diff --git a/lib/ransack/nodes/sort.rb b/lib/ransack/nodes/sort.rb
index 923558351..b297a594c 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/nodes/sort.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/nodes/sort.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def valid?
       end
 
       def name=(name)
-        @name = name
+        @name = context.ransackable_alias(name) || name
         context.bind(self, name)
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/schema.rb b/spec/support/schema.rb
index 74d83bcde..f7a4ee8cb 100644
--- a/spec/support/schema.rb
+++ b/spec/support/schema.rb
@@ -24,12 +24,19 @@
   )
 end
 
+class PersonAlias < ActiveRecord::Base
+  belongs_to :person
+end
+
 class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
   default_scope { order(id: :desc) }
   belongs_to :parent, class_name: 'Person', foreign_key: :parent_id
   has_many   :children, class_name: 'Person', foreign_key: :parent_id
   has_many   :articles
   has_many   :story_articles
+  has_many   :aliases, class_name: 'PersonAlias'
+
+  ransack_alias :aka, :aliases_name
 
   has_many :published_articles, ->{ where(published: true) },
       class_name: "Article"
@@ -194,6 +201,11 @@ def self.create
         t.timestamps null: false
       end
 
+      create_table :person_aliases, force: true do |t|
+        t.integer :person_id
+        t.string :name
+      end
+
       create_table :articles, force: true do |t|
         t.integer  :person_id
         t.string   :title