diff --git a/commands/build.go b/commands/build.go
index 374f4d54f623..1bf77dc81263 100644
--- a/commands/build.go
+++ b/commands/build.go
@@ -528,9 +528,10 @@ func buildCmd(dockerCli command.Cli, rootOpts *rootOptions, debugConfig *debug.D
 	options := &buildOptions{}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "build [OPTIONS] PATH | URL | -",
-		Short: "Start a build",
-		Args:  cli.ExactArgs(1),
+		Use:     "build [OPTIONS] PATH | URL | -",
+		Short:   "Start a build",
+		Args:    cli.ExactArgs(1),
+		Aliases: []string{"b"},
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
 			"aliases": "docker build, docker builder build, docker image build, docker buildx b",
 		},
diff --git a/tests/build.go b/tests/build.go
index 2b48bdc7ad32..dfb99a7f4164 100644
--- a/tests/build.go
+++ b/tests/build.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func buildCmd(sb integration.Sandbox, opts ...cmdOpt) (string, error) {
 
 var buildTests = []func(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox){
 	testBuild,
+	testBuildAlias,
 	testBuildStdin,
 	testBuildRemote,
 	testBuildLocalState,
@@ -81,6 +82,13 @@ func testBuild(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, string(out))
 }
 
+func testBuildAlias(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
+	dir := createTestProject(t)
+	cmd := buildxCmd(sb, withDir(dir), withArgs("b", dir))
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err, string(out))
+}
+
 func testBuildStdin(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
 	dockerfile := []byte(`
 FROM busybox:latest AS base