diff --git a/programs/shell/default.nix b/programs/shell/default.nix
index 93b7358..1f2ff39 100644
--- a/programs/shell/default.nix
+++ b/programs/shell/default.nix
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@
         ignoreDups = true;
         ignoreSpace = true;
       };
+      shellAliases = {
+        nixos-upgrade = "systemctl start nixos-upgrade.service";
+        nixos-status = "systemctl status nixos-upgrade.service";
+      };
       oh-my-zsh = {
         enable = true;
         plugins = ["colored-man-pages" "lol" "rand-quote"];