diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 26183b4..b88b729 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type UserConfig struct {
 	PreserveTitleAndBody bool `default:"false" yaml:"preserveTitleAndBody"`
 	NoRebase             bool `default:"false" yaml:"noRebase"`
 	DeleteMergedBranches bool `default:"false" yaml:"deleteMergedBranches"`
+	ShortPRLink          bool `default:"false" yaml:"shortPRLink"`
 }
 
 type InternalState struct {
diff --git a/github/pullrequest.go b/github/pullrequest.go
index 899811f..422e0a6 100644
--- a/github/pullrequest.go
+++ b/github/pullrequest.go
@@ -176,9 +176,13 @@ func (pr *PullRequest) String(config *config.Config) string {
 	}
 
 	prInfo := fmt.Sprintf("%3d", pr.Number)
-	if config.User.ShowPRLink {
-		prInfo = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s/%s/pull/%d",
-			config.Repo.GitHubHost, config.Repo.GitHubRepoOwner, config.Repo.GitHubRepoName, pr.Number)
+	prURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s/%s/pull/%d",
+		config.Repo.GitHubHost, config.Repo.GitHubRepoOwner, config.Repo.GitHubRepoName, pr.Number)
+	if config.User.ShortPRLink {
+		// OSC 8 terminal hyperlink: \033]8;;URL\033\\TEXT\033]8;;\033\\
+		prInfo = fmt.Sprintf("\033]8;;%s\033\\PR-%d\033]8;;\033\\", prURL, pr.Number)
+	} else if config.User.ShowPRLink {
+		prInfo = prURL
 	}
 
 	var mq string
@@ -202,6 +206,11 @@ func (pr *PullRequest) String(config *config.Config) string {
 		terminalWidth = 1000
 	}
 	lineLength := utf8.RuneCountInString(line)
+	if config.User.ShortPRLink {
+		// OSC 8 escape sequences are invisible; subtract their length
+		// The escape overhead is: \033]8;; + URL + \033\\ + \033]8;;\033\\ = 12 + len(URL)
+		lineLength -= 12 + utf8.RuneCountInString(prURL)
+	}
 	if config.User.StatusBitsEmojis {
 		// each emoji consumes 2 chars in the terminal
 		lineLength += 4
diff --git a/github/pullrequest_test.go b/github/pullrequest_test.go
index 9a8a282..51fa172 100644
--- a/github/pullrequest_test.go
+++ b/github/pullrequest_test.go
@@ -170,10 +170,42 @@ func TestString(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	cfgWithShowPRLink := &config.Config{
+		Repo: &config.RepoConfig{
+			RequireChecks:   true,
+			RequireApproval: true,
+			GitHubHost:      "github.com",
+			GitHubRepoOwner: "testowner",
+			GitHubRepoName:  "testrepo",
+		},
+		User: &config.UserConfig{
+			StatusBitsEmojis: false,
+			ShowPRLink:       true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	cfgWithShortPRLink := &config.Config{
+		Repo: &config.RepoConfig{
+			RequireChecks:   true,
+			RequireApproval: true,
+			GitHubHost:      "github.com",
+			GitHubRepoOwner: "testowner",
+			GitHubRepoName:  "testrepo",
+		},
+		User: &config.UserConfig{
+			StatusBitsEmojis: false,
+			ShortPRLink:      true,
+		},
+	}
+
 	tests := []testcase{
 		{expect: "[?xxx] .   0 : Title", pr: pr(true, 1), cfg: cfg},
 		{expect: "[?xxx] .   0 : Title", pr: pr(true, 2), cfg: cfg},
 		{expect: "[?xxx] !   0 : Title", pr: pr(false, 2), cfg: cfg},
+		// ShowPRLink: full URL is displayed
+		{expect: "[?xxx] . https://github.com/testowner/testrepo/pull/0 : Title", pr: pr(true, 1), cfg: cfgWithShowPRLink},
+		// ShortPRLink: clickable short link via OSC 8
+		{expect: "[?xxx] . \033]8;;https://github.com/testowner/testrepo/pull/0\033\\PR-0\033]8;;\033\\ : Title", pr: pr(true, 1), cfg: cfgWithShortPRLink},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expect, test.pr.String(test.cfg), fmt.Sprintf("case %d failed", i))
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 65cff14..d6dcbe1 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ User specific configuration is saved to .spr.yml in the user home directory.
 | preserveTitleAndBody | bool | false   | updating pull requests will not overwrite the pr title and body |
 | noRebase             | bool | false   | when true spr update will not rebase on top of origin |
 | deleteMergedBranches | bool | false   | delete branches after prs are merged |
+| shortPRLink          | bool | false   | show pull request links as clickable PR-<number> instead of full URL |
 
 Happy Coding!
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