diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer.php b/src/Composer/Installer.php
index 1f016ab00..099ca2792 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer.php
@@ -139,9 +139,13 @@ class Installer
         }
         foreach ($aliases as $alias) {
             foreach ($this->repositoryManager->findPackages($alias['package'], $alias['version']) as $package) {
+                $package->setAlias($alias['alias_normalized']);
+                $package->setPrettyAlias($alias['alias']);
                 $package->getRepository()->addPackage(new AliasPackage($package, $alias['alias_normalized'], $alias['alias']));
             }
             foreach ($this->repositoryManager->getLocalRepository()->findPackages($alias['package'], $alias['version']) as $package) {
+                $package->setAlias($alias['alias_normalized']);
+                $package->setPrettyAlias($alias['alias']);
                 $this->repositoryManager->getLocalRepository()->addPackage(new AliasPackage($package, $alias['alias_normalized'], $alias['alias']));
                 $this->repositoryManager->getLocalRepository()->removePackage($package);
             }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/ArrayRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/ArrayRepository.php
index 515f89ea9..1af73d311 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/ArrayRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/ArrayRepository.php
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ class ArrayRepository implements RepositoryInterface
         }
     }
 
-    protected function createAliasPackage(PackageInterface $package)
+    protected function createAliasPackage(PackageInterface $package, $alias = null, $prettyAlias = null)
     {
-        return new AliasPackage($package, $package->getAlias(), $package->getPrettyAlias());
+        return new AliasPackage($package, $alias ?: $package->getAlias(), $prettyAlias ?: $package->getPrettyAlias());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/FilesystemRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/FilesystemRepository.php
index e17134b42..95cb11b4b 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/FilesystemRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/FilesystemRepository.php
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ class FilesystemRepository extends ArrayRepository implements WritableRepository
 
             // package was installed as alias, so we only add the alias
             if ($this instanceof InstalledRepositoryInterface && !empty($packageData['installed-as-alias'])) {
+                $alias = $packageData['installed-as-alias'];
+                $package->setAlias($alias);
+                $package->setPrettyAlias($alias);
                 $package->setInstalledAsAlias(true);
-                $this->addPackage($this->createAliasPackage($package));
+                $this->addPackage($this->createAliasPackage($package, $alias, $alias));
             } else {
                 // only add regular package - if it's not an installed repo the alias will be created on the fly
                 $this->addPackage($package);
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ class FilesystemRepository extends ArrayRepository implements WritableRepository
         foreach ($this->getPackages() as $package) {
             $data = $dumper->dump($package);
             if ($this instanceof InstalledRepositoryInterface && $package->isInstalledAsAlias()) {
-                $data['installed-as-alias'] = true;
+                $data['installed-as-alias'] = $package->getAlias();
             }
             $packages[] = $data;
         }