diff --git a/.sqlx/query-05452db872d5ae8574a979b07d19c2b0791f3f2c4c0ae4777b2a2c309410d0ec.json b/.sqlx/query-05452db872d5ae8574a979b07d19c2b0791f3f2c4c0ae4777b2a2c309410d0ec.json
index 92605eb..8cc93c7 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-05452db872d5ae8574a979b07d19c2b0791f3f2c4c0ae4777b2a2c309410d0ec.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-05452db872d5ae8574a979b07d19c2b0791f3f2c4c0ae4777b2a2c309410d0ec.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "ordinal": 4,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 5,
+        "name": "short_id",
+        "type_info": "Int4"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@
       true,
       true,
       false,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204.json b/.sqlx/query-1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204.json
index 1217e4d..5dfb444 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "ordinal": 4,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 5,
+        "name": "short_id",
+        "type_info": "Int4"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@
       true,
       true,
       false,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b.json b/.sqlx/query-2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b.json
index 73a859f..1e9b115 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "ordinal": 4,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 5,
+        "name": "short_id",
+        "type_info": "Int4"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@
       true,
       true,
       false,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367.json b/.sqlx/query-58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367.json
index 40c6ee7..bb26826 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "ordinal": 4,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 5,
+        "name": "short_id",
+        "type_info": "Int4"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@
       true,
       true,
       false,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b.json b/.sqlx/query-79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fab3573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sqlx/query-79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b.json
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "SELECT * FROM items WHERE id = ANY ($1)",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [
+      {
+        "ordinal": 0,
+        "name": "id",
+        "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 1,
+        "name": "name",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 2,
+        "name": "parent",
+        "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 3,
+        "name": "class",
+        "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 4,
+        "name": "created_at",
+        "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 5,
+        "name": "short_id",
+        "type_info": "Int4"
+      }
+    ],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "UuidArray"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": [
+      false,
+      true,
+      true,
+      false,
+      false,
+      false
+    ]
+  },
+  "hash": "79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b"
+}
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-85528d16361a6e736773e8f8aba4c85cfc7db545724d94c1a467b2c0c74b6b6e.json b/.sqlx/query-85528d16361a6e736773e8f8aba4c85cfc7db545724d94c1a467b2c0c74b6b6e.json
index eb03f0f..f8d747f 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-85528d16361a6e736773e8f8aba4c85cfc7db545724d94c1a467b2c0c74b6b6e.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-85528d16361a6e736773e8f8aba4c85cfc7db545724d94c1a467b2c0c74b6b6e.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "ordinal": 4,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 5,
+        "name": "short_id",
+        "type_info": "Int4"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@
       true,
       true,
       false,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2.json b/.sqlx/query-94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2.json
index 44006c7..950b148 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "ordinal": 4,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 5,
+        "name": "short_id",
+        "type_info": "Int4"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@
       true,
       true,
       false,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d.json b/.sqlx/query-e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d.json
index a7b8b6a..7ecd529 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         "ordinal": 4,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 5,
+        "name": "short_id",
+        "type_info": "Int4"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@
       true,
       true,
       false,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/migrations/20240711222015_item_add_short_id.down.sql b/migrations/20240711222015_item_add_short_id.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f197239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240711222015_item_add_short_id.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Simon Bruder <simon@sbruder.de>
+--
+-- SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+ALTER TABLE items
+  DROP short_id;
diff --git a/migrations/20240711222015_item_add_short_id.up.sql b/migrations/20240711222015_item_add_short_id.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6f75bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240711222015_item_add_short_id.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Simon Bruder <simon@sbruder.de>
+--
+-- SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+ALTER TABLE items
+  ADD short_id INTEGER UNIQUE GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY;
diff --git a/src/api/v1/label.rs b/src/api/v1/label.rs
index 4fdd977..4a36ee2 100644
--- a/src/api/v1/label.rs
+++ b/src/api/v1/label.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 use actix_web::http::header::{ContentDisposition, ContentType, DispositionParam, DispositionType};
 use actix_web::{error, get, web, HttpResponse, Responder};
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use sqlx::PgPool;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::label::{Label, LabelPage, LabelPreset};
+use crate::manage;
 
 pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(items);
@@ -21,7 +23,10 @@ struct QueryParams {
 }
 
 #[get("/label/items")]
-async fn items(params: web::Query<QueryParams>) -> actix_web::Result<impl Responder> {
+async fn items(
+    pool: web::Data<PgPool>,
+    params: web::Query<QueryParams>,
+) -> actix_web::Result<impl Responder> {
     let ids = params
         .ids
         .split(',')
@@ -30,14 +35,18 @@ async fn items(params: web::Query<QueryParams>) -> actix_web::Result<impl Respon
         .collect::<Result<Vec<Uuid>, uuid::Error>>()
         .map_err(error::ErrorInternalServerError)?;
 
+    let items = manage::item::get_multiple(&pool, &ids)
+        .await
+        .map_err(error::ErrorInternalServerError)?;
+
     let label_config = params.preset.clone().into();
 
     let label = Label {
-        pages: ids
+        pages: items
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|id| LabelPage {
-                id: Some(id),
-                short_id: None,
+            .map(|item| LabelPage {
+                id: Some(item.id),
+                short_id: Some(format!("{:06}", item.short_id)),
             })
             .collect(),
         config: label_config,
diff --git a/src/frontend/item.rs b/src/frontend/item.rs
index 96878e9..af6e49f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/item.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/item.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ async fn show_item(
                     th { "UUID" }
                     td { (item.id) }
                 }
+                tr {
+                    th { "Short ID" }
+                    td { (item.short_id) }
+                }
                 tr {
                     th { "Name" }
                     td { (item_name.clone().terse()) }
diff --git a/src/manage/item.rs b/src/manage/item.rs
index 62f38d6..1a33f01 100644
--- a/src/manage/item.rs
+++ b/src/manage/item.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ pub async fn get_all(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<Vec<Item>, sqlx::Error> {
         .await
 }
 
+pub async fn get_multiple(pool: &PgPool, ids: &[Uuid]) -> Result<Vec<Item>, sqlx::Error> {
+    query_as!(Item, "SELECT * FROM items WHERE id = ANY ($1)", ids)
+        .fetch_all(pool)
+        .await
+}
+
 pub async fn get_all_as_map(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<HashMap<Uuid, Item>, sqlx::Error> {
     Ok(get_all(pool)
         .await?
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 80a9950..b743a9c 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub struct Item {
     pub class: Uuid,
     #[serde(with = "time::serde::iso8601")]
     pub created_at: OffsetDateTime,
+    pub short_id: i32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]