cli.go
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ change in the future.
 			versionCmd,
 			webCmd,
 			fileCmd,
-			shareCmd,
 			bugReportCmd,
 			certCmd,
 			netlockCmd,
@@ -148,6 +147,8 @@ change in the future.
 	switch {
 	case slices.Contains(args, "debug"):
 		rootCmd.Subcommands = append(rootCmd.Subcommands, debugCmd)
+	case slices.Contains(args, "share"):
+		rootCmd.Subcommands = append(rootCmd.Subcommands, shareCmd)
 	}
 	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" && distro.Get() == distro.Synology {
 		rootCmd.Subcommands = append(rootCmd.Subcommands, configureHostCmd)
diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/cli/share.go b/cmd/tailscale/cli/share.go
index d93116423..981c5fb8e 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/share.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/share.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	shareAddUsage    = "[ALPHA] share add <name> <path>"
-	shareRemoveUsage = "[ALPHA] share remove <name>"
-	shareListUsage   = "[ALPHA] share list"
+	shareAddUsage    = "share add <name> <path>"
+	shareRemoveUsage = "share remove <name>"
+	shareListUsage   = "share list"
 )
 
 var shareCmd = &ffcli.Command{
@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ var shareCmd = &ffcli.Command{
 		{
 			Name:      "add",
 			Exec:      runShareAdd,
-			ShortHelp: "add a share",
+			ShortHelp: "[ALPHA] add a share",
 			UsageFunc: usageFunc,
 		},
 		{
 			Name:      "remove",
-			ShortHelp: "remove a share",
+			ShortHelp: "[ALPHA] remove a share",
 			Exec:      runShareRemove,
 			UsageFunc: usageFunc,
 		},
 		{
 			Name:      "list",
-			ShortHelp: "list current shares",
+			ShortHelp: "[ALPHA] list current shares",
 			Exec:      runShareList,
 			UsageFunc: usageFunc,
 		},