diff --git a/app/boards/shields/cradio/Kconfig.defconfig b/app/boards/shields/cradio/Kconfig.defconfig
index 43509a47..4d200c95 100644
--- a/app/boards/shields/cradio/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/app/boards/shields/cradio/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2020 The ZMK Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+if SHIELD_CRADIO_LEFT
+
+config ZMK_KEYBOARD_NAME
+	default "cradio left"
+
+endif
+
+if SHIELD_CRADIO_RIGHT
+
 config ZMK_KEYBOARD_NAME
-	default "cradio"
+	default "cradio right"
+
+endif
+
+if SHIELD_CRADIO_RIGHT || SHIELD_CRADIO_LEFT
 
 config ZMK_KSCAN_DIRECT_POLLING
 	default y
 
-
+endif
diff --git a/app/boards/shields/cradio/Kconfig.shield b/app/boards/shields/cradio/Kconfig.shield
index 71a439e0..bb5f0735 100644
--- a/app/boards/shields/cradio/Kconfig.shield
+++ b/app/boards/shields/cradio/Kconfig.shield
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2020 The ZMK Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-config SHIELD_CRADIO
-	def_bool $(shields_list_contains,cradio)
+config SHIELD_CRADIO_LEFT
+	def_bool $(shields_list_contains,cradio_left)
+
+config SHIELD_CRADIO_RIGHT
+	def_bool $(shields_list_contains,cradio_right)