diff --git a/src/LukeSnowden/GoogleShoppingFeed/Item.php b/src/LukeSnowden/GoogleShoppingFeed/Item.php
index 2eaeeb1..46ae479 100644
--- a/src/LukeSnowden/GoogleShoppingFeed/Item.php
+++ b/src/LukeSnowden/GoogleShoppingFeed/Item.php
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@ public function title($title)
         $this->nodes['title'] = $node->value($title)->_namespace($this->namespace)->addCdata();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $short_title
+     */
+    public function short_title($short_title)
+    {
+        $node = new Node('short_title');
+        $short_title = $this->safeCharEncodeText($short_title);
+        $this->nodes['short_title'] = $node->value($short_title)->_namespace($this->namespace)->addCdata();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $link
      */