diff --git a/data/tilesets/primary/general/metatile_attributes.bin b/data/tilesets/primary/general/metatile_attributes.bin
index d9cd29016d..f38e580f14 100644
Binary files a/data/tilesets/primary/general/metatile_attributes.bin and b/data/tilesets/primary/general/metatile_attributes.bin differ
diff --git a/include/constants/metatile_labels.h b/include/constants/metatile_labels.h
index 3b63d80f84..e41cd36383 100644
--- a/include/constants/metatile_labels.h
+++ b/include/constants/metatile_labels.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
 #define METATILE_General_SecretBase_TreeRight  0x027
 #define METATILE_General_SecretBase_VineLeft   0x036
 #define METATILE_General_SecretBase_VineRight  0x037
+#define METATILE_General_ShortGrass            0x004
 #define METATILE_General_TallGrass             0x00D
 #define METATILE_General_TallGrass_TreeLeft    0x1C6
 #define METATILE_General_TallGrass_TreeRight   0x1C7
diff --git a/src/fldeff_cut.c b/src/fldeff_cut.c
index 2304381673..9298582b25 100644
--- a/src/fldeff_cut.c
+++ b/src/fldeff_cut.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ bool8 SetUpFieldMove_Cut(void)
                 {
                     tileBehavior = MapGridGetMetatileBehaviorAt(x, y);
                     if (MetatileBehavior_IsPokeGrass(tileBehavior) == TRUE
+                    || MetatileBehavior_IsShortGrass(tileBehavior) == TRUE
                     || MetatileBehavior_IsAshGrass(tileBehavior) == TRUE)
                     {
                         // Standing in front of grass.
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ bool8 SetUpFieldMove_Cut(void)
                         u8 tileArrayId = ((sHyperCutStruct[i].y * 5) + 12) + (sHyperCutStruct[i].x);
                         tileBehavior = MapGridGetMetatileBehaviorAt(x, y);
                         if (MetatileBehavior_IsPokeGrass(tileBehavior) == TRUE
+                        || MetatileBehavior_IsShortGrass(tileBehavior) == TRUE
                         || MetatileBehavior_IsAshGrass(tileBehavior) == TRUE)
                         {
                             gFieldCallback2 = FieldCallback_PrepareFadeInFromMenu;
@@ -360,6 +362,7 @@ static void SetCutGrassMetatile(s16 x, s16 y)
     case METATILE_Fortree_LongGrass_Root:
     case METATILE_General_LongGrass:
     case METATILE_General_TallGrass:
+    case METATILE_General_ShortGrass:
         MapGridSetMetatileIdAt(x, y, METATILE_General_Grass);
         break;
     case METATILE_General_TallGrass_TreeLeft:
diff --git a/src/metatile_behavior.c b/src/metatile_behavior.c
index 924428aea4..37a9badccf 100644
--- a/src/metatile_behavior.c
+++ b/src/metatile_behavior.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ static const u8 sTileBitAttributes[NUM_METATILE_BEHAVIORS] =
     [MB_LONG_GRASS]                      = TILE_FLAG_UNUSED | TILE_FLAG_HAS_ENCOUNTERS,
     [MB_UNUSED_05]                       = TILE_FLAG_HAS_ENCOUNTERS,
     [MB_DEEP_SAND]                       = TILE_FLAG_UNUSED | TILE_FLAG_HAS_ENCOUNTERS,
-    [MB_SHORT_GRASS]                     = TILE_FLAG_UNUSED,
+    [MB_SHORT_GRASS]                     = TILE_FLAG_UNUSED | TILE_FLAG_HAS_ENCOUNTERS,
     [MB_CAVE]                            = TILE_FLAG_UNUSED | TILE_FLAG_HAS_ENCOUNTERS,
     [MB_LONG_GRASS_SOUTH_EDGE]           = TILE_FLAG_UNUSED,
     [MB_NO_RUNNING]                      = TILE_FLAG_UNUSED,
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ bool8 MetatileBehavior_IsCuttableGrass(u8 metatileBehavior)
 {
     if (metatileBehavior == MB_TALL_GRASS
      || metatileBehavior == MB_LONG_GRASS
+     || metatileBehavior == MB_SHORT_GRASS
      || metatileBehavior == MB_ASHGRASS
      || metatileBehavior == MB_LONG_GRASS_SOUTH_EDGE)
         return TRUE;