diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-bad-type.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-bad-type.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..820e18ed9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-bad-type.err
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alias-bad-type.json: In struct 'AliasStruct0':
+alias-bad-type.json:1: 'aliases' members must be objects
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-bad-type.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-bad-type.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0aa5d206fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-bad-type.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [ 'must be an object' ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-bad-type.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-bad-type.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-missing-source.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-missing-source.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b7d601fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-missing-source.err
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alias-missing-source.json: In struct 'AliasStruct0':
+alias-missing-source.json:1: 'aliases' member misses key 'source'
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-missing-source.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-missing-source.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6c91a9488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-missing-source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': 'bar' } ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-missing-source.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-missing-source.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-name-bad-type.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-name-bad-type.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..489f45ff9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-name-bad-type.err
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alias-name-bad-type.json: In struct 'AliasStruct0':
+alias-name-bad-type.json:1: alias member 'name' requires a string name
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-name-bad-type.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-name-bad-type.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17442d5939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-name-bad-type.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': ['bar'], 'source': ['foo'] } ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-name-bad-type.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-name-bad-type.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-bad-type.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-bad-type.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1779cbb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-bad-type.err
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alias-source-bad-type.json: In struct 'AliasStruct0':
+alias-source-bad-type.json:1: alias member 'source' must be an array
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-bad-type.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-bad-type.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6a7430ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-bad-type.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': 'bar', 'source': 'foo' } ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-bad-type.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-bad-type.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-elem-bad-type.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-elem-bad-type.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f73fbece77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-elem-bad-type.err
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alias-source-elem-bad-type.json: In struct 'AliasStruct0':
+alias-source-elem-bad-type.json:1: member of alias member 'source' requires a string name
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-elem-bad-type.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-elem-bad-type.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d08f56492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-elem-bad-type.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': 'bar', 'source': ['foo', true] } ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-elem-bad-type.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-elem-bad-type.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-empty.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-empty.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2848e762cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-empty.err
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alias-source-empty.json: In struct 'AliasStruct0':
+alias-source-empty.json:1: alias member 'source' must not be empty
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-empty.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-empty.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74b529de4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-empty.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': 'bar', 'source': [] } ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-empty.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-source-empty.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-unknown-key.err b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-unknown-key.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7b8cb9498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-unknown-key.err
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+alias-unknown-key.json: In struct 'AliasStruct0':
+alias-unknown-key.json:1: 'aliases' member has unknown key 'known'
+Valid keys are 'name', 'source'.
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-unknown-key.json b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-unknown-key.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdb8fc3d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-unknown-key.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': 'bar', 'source': ['foo'], 'known': false } ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/alias-unknown-key.out b/tests/qapi-schema/alias-unknown-key.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/aliases-bad-type.err b/tests/qapi-schema/aliases-bad-type.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ffe789ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/aliases-bad-type.err
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+aliases-bad-type.json: In struct 'AliasStruct0':
+aliases-bad-type.json:1: 'aliases' must be an array
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/aliases-bad-type.json b/tests/qapi-schema/aliases-bad-type.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bbf6d6b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/aliases-bad-type.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': 'this must be an array' }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/aliases-bad-type.out b/tests/qapi-schema/aliases-bad-type.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build b/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
index 304ef939bd..710cd60b61 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ test_env.set('PYTHONPATH', meson.source_root() / 'scripts')
 test_env.set('PYTHONIOENCODING', 'utf-8')
 
 schemas = [
+  'alias-bad-type.json',
+  'aliases-bad-type.json',
+  'alias-missing-source.json',
+  'alias-name-bad-type.json',
+  'alias-source-bad-type.json',
+  'alias-source-elem-bad-type.json',
+  'alias-source-empty.json',
+  'alias-unknown-key.json',
   'alternate-any.json',
   'alternate-array.json',
   'alternate-base.json',
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
index 63f92adf68..28cb0d34bf 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
@@ -325,3 +325,27 @@
 
 { 'event': 'TEST-EVENT-FEATURES1',
   'features': [ 'deprecated' ] }
+
+# test  'aliases'
+
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct0',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [] }
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct1',
+  'data': { 'foo': 'int' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': 'bar', 'source': ['foo'] } ] }
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct2',
+  'data': { 'nested': 'AliasStruct1' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': 'bar', 'source': ['nested', 'foo'] } ] }
+{ 'struct': 'AliasStruct3',
+  'data': { 'nested': 'AliasStruct1' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'source': ['nested'] } ] }
+
+{ 'union': 'AliasFlatUnion',
+  'base': { 'tag': 'FeatureEnum1' },
+  'discriminator': 'tag',
+  'data': { 'eins': 'FeatureStruct1' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'name': 'bar', 'source': ['foo'] } ] }
+{ 'union': 'AliasSimpleUnion',
+  'data': { 'eins': 'AliasStruct1' },
+  'aliases': [ { 'source': ['data'] } ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
index 3b1387d9f1..84f11e8702 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
@@ -443,6 +443,35 @@ command test-command-cond-features3 None -> None
 event TEST-EVENT-FEATURES1 None
     boxed=False
     feature deprecated
+object AliasStruct0
+    member foo: int optional=False
+object AliasStruct1
+    member foo: int optional=False
+    alias bar -> foo
+object AliasStruct2
+    member nested: AliasStruct1 optional=False
+    alias bar -> nested.foo
+object AliasStruct3
+    member nested: AliasStruct1 optional=False
+    alias * -> nested.*
+object q_obj_AliasFlatUnion-base
+    member tag: FeatureEnum1 optional=False
+object AliasFlatUnion
+    base q_obj_AliasFlatUnion-base
+    alias bar -> foo
+    tag tag
+    case eins: FeatureStruct1
+    case zwei: q_empty
+    case drei: q_empty
+object q_obj_AliasStruct1-wrapper
+    member data: AliasStruct1 optional=False
+enum AliasSimpleUnionKind
+    member eins
+object AliasSimpleUnion
+    member type: AliasSimpleUnionKind optional=False
+    alias * -> data.*
+    tag type
+    case eins: q_obj_AliasStruct1-wrapper
 module include/sub-module.json
 include sub-sub-module.json
 object SecondArrayRef
