diff --git a/src/optics.jl b/src/optics.jl
index 18ddec7f..53a9ab37 100644
--- a/src/optics.jl
+++ b/src/optics.jl
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ end
     Elements
 
 Access all elements of a collection that implements `map`.
+An alias for `Elements()` is available as `∗` (`\\ast`). This optic can also be written as `@optic _[∗]`.
 
 ```jldoctest
 julia> using Accessors
@@ -295,7 +296,8 @@ end
 """
     Properties()
 
-Access all properties of an objects.
+Access all properties of an object.
+An alias for `Properties()` is available as `∗ₚ` (`\\ast\\_p`). This optic can also be written as `@optic _[∗ₚ]`.
 
 ```jldoctest
 julia> using Accessors
diff --git a/src/sugar.jl b/src/sugar.jl
index b4178f28..d755601b 100644
--- a/src/sugar.jl
+++ b/src/sugar.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export @set, @optic, @o, @reset, @modify, @delete, @insert, @accessor
+export @set, @optic, @o, @reset, @modify, @delete, @insert, @accessor, ∗, ∗ₚ
 using MacroTools
 
 """
diff --git a/test/test_optics.jl b/test/test_optics.jl
index 5dcda4b7..e40c6be3 100644
--- a/test/test_optics.jl
+++ b/test/test_optics.jl
@@ -102,4 +102,10 @@ end
     @test Accessors.DynamicIndexLens(lastindex).([(1,2,3), (4,5)]) == [3, 5]
 end
 
+@testset "shortcuts" begin
+    @test (@o _.a[2]) === (@optic _.a[2])
+    @test (@optic _[∗]) === Elements()
+    @test (@optic _.a[∗][2]) === (@optic _.a |> Elements() |> _[2])
+end
+
 end#module